MACD/Trendline Swing Trader

Discussion in 'Journals' started by retire45, Jan 26, 2008.

  1. whats your usual volume on a 100+ dollar stock like SKF if you don't mind me asking?....depends on its price movements??
     
    #711     Sep 16, 2008
  2. Position sizing depends on a lot of variables.. To simplify it the task is to fix as many as possible... It is possible to experience the same risk in any stock regardless of entry quality by adjusting size... My goal in trading is to fix the entry variable which allows freedom in the others... I used to know a guy that traded unbelievably well day in day out without using stops due to excellent entry quality, sometimes even against trends as he didn't short much.

    SKF had gapped up huge and dropped WELL past it's daily range into support.. UYG was up against it's prior support of low 18's... so the SKF trade was quite large at 750 shares for a 67k account. Usually 250 to 400 is it for stocks over $100...
     
    #712     Sep 16, 2008
  3. Took home UAUA Long at 14... .75 loss this am..
    MEE .5 Loss from 36.97 Long...
    Long SKF 128.3
     
    #713     Sep 17, 2008
  4. most be liking the skf trade there...nice one
     
    #714     Sep 17, 2008
  5. Yes it is but it's either 15 points up from here tomorrow, or down 15 points...
     
    #715     Sep 17, 2008
  6. Sold 1/2 SKF 136
     
    #716     Sep 17, 2008
  7. Out SKF 135.3
     
    #717     Sep 17, 2008
  8. Long DRYS 49.9
    Long MEE 36.6
     
    #718     Sep 17, 2008
  9. Stopped out of those.. crazy..
     
    #719     Sep 17, 2008
  10. Take home disease bit to the tune of Long SKF 137 and change..
     
    #720     Sep 17, 2008