Free Simulated Combine + Real Journal **ES/NQ futures**
- Thread starter caacapital
- Start date
4/26/19 post market
Economic events
8:30 am Gross domestic product Q1 2.3% 2.2% (Q4)
10 am Consumer sentiment index April 97.0 96.9 (March)
$NQ_F
V: 387,930 OI: 218,470(+1,217)
overnight we tested higher and lower currently we are still in range of yesterdays close. From yesterdays action it looks bearish still but i wont have a direction until the open
$ES_F
V: 1,126,551 OI: 2,664,968(-17,972) normal volume
ES overnight still lower but in reference to prior days looks like i could bounce
Economic events
8:30 am Gross domestic product Q1 2.3% 2.2% (Q4)
10 am Consumer sentiment index April 97.0 96.9 (March)
$NQ_F
V: 387,930 OI: 218,470(+1,217)
overnight we tested higher and lower currently we are still in range of yesterdays close. From yesterdays action it looks bearish still but i wont have a direction until the open
$ES_F
V: 1,126,551 OI: 2,664,968(-17,972) normal volume
ES overnight still lower but in reference to prior days looks like i could bounce
4/29/19 post market review
NQ
V: 467,393 OI: 217,313(-1,452)
TPO consolidating
ES
V: 1,250,954 OI: 2,679,548(+13,552) normal volume
only 1 IB broken normal day type
TPO
economic data
TIME (ET) REPORT PERIOD ACTUAL FORECAST PREVIOUS
MONDAY, APRIL 29
8:30 am Personal income March 0.4% 0.2%
8:30 am Consumer spending March 0.8% 0.1% (Jan.)
8:30 am Core inflation March 0.1% 0.1% (Jan.)
TUESDAY, APRIL 30
8:30 am Employment cost index Q1 0.7% 0.7%
9 am Case-Shiller house price index Feb. -- 4.3%
9:45 am Chicago PMI April -- 58.7
10 am Consumer confidence index April 126.6 124.1
10 am Pending home sales index March -- -1.0%
WEDNESDAY,MAY 1
8:15 am ADP employment April -- 120,000
9:45 am Markit manufacturing PMI April -- 52.4
10 am ISM manufacturing index April 54.8% 55.3%
10 am Construction spending March -0.2% 1.0%
2 pm FOMC statement 2.25-2.5% 2.25-2.5%
2:30 pm Jerome Powell press conference
Varies Motor vehicle sales April 16.9mln 17.5mln
THURSDAY, MAY 2
8:30 am Weekly jobless claims 4/27 218,000 230,000
8:30 am Productivity Q1 2.8% 1.9%
8:30 am Unit labor costs Q1 0.7% 2.0%
10 am Factory orders March 1.6% -0.5%
FRIDAY, MAY 3
8:30 am Nonfarm payrolls April 190,000 196,000
8:30 am Unemployment rate April 3.8% 3.8%
8:30 am Average hourly earnings April 0.2% 0.1%
8:30 am Advance trade in goods (new date) March $73.0bln N/A
9:45 am Markit services PMI April -- 52.9
10 am ISM nonmanufacturing index April 57.5% 56.1%
NQ
V: 467,393 OI: 217,313(-1,452)
TPO consolidating
ES
V: 1,250,954 OI: 2,679,548(+13,552) normal volume
only 1 IB broken normal day type
TPO
economic data
TIME (ET) REPORT PERIOD ACTUAL FORECAST PREVIOUS
MONDAY, APRIL 29
8:30 am Personal income March 0.4% 0.2%
8:30 am Consumer spending March 0.8% 0.1% (Jan.)
8:30 am Core inflation March 0.1% 0.1% (Jan.)
TUESDAY, APRIL 30
8:30 am Employment cost index Q1 0.7% 0.7%
9 am Case-Shiller house price index Feb. -- 4.3%
9:45 am Chicago PMI April -- 58.7
10 am Consumer confidence index April 126.6 124.1
10 am Pending home sales index March -- -1.0%
WEDNESDAY,MAY 1
8:15 am ADP employment April -- 120,000
9:45 am Markit manufacturing PMI April -- 52.4
10 am ISM manufacturing index April 54.8% 55.3%
10 am Construction spending March -0.2% 1.0%
2 pm FOMC statement 2.25-2.5% 2.25-2.5%
2:30 pm Jerome Powell press conference
Varies Motor vehicle sales April 16.9mln 17.5mln
THURSDAY, MAY 2
8:30 am Weekly jobless claims 4/27 218,000 230,000
8:30 am Productivity Q1 2.8% 1.9%
8:30 am Unit labor costs Q1 0.7% 2.0%
10 am Factory orders March 1.6% -0.5%
FRIDAY, MAY 3
8:30 am Nonfarm payrolls April 190,000 196,000
8:30 am Unemployment rate April 3.8% 3.8%
8:30 am Average hourly earnings April 0.2% 0.1%
8:30 am Advance trade in goods (new date) March $73.0bln N/A
9:45 am Markit services PMI April -- 52.9
10 am ISM nonmanufacturing index April 57.5% 56.1%
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4/29/19
my initial thoughts for the day was to go short I noticed that we bounced off a level that i had 7830 so i decided to take a long my other trade was a mistake i thought i was buying NQ but bought ES but of course it was the swing high either way it was a loser.
stop out
ES end of day chart near ATHs so we are teasing that this is a good selling location
NQ end of day chart
-2.5pts
my initial thoughts for the day was to go short I noticed that we bounced off a level that i had 7830 so i decided to take a long my other trade was a mistake i thought i was buying NQ but bought ES but of course it was the swing high either way it was a loser.
stop out
ES end of day chart near ATHs so we are teasing that this is a good selling location
NQ end of day chart
-2.5pts
4/30/19 post market
economic events
TUESDAY, APRIL 30
8:30 am Employment cost index Q1 0.7% 0.7%
9 am Case-Shiller house price index Feb. -- 4.3%
9:45 am Chicago PMI April -- 58.7
10 am Consumer confidence index April 126.9 124.1
10 am Pending home sales index March -- -1.0%
NQ
V: 320,989 OI: 215,382(+214)
tested 7780 and rallied back above 7800
ES
V: 947,826 OI: 2,654,699(-18,713) slightly lower volume
overnight action
current bookmap
economic events
TUESDAY, APRIL 30
8:30 am Employment cost index Q1 0.7% 0.7%
9 am Case-Shiller house price index Feb. -- 4.3%
9:45 am Chicago PMI April -- 58.7
10 am Consumer confidence index April 126.9 124.1
10 am Pending home sales index March -- -1.0%
NQ
V: 320,989 OI: 215,382(+214)
tested 7780 and rallied back above 7800
ES
V: 947,826 OI: 2,654,699(-18,713) slightly lower volume
overnight action
current bookmap
4/30/19 post review
I ended up taking 1 trade attempted to buy the close around 3:30 was a good entry but the stop placement was bad. I put stops based on loss versus what makes sense.
I ended up taking 1 trade attempted to buy the close around 3:30 was a good entry but the stop placement was bad. I put stops based on loss versus what makes sense.
5/1/19 pre market review
economic events
8:15 am ADP employment April -- 120,000
9:45 am Markit manufacturing PMI April -- 52.4
10 am ISM manufacturing index April 54.7% 55.3%
10 am Construction spending March -0.4% 1.0%
2 pm FOMC statement 2.25-2.5% 2.25-2.5%
2:30 pm Jerome Powell press conference
Varies Motor vehicle sales April 16.9mln 17.5mln
NQ
V: 464,380 OI: 222,838(+9,941) IB low broke then IB high breaks closes above IB bias bullish $AAPL earnings should push the market up but premarket we havent seen much buying...
ES
V:1,493,078 OI: 2,644,496(-7,909) <-- decent volume
economic events
8:15 am ADP employment April -- 120,000
9:45 am Markit manufacturing PMI April -- 52.4
10 am ISM manufacturing index April 54.7% 55.3%
10 am Construction spending March -0.4% 1.0%
2 pm FOMC statement 2.25-2.5% 2.25-2.5%
2:30 pm Jerome Powell press conference
Varies Motor vehicle sales April 16.9mln 17.5mln
NQ
V: 464,380 OI: 222,838(+9,941) IB low broke then IB high breaks closes above IB bias bullish $AAPL earnings should push the market up but premarket we havent seen much buying...
ES
V:1,493,078 OI: 2,644,496(-7,909) <-- decent volume
5/1/19 post market
trades taken all against what was happening. Of course looking back on it i can see i should have been attempting to short but i was convinced of the liquidity and that what normally happens will happen again(that they buy them back up)
trades taken all against what was happening. Of course looking back on it i can see i should have been attempting to short but i was convinced of the liquidity and that what normally happens will happen again(that they buy them back up)
5/2/19 premarket review
economic events
8:30 am Weekly jobless claims 4/27 215,000 230,000
8:30 am Productivity Q1 2.9% 1.9%
8:30 am Unit labor costs Q1 -0.2% 2.0%
10 am Factory orders March 1.7% -0.5%
$NQ_F $NQ
V: 484,854 OI: 216,726(-3,219) a gap up and closed filling the gap
$ES_F $ES
V: 1,507,202 OI: 2,661,276(+22,362) slightly above normal volume
areas of interest
NQ for a week basically has opened and not immediately broke highs before testing the ONL I dont know if todays 30pt push up means this wont happen?
economic events
8:30 am Weekly jobless claims 4/27 215,000 230,000
8:30 am Productivity Q1 2.9% 1.9%
8:30 am Unit labor costs Q1 -0.2% 2.0%
10 am Factory orders March 1.7% -0.5%
$NQ_F $NQ
V: 484,854 OI: 216,726(-3,219) a gap up and closed filling the gap
$ES_F $ES
V: 1,507,202 OI: 2,661,276(+22,362) slightly above normal volume
areas of interest
NQ for a week basically has opened and not immediately broke highs before testing the ONL I dont know if todays 30pt push up means this wont happen?
5/2/19 post market
I had a bearish bias monitored 24s on the open it appear we would be bullish so i sat when my alert that $ES 30s broke i had a thought that we should not visit 24s at all if we did i would be a seller. it work out today. I just need to see that my process works and not go into revenge angry mode.
I had a bearish bias monitored 24s on the open it appear we would be bullish so i sat when my alert that $ES 30s broke i had a thought that we should not visit 24s at all if we did i would be a seller. it work out today. I just need to see that my process works and not go into revenge angry mode.