Opening Orders - 2008

Discussion in 'Journals' started by Don Bright, Jan 3, 2008.

  1. gehko

    gehko

    Congrats on surpassing 9000 posts Don. :)

    5 Fills

    4 Short / 1 Long

    5 Winners +$290

    I have to work on better envelopes. Right now 1 looser takes out 2.25 winners average gain is .081 and average loss is -0.186 , but my win loss ratio is 10/1 so i am still positive.
     
    #461     Apr 9, 2008
  2. hmmm, no fills here...nice going guys
     
    #462     Apr 9, 2008
  3. "I want to thank the Academy, my fellow traders, and of course my family" LOL

    And, geez, it's been 7 years on ET, wow. How time flies when you're old, LOL.

    Don
     
    #463     Apr 9, 2008
  4. lescor

    lescor

    In those situations I generally trade my positions as a portfolio. I have a spreadsheet that calculates volatility based hedges if I am too exposed on one side. I also have custom written software that can work me out of positions incrementally without firing off market orders, which would kill me in slippage.
     
    #464     Apr 9, 2008
  5. One of those "coulda been better" - quick $380 net.

    GE earnings tomorrow, can always be a market mover, FYI.


    Don
     
    #465     Apr 10, 2008
  6. gehko

    gehko

    Weird day today. Had some platform problems and a few of my trades zoomed against me...never a good combo. I was able to pull off all winners though.

    3 short / 2 long

    5 winners / +$310.00
     
    #466     Apr 10, 2008
  7. 6 fills/ 4500 shares

    2 long / 4 short / + 456.00

    been quite lately...

    last few days small winners on low volume...
     
    #467     Apr 10, 2008
  8. You got that right chi...no fills again...can you say B O R I N G

    But, I'd rather have that than the "excitment" of getting caught on missed earnings story :eek:
     
    #468     Apr 10, 2008
  9. WECoyote

    WECoyote

    Don,

    Just as an aside --- is the PAIR trading that you do day trading or are overnight postions held?
     
    #469     Apr 10, 2008
  10. We have traders who day trade a couple of pairs, and go home flat...and we have traders who take home hundreds of pair (my brother has over 350 pairs in our portfolio).


    Don
     
    #470     Apr 10, 2008