A 70k bet that I can't make a 50% gain in 2009

9:41

SHORT RIMM 49.39
STOP 49.52
TGT ..

out -0.14

9:46

LONG MON 50.97
STOP 50.71
TGT ..

out -0.29

(these two stopped out super fast)

10:10

LONG IBM 137.89
STOP 137.65
STOP 138.37

out -0.24

11:45

SHORT RIMM 40.65
STOP 40.73
TGT 40.52 (used LOD instead of 2:1 tgt)

out +0.13

12:19

SHORT RIMM 40.51
STOP 40.6
TGT 40.33

out+0.16
 
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101005/spy.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101005/nem.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101005/pot.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101005/unh.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101005/rimm.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101005/tlb.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101005/gs.png">

9:55

LONG NEM 64.63
STOP 64.45
TGT ..

- NEM gaps up with SPY
- higher low at the highs..
- out -0.19

10:15

SHORT POT 142.99
STOP 143.15
TGT ..

- POT weak from the open vs a strong SPY
- short the tight lower high and break of round #
- out -0.19

10:21

SHORT UNH 34.66
STOP 34.74
TGT 34.5

- After the 10am # SPY moves higher
- UNH makes new lows
- out b/e

10:30

LONG RIMM 49.91
STOP 49.75
TGT 50.23

- RIMM quite strong from the open, long as it breaks HOD

10:41

SHORT TLB 10.92
STOP 11.03
TGT 10.70

- TLB gaps down on a very strong day
- Continued weakness through the day even with a strong market
- Short under the tight bar with stop over the round #
- out -0.12

10:49

LONG RIMM 50.03
STOP 49.92
TGT 50.25

- Another higher low sets up on RIMM, add to the trade, move all stops to 49.42
- After some higher movement the setop was set to 49.97
- out +0.06 on 1st leg, -0.06 on the second. counting as B/E trade as 1st leg never got to TGT

11:57

SHORT POT 142.66
STOP 142.85
TGT ..

- Big POT selloff after 11am, look for continuation
- out -0.22

13:50

SHORT RIMM 49.71
STOP 49.78
TGT ..

- During the afternoon SPY was continually making new highs
- RIMM had been on a down trend since noon, short the tight lower high
- out -0.07

13:55

LONG GS 148.91
STOP 148.57
TGT 149.59

- GS a beast from noon onward
- out +0.67

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/10/06/2010-10-05-trades/
 
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101006/spy.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101006/rimm2.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101006/mon.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101006/ibm.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101006/rimm5.png">

9:41

(2 min play)
SHORT RIMM 49.39
STOP 49.52
TGT ..

- SPY gap up, RIMM gap down
- short the lower high
- out -0.14

9:46

LONG MON 50.97
STOP 50.71
TGT ..

- gap up and big opening bar, look for continuation
- geezy pointed out that the MON daily looked like trash. I shouldn't have been long this.
- out -0.29

10:10

LONG IBM 137.89
STOP 137.65
STOP 138.37

- SPY put in some nice red bars around 9:45
- IBM held well ranging at the highs
- long the break of the range
- out -0.24

11:45

SHORT RIMM 40.65
STOP 40.73
TGT 40.52 (used LOD instead of 2:1 tgt)

- SPY choppy but red
- RIMM weaker and a much smoother chart
- short the lower high
- out +0.13

12:19

SHORT RIMM 40.51
STOP 40.6
TGT 40.33

- see above
- out +0.16

14:31

SHORT RIMM 47.79
STOP 47.92
TGT ..

- Between 1-2pm SPY showed some strength but pulled back
- RIMM stayed at the lows
- out -0.13

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/10/06/2010-10-06-trades/
 
Quote from sam0182:

Rough couple of days...keep it up, I'm feeling good about Thursday.

Cheers man, keep at it.
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thanks.. i ran pretty good for august/september so a cold streak isn't really bothering me.. today was 2-4 which is just below break even if everything is sized correctly.
 
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