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01/31/07 -35.2% 02/01/07 +79.9% Today I have made 3 writer plays and one breakout play with my best %-result for a single day so far. Yesterday was a complicated trading day. I have made mistake after mistake... Finally I am back at my 2%+ growth target on my 21th trading day.

#2 is break even #3 is ongoing See attached graphics

Hook The first trade has been entered at 802 (open long position) It has been stopped out at 804, because of the Trailing Stop (2 points) with a gain of points. Hope the attached graphics explains the drawing.

The next executable signal (#1) is ------------------------------------------------------------------ Long Stop 802 with TS at 2 point grid (currently 800) no profit target ------------------------------------------------------------------ (System is always in the market and reverses at...

I found a nice system based on the Russel Index RUT. Based on a 2 point grid a nice profit would have been made the last 10 days. Please see attached graphics for details. I compared the INDU, SPX, NDX and RUT. But RUT is clearly the best INDEX for profit. To execute the strategy an...

I found a nice system based on the Russel Index RUT. Based on a 2 point grid a nice profit would have been made the last 10 days. Please see attached graphics for details.

lauriston Will I completely agree that trend following is the best lowest stress attached trading. If you are short an option with unlimited risk you know the feeling if the market turns against you. I do both trendfollowing and counter trend as well. In this sense unfortunately also some...

Yesterday's result: 01/29/07 -4.8% ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Average geometric growth over the last 18 trading days: +3.2% per day Average arithmetic growth over the last 18 trading days: +4.2% per day Win/Loose statistics of the recent...

Will My biggest mistakes is that I am still betting against trends. I am somtimes just watching how a position runs against me and don't act to cut the loss. But I am still sure that my account can't be wiped out... ... and will grow over time. I need to develop further skills to be...

I have made some thoughts about VIX and the Volatility of Stocks. The 30-day volatility of Aapl is high with 43. But the Vola of the vola is even higher with 73! Would the VIX be a better 'stock' to trade? Options are also available (40' traded vs. 210' traded at Aapl).

System is short from 12525 Trailing Stop is at 12510 At that point the postion will be reversed Profit Target is 7*15 points

For the 15 point grid I've got following results: S171 12/49 242 13/24

System S 10 no PT with 10 point TS S = Stop PT = Profit Target TS = Trailing Stop + Reverse Point

lauriston The difference of BID/ASK is the biggest issue and is a big cost factor. I trade mainly with limit orders to avoid bad fills. Sometimes I also take the ASK when selling or the BID when selling.

Will I am trading % wise. I don't care about amounts. What I am doing can be done with any amount! The smallest bet I can make is only a tiny fraction of my account. The problem is that I am trading with too big % trades which are not justified by an edge.

I will re-focus on INDU, SPX, NDX and Russel at specific grids as stated on 01-05-07 06:45 PM (see above). Ten day grids: INDU HIGH 12570 LOW 12345 with 12 x 15 point steps SPX HIGH 1428 LOW 1406 with 11 x 2 point steps NDX HIGH 1795 LOW 1735 with 16 x 5 point steps RUT HIGH 798 LOW 776...

makloda If you specify risk via volatility we have INDU 7 SPX 7 NQ 13 IWM 13 VIX 73 !!! (SPX options volatility) AAPL 43 QID ?

01/25/07 +8.9% 01/26/07 -31.9% Why that loss? I was trying to spot a reversal in the DOW yesterday? There was a big reversal yesterday, but I have been at the wrong time and too big in the market (wrong timing, no edge, to big postion size). On my first contract I hat a loss. I didn't...

Result today: 01/24/07 -11.8% ------------------------------------------------------------- Never go against a TREND. It can be a bulldozer. -------------------------------------------------------------

I currently have a call an AAPL. Let's see. AAPL was very quite today, despite the tech rally. But a break out above 88 (with 2 points TS) would evtl. help.