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APCS nice trend ... yes i can see this to be a nice trade ... this is a strategy i do not employ, since my tactics are contra-trend ... but, trading is not black and white ... only green and red :-)) thanks again for the comments ..

yes ...that is the basic concept i use every time i trade ... the previous two examples fom last week were super gap fades but using the same strategy i described in the earlier paragraphs .. i will post my trades this week ... thanks for your comments :-))

following CREE premarket and had a pre-determined entry strategy ... always a limit order thanks for the comments :-)

The CREE trade based on a correction back into the channel, and my hunch that it would retrace back to the 200 DMA .. my model is based on the probability that it will retrace or 'snap back' to a certain price. so in actuality, the further CREE moved in the direction of the gap (down)...

If CREE traded down to $25, I probably would have had a second and third position since the probability of CREE retracing back into the channel, and testing the 200 DMA on the upside would have been greater than 80%... thanks for your comments :-)

yes my style of trading described in my opening paragraph seems risky since i go against the trend 99% of the time .. this is the style i developed and i have traded successfully... usually my first entry is not the correct one and i usually buy (or sell) until the trend reverses ... my...

i follow the usual nasdaq movers ... but the ones that make the exaggerated moves outside the vol bands are the ones i trade

Hi OldTrader .. i usually like to fade the super gaps ... obviously it depends on what news or events caused the gaps ... where and how they closed the day before ... and where and how they closed on the daily ... on both issues ... these stocks gapped and went at least 2 periods in...

the following are my trades for Thursday 1/13 and Friday 1/14.. Thursday: 01/13/2005 09:32:53 QUR ME TASR Jan '05 @ 25.00 PUT BTO 15.000 3.80000 -5,700.00 01/13/2005 09:42:06 QUR ME TASR Jan '05 @ 25.00 PUT STC -15.000 5.10000 7,650.00 Friday: 01/14/2005...

ok ..the thread has been moved to 'journals' thanks for all your responses ...

i will post my trades to this forum either at the end of the trading day or soon after the trade is closed out ... i trade equities and equity options only... i use one intraday chart setup ... a 3 min candlestick .. two moving averages .. a 3 per. and a 24 per. i use upper and...

Hi ... been browsing through this site for a month or two.. I am a professional day trader .. started in 98 traded through 2001 .. all 100%+ years took 2002-2003 off to pursue other ventures (bad idea) .. went back to trading in 04' where again I did about 100% ... my style is a hit and...