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

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101122/spy.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101122/afl.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101122/jpm.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101122/jnpr.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101122/cstr.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101122/nem.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101122/apc.png">

10:00

SHORT AFL 53.9
STOP 54.03

- Gap and Crap
- I sent this order, should have cancelled after the high tail upwards but i forgot about it and it filled a few minutes later
- out -0.13

10:13

SHORT JPM 38.84
STOP 38.94
TGT 38.64

- SPY gaps down but tries to retrace up hard
- JPM stays within a range and as SPY mellows out it makes new lows
- out +0.2

10:46

SHORT JNPR 34.33
STOP 34.42

- JNPR making new lows while spy weak but ranging near it's highs
- out -0.1

11:17

LONG CSTR 62.41
STOP 62.10
TGT 63.00

- good intraday strength
- little thin, slippage killed me
- out -0.41

14:23

LONG NEM 60.94
STOP 60.82

- gold and SPY running well in the afternoon, look for cont.
- out -0.14

14:38

LONG APC 64.5
STOP 64.37
TGT 64.76

- Good afternoon strength with SPY
- APC did not pull back as hard as SPY
- out +0.24

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/11/22/2010-11-22-trades/
 
9:32

LONG RIMM 59.01
STOP 58.85
TGT 59.35

out -0.20 (then it ripped to my tgt)

should have given more wiggle on the stop this early in the day

9:43

LONG HPQ 44.01
STOP 43.88
TGT 44.27

out +0.25

flattened out another trade as I was heading out (wasn't sure when I'd be back) only to come back to see it 4c from tgt. doh
 
11/24/2010 trades

9:54

SHORT NEM 60.30
STOP ..
TGT 60.11

out +0.19

9:55

LONG POT 142.01
STOP 141.75

out -0.30

today's trades

9:37

LONG AKAM 51.07
STOP 51.87
TGT 51.47

out +0.38
 
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101123/spy.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101123/rimm.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101123/hpq.png">

9:32

(1 min play)
LONG RIMM 59.01
STOP 58.85
TGT 59.35

- gap down SPY, RIMM opens flat
- Get long over the round #
- Should have given this more wiggle room as it was on a 1min chart and right at the open
- out -0.20 (then it ripped to my tgt)

9:43

(2 min play)
LONG HPQ 44.01
STOP 43.88
TGT 44.27

- Gap up on the day
- Long the break of the round #, stop below current bar
- out +0.25

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/11/26/2010-11-23-trades/
 
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101124/spy.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101124/nem.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101124/pot.png">

9:54

(2min play)
SHORT NEM 60.31
STOP 60.41
TGT 60.11

- SPY gap up
- NEM flat open then weak
- out +0.19

9:55

(2min play)
LONG POT 142.01
STOP 141.75

- Market strong
- POT strong, long break of round #
- out -0.30

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/11/26/2010-11-24-trades/
 
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