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

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<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110504/amzn.png">

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13:58

LONG AMZN 199.05
STOP 198.85
TGT 199.45

- Weak day, SPY trending higher
- AMZN back to the highs
- Chased entry, tight stop, not very good
- out -0.23

14:16

LONG AKAM 33.53
STOP 33.45
TGT 33.69

- Big strength from noon
- SPY trending higher
- out +0.16

15:36

LONG AKAM 34.27
STOP 34.18
TGT 34.45

- See above but too late in the day (and move)
- out -0.09

I did not trade yesterday but that would have marked my 1 year anniversary of posting my trades on ET (between 2 journals).

Past 12 months, 396-524 for a 43% winrate with a 2:1 R:R

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/05/04/2011-05-04-trades/

 

9:58

SHORT AKAM 34.51
STOP 34.68
TGT 34.17

out -0.18

10:00

LONG FTO 27.2
STOP 26.98
TGT 27.64

10:12

LONG BRCM 34.36
STOP 34.26
TGT 34.56

 

out -0.22

out -0.12

14:22

SHORT RIG 67.99
STOP 67.14
TGT 67.69

out +0.34

 

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<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110506/fto.png">

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9:58

SHORT AKAM 34.51
STOP 34.68
TGT 34.17

- Huge weakness from the open
- Look for cont on LH
- out -0.18

10:00

LONG FTO 27.2
STOP 26.98
TGT 27.64

- Huge Strength from the open
- Look for cont on HL
- out -0.22

10:12

LONG BRCM 34.36
STOP 34.26
TGT 34.56

- Gap up and tank with the market
- Retrace back to the highs while SPY barely retraced from it's lows
- out -0.12

14:22

SHORT RIG 67.99
STOP 67.14
TGT 67.69

- Weaker than SPY from 1pm
- 2nd visit to 68.00 while SPY looking to put in LH
- out +0.34

5-6 week/month (45%)

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/05/06/2011-05-06-trades/

 

9:56

SHORT NXY 23.56
STOP 23.66
TGT 23.36

out +0.16, back half b/e, dirty..

9:58

LONG WLP 78.53
STOP 78.44
TGT 78.8

out +0.26

10:11

SHORT RIMM 44.81
STOP 45.01
TGT 44.41

RIMM not looking so good right now..

 

out -0.23

 

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<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110509/nxy.png">

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<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110509/rimm.png">

9:56

SHORT NXY 23.56
STOP 23.66
TGT 23.36

- SPY choppy
- NXY super weak
- SPY started letting go so I took TGT early and split it.. bleh
- out +0.16, back half b/e, dirty..

9:58

LONG WLP 78.53
STOP 78.44
TGT 78.8

- On daily long watch
- Strong from the open
- out +0.26

10:11

SHORT RIMM 44.81
STOP 45.01
TGT 44.41

- Weak and at the lows
- SPY bouncing off lows at 10am, RIMM staying in a weak range
- out -0.23

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/05/09/2011-05-09-trades/

 

9:42

SHORT X 46.3
STOP 46.49
TGT 45.94

out -0.2

9:44

LONG JPM 45.21
STOP 45.15
TGT 45.33

out +0.12, leaving a runner looking for .60+

 

out +0.13 on the rest on a .34 stop (under 10min support)

 

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110510/spy.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110510/x.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110510/jpm.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110510/pot.png">


9:42

SHORT X 46.3
STOP 46.49
TGT 45.94

- SPY gap up and chop
- X gap and crap, kinda chased my entry
- out -0.2

9:44

LONG JPM 45.21
STOP 45.15
TGT 45.33

- JPM gap and go, perfect HL
- out +0.12, +0.13 (back half)

3:30

SHORT POT 53.99
STOP 54.09
TGT 53.79

- Market real strong in the afternoon
- POT super weak
- Short break of round #, got halfway there
- out -0.12

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/05/10/2011-05-10-trades/