Long position of Dow Mini was established above the 9:00am (chicago time)reversal down candle. I decided to closed the trade at break even point as I do not like to see a doji immediately after the initial entry candle. Secondly, given the consideration of Core CPI report which is due tomorrow, it might limit the […]
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Dummy day trading #11 15-August-2006:E-mini S&P:Long trade closed
First trade of the day was a loss, and I was a loser. However, I deserved the loss. It was the result of lack of discipline to follow my trading rules, that is never enter a trade during the first hour of stocks market opening. I was eager to enter Long trade of E-mini S&P […]
Dummy day trading #9 11-August-2006:E-Mini Nasdaq: Short trade closed
That was too much work for small profit. Short position of E-Mini Nasdaq was established below 930am reversal up bar. Stop was moved twice and it was triggered with 1-R gain. Volume seems to be drying up. Nasdaq moved slowly. I decided to give up Dow Mini trade as it was approaching 50-day moving average […]
Dummy day trading #7 09-August-2006: E-mini Nasdaq: Long trade closed
I was not prepared to get into Long position of Nasdaq or Dow today, given oil was having some crazy run. However, set up for E-mini Nasdaq Long trade was so nice that I just couldn’t resist. Long position of E-mini Nasdaq was established above 930am (chicago time) candle. Trailing stop was moved twice, and […]
Dummy day trading #5 04-August-2006: Mini Dow:Long trade closed
This is a losing trade. After Non Farm payroll report was out, Mini Dow Futures had a nice gap up. Long position was established above next inside bar @ 8:00am chicago time. Initial stop was triggered with 1~R loss. [photopress:Mini_dow_30_min_full_day_1.JPG,full,pp_image] The most interesting part of today’s trading is the experience of eCBOT exchange data down. […]
Mini Dow & E-mini Nasdaq charts ended 03-August-2006
Here are 30-min charts of Mini Dow and E-mini Nasdaq Futures after market closed. It was a repeat of Wednesday session. Long opportunities were found in both futures. I guess, I might need to consider getting an additional monitor or workstation to view more charts at the same time. It is a little bit tedious […]
