As mentioned in my previous posting, if I were to point out the mistake of the day, the it was the miss of entry for Mini Crude. . Instead, I was looking at Gold, which bulls were too weak to go further. Let's back to business. Looking back at the 30-min charts, I guess I […]
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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 […]
Dummy day trading #4 03-August-2006: Mini Dow Futures: Long trade closed
It is another good day for bulls. Mini dow had a good run. Long positon was established at 11229 above 1030am candle with initial stop below 11215. Trailing stop was moved four times after position reached 4~R gain. Subsequently, Mini Dow pulled back, and last trailing stop was triggered at 11270 with 3-R gain. I […]
RE: Dummy day trading 02-August-2006
Here is the recap of Mini Dow and E-mini Nasdaq Futures, let’s look at the full picture of today’s action. It involved a little bit of luck, I exited Long position of Mini Dow near the top of the day after hitting 2~R gain. Mini Dow futures pulled back after hitting 11255, and failed to […]
Dummy day trading#3 02-August-2006:Mini Dow: Long trade closed
It is a nice day for bulls. Long trade setup was completed around 930am (Chicago time). Long position was established at 11200. The rest of the trade was pretty simple ~ Be patient and wait. Stop was moved thrice after gaining 1-R, 2-R, and 3-R. Stop was triggered at 2-R stop , which was 11236. […]
