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4.14.15 - Added $6500 Roth contribution for 2014 into the IB account. That brings the account value to $16,225.00, prior to the add, the account value was 9725 after the TQQQ stopping out today. That was within 1% I believe of where i started this year off- I mention this $$$...

Both the Dow & S&P sold off about .5% today, while the Nas lost just .15. TQQ of course gave back more. Interestingly- the XBI closed up over1% Higer- As i look at the indexes this evening, and then the charts of my positions-I noticed something in common on most of the price action-...

Sunday 4.12.15- Had to spend most of the day at work to take care of some issues while the Facility is closed to public access- Did start the Bank Transfer process to add $6,500 to the IB account- Since i'm getting to be an old so and so, I can contribute that amount to the Roth...

4.11.15- Quick note-Saturday- I had to put in 12 hours on the job today-But it's certainly good to have a job- not complaining...Some trade-offs: in terms of personal time - demands of the job schedule require some additional work in off hours. Simply not much time to...

On understanding the Math- of getting back to Break-even- Good basic video for anyone that does not grasp what a recovery from a decine may require:https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?shva=1#inbox/14ca4ec05d6b4abb This is a basic math example- but it is important to recognize that this is...

I was again filled on the TQQQ position and it behaved as I expected it should have done on my initial entry. Markets are climbing, and everything in the trading account is higher today- and i think I'm about to get past where i started this year- About time.... Finger's crossed- This...

Widened the parameters of TQQQ repurchase- Premarket 6am Nas futures down but slightly- Lots can happen over the next 3.5 hours- It looks like the market is determined to be more positive this week? Fed is off the table for a June rate raise? TQQQ- viewing it on the Daily chart- I assume...

The TQQQ trade ended the day meeting my initial expectation of what might occur. It closed solidly higher - at the highs. Unfortunately, if i had not had such an aggressive stop-loss, I would still be in the trade . Instead of putting my tail between my legs and cowering in the corner...

I was filled on the TQQQ buy-stop this am 107.04 in the opening minutes. Got the follow up e-mail I was stopped out late am during a price drop lower. That's the trade-off in employing a tight stop- and Buy-stop fills do not always find follow through buyers- I don't know if it was mid...

Getting back to the real world, real trades. I was filled on both the pjp ADD- 15 @ $77.29 fill. Brings me up to 45 shares with an average cost including commissions of $77.07. XBI filled 10 @ $226.77. USO declined some -5% today- This is another example of setting a purchase to BUY only...

WELL! MY Ship has finally arrived and my millions are about to be delivered! I never knew my family was so well-connected! I received this official notice of my forth coming inheritance- I think I will give my 2 weeks notice to my employer tomorrow- Maybe i should wait for the check to...

PJP made the upturn today on the fast 2 hr chart- but- like the market- sold off going into the End of Day.However, it held above the fast ema, and technically is in a position for a buy-stop entry higher- This will be the 2nd time price has attempted to reverse higher in this decline- The...

4.06.15. UVXY declined and likely was stopped out today-I hadn't checked that specific trade/account yet- But- Boy- I am glad i took such a small position. It was 'experimental' A lot of trading involves one's psychology- one's bias and approach- Actually- allow me to correct that...

UVXY- it is as much a discretionary trade as one can make- and dangerous as it is leveraged. I entered with a small experimental position risking about $75 on the trade- I purchased 15 shares using a buy-stop entry while viewing UVXY pulling back in real-time. My thinking at the time...

GOING BACK: Trades in PJP - in 2015- I had made some prior trades in PJP in 2014- We all prefer to focus on winning trades- But it's worth taking note when you do something that works- and when you do something that does not work as well. Initially in 2015, I started off in PJP with a delayed...

introducing daily price bars back into the chart:and keeping the channel lines- There is nothing that requires price to respect the upper or lower channel lines- They are useful as a reference. A slower moving average line could likely be found that similarly appears to capture the swing lows.

SIMILAR CHART BUT DROPPING INTO THE DAILY AVERAGES.

a SIMILAR VIEW- A couple of channel lines based off the fast ema pullback lows, and then the upper penetration highs- What i noticed when trying to draw channel lines is that you cannot always fit all of price action inside 2 lines- So, I think it's appropriate to recognize what price does...

nEXT CHART IS PJP- Monthly. I eliminated the actual price bars-in this chart- because - for this purpose- one needs to capture an overview of price momentum. This is similar to establishing trend lines to bracket the high and low range of price movements. While price making a new...

4.3.15 Friday's jobs report came in below expectations. Also, the prior months reports were revised lower- CNBC MARKET GURUS - seem to have different interpretations of the same Data, and ultimately how it will affect the FED's decision on whether to actually put in a small rate raise at the...