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I did not get much free time as I expected over the weekend- A quick summary of my present positions is that i have stops set on the wider side- and should the market sell-off in a reaction, I will lose much more than the recommended 2% exposure per position unless the trades are...

TBT had a substantial gain today-+4.8 % (not a position) I have a position in XLF- Expected higher rates seem to be in the market's focus-. Saw a bit of increase in PJP, XBI. A bit of decline - net little change. Very unimpressed with the low volume LLSP- It seemed like a good /...

I like the overall concept of a less discretionary and more systematic approach- So, this is an experiment- but these are actual trades- and actual dollars- I know- every approach deserves backtesting- but when everything went higher- discretion suggested to jump on board- Working out the...

Frustrating to get stopped out by a small amount on a trade, and then see it move higher- It happens to everyone that actually trades- Stops are essential- but what does one use to guide their placement? Price volatility can extend beyond where one expects- only to find the price closes...

Here i go with a 2 hour chart of the HEDJ trade- There are some PA nuances here that cannot be seen if one only trades on the Daily chart. However, the 2 hr chart gives early indications that perhaps do not evolve on the slower Daily time frame.......UNLESS one chooses to be more PA...

Looking at the shorter term Daily chart- allows a closer look at what occurred with the actual price movements- The markets were weak, waiting on the jobs report on Friday. HEDJ has rolled over and was declining after making a recent high- Worth noticing was the daily price action- a higher...

This Saturday am I am going to review a few charts on HEDJ- which I took a position in on Friday. Starting with the weekly chart-to get the wider perspective- defining where possible support & resistance may be- we see that price broke the recent uptrend- This week's close occurred as a...

I said -the other day " An account decline of 4-5% should be considered potentially "normal' As we extend past that level- Let's regroup- I'm at that point in the trading account - Time to be less aggressive- more defensive" And today I went all long late in the day- long after the initial...

I did get out early enough to get online this 3 pm- with an hour to make some trading decisions-hedj, dxj, xhb,TAN- Market gapped higher- choosing to like the jobs report. Nice to see my remaining positions- including USO moving higher- With this recent market decline- That effectively...

Futures up @ 6 am- Jobs report pre market will get interpreted- but which way? GAp higher or gap down lower? I'm not putting on any additional trades- stops are in.....Might reassess this afternoon if I get out early.

May 7- Market put in a higher close today- TBT "rolled over" -and hit my raised stop at $47.00 I was "lucky" - in that I raised the stop to reduce any potential reversal loss- but still gave it some leeway- So, a smaller loss is always the best loss- XLB also stopped out and then rallied...

markets looking brighter at lunch -Which of course comes with TBT & USO declining today- The jobs report Friday sounds to be an important item for the markets . I did catch part of an interviewer that asked if the jobs report comes in better than expected- does the market rally higher because...

Europe down- US Futures looking like a down open at 6 am- Reviewed my stops on a daily chart- Most everything is sitting close to the stops-See what today brings.

FWIW- I found that i was a better investor- blindly contributing money on a weekly basis into a diversified allocation for those years-My trading lacked due to my own personal fear and negative bias-I also viewed my trading account more as a recreational hobby- Last year was a distinct...

I was able to catch this Janet Yellen- market newsmaker headline this 5.6.15 lunch. Email notification- the remaining TQQQ stopped out- XBI is up slightly- TBT moved up sharply- I should have been filled on an addition to this position. Time to hunker down and evaluate- This has all the...

Checked my stop orders this Wednesday am- I still hold partial positions in TQQQ, XBI,-full position in PJP, Hack, and a partial position in TBT- stop @ $44.80- TBT closed weakly- near the recent prior $47.50 level. Can it get past this level? USO closed above the recent range- technically...

In the prior post - I wanted to point out that each of us should compare against an index- both performance and Risk- and do not bother trying to compare against another trader's results- What counts is each trader's tolerance for Risk - balance against the Reward. This type of market...

I think it's to one's advantage if one has a sense of what one is trading an what may cause it to move in one direction or another- The currencies- and their relationships - to political and economic influences are perhaps open to speculation as to what will move them. For example- Pundits...

I added to XBI- PJP, TQQQ today- but I was not filled on HACK-I am surprised that it did not move higher as it has held up relatively well during the weakness- Nor XLB- but it started off higher- and I cannot see a pending order at all..... I think I rushed to head out the door- to get to...