tampa's "short skirt" trades...

[tampa]

09:25 Trade Prep:

Winston 100’s – 2 ½ packs – check.
Large glass of diet orange soda– check.
Hostess-Twinkies - 6– check.
Alka-Seltzer – 6 tablets– check.
Extra Strength Tylenol – 1 bottle– check.
Rolaids – 2 six-packs– check.
Wise Potato Chips – 1 32oz bag– check.

Peruse several supermarket tabloids to get all the latest news– check. (hmmm...wonder if that reported sighting of Jesus in Salt Lake City will impact the market?)

All is in readiness – let’s boogie!

09:31 Damn, the market opened down a few points – I should think the Jesus sighting would have been a positive What’s it gonna take to drive this market higher if a Savior Sighting won’t? I guess Wall Street is waiting to see how the Winona Ryder case comes down. (hmmm...how would Hitman handle this?)

10:28 The market remains locked in a tug-of-war, with half of the Street expecting Winona to fry, and the other half thinking that she’ll walk. I don’t see much happening until the Street resolves this issue.

10:55 With no clear direction in prices, I decided to call it a morning. No Trades



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[echo]

Originally posted by tampa
Winston 100’s – 2 ½ packs – check.
Large glass of diet orange soda– check.
Hostess-Twinkies - 6– check.
Alka-Seltzer – 6 tablets– check.
Extra Strength Tylenol – 1 bottle– check.
Rolaids – 2 six-packs– check.
Wise Potato Chips – 1 32oz bag– check.

I just can't help but wonder. Why diet orange soda? Considering everything else on the list...

 

[tampa]

Originally posted by echo


I just can't help but wonder. Why diet orange soda? Considering everything else on the list...

OK, you caught me. Only the smokes and the soda is "for real" - the rest is kind of just made up.



(And it's only 2 packs, not 2 1/2)

 

[tampa]

I know, I know - you guys want action – trades, lots of trades. Well, there ain’t gonna be any “action” unless there really is some action – or to put it another way: an impulse move.

My trading life has changed for the better since I finally got the concept drilled into my thick head. Yep, it’s a major big time drag sitting around waiting for one to show up, but when one does...

Sure, it’s boring just hangin’ out, waiting, and then waiting some more. But I pass the time trying to figure out ways to get around the moderators to cause trouble -–so it's not a total waste.

12:19 Sld 908 ½ It’ looked like the beginning of the elusive impulse move – it wasn’t. -1 point

01:14 God, it’s slow! It’s got to be the uncertainty over the Winona Ryder trial – what else could it be?

01:39 Sld 906 ¾ Here we go again! +1 Point Ah Haa – take that Mister Market. That’ll teach you to mess with me!

02:02 So much for that impulse move – gosh darn-it... Hey, isn’t ATHM or something supposed to come out with 4th Quarter Guidance today? That must be what has the Market on edge – that’s got to be it.

02:18 Bot 910 ¾ Here we go again – but not for long. -2 Points We are not amused.

(I think the markets are rigged – how else could I be wrong twice in one session?)

03:04 Bot 913 One more time? It was one more time all right. -2 Points

If Clinton was still in the White House, these bastards wouldn’t be able to get away with robbing me like this!

03:17 Fed up, I’m calling it a day and going out to vote – and I’m voting Democrat to put an end to this kind of crap.

4 Round Turns
1 Win – 3 Losses
- 4 Points on the day.

 

[Magna]

Originally posted by tampa
Sure, it’s boring just hangin’ out, waiting, and then waiting some more. But I pass the time trying to figure out ways to get around the moderators to cause trouble -–so it's not a total waste.

And we respect you for that....

 

[tampa]

Originally posted by Magna
And we respect you for that....

You misunderstand - it's the other moderators I try to get around.

 

[tampa]

Hindsight is of course 20-20. In looking back at today’s action, it is clear that my attitude was too cavalier, and I attempted to jump in early – you know, trying to not miss the big move. Well the big move never came, and I was properly “rewarded” for my greed.

I know better, and will do my damnedest to not repeat the error.

 

[tampa]

10:39 Bot @918.....+/-0 It could have been the start of something big – but it wasn’t. I’ve been sucked into this situation five times over the last two sessions – not a good sign.

I am too anxious, too impatient to wait for a clear indication. I find myself “anticipating”, and doing so without any success.

That mean old Mister Market knows that I want to recoup yesterday’s losses, and he ain’t making it easy. If I have really learned my lesson, I will wait him out. If I am just kidding myself, and haven’t learned squat, he’ll suck me in again – and again.

 

[Jolly Jack]

you paid 918 , you sold at 18 .........you never scratched a trade before ?

you looking for guaranteed trades? you angry at a scratched trade ? .................c'mon tampa get real

 

[tampa]

Originally posted by Jolly Jack
you paid 918 , you sold at 18 .........you never scratched a trade before ?

you looking for guaranteed trades? you angry at a scratched trade ? .................c'mon tampa get real

Well yes, Jolly, I am looking for "guaranteed" trades - so to speak. Not one of the last five trades really fit the impulse move description - and that's supposed to be what I am trading. I'm not angry - I am disappointed with moi.