Yaba daba do!

Good day in zs. Shorted early afternoon for $.02 and then the breakout from the small range formed just after 1:00 pm est for $.05 exiting around previous day's lows. Happy to have found a new instrument to fiddle away on while the es has been less than ideal to trade for me.

Briefly + on my es short this morning, wahoo!

One short today on nq, 5 min engulfing bar off the highs, slow way to make $100. Es was screaming short just after 12:30 est trading under the pivot and a bear flag breakout and a 30 and 60 min inside bar break. Spending more screentime on the beans and will start trading setups there immediately.

Still short, took some heat overnight thanks to Dubai deal. Considered adding short at r3 and a time of day pivot around 1109.50 but cosidered otherwise coming up on numbers and fomc.

Still short and holding, breath and all. We can see some real ugliness on the short side here.

Failure to launch.

Nice setups but missed everything again. Day's high was 62% retrace from all time high to yesterday's low and a 3 and 5 min engulfing bar close to boot. Lows were made at the 12.7 inside day lows with a 5 min engulf bar as well for a buy.

Going to throw a hail Mary up tonight shorthing 1098, stop over the highs and looking for 1020.

Bad day!

2 fat fingers and an attempt to short into the lows put me down $140. A couple more failed trades and down $235 for the day.

The chart is of trades I should of taken. I saw them develop and just ignored or missed the entry. That is more frustrating than seeing it play out in hindsight.

Signals!

Much better day. Again 3 and 5 min engulfing bars were the trades to take for me. 15 min chart had some additional cues today as well. The day in the 5 min chart for me.

Inside day breakdown on the daily. Yet to be seen if this is the norm 2-3 day reaction to Friday's numbers or start of a new down trend. I think we see the 900s again this year.

I don't like Mondays...

Like the Boomtown Rats sang, I don't like Monday's, tentative and hesitive. Story in charts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0qNGYxUwmU

Good day!

Posting charts, most obvious signals in awhile.

Back to trading. Shorted at 9:51 am est 3 min bar close and got 5 points. Was looking for shorts the rest of the day and could not catch the downside breakout till late for another couple of points. Read it right, traded it wrong wrong from position and exit standpoint. Looks like we can sink much further from here. Bad numbers tomorrow and 1000 is the target.

Spent many hours today going over charts. Pulled out some 15 year old reading material last night, that's where I found the pic of my Hollywood days (that was a little over 15 years ago), and spent the day refreshing. From noon till now on the charts. Looking forward to retail numbers tomorrow.

A very long time ago in Hawaii.

End to the week was not much to report. Spent the last couple of days working on maximizing stops and entries on es and nq and evaluating market conditions. Want to go out the year on a good note and noticed some areas I could improve. Will be back Monday and implement with full report.

Slow and distracted.

Not much to report. About $100 in 3 days, took today off. Busy harvesting leaves!

Enjoyed more of the weather on Fridy then I did trading after noon. Been doing the same all weekend. Up just over $250 on Friday, nice to end the week a solid hit, now to carry it over into next week.


REALIZED PROFIT/LOSS 292.50 CR 292.50 CR
PREMIUMS 0.00 CR 0.00 CR
COMMISSIONS & FEES 34.20 DR 34.20 DR

Worse.

Caught on the wrong side early and battled back all day. -$89.30. Not happy with my trading last 2 days at all.

Just wrong.

Fed days nearly blew me out in a former account, today WOULD of been much different. Sat on my hands even though I wanted to sell 1057, Oct 8th and 22nd swing lows. Stayed still after a 5 min engulfing bar and 15 and 30 min bars looked weak after touching 1057 and missed the beat down.

Stayed absent after fed waiting for a move outside the days range. Finally got short at 1053 after 5 and 15 min inside bars formed without taking out the highs by much. Got out for a very few ticks after several minutes of bouncing off support right around 1053 and went to help my daughter with her homework thinking the day was done. Missed the better part of the ensuing down leg, jumped in a couple of times for giggles on 5 min bar closes on the waterfall sell off and walked away with about $250. I need to face the demon that "the past does not equal the present". I spent way to much time and lost to much money gaining the knowledge and experience I have not to.

We are still in the range of last Friday, last day of the month. I am expecting a downside breakout from that range soon and a ride down in the 900s. Employment situation could trump it or make it so not enough conviction to put one on and hold it for a home run.

Stopped out of nq short overnight for a $483 gain.

Par.

Good day today considering I was not in front of the screen until just after 10:00 am est. Short mostly for the day, had a long on waiting for the breakout around 1038 but got shaken out. Still short 1 nq with $600 open p/l and had realized p/l of $714.70 today. Aside from nq stop, I do not expect to trade ahead of fomc but expect a brutal reaction to the downside. That is why I do not expect to trade as I have such a strong notion on the outcome.


OPEN TRADE EQUITY 630.00 CR 630.00 CR
REALIZED PROFIT/LOSS 737.50 CR 737.50 CR
PREMIUMS 0.00 CR 0.00 CR
COMMISSIONS & FEES 22.80 DR 22.80 DR

The beat goes on!

Volatility springs back again. Whippy price action to the upside kept me from finishing at high equity for the day. Again traded p/l and not the chart on the mounting reversal from the intraday double bottom. Still an ok day, $670 open p/l from nq short from Friday and $610.40 realized p/l today.


REALIZED PROFIT/LOSS 675.00 CR 675.00 CR
PREMIUMS 0.00 CR 0.00 CR
COMMISSIONS & FEES 64.60 DR 64.60 DR

Spooky!

Just over $1,300 today, $860 still open on an nq short. Will post copy from statement over weekend. I loved the repeated print of 1666 on the nq today, so appropriate. I was intending to trade more on the es, but did not get short until the afternoon. Still a good day. Happy Halloween all!

OPEN TRADE EQUITY 830.00 CR 830.00 CR

REALIZED PROFIT/LOSS 515.00 CR 515.00 CR
PREMIUMS 0.00 CR 0.00 CR
COMMISSIONS & FEES 24.70 DR 24.70 DR

Missed the meaty part of the day due to an appointment. Had to short early and add at the top to make some hay.


REALIZED PROFIT/LOSS 762.50 CR 762.50 CR
PREMIUMS 0.00 CR 0.00 CR
COMMISSIONS & FEES 110.20 DR 110.20 DR

F-bomb!

F-bomb, hope to add some more color to this blog soon, but today, f-bomb, should have been much more.


REALIZED PROFIT/LOSS 300.00 CR 300.00 CR
PREMIUMS 0.00 CR 0.00 CR
COMMISSIONS & FEES 49.40 DR 49.40 DR

Zippp!

Ever drive a golf ball short of the ladies teabox? That pretty much sums the day.


REALIZED PROFIT/LOSS 112.50 CR 112.50 CR
PREMIUMS 0.00 CR 0.00 CR
COMMISSIONS & FEES 19.00 DR 19.00 DR

Widow Maker!

I missed the start of the sell off, 20 paces from the screen and preoccupied, then caught a few nibbles on the way down after 11:30. Was short repeatedly from 1066-67 this afternoon only to be shaken out for ticks being cautious of the upside widow maker that has been the m.o. for some time now.


REALIZED PROFIT/LOSS 425.00 CR 425.00 CR
PREMIUMS 0.00 CR 0.00 CR
COMMISSIONS & FEES 60.80 DR 60.80 DR

I have been watching this project develop for awhile. I was considering a similar project, code named Pit Storm, hence the name of the blog. Cannot wait to see it.


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First day posting, right on prediction, wrong on execution. Let my p/l guide my trading rather than the charts. Looking forward to more volitility next week.


REALIZED PROFIT/LOSS 350.00 CR 350.00 CR
PREMIUMS 0.00 CR 0.00 CR
COMMISSIONS & FEES 57.00 DR 57.00 DR