Rate my trade

Discussion in 'Stocks' started by pumpanddumper, May 21, 2008.

  1. Okay, I took a break for a couple weeks after a bad beat on a POS student lending trade(cough FMD)....So Airlines are the target today. I feel like I miss the downside in the morning (I had CPSL short that I covered at 6.90-too early but profitable nontheless) but want to scalp some more on either AMR or UAUA in afternoon. I pick UAUA.

    THE POS is steadily dropping. I decide to go small on 500 share trades. I'm a little hesitant fearing some BS news and dead cat bounce. All of a sudden right before 2PM, a huge drop happens to around 6 and change (it won't reflect on the chart now if you check)-I thought it was lights and anticipate a halt so I hold the short but the POS begins to bounce higher I think to 9.25. I decide to cover at like 9.08-9.09 and push on the trade and wipe my hands clean. Who knows, it could of kept going higher on some BS merger rumor for all I knew....

    I admit I'm pissed after seeing the the original short profit vanish back to square one. I call Shananigans and re-enter for a scalp into the close. I short 2k shares and get a nice drop into the close. I cover, close the position. It was a revenge trade that I believe I shouldn't have done but I didn't go over aggressive and just chipped a small profit.

    For the record, I am flipping long on both UAUA and AMR in low 8's and low 6's respectively for targets of $9-$9.50 and $7-$7.50. They won't bounce as high as the last drop but the trade is there.

    BK is always a possibility on any of these individual airlines so be quick. Any dip in oil, will bounce them again.








    05/21/2008 13:27:50 Sold Short 500 UAUA @ 9.7301

    4,855.03



    05/21/2008 13:43:25 Sold Short 500 UAUA @ 9.0501

    4,515.03



    05/21/2008 14:01:51 Sold Short 500 UAUA @ 8.661

    4,320.48



    05/21/2008 14:05:47 Bought to Cover 1500 UAUA @ 9.0899

    -13,644.84



    05/21/2008 14:10:11 Sold Short 1000 UAUA @ 8.9701

    8,960.05



    05/21/2008 14:17:48 Sold Short 1000 UAUA @ 8.7201

    8,710.06



    05/21/2008 15:59:51 Bought to Cover 2000 UAUA @ 8.2299

    -16,469.79






    05/21/2008 10:12:54 Sold Short 3 CPSL @ 7.41

    22.22



    05/21/2008 10:12:54 Sold Short 197 CPSL @ 7.41

    1,459.76



    05/21/2008 10:12:54 Sold Short 100 CPSL @ 7.41

    740.99



    05/21/2008 10:12:54 Sold Short 100 CPSL @ 7.42

    741.99



    05/21/2008 10:12:54 Sold Short 100 CPSL @ 7.42

    741.99



    05/21/2008 10:12:54 Sold Short 100 CPSL @ 7.42

    741.99



    05/21/2008 10:12:54 Sold Short 100 CPSL @ 7.42

    741.99



    05/21/2008 10:12:54 Sold Short 100 CPSL @ 7.42

    741.99



    05/21/2008 10:12:54 Sold Short 100 CPSL @ 7.42

    741.99



    05/21/2008 10:12:54 Sold Short 100 CPSL @ 7.43

    733.00



    05/21/2008 11:21:42 Bought to Cover 1000 CPSL @ 6.9284

    -6,938.39