The Surf Report

Discussion in 'Journals' started by marketsurfer, Apr 25, 2002.

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  1. WOWSA ! what a day....... shorts were triggered in a classic breakage of the lower channel line--see attached chart. our trade management kicked in as soon as profits were in evidence and the trade was exited with nice profits. the DJIA then proceeded back into the channel and we are flat awaiting the next trade.
    freaky friday coming soon !



    see todays chart. note how the lower line was tested in the last several minutes . this could portend to nice upside tomorrow. we will see !


    surfer
     
    #2711     Oct 21, 2004
  2. the IBM/ YEN trade is setting up perfectly. divergence in evidence, running programs , will attempt to advise when execution takes place.

    get ready !
     
    #2712     Oct 21, 2004
  3. the support evidenced yesterday in the final moments exactly at the lower channel line indicated some up movement this morning. price is back into the death channel and the system is FLAT. awating signal.
    dave g
     
    #2713     Oct 22, 2004
  4. real time chart that i am working with. note support yesterday right on channel line near close. remember we are staying FLAT unless 9857 in cash index is broken.

    surfer
     
    #2714     Oct 22, 2004
  5. closing shorts here. going flat.

    taking profits


    surfer
     
    #2715     Oct 22, 2004
  6. technicals sub channel indicate short again here.

    short

    surfer
     
    #2716     Oct 22, 2004
  7. bigfish

    bigfish

    Hey Surf, great journal you have here. Couple of questions for you. One, I remember a few pages back you were saying that you were not interested in taking small profits because you were going for the big move. So you were more then happy letting positions run knowing that when the big move happens you are going to catch it. However, it seems lately, maybe out of frustration, you seem to be taking a lot of quick profits. Is there any reason for this? Are you no longer looking for the big move. You know a good trader must follow his rules and it seems like that was your number one rule.

    Second question regarding your short crude position, where is your out on this? I mean certainly you have a set stop loss here so I'm wondering how far up it is and also what is your target on the downside. Again this is important because, and don't take this the wrong way, but since your average price is 52, I could see you closing this position out at 50 or something and that would seem illogical that you would be willing to sit so far out of the money to make just a mere couple of points.

    Good work with the journal. I found it to be quite an interesting read.
     
    #2717     Oct 22, 2004
  8. OH YEAHHHHHH ! system nailed nice wave today, over 100 points.... we are holding shorts over weekend. stay tuned for detail chart of action.
    dave g
     
    #2718     Oct 22, 2004
  9. thanks for the post. i'll address your points in a bit.

    surfer
     
    #2719     Oct 22, 2004
  10. freaky friday turned into rocking friday ! we made two short entries today and are holding short over the weekend. see attached chart. the djia broke out of the death channel triggering first short which we exited with small profit, price then tested exactly on the lower channel line, failing and triggering next short entry which we rode for 98 dow points.
    staying short here over weekend,

    dave g
     
    #2720     Oct 22, 2004
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