Went short at 1202, got out at a .50 loss before report came out. Saw market going up after report and went long at 1203 and got out at 1204. I have been using flatten in NinjaTrader to get out of orders, I wish it would allow you to use if touched buy or sell. Did not trade CL today and glad I did not since I would have lost money if I tried to speculate on candle breakouts. Instead in afternoon CL traded in a range. Positive for day. Bought 2 SPY April puts since they are real cheap today, see if we get any pullback before options expiration.
1 put no target, hard stops are premium, another put looking for $ 100. I will see how it goes on Thursday to determine if I want to keep them through to Friday.