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

9:35

SHORT AMGN 54.51
STOP 54.66
TGT 54.21

out -0.16

9:36

LONG WFT 22.23
STOP 22.14
TGT 22.41

out -0.09

9:39

SHORT X 41.8
STOP 42.01
TGT 41.38

out -0.22

ugh

 

1011

LONG WFT 22.32
StOP 22.23
TGT 22.5

 

out -0.09

10:28

SHORT MMM 90.81
STOP 91.01
TGT 90.41

last bullet

 

out -0.29, thanks for that CNBC mention to whip me out

 

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110726/spy.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110726/amgn.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110726/wft2.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110726/x.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110726/wft5.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110726/mmm.png">

So yesterday I passed on the first two trades I saw early for no real reason and they worked out perfectly. I said to myself I should take the first two trades I see as long as they look ok.

9:35

SHORT AMGN 54.51
STOP 54.66
TGT 54.21

- SPY opens flat
- AMGN gaps down, sets up LH
- out -0.16

9:36

LONG WFT 22.23
STOP 22.14
TGT 22.41

- Gap up
- Long over tight bar
- This was a little questionable
- out -0.09

9:39

SHORT X 41.8
STOP 42.01
TGT 41.38

- Sector doing bad
- market weak, X weaker
- short LOD, stop over round #
- awful tick out
- out -0.22

10:11

LONG WFT 22.32
StOP 22.23
TGT 22.5

- WFT puts in a few nice green bars looking like it wants higher
- SPY appears to be bouncing off the lows, tight HL sets up
- out -0.09

10:28

SHORT MMM 90.81
STOP 91.01
TGT 90.41

- MMM tests 91.00 a few times
- Finally breaks and holds under, take under the break bar and stop over round #
- out -0.29

I was remarking last night about how I was green 9 out of the last 10 trading days.. This is what happens..

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/07/26/2011-07-26-trades/

 

9:42

LONG LVS 48.21
StOP 47.96
TGT 48.71

out -0.28

 

14:02

SHORT RIG 62.36
STOP 62.44
TGT 62.20

 

out -0.1

 

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110727/spy.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110727/lvs.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110727/rig.png">

9:42

LONG LVS 48.21
StOP 47.96
TGT 48.71

- SPY gap down and crap
- LVS gap up and holding at the hights
- get long over HL
- out -0.28

14:02

SHORT RIG 62.36
STOP 62.44
TGT 62.20

- SPY makes a small leg up and holds just after 1:30
- RIG tight range at the lows
- short the break, dirty shake out
- out -0.1

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/07/27/2011-07-27-trades/

 

10:01

SHORT CCL 33.88
STOP 34.01
TGT 33.62

out -0.13

10:04

LONG MCP 65.11
STOP 64.91
TGT 65.51

out -0.21

10:12

SHORT AEO 13.19
STOP 13.26
TGT 13.02

10:18

LONG JPM 41.07
STOP 40.99
TGT 41.23