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puddles 2011 trade journal (formerly a 70k bet..)
- Thread starter puddles
- Start date
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110414/spy.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110414/wdc.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110414/afl.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110414/dndn.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110414/nbr.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110414/mcp.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110414/apc.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110414/chkp.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110414/biib.png">
9:46
LONG WDC 38.16
STOP 37.95
TGT 38.58
- SPY big gap down, WDC rips from the open
- Long over the tight higher low, I thought I cancelled as it looked like SPY was going to tank
- entry filled, SPY tanked, blah
- out -0.28
10:13
SHORT AFL 51.49
STOP 51.64
TGT 51.19
- AFL very weak from the open, ranging at the lows
- Short the break of the lows as SPY puts in a down bar
- out -0.17
10:17
LONG DNDN 40.12
STOP 39.91
TGT 40.54
- Strong from the open, no real pullbacks
- Get long as SPY puts in a higher low
- out +0.42
10:27
LONG NBR 30.29
STOP 30.16
TGT 30.55
- Scanner found this beauty, big rel strength to the market
- out +0.25
10:34
LONG MCP 72.01
STOP 71.80
TGT 72.43
- Was on daily long watch, missed an earlier entry
- Beautiful triangle at a round #, long the break
- out +0.40
14:56
LONG APC 79.01
STOP 78.90
TGT 79.23
- from 1-3pm SPY is basically about no change
- APC much stronger
- Long over the higher low, reverses and stops out, then straight to tgt. dirty
- out -0.14
15:08
LONG CHKP 53.55
STOP 53.43
TGT 53.79
- Scanner finds this beauty, SPY still trending higher
- Long over the HL
- out +0.22
15:36
LONG BIIB 82.16
STOP 82.08
TGT 82.32
- BIIB basically non stop all day
- Holds over 82.00, long over the tight bar
- out -0.1 (it stopped for me)
http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/04/14/2011-04-14-trades/
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110414/wdc.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110414/afl.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110414/dndn.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110414/nbr.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110414/mcp.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110414/apc.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110414/chkp.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110414/biib.png">
9:46
LONG WDC 38.16
STOP 37.95
TGT 38.58
- SPY big gap down, WDC rips from the open
- Long over the tight higher low, I thought I cancelled as it looked like SPY was going to tank
- entry filled, SPY tanked, blah
- out -0.28
10:13
SHORT AFL 51.49
STOP 51.64
TGT 51.19
- AFL very weak from the open, ranging at the lows
- Short the break of the lows as SPY puts in a down bar
- out -0.17
10:17
LONG DNDN 40.12
STOP 39.91
TGT 40.54
- Strong from the open, no real pullbacks
- Get long as SPY puts in a higher low
- out +0.42
10:27
LONG NBR 30.29
STOP 30.16
TGT 30.55
- Scanner found this beauty, big rel strength to the market
- out +0.25
10:34
LONG MCP 72.01
STOP 71.80
TGT 72.43
- Was on daily long watch, missed an earlier entry
- Beautiful triangle at a round #, long the break
- out +0.40
14:56
LONG APC 79.01
STOP 78.90
TGT 79.23
- from 1-3pm SPY is basically about no change
- APC much stronger
- Long over the higher low, reverses and stops out, then straight to tgt. dirty
- out -0.14
15:08
LONG CHKP 53.55
STOP 53.43
TGT 53.79
- Scanner finds this beauty, SPY still trending higher
- Long over the HL
- out +0.22
15:36
LONG BIIB 82.16
STOP 82.08
TGT 82.32
- BIIB basically non stop all day
- Holds over 82.00, long over the tight bar
- out -0.1 (it stopped for me)
http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/04/14/2011-04-14-trades/
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110415/spy.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110415/bidu.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110415/mos.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110415/ppl.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110415/vmw.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110415/stj.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110415/gs.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110415/aapl.png">
9:37
SHORT BIDU 145.99
STOP 146.2
TGT 145.57
- SPY gaps up and craps
- BIDU opens flat and craps
- Short the lower high, saw that it was on my long list so I decided to keep the stop tight with some arbitrary number
- holy cow that was dumb
- out -0.24
9:40
SHORT MOS 74.49
STOP 74.66
TGT 74.15
- MOS gaps down vs SPY gap up
- Short under tight bar with continued SPY weakness
- Near perfect morning gap play
- out +0.32
9:57
LONG PPL 27.01
STOP 26.95
TGT 27.13
- PPL on daily long watch (beautiful daily)
- Strong since the open vs weak market
- out -0.08
10:30
LONG VMW 87.01
STOP 86.81
TGT 87.41
- SPY puts in a big up move, pulls back and looks to be putting in a higher low for continuation
- Turned out it was a headfake as noted on the SPY chart
- As I was expecting SPY to continue higher I looked for strong stocks at the highs that didn't pull back with SPY
- Scanner found me VMW and STJ
- out -0.24
10:31
LONG STJ 53.01
STOP 52.92
TGT 53.19
- see above
- out -0.10
10:37
SHORT GS 154.99
STOP 155.19
TGT 153.59
- SPY headfakes higher, tanks
- Find a weak stock
- GS at it's lows, little sloppy, little tilted
- out -0.26
14:38
SHORT AAPL 329.99
STOP 330.23
TGT 329.5
- AAPL tested 330.00 all day
- Short the break
- Prior to the break each 5min bar was maybe 20-25c high
- Given how bad my day was going I debated letting this run but I thought better of it and took the winner at tgt (and leave 2 bucks on the table)
- out +0.46
10-17 week, 17-33 month
http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/04/15/2011-04-15-trades/
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110415/bidu.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110415/mos.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110415/ppl.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110415/vmw.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110415/stj.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110415/gs.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110415/aapl.png">
9:37
SHORT BIDU 145.99
STOP 146.2
TGT 145.57
- SPY gaps up and craps
- BIDU opens flat and craps
- Short the lower high, saw that it was on my long list so I decided to keep the stop tight with some arbitrary number
- holy cow that was dumb
- out -0.24
9:40
SHORT MOS 74.49
STOP 74.66
TGT 74.15
- MOS gaps down vs SPY gap up
- Short under tight bar with continued SPY weakness
- Near perfect morning gap play
- out +0.32
9:57
LONG PPL 27.01
STOP 26.95
TGT 27.13
- PPL on daily long watch (beautiful daily)
- Strong since the open vs weak market
- out -0.08
10:30
LONG VMW 87.01
STOP 86.81
TGT 87.41
- SPY puts in a big up move, pulls back and looks to be putting in a higher low for continuation
- Turned out it was a headfake as noted on the SPY chart
- As I was expecting SPY to continue higher I looked for strong stocks at the highs that didn't pull back with SPY
- Scanner found me VMW and STJ
- out -0.24
10:31
LONG STJ 53.01
STOP 52.92
TGT 53.19
- see above
- out -0.10
10:37
SHORT GS 154.99
STOP 155.19
TGT 153.59
- SPY headfakes higher, tanks
- Find a weak stock
- GS at it's lows, little sloppy, little tilted
- out -0.26
14:38
SHORT AAPL 329.99
STOP 330.23
TGT 329.5
- AAPL tested 330.00 all day
- Short the break
- Prior to the break each 5min bar was maybe 20-25c high
- Given how bad my day was going I debated letting this run but I thought better of it and took the winner at tgt (and leave 2 bucks on the table)
- out +0.46
10-17 week, 17-33 month
http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/04/15/2011-04-15-trades/
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110418/spy.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110418/flo.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110418/pwr.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110418/mos.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110418/lvs.png">
10:54
SHORT FLO 28.99
STOP 29.07
TGT 28.83
- FLO on daily extended long watch
- Little weaker than the market, market selling
- Short under bar/round #
- out -0.08
11:18
SHORT PWR 20.42
STOP 28.47
TGT 20.29
- Not too happy with this entry
- out -0.06
15:10
LONG MOS 74.04
STOP 73.8
TGT 74.46
- MOS rel. strong through the day.. Goes green on a very down day
- Take higher low as SPY looks to be making a higher low..
- I could have probably passed based on that tail
- out -0.21
15:28
LONG LVS 45.31
STOP 45.16
TGT 45.61
- Beast all day
- Nice HL at the highs as SPY appears to be trending up
- out +0.2 (took it at time stop, easy tgt, standard)
http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/04/18/2011-04-18-trades/
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110418/flo.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110418/pwr.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110418/mos.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110418/lvs.png">
10:54
SHORT FLO 28.99
STOP 29.07
TGT 28.83
- FLO on daily extended long watch
- Little weaker than the market, market selling
- Short under bar/round #
- out -0.08
11:18
SHORT PWR 20.42
STOP 28.47
TGT 20.29
- Not too happy with this entry
- out -0.06
15:10
LONG MOS 74.04
STOP 73.8
TGT 74.46
- MOS rel. strong through the day.. Goes green on a very down day
- Take higher low as SPY looks to be making a higher low..
- I could have probably passed based on that tail
- out -0.21
15:28
LONG LVS 45.31
STOP 45.16
TGT 45.61
- Beast all day
- Nice HL at the highs as SPY appears to be trending up
- out +0.2 (took it at time stop, easy tgt, standard)
http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/04/18/2011-04-18-trades/
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110419/spy.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110419/x.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110419/v.png">
9:55
LONG X 52.25
STOP 51.99
TGT 52.77
- Market gaps up, SPY sells hard around 9:45
- X holds at the highs
- Long when SPY bounces
- go to 7c from tgt
- out b/e
10:00
SHORT V 75.2
STOP 75.35
TGT 74.9
- V gapped down, tries to retrace and tanks
- Get short under the lower high in case the market goes another leg down
- out -0.18
http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/04/19/2011-04-19-trades/
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110419/x.png">
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110419/v.png">
9:55
LONG X 52.25
STOP 51.99
TGT 52.77
- Market gaps up, SPY sells hard around 9:45
- X holds at the highs
- Long when SPY bounces
- go to 7c from tgt
- out b/e
10:00
SHORT V 75.2
STOP 75.35
TGT 74.9
- V gapped down, tries to retrace and tanks
- Get short under the lower high in case the market goes another leg down
- out -0.18
http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/04/19/2011-04-19-trades/