The Opening Orders Thread

Discussion in 'Journals' started by Don Bright, Dec 29, 2006.

  1. onlybui

    onlybui

    5 Fills Out quickly too much to handle
    short +.20, +.24(testing), +.03, break even
    Long -.05

    I use yahoo to get my data and was wondering if I should use Prev Close or Last Trade.
     
    #331     Mar 28, 2007
  2. 1 fill / 2000 shares / 1 long / +140.00

    - 1.13 / + .37 %
     
    #332     Mar 28, 2007
  3. I use yahoo to get my data and was wondering if I should use Prev Close or Last Trade. [/B][/QUOTE]

    i don't get why you use yahoo...why wouldn't you use your trading platforms qoutes...

    i use last night's close...if it is different in the am then i block it....
     
    #333     Mar 28, 2007
  4. No fills. Blocked a bunch on news.

    In general, you want to use the closing price for your stocks, wherever you get it. But as a caveat, check to ensure that the closing price was not a big gap from where it was trading the last few minutes in the day.
     
    #334     Mar 28, 2007
  5. 2 fills +$220....

    Don
     
    #335     Mar 28, 2007
  6. Xaiadar

    Xaiadar

    Started off good but got hammered by a 47 cent loss on one:

    2 long winners, one long loser

    +.03, +.05, -.47 :mad:
     
    #336     Mar 29, 2007
  7. I wonder how many shares you guys trade?
     
    #337     Mar 29, 2007
  8. onlybui

    onlybui

    7 Fills
    Long +.01, +.15
    Short -.01, +.08, CFC(test scratching off my list)-.18, +0.2(test)
    One thing I did wrong on todays open was focusing on my losers than my winners. My losers I lower my share size too, to see if it goes bad again.
     
    #338     Mar 29, 2007
  9. Geez, 13 fills - 10 winners +$1200

    Program had a bug after about 7 fills, stopped, was pretty exciting from then on, LOL.

    Out by 9:41 - probably "could have" finessed a bit better (getting older I guess) :)

    Don :)
     
    #339     Mar 29, 2007
  10. Xaiadar

    Xaiadar

    Isaac, right now I'm just learning how to do this, so I'm only 200-500 shares maximum on each one I enter. Fortunately, the 47 cent hit came on a stock that I decided to go for 200 shares on. No news on it either. :confused:

    Looking at it right now, it's down another 70 cents from where I got out!
     
    #340     Mar 29, 2007