puddles 2011 trade journal (formerly a 70k bet..)

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110225/spy.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110225/mon.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110225/fdo.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110225/aig.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110225/pot.png">

9:59

LONG MON 71.61
STOP 71.42
TGT 71.99

- tight higher low
- out +0.39

10:22

SHORT FDO 49.67
STOP 49.89
TGT 49.23

- Gap down, big move up
- Retracing back from the highs as SPY rips
- out -0.24

11:26

SHORT AIG 38.59
STOP 38.76
TGT 38.25

- Weak all day, tight lower high
- out +0.32

15:09

LONG POT 60.01
STOP 59.89
TGT 60.25

- Long the break of the round #
- Not sure why I did this since 60.00 should be an option strike
- out b/e

5-6 week, 24-34 month (40%)

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/02/25/2011-02-25-trades/
 
10:40

LONG CDE 31.03
STOP 31.85
TGT 31.42

out -0.22

11:09

SHORT JDSU 24.75
STOP 24.84
TGT 24.6

out -0.09

11:14

SHORT MHS 61.79
STOP 61.85
TGT 61.67

out +0.12
 
14:23

SHORT MGA 48.01
STOP 49.22
TGT 49.59

14:38

ADD SHORT MGA 48.88
STOP 49.03
TGT 48.59

out -0.15 and -0.03 first trade..

if i didn't add and jam the stop down i would have won the first. ugh
 
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110228/spy.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110228/cde.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110228/jdsu.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110228/mhs.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110228/mga.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110228/rimm.png">

10:40

LONG CDE 31.03
STOP 31.85
TGT 31.42

- Big mover of the morning..
- Bob faded the first push up (I almost did too)
- looks like it wants higher
- out -0.22

11:09

SHORT JDSU 24.75
STOP 24.84
TGT 24.6

- Weak since 10am
- Lower high at the lows as SPY fails to make a higher low
- out -0.09

11:14

SHORT MHS 61.79
STOP 61.85
TGT 61.67

- Huge weakness from the open on a very strong day
- Super tight lower high
- out +0.12

14:23

SHORT MGA 48.01
STOP 49.22
TGT 49.59

14:38

ADD SHORT MGA 48.88
STOP 49.03
TGT 48.59

- MGA on daily short watch
- Weakness since the morning
- Short the break of the round #
- Add when another higher low sets up, move all stops down
- out -0.15 and -0.03 first trade..

15:18

LONG RIMM 66.32
STOP 66.23
TGT 66.5

- Big retrace from the lows, a little stronger than SPY
- Long the higher low
- out +0.18

26-37 month (41%)

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/02/28/2011-02-28-trades/
 
Thanks for keeping the journal alive.

I am impressed you are able to trade this style while working a full time job. I have to focus so hard on my work that there is no way I could do it although I wish I could!

Good luck and keep up the good work!
 
Quote from mindtrade:

Thanks for keeping the journal alive.

I am impressed you are able to trade this style while working a full time job. I have to focus so hard on my work that there is no way I could do it although I wish I could!

Good luck and keep up the good work!
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thank you for the kind words..

i'm lucky because 90% of what my job demands can be done independently and it's mainly deliverable based. as long as the work gets done right and on time nobody really cares.

that also explains why i'm doing some "real" work right now (at 10:30pm). it's also probably going to cause me to miss most of thursday and friday but that's the price you pay for a steady paycheck.
 
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