puddles 2011 trade journal (formerly a 70k bet..)

Discussion in 'Journals' started by puddles, Jan 3, 2011.

  1. out b/e, that hurt
     
    #161     Feb 14, 2011
  2. Arnie

    Arnie

    puddles, what happened to chat?
     
    #162     Feb 14, 2011
  3. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110214/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110214/amt.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110214/sndk.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110214/jdsu.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110214/rimm.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110214/slb.png">

    9:33

    SHORT AMT 56.59
    STOP 56.71
    TGT 56.38

    - AMT on extended watch
    - Short the lower high
    - out -0.18

    9:36

    LONG SNDK 52.17
    STOP 51.99
    TGT 52.53

    - SNDK a rocketship from the open
    - Long over the bar on the 1min
    - out +0.35

    9:51

    SHORT JDSU 27.91
    STOP 28.12
    TGT 27.49

    - JDSU on extended watch, showing some relative weakness
    - Tight lower high at the lows
    - might have been a few days early on this one..
    - out -0.22

    10:03

    SHORT RIMM 66.51
    STOP 66.70
    TGT 66.13

    - RIMM ranging at the lows while SPY is ranging at it's highs
    - Short the lower high, use top of the bar as the stop
    - ticked out, would have been fine if i used the top of the prior bar as the hig
    - out -0.2

    10:10

    LONG SLB 91.87
    STOP 91.62
    TGT 92.37

    - Strong from the open
    - Higher low
    - 10c from tgt
    - out b/e

    Had to leave for the day so I passed on a sweet RIMM setup that nic took. easy winner. doh

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/02/15/2011-02-14-trades/
     
    #163     Feb 15, 2011
  4. 9:43

    LONG NEM 58.01
    STOP 57.89
    TGT 58.25

    out -0.11

    9:45

    LONG SNDK 53.23
    STOP 53.09
    TGT 53.73

    out -0.15

    9:52

    SHORT AMGN 53.4
    STOP 53.47
    TGT 53.26

    out -0.07

    9:53

    LONG X 62.87
    STOP 62.56
    TGT 63.49

    out -0.32

    X was dumb, i should have flattened at 10am going into news
     
    #164     Feb 15, 2011
  5. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110215/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110215/nem.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110215/sndk.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110215/amgn.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110215/x.png">

    9:43

    LONG NEM 58.01
    STOP 57.89
    TGT 58.25

    - SPY gap down
    - NEM gap up
    - Long the break
    - .85 stop would have worked. :/
    - out -0.11

    9:45

    LONG SNDK 53.23
    STOP 53.09
    TGT 53.73

    - SNDK strong from the open while SPY gapped way down
    - SPY heading lower, SNDK setting up a tight higher low
    - out -0.15

    9:52

    SHORT AMGN 53.4
    STOP 53.47
    TGT 53.26

    - AMGN on daily short watch
    - out -0.07

    9:53

    LONG X 62.87
    STOP 62.56
    TGT 63.49

    - X on long watch
    - Gap up and strong
    - SPY retracing off it's lows
    - Should have flattened this out when the 10am #s came out
    - out -0.32

    I shoulda probably just been shorting MON all day.

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/02/15/2011-02-15-trades/
     
    #165     Feb 15, 2011
  6. 9:46

    SHORT EXPE 21.63
    STOP 21.69
    TGT 21.51

    out partial +0.12
     
    #166     Feb 16, 2011
  7. +0.10 on the rest of that EXPE

    10:06

    LONG PAY 49.01
    STOP 48.87
    TGT 49.29

    got 15 shares lifted at .29 then it fell back to B/E

    out b/e

    "02/16/11 10:13:17 SLD SHRT 15 PAY 49.29 ON 49.29 DAY"
     
    #167     Feb 16, 2011
  8. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110216/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110216/expe.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110216/pay.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110216/mas.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110216/anf.png">

    9:46

    SHORT EXPE 21.63
    STOP 21.69
    TGT 21.51

    - EXPE on daily short watch
    - Tanking from the open
    - Short the LOD
    - out +0.12/+0.10

    10:06

    LONG PAY 49.01
    STOP 48.87
    TGT 49.29

    - PAY with a beautiful daily long chart
    - Very strong from the open
    - Long the 2nd break of the round #, stop under the bar
    - 15 shares lifted at TGT, back to entry
    - out b/e

    14:20

    SHORT MAS 12.44
    STOP 12.47
    TGT 12.34

    - by this time SPY had retraced off it's lows
    - MAS was taking it's 2nd visit to it's LOD
    - I should have waited for a new LOD to short
    - out -0.06

    14:24

    LONG ANF 57.39
    STOP 57.19
    TGT 57.79

    - ANF strong and holding at its highs all day
    - out -0.20

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/02/16/2011-02-16-trades/
     
    #168     Feb 16, 2011
  9. LONG APC 78.02
    STOP 77.81
    TGT 78.44

    out +0.45 (moved tgt up a little)
     
    #169     Feb 17, 2011
  10. 13:58

    LONG MEE 66.92
    STOP 66.75
    TGT 67.26
     
    #170     Feb 17, 2011