8/20/07 General Trade Log / Idea Sharing

AbeSmith · #1 (**permalink**) 08-20-2007, 09:07 AM

Hello. Hope you all had a good weekend. Major markets around the world are up. Good trading.

brownsfan019 · #2 (**permalink**) 08-20-2007, 09:14 AM

Good trading Abe. I am taking a good part of this week off, but I'll try to stop in and see how things are going.

AbeSmith · #3 (**permalink**) 08-20-2007, 09:57 AM

	Quote:	brownsfan019
	Good trading Abe. I am taking a good part of this week off, but I'll try to stop in and see how things are going.

Have a good time Brownsfan.

AbeSmith · #4 (**permalink**) 08-20-2007, 10:11 AM

Trade 1: -8. Looked like a lower high after a lower low.

Nick1984 · #5 (**permalink**) 08-20-2007, 10:25 AM

When did you actually enter into the trade if you don't mind me asking? On the candle where the arrow shows the entry it looks like the low is actually higher than the previous candle, and there was a higher high as well. The candle did finish down on the open though and in the middle of the range, just wondering what your thinking was on that one?

AbeSmith · #6 (**permalink**) 08-20-2007, 10:46 AM

Trade 2: -4.

AbeSmith · #7 (**permalink**) 08-20-2007, 11:00 AM

	Quote:	Nick1984
	When did you actually enter into the trade if you don't mind me asking? On the candle where the arrow shows the entry it looks like the low is actually higher than the previous candle, and there was a higher high as well. The candle did finish down on the open though and in the middle of the range, just wondering what your thinking was on that one?

It was at 9:03CT. It looked good on the long term chart and 1250 VBC when I entered, but afterwards I looked at the 1 minute chart it was not very good. My thinking was: I was looking at the 1250VBC and the 5min. The market took a big dive earlier. So that was a bearish sign. So I was looking to buy after the pullback after confirmation. I received my confirmation from Sierra Chart 1250VBC which is running on my other computer. If I remember correctly there were 2 red candles so I saw that as the end of the pullback. Trying out a new platform I was not able to get a stop order in time. Then the market went up, more than I expected, and then I exited with a market order when it came closer to my entry.

AbeSmith · #8 (**permalink**) 08-20-2007, 11:39 AM

Trade 3: +7.

TinGull · #9 (**permalink**) 08-20-2007, 12:07 PM

Trade 1: +13 Trailed it pretty tight and got taken out.

AbeSmith · #10 (**permalink**) 08-20-2007, 12:11 PM

	Quote:	TinGull
	Trade 1: +13 Trailed it pretty tight and got taken out.

Good time to be trailing. What was your trail limit?

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