Stock Swing Traders

Discussion in 'Journals' started by coolweb, Jan 2, 2006.

  1. NARA CLOSED - 0.15 or so

    18.34 -> 18.20 / 18.19

    will re-entry later. Price action wrong, probably will brearkdown.
     
    #261     Feb 10, 2006
  2. SHORT AAPL
    LONG AGO
    LONG HCC
    LONG IRIS
    SHORT PETM
    SHORT SYMC
    SHORT ZMH
     
    #262     Feb 10, 2006
  3. market direction: DOWN

    fully hedged.
    All positons long and short are in the money.
     
    #263     Feb 10, 2006
  4. SHORT ADDED PETM 24.71
     
    #264     Feb 10, 2006
  5. Just to let you guys know, I got stopped out of THE and i exited IRIS. I had used extremely small size due to going through the learning process.

    Back to the drawing board.
    :)
     
    #265     Feb 10, 2006
  6. tradingbug,

    THE looks pretty bad

    IRIS though, good stock :)

    I entered IRIS @ 23.20 so its still holding up pretty well.


    Where price did you enter and what time?
    I can tell you where you entered wrong.
     
    #266     Feb 10, 2006
  7. Arnie

    Arnie

    If I may make a suggestion. Could post a little of your reasoning for each trade. I'm not asking that you divulge a secret, just a general sense of what your thoughts were for entering the trade (i.e. a pullback, test of support/resistance etc..)
     
    #267     Feb 10, 2006
  8. If you would like to give us a price analysis, I am sure others along with me would be interested.

    My entry was for the next Intermediate Term move which entails sitting thourgh multiple natural cycles. I noticed after entry, that I would most likely have to sit through at least one half cycle against me. Not to swift on my part.

    Is it possible to enter at the lower part of a half cycle? I think so and it would be an improvement. There is also the option of where the stock is a bullet out of the gates.

    This is all in relation to canslim of WJO.

    Hopefully, I can keep the brain farts to a minimum even though this was a great learning experience.
     
    #268     Feb 10, 2006
  9. ZMH

    Covered 1/2 @ 88.09

    -0.02 (entry 88.07)

    I didn't like the risk I was taking

    I'll re-enter tomorrow when I feel its better.
     
    #269     Feb 10, 2006
  10. you need to say which time and price you entered, there are lot of entries into a stock, you just need to know what not to do.
     
    #270     Feb 10, 2006