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>> Trade Idea << Looking to short Apple: AAPL -4500 around 541.6-4ish. Looking for some more downside into the close if we get there today (maybe around 535ish), with SP500 negative (which happens very rarely lately), and apple still up a lot it's inviting to take a possible profit for all...

wow, huge stops got hit there minutes ago... 4.5k print

Definitely not from IB and they make this pretty clear when you open an account with them. To give you an example, I once had a pretty big short position in a semi-liquid stock and they got recalled, so I had to close the position by day end.. but even in such a situation they didn't call me...

my words... you expect a phone call?! Then IB is not your broker...

>> End of Trading for the day << CRM closed, all closed in fact: Updated results (afternoon US trading): FDAX: +161 EUR = +214 US$ CRM: +34$ MCP: +554$ CROX: +1048$ VVUS: +4343$ (turned the loss of 8k to only 3.7k) HPQ (no trades there, number in screenshot is wrong: in fact...

>> Trade Update << MCP all closed; combined: +554$ CRM; Sold 100 @143.84, 400 remainning, looking for 144.3-146.8... wide stop

>> CRM back on << There is momentum, was an unlucky stop out on first try. 500@143. wider stop needed for this try, looking for >145

>> Trade Close << CROX all sold 18.20-29: combined profit : +1048$ MCP looking good, momentum keeps up. Sold half around 30.65ish

>> trade open << MCP long 4k@30.30 CROX 5k@18 both risky

>> scalp close << CRM 140.61 & 130.75 -> -628$

>> Trade Open << CRM on strong momentum long 1k@140.8

>> CROX << ON 2nd try that quick short scalp worked out. +210$ + BOT 952 18.490 22:13:59 4.95 + BOT 200 18.400 22:13:07 1.34 + BOT 148 18.340 22:12:58 0.92 + SLD 650 18.420 22:12:41 2.82 + SLD 650 18.704 22:10:51 3.60

>> trade close << CROX, no movement, back out 18.90.

>> trade open << Short CROX: looking to shrot crox, horrible earnings. In 18.95 on 2k... very risky one

>> Trade Close << 18.73. Brings VVUS overall today to: -3724, will update result soon, earnings coming in now. Watch; CROX; CRM; TIVO; MCP; GPS; ADSK;AIG

>> Trade Update << Coudn't resist VVUS for a short towards close trade, but only starting very low @18.90... Closed a lot of it, rest still out there in a scale order (5758 pieces, limit right now 18.63). Stop 18.78, its a narrow thing, and 5 min to go till close Edit: moved stop to 18.97

>> Trade Close << All VVUS closed on a scalping went wrong scenario.... hate this choppiness... somewhat overtraded. Alright, done for the day. Trade results attached, HPQ manually calculated (there was a longterm position mixing up the results). In hindsight my stops were a bit too...

>> Trade Open << VVUS long 4300@19.93, 20 looks more or less like equilibrium for the moment... may add on renewed strength...

>> VVUS Close << Ok, long got stopped out, did some short on 20, part out very good, some more short around 20ish, again part out, and rest 20.06 stopped out. Overall Result VVUS: -4'185 US$ Edit: Not too unhappy with the end result, 21.35 was a horrible point to switch the position...

>> VVUS Update << In scalping mode right now... will post overall results once i'm flat onh this one... 20 stop frenzy was classic... tend to believe it might go lower <19.5, but not too sure