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

9:52

LONG BHI 72.14
STOP 71.99
TGT 72.44

out -0.17

9:56

SHORT COF 52.41
STOP 52.49
TGT 52.25

out b/e ughh

9:56

SHORT URBN 30.45
STOP 30.57
TGT 30.21

b/e stop on this too..
 
Quote from Math_Wiz:

Why didn't you put your BHI stop at 71.90?

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lol, was just bitching about this to nic.. i cheated the stop because i didn't like how far the real stop would have put my tgt out..

that of course would have worked out..
 
9:33

LONG FDO 56.01
STOP 55.85
TGT 56.33

out +0.36

9:47

LONG LVS 41.71
STOP 41.56
TGT 42.00

out -0.15

9:50

SHORT V 77.99
STOP 78.12
TGT 77.74

out +0.26
 
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110526/spy.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110526/fdo.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110526/lvs.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110526/v.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110526/chs.png">

9:33

LONG FDO 56.03
STOP 55.85
TGT 56.39

- standard morning gap play..
- SPY gap down but wants to close
- FDO gap up
- long the break of the round #
- given how strong FDO was i adjusted the tgt based on my actual entry to get a pure 2:1 trade
- out +0.36

9:47

LONG LVS 41.71
STOP 41.56
TGT 42.00

- huge strength at the open in a weak market
- ranging at the highs, SPY closes it's morning gap and sets up a higher low
- long the range break
- out -0.15

9:50

SHORT V 77.99
STOP 78.12
TGT 77.74

- V weak in a weak market
- V breaks 78.00 once and quickly bounces back
- Lower high sets up again at that level
- out +0.26

10:06

LONG CHS 14.6
STOP 14.53
TGT 14.74

- SPY sells of huge before 10am
- CHS strong all day and holds during the selloff
- long over the HL
- out +0.14

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/05/26/2011-05-26-trades/
 
Man, you have to have quick fingers to type in those orders at 9:33 am after calculating your stops etc. Good for you!

Just curious about your FDO order. Did you place a stop market order at 56.01 and get filled at 56.03?

Thanks,
+-*/ Math_Wiz
 
Quote from Math_Wiz:

Man, you have to have quick fingers to type in those orders at 9:33 am after calculating your stops etc. Good for you!

Just curious about your FDO order. Did you place a stop market order at 56.01 and get filled at 56.03?

Thanks,
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i have hotkeys. :) when i enter i should know the stop since it's based on the low/high of the bar i'm entering on. once i fill i can set a stop real fast.. i have a webapp to calculate the TGTs for me..

the main issue on firing off fast orders is i might not size them correctly. sadly in the case of FDO i was a light on the # of shares... sizing down pretty much assures it of being a winner. :)

FDO at the open was trading with a 2-4c spread. i set my entry to trigger at 56.01 with a bid up to 56.03 and filled at the worst possible price. (insert HFT rant here?)
 
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