t-notes today

Discussion in 'Financial Futures' started by PetaDollar, Apr 15, 2005.

  1. Curious where your adding range is and also your stop.
    If I had a short running I wouldn't get concerned until 111 15/32 or so (bottom of previous support zone).
     
    #111     May 9, 2005
  2. Ebo

    Ebo

    I do not use stops, and I trade a wide range.
    I take anywhere from 8 - 16 ticks out of each new level that I trade, thus enhancing my cost on the original traunch.

    To answer your original question, if I were you trading these long, 110 '16 looks like a good add/stop using your style of trading!

    Good luck.
     
    #112     May 9, 2005
  3. thx

    I just moved my stop to 28. Today ended up being sort of a hinge. Whichever way it breaks out is likely to be a decent sized move.
     
    #113     May 9, 2005
  4. So here were are at the bottom of the support zone from 28 Apr-6 May. I expect it to be pretty volatile and see professional money make some moves. Just watching for now but i'm a whole lot more interested in the long side than short, esp. if it closes above 111 8/32 or so today. Reason: 6 May and 8 May it left the previous range to the downside, and now it's back in the range. That's a failed test to the downside. On the flip side, I can see how a longer term player would be adding to his short from 5/5 and 5/6 here, since we are at the bottom of the range nevertheless. So mainly I will stand aside and watch them fight it out (for now).
     
    #114     May 11, 2005
  5. looks to me like the longs are winning with the sharp "W" ~3AM and at the open, so i'm long. I have an add in place at 11 and a stop at 4 (tho I will try to exit before it hits the stop if need be).
     
    #115     May 11, 2005
  6. i'm trailing 60m bars now.
    if it closes above 23.5 I will hold overnight with a stop at 22.
     
    #116     May 11, 2005
  7. I'm out. I especially enjoyed watching 14 ticks of profit appear and then dissapear at the end. That was some smackdown. The rest of tdoay should be a good clue for tommorow.
     
    #117     May 11, 2005
  8. So there was not enough support at the previous highs (18/32) to keep the market from falling below. Looks like today's high was just a bounce off the previous top of the range from the past few weeks. Until it stays above 112 or below 110 20/32 for a few days, we are by definition still rangebound. There is another level of interest about halfway in between, 111 8/32. I'll be looking for a long off there tommorow, but also shorts around today's high, if there is a lower high and it is clear. It'd be interested to hear how others are looking at this market.
    Pete
     
    #118     May 11, 2005
  9. Kingfin2

    Kingfin2

    It's interesting with all news that's been out over the last few(3-4) weeks, that the Notes(and others) have been stuck in about a 1 1/2 full point range. Somethings gotta happen,but what will it take?Personally,- I think- you just daytrade it untill we get some kind of blowoff spike up and then Greenspan will come in and somehow lay the hammer down for good.
     
    #119     May 11, 2005
  10. this is looking good for me right now, with 3 sharp pointy excursions down to 8/32 met with support. Hopefully it can make it back to at least the high part of today's range.
     
    #120     May 12, 2005