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puddles 2011 trade journal (formerly a 70k bet..)
- Thread starter puddles
- Start date
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110406/spy.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110406/rig.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110406/pot.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110406/mon.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110406/aig.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110406/jpm.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110406/tex.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110406/ltd.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110406/cam.png">
9:35
LONG RIG 82.21
STOP 81.99
TGT 82.68
- SPY gapped up and showed a little weakness on the 2m
- RIG going, cheated the entry
- out -0.24
9:37
SHORT POT 60.79
STOP 60.92
TGT 60.53
- POT gap and crap
- out +0.25
11:05
SHORT MON 70.05
STOP 70.25
TGT 69.65
- MON and sector down
- Tight range at the lows holding .00 support
- SPY pukes, hoping this selling can get MON through .00
- out -0.22
11:21
LONG AIG 35.19
STOP 35.04
TGT 35.49
- Market tanking, AIG huge bar up
- Look for cont
- out -0.16
11:24
LONG JPM 47.25
STOP 47.14
TGT 47.47
- Market tanking, JPM making new highs
- pretty dumb to be in two aggressive longs with the market puking
- out -0.12
11:39
SHORT TEX 36.45
STOP 36.6
TGT 36.15
- Had too many longs on, wanted a short
- SPY sold off hard, pulled back slightly and looked like it wanted to head lower
- TEX weak from the open, no pullback with SPY
- out +0.29
14:57
LONG LTD 35.22
STOP 35.16
TGT 35.34
- Market choppy but heading higher
- Find a stronger stock with a smooth chart
- LTD with a nice triangle at the highs
- out -0.07
15:23
SHORT TEX 35.98
STOP 36.06
TGT 35.82
- TEX weak all day, ranging at the lows
- Short the break of the range
- out b/e
15:38
SHORT CAM 54.99
STOP 55.07
TGT 54.83
- CAM weak all day, bounce off 55.00 but re-visits the lows while SPY chopping higher
- I probably should have avoided this support level
- out -0.08
due to the markets being slow i sized way down in the afternoon so today didn't hurt that bad.. I should have just sat on my hands..
http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/04/06/2011-04-06-trades/
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110406/rig.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110406/pot.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110406/mon.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110406/aig.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110406/jpm.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110406/tex.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110406/ltd.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110406/cam.png">
9:35
LONG RIG 82.21
STOP 81.99
TGT 82.68
- SPY gapped up and showed a little weakness on the 2m
- RIG going, cheated the entry
- out -0.24
9:37
SHORT POT 60.79
STOP 60.92
TGT 60.53
- POT gap and crap
- out +0.25
11:05
SHORT MON 70.05
STOP 70.25
TGT 69.65
- MON and sector down
- Tight range at the lows holding .00 support
- SPY pukes, hoping this selling can get MON through .00
- out -0.22
11:21
LONG AIG 35.19
STOP 35.04
TGT 35.49
- Market tanking, AIG huge bar up
- Look for cont
- out -0.16
11:24
LONG JPM 47.25
STOP 47.14
TGT 47.47
- Market tanking, JPM making new highs
- pretty dumb to be in two aggressive longs with the market puking
- out -0.12
11:39
SHORT TEX 36.45
STOP 36.6
TGT 36.15
- Had too many longs on, wanted a short
- SPY sold off hard, pulled back slightly and looked like it wanted to head lower
- TEX weak from the open, no pullback with SPY
- out +0.29
14:57
LONG LTD 35.22
STOP 35.16
TGT 35.34
- Market choppy but heading higher
- Find a stronger stock with a smooth chart
- LTD with a nice triangle at the highs
- out -0.07
15:23
SHORT TEX 35.98
STOP 36.06
TGT 35.82
- TEX weak all day, ranging at the lows
- Short the break of the range
- out b/e
15:38
SHORT CAM 54.99
STOP 55.07
TGT 54.83
- CAM weak all day, bounce off 55.00 but re-visits the lows while SPY chopping higher
- I probably should have avoided this support level
- out -0.08
due to the markets being slow i sized way down in the afternoon so today didn't hurt that bad.. I should have just sat on my hands..
http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/04/06/2011-04-06-trades/