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Congrats to all those that made a boat load of money! I was too concerned with risk to the downside to get long and was flat for the announcement. I did still make plenty of money and beat my goal for the day although obviously left some decent money on the table.

was there anyone on this thread who said they were going to hold short into the meeting...I really don't think so. Also, every time the market goes up are you going to ask that? What is your position btw, I don't recall where you put your buy on.. for all we know you are holding long from...

No offense pekelo but if I were to choose either you or spectre on ignore it wouldn't be a contest at all (you). I only have one person on ignore, porgie. Edit: and now John12

I'd finish early if I could do that well in the first couple of hours :) Solid day trading profits...pschology wise, my trading day was just ok as I didn't let my long trades run much. (otherwise my profits might have been around 2k) +775 -60 comm (12 RT) +715 net

Just remember ES options cash settle friday morning, although I'm guessing you're not planning on holding till then.

Almost got knocked out for the day, was down -$900 intraday (my daily loss limit is $1000). Was too early on getting long this morning, stopped out a few times but was able to get back in and ride the wave back up and did some scalping along the way +1175 -210 comm (42RT) - a new personal...

Or worse the middle seat in coach :)

Like I said, I fully enjoyed my weekend

MK - sincerely glad you got your money and its horrible that it took so long. That being said, this should be a valuable experience to you that you should always have an emergency account (yes the yield might not be as good as somewhere else but you need to have something that can write checks...

I now at least understand the rule of 10, at least I think :) I watched it for a few days (which is not enough statistically speaking) but I couldn't get comfortable with it. And that's ok with me, it works for you and that's what counts. I think 99% of people on this journal have great...

I'm done for the day and it was definitely a scalping market. I tried to ride a few mini trends up and down but all the money came from scalping. Stopping here, a great week of trading and I could use some rest before this weekend. For those going to vegas this weekend for the expo, have a...

Agree the market really can bang around. That's why I put some orders in overnight (Dec ES). Tonight I placed a buy order in the mid 1460s and a sell order in the 1510 range (since I ll be asleep being on the west coast). These numbers seem far fetched to me, but I ve had them hit in the past...

Missed the cutoff time on Infinity DOM to take a screenshot...so you can see my trades, although not very exciting. (not sure why the hours are 4 ahead of EST) Didn't believe in the rally this morning so I didn't trade it, I didn't want to short and risk getting in front of a train either...

Starting to think the retail numbers won't be as bad as everyone thinks and the market will rally on friday. That being said I am flat as I don't think the risk/reward is in my favor for making this trade.

Volatility was light only had a few scalps today. Most of the today's profits were from being short overnight and managed to get out at 1466.25 (2 ticks above low). Didn't catch the up move as my buy orders were at the 1462 level. +537.5 - 45 comm (9 rt) +492.5 net I'll be switching...

Very enlightening, thank you. I only look at volume on charts of 60min or greater (and mostly just daily), but I think I'm going to have to reevaluate.

Title, Some friendly advice ... I think I read this idea in Van Tharp's book and definitely abide by it. You should set some daily goals and then adjust during each day when you hit them. For example, my goal is to make +$500 a day. My loss limit is -$1000, if I hit it I'm done for the day...

Another solid day +1175 - 95 comm (19RT) +1080 net Leaving a short (1 car) for overnight position at 1474 if it gets hit. Just got hit as I'm posting

I didn't take it but following rule of 10 I would be short at 1471 from 1461 double test today.

Got it and closed it out for +312.50 - 5 comm at the end of friday (not sure why this message didn't post)