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Thurs 4.2.15 Markets put in a tepid 1/3% rise today-minor moves higher. The UVXY position went lower as the market's climbed- I had considered - placing a tight stop-loss after being filled- But it's intentionally just a small position/experiment. Now, with 3 days of the market...

Got filled later on UVXY $15.48 - looking for additional market volatility to push this higher- I'm risking about $70 on this trade- Cancelled all of my prior Buy-stop orders- Still holding 30 PJP - but tightened the stop-loss- The question is -What will propel this US market higher/...

looks like continued weakness. PJP position is declining. TLT is rising-gapped up from the lower range at the open. I was considering a purchase, but would like to see it pull back some 131.50 limit as i take an unusual opportunity for a morning break 10:29 am. (different account) HEDJ -...

Well, Between starting this post and a late dinner- and returning to the post- the time expired, Synopsis- None of my Buy-Stop orders filled- This order type did exactly what it was intended to do-Insurance that worked today- doesn't always happen like this.... Instead of trying to Buy...

In the premarket- Europe sold off today- profit taking- Concerns about CPI there-China- Europe is up 16% YTD while the US SPX has been flat. Might be all about the lower PE valuations & being oversold compared to the US. I should be looking at including an ETF that would give exposure to...

Not much to brag about since starting this thread in trading results- but the year is young and I am still optimistic. What counts here is not the actual dollar amount- but the % account gained or lost over these trades- The market has been relatively flat for the year up to today's rally...

With all the markets moving higher 1% + across the indexes, there is a lot of similarities in the charts- The 1st chart i have time for is TQQQ- the ultra q's - higher - and biotech is higher as well- helping this TQQQ rally today. SSO - SPY is higher- Financials- UYG are...

tHIS IS A 2 HOUR CHART WITH A FAST MOVING AVERAGE. nOTE- ON THE PRIOR POST CHART- A BULLISH ENGULFING CANDLE -F- WAS ILLUSTRATED. THE ENTRY ON THAT DAILY CHART SUGGESTED TO ENTER ON A BULLISH PRICE REVERSAL CANDLE GOING INTO THE CLOSE- WHEN PRICE WAS HIGHER THAN THE PRIOR DAY'S OPEN. IN...

A subject switch: Investing; A few weeks away from APRIL 15- Tax and IRA deadline. Time to plan to fund ROTH and conventional IRAs for the 2014 calendar year- or miss out on the opportunity. I understand- We're so involved in the trades we may be putting on this coming week to be...

ILLUSTRATING THE RESULTS - ENTRY AT THE EOD BULLISH CLOSE. tHERE SHOULD BE SOME ADJUSTMENT IN ALLOWING TOO LARGE A DECLINE UNDER THE EMA FOR A STOP- OR A PROVISION TO TAKE PARTIAL PROFITS ON A FASTER STOP- Those are all adjustments a trader could make- it would also require a willingness to...

THE SPY chart illustrating examples of bullish price moves under a declining moving average that do not qualify as bullish -exceeding the prior bearish price open.

When is it a good time to enter a trade? Just some things I noticed in my own trading.... Looking at the choppy price swings of SPY- We are virtually flat for the year- and with price rolling in swings up and down- This is a choppy market, and it's difficult for swing traders that hold...

Incorrect on the loss- Did not adjust the decimal properly 2 places-to the right. It's simple math- I should have immediately caught my error-because it did not make sense in how i approach the active trading account - I have been Burning the candle at both ends recently......and...

So, today's Dilemna- PJP limit Buy order filled $76.90 This has been an order I placed with the expectation that price would decline lower and allow a fill at this level. This is a tough one to rationalize- PJP has been the stronger and steady trend- stepchild perhaps to the biotech...

XBI stopped out today at $226.50- I missed selling it when it pushed so much higher, and i allowed it to come back and display some weakness- which also brought it back to my entry level. Initially , i had a wider stop-loss, and i reluctantly raised my stop-loss because it feels the...

Quick follow up to the HACK raised stop on weakness- Today's chart suggests that was a prudent sell- and prudent to raise the stop-loss on the weakness. The advantage- of the 2 hr chart example here- is that price drops below a fast ema sooner than it would on a daily chart. The...

3.24.15- Markets are weak across the indexes. Concerns are that the strong dollar will result in poor earnings-such disappointments in earnings - with the market already at higher PE levels- would likely see those concerns translate into more selling. Perhaps the impetus for the long...

Following last week's note of the XBI performance declining relative to PJP, SPY. XBI swings - up and down- are wider than PJP or SPY. Considering the 4% decline of the past 2 days, in proper context- The move YTD is still up +20%. Look at those declines relative to moves this year. The...

Quite true- Finances aside- I indeed have Riches to be thankful for! Thanks-