ES Journal Archive (2006 - 2008)

[romik]

Quote from spike500:

No, only when necessary.

I am wondering, because your broker might monitor consistency, I know you try to protect your system.

 

[Buy1Sell2]

Quote from Buy1Sell2:

I am keeping this stop and reverse point for now. I will add at 1443.25 on a buystop.

I have dropped my trailing buy stop (both stop and reversal long) to 1442.50 basis March.

 

[Buy1Sell2]

Quote from Buy1Sell2:

I have dropped my trailing buy stop (both stop and reversal long) to 1442.50 basis March.

Stop dropped to 1441.50 ( breakeven now except for commission).

 

[BoyBrutus]

US Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead


All dates are in ET Time.

Monday, December 18, 2006
ET/GMT Expected Previous
0830/1330 3Q Current Account -$226.5B -$218.4B
1000/1500 Tsy Secy Paulson attends
Asst Tsy Secy Ryan Swearing-In
in Washington
1300/1800 Dec NAHB Housing Index 33

Tuesday, December 19, 2006
ET/GMT Expected Previous
0745/1245 Dec 16 ICSC Chain Store Sales +1.0%
0830/1330 Nov PPI +0.4% -1.6%
0830/1330 Nov PPI, ex-food and energy +0.2% -0.9%
0830/1330 Nov Housing Starts -14.6%
0855/1355 Dec 16 Redbook Retail Sales Index -1.7%
1300/1800 Dallas Fed Pres Fisher speaks on the
economy in Longview, Texas
1700/2200 Dec 17 ABC/Washington Post Consumer Confidence +1
Index

Wednesday, December 20, 2006
ET/GMT Expected Previous
0700/1200 Dec 16 MBA Refinancing Index +15.8%
1030/1530 Dec 15 US Energy Dept Crude Oil Stocks (in -4.3M
barrels)
1030/1530 Dec 15 US Energy Dept Distillate Stocks (in -500K
barrels)
1030/1530 Dec 15 US Energy Dept Gasoline Stocks (in -100K
barrels)

Thursday, December 21, 2006
ET/GMT Expected Previous
0830/1330 3Q GDP, final +2.2 +2.2%
0830/1330 3Q Corp Profits, final +4.6%
0830/1330 Dec 16 Jobless Claims +15K -20K
1000/1500 Nov Chicago Fed Natl Activity Index -0.31
1000/1500 Dec 9 DJ-BTMU Business Barometer +0.2%
1000/1500 Nov Conference Board Leading Econ unch +0.2%
Indicators
1030/1530 Dec 16 US Energy Dept Natural Gas Stocks (in -168
billion cubic feet)
1200/1700 Dec Philadelphia Fed Business Index 7.0 5.1
1300/1800 Richmond Fed - Pres Lacker speaks the
economic outlook in Charlotte
1630/2130 Money Supply

Friday, December 22, 2006
ET/GMT Expected Previous
0830/1330 Nov Durable Goods +1.0% -8.2%
0830/1330 Nov Personal Income +0.4% +0.4%
0830/1330 Nov Personal Spending +0.3% +0.2%
1000/1500 Dec University of Michigan Consumer 90.2 92.1
Sentiment Index, final (prelim Dec
90.2)
1400/1900 Bond markets close ahead of Christmas
holiday

 

[Buy1Sell2]

will buy on buy stop at 1442.50

 

[Buy1Sell2]

Quote from Buy1Sell2:

will buy on buy stop at 1442.50

no fill yet---order remains in place. Also initiating entry short sell stop at 1439.50.

 

[Buy1Sell2]

Quote from Buy1Sell2:

no fill yet---order remains in place. Also initiating entry short sell stop at 1439.50.

Stopped in short at 1439.50. Will now use 1442.75 as a stop and a reverse to the long with increasing position.

 

[Buy1Sell2]

Quote from Buy1Sell2:

Stopped in short at 1439.50. Will now use 1442.75 as a stop and a reverse to the long with increasing position.

Stopped and reversed long at 1442.75 --loss of 3.25 pts. I am now long at 1442.75. I will stop and reverse short at 1439.00 with further increased size.

 

[volente_00]

Quote from Buy1Sell2:

Stopped and reversed long at 1442.75 --loss of 3.25 pts. I am now long at 1442.75. I will stop and reverse short at 1439.00

I understand what you are trying to do, but if we chop you are going to keep getting stopped out.

 

[Ducatiman]

Need a new stop.