Quote from HSI_Trader:
Thanks for your comments about the PM session, dozu888.
HSI gapped down about 400 points, less than what I thought. I entered long three times and exited with a little profit in the first half hour. After its first half hour strength, HSI became weak. I entered short and exited ten minutes later with 100 points gain. Then I placed my last short trade. That was a really bad trade.
Trades:
2008-01-09 09:45:40: B (1) at 26758.0, 2008-01-09 09:56:12: S (1) at 26792.0, P/L = 32.8
2008-01-09 10:00:07: B (1) at 26815.0, 2008-01-09 10:05:46: S (1) at 26880.0, P/L = 63.8
2008-01-09 10:14:44: B (1) at 26873.0, 2008-01-09 10:15:13: S (1) at 26855.0, P/L = -19.2
2008-01-09 10:19:23: S (1) at 26994.0, 2008-01-09 10:31:58: B (1) at 26892.0, P/L = 100.8
2008-01-09 12:08:19: S (1) at 27117.0, 2008-01-09 12:20:05: B (1) at 27233.0, P/L = -117.2
I made a couple of typical mistakes during the last trade.
a. I traded what I thought rather than what I saw,
b. I should cut my loss quick, instead of hoping that market gave a favor. Actually the price did retrace back to my entering point and gave me a good chance to get out, but I didn't. My emotion (greed and fear) were out of my control. Too bad, I didn't learn my lesson.
Total P/L = 61.0, P/L Per Trade = 12.2, Total Commission = 6.0