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Added an additional 10 ES U8 short at 90.0, average is now 1288.0 with 20 cars. Continuing to hold short the 1300/1310 call spreads and 10 YM U8 short from 11542.

Add to short 85.50, 5 contracts, avg 86.0

Just shorted 1286.50 ES U8, 5 contracts, and 10 YM U8 from 11542.

Sold all 6 ES u8s at 1287.25, a profit of 9.75 points per contract, or $2,925 in aggregate. Only have the short spreads on now. Worth about $3.00 each, but still going to let them expire. Realized profit is now $10,412.50 minus commissions since start of journal.

Covered last 2 at 77.50, profit of 6 points each, or $600. Reversed to be long 6 ESU8s at 1277.50, continuing to hold short the call spreads.

Covered 2 of the ESU8 shorts at 1280 even, profit of 3.50 pts each, or $350.00. Continuing short 2 of the ESU8 at 83.50 average and 5 of the 1300/1310 call spreads.

Also short 5 of the 1300/1310 SPU8 aug call spread from 6.00, looking to hold into expiration for full profit. Account currently stands at: Short 5 1300/1310 SPU8 Bull Call Spreads (August) Short 4 ESU8s from 1283.50. (very close to b/e on these).

Added additional short ES U8, 2 contracts add at 1283.50. Short 4 ESU8s at avg 83.50, target 75.00. Looking to short NQ U8 at 1914.00 possibly.

Short 2 ES U8 at 1283.50 to open. Will add more if it gets to 86.25 today. Running profit is $6,537.50 before commissions.

Sold 6 ES U8s at 1285.00, a profit of 17.25 points each car, or $5,175.00. Closed NQ U8s at a loss at 1913.00, a loss of $1,737.50. Flat, no position on.

Add to ES U8 position at 1264.75, 3 contracts. Long 6 ES U8 at average 1267.75, short 2 NQ U8s at 1878.25 and holding.

Just bought 3 ES U8s on a reversal play at 1270.75. Long 3 ES U8, short 2 NQ U8 currently.

Closed the 2 ES U8 for 1270 even, a profit of 13.5 points on 2 contracts, or $1,350. Still short NQ U8s.

Just closed the 2 short SPU8 at 1280, for a 3.50 point profit ($1,750). Still holding the ESU8 shorts and NQ shorts. Currently have ES orders to short at 82.50.

Attached are my levels for support-pivot-resistance for tomorrow. They're mostly wide due to the huge move had today.

Hey all, Have been around here a little bit and have decided to start a journal of my position trades around the S&P 500 (minis and full pit contracts). As a lean hog pit trader, I am beginning to diversify some of my plays into other markets as position and swing trades. I also will have a...

And there is the bottom in the financial sector today, as called by Jim Cramer.

I work on the CBOT floor, mainly in the livestock section but the Ags generate a lot of activity and volume on the open (from 9:30 to 10:00) and then during the closing period (12:00-12:30 to 1:15). This can be explained because of, like the poster before myself said, the narrow trading hours...

I'm currently short the September contract at an average $7.69 1/4 per bushel and have been long September wheat since $7.77. Waiting through for the Acreage Report on Monday will be tough but am expecting corn to fall based on the spectacular speculative rise over the past month and a half...

And who hasn't said this???