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

[puddles]

Quote from puddles:


9:42

SHORT VRTX 50.52
STOP 50.79
TGT 50.00

9:52

LONG IBM 176.01
STOP 175.89
TGT 176.25

out +0.5

out -0.18 (ouch)

waiting for the 10am #s

 

[puddles]

13:52

SHORT CREE 31.96
STOP 32.01
TGT 31.86

out -0.06

 

[puddles]

15:35

SHORT RIMM 27.69
STOP 27.77
TGT 27.53

 

[emg]

no MS and HAL today?

 

[puddles]

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110706/spy.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110706/vrtx.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110706/ibm.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110706/cree.png">

9:42

SHORT VRTX 50.52
STOP 50.79
TGT 50.00

- super weak, missed the 51.1 short
- chased it, got it
- out +0.5

9:52

LONG IBM 176.01
STOP 175.89
TGT 176.25

- strong from the open in a weak market
- long the break of the round #
- out -0.18

13:52

SHORT CREE 31.96
STOP 32.01
TGT 31.86

- CREE on short watch every day
- holding under the round #
- awful fakeout then down to tgt
- out -0.06

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/07/06/2011-07-06-trades/

 

[puddles]

9:39

SHORT VRTX 49.39
STOP 49.54
TGT 49.07

out -0.25 (ouch)

9:43

SHORT RIMM 27.54
STOP 27.65
TGT 27.32

out -0.12

 

[puddles]

9:47

LONG APC 80.17
STOP 79.97
TGT 80.57

out -0.17

9:48

SHORT FST 24.9
STOP 25.01
TGT 24.68

out -0.14

wow that vfrtx trade tilted me a little..

 

[puddles]

10:05

SHORT UNP 106.19
STOP 106.41
TGT 105.77

out +0.3 (should have been .43, mental error)

 

[puddles]

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110707/spy.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110707/vrtx.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110707/rimm.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110707/apc.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110707/fst.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20110707/unp.png">

9:39

SHORT VRTX 49.39
STOP 49.54
TGT 49.07

- market gaps up big
- VRTX Weak
- short the LOD, use top of the bar as stop
- out -0.25 (ouch)

9:43

SHORT RIMM 27.54
STOP 27.65
TGT 27.32

- weak in a super strong market
- boy did i get this wrong
- out -0.12

9:47

LONG APC 80.17
STOP 79.97
TGT 80.57

- chase the strong stock as SPY drifts a little fromt he open
- out -0.17

9:48

SHORT FST 24.9
STOP 25.01
TGT 24.68

- Huge gap down, big weakness
- out -0.14

10:05

SHORT UNP 106.19
STOP 106.41
TGT 105.77

- Big weakness in a strong market
- Smooth chart
- out +0.3 (mental error)

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2011/07/07/2011-07-07-trades/

 

[puddles]

9:53

LONG RIMM 29.22
STOP 29.04
TGT 29.58

out -0.17

SHORT LNC 27.74
STOP 27.84
TGT 27.54