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TheNegotiator

Day Trading the E-mini Futures

By TheNegotiator, in E-mini Futures

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joshdance    10

joshdance
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working now, tx.. N.

 

They fix it quick here at TL!! :D

 

N, by the way, when are you guys going to remove the 20 character limit, I see even you are having to use shortcuts to be able to post one-liners!

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roztom    10

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Dumped my long...3 in a row...done for now. Going to work on my knitting.. 3 in a row is very unusual for me but today is not unsual after yesterday... :doh:

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joshdance    10

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Yes, but I have shorted 68 to keep me awake.

 

scaled 66.25, looking for 64 on the rest

 

edit: actually, you know what? I'll push my luck and leave the stop at 68 (BE), and just see if this market will give me sometime later today a move back down to 60. That would make my day.

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TheNegotiator    13

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They fix it quick here at TL!! :D

 

N, by the way, when are you guys going to remove the 20 character limit, I see even you are having to use shortcuts to be able to post one-liners!

 

I think it's an anti-spam kinda thing.

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joshdance    10

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edit: actually, you know what? I'll push my luck and leave the stop at 68 (BE), and just see if this market will give me sometime later today a move back down to 60. That would make my day.

 

took my profit at 66.25 on 2nd part here, looking for a rotation back up to consider another short.

 

edit 11:23 also, just opened long 66.25 for a scalp to 67.75 and possibly 69.

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joshdance    10

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fitch affirms CNY's A+, stable outlook

 

 

edit 11:23 also, just opened long 66.25 for a scalp to 67.75 and possibly 69.

 

I took 3 ticks at 67, just enough to be able to hold my stop at 65.50 and be breakeven, looking for rotation to 68/69 still.

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TheNegotiator    13

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took my profit at 66.25 on 2nd part here, looking for a rotation back up to consider another short.

 

edit 11:23 also, just opened long 66.25 for a scalp to 67.75 and possibly 69.

 

Just my :2c: but if I were scalping for a tick or two (or 6) my focus would be on my screen and nothing else. ES as we know, can be a bit of a mule at times but turn and bolt with no warning. My view is always to keep a scalp a scalp. When I lose it tends to be the case of holding a scalp as a position trade and thus no plan and poor location cause big issues.

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roztom    10

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Just my :2c: but if I were scalping for a tick or two (or 6) my focus would be on my screen and nothing else. ES as we know, can be a bit of a mule at times but turn and bolt with no warning. My view is always to keep a scalp a scalp. When I lose it tends to be the case of holding a scalp as a position trade and thus no plan and poor location cause big issues.

 

I was looking things over here and I missed a key element.. yesterdays IBL is a key number 70.25 to target longs and also to lean against for a short...just something I missed.... and cost me. :doh:

 

I am going to leaning on the short side here if we can get some rotation but this market is nasty today, imho...

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TheNegotiator    13

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I was looking things over here and I missed a key element.. yesterdays IBL is a key number 70.25 to target longs and also to lean against for a short...just something I missed.... and cost me. :doh:

 

Yeah that was one of the reasons I was paying attention to the 70.75's too. I didn't short there though because of how it was holding open just prior and then extending. But it was involved in my 68 short.

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joshdance    10

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Just my :2c: but if I were scalping for a tick or two (or 6) my focus would be on my screen and nothing else. ES as we know, can be a bit of a mule at times but turn and bolt with no warning. My view is always to keep a scalp a scalp. When I lose it tends to be the case of holding a scalp as a position trade and thus no plan and poor location cause big issues.

 

Are you asking me to be quiet? j/k ;) These are all managed with stops in place, no worries... I have the tape up and can always see it peripherally even if I'm not staring right at it.

 

With that said, I'm out at 66.25 if it trades as that's my BE on my 2nd unit.

 

I am going to leaning on the short side here if we can get some rotation but this market is nasty today, imho...

 

Indeed, nasty is the word I was thinking too. I don't like to take that view too often, but when it's true, it's true. Not really clear, not very directional, and very good at getting people to commit. It works best this way after a 26 point uni-directional day, when everyone wants to get in on the action they missed the previous day... just chop around and screw 'em.

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roztom    10

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Short 67.25...kind of a crap location - again... instrument panel red... P&L - red... :helloooo:

 

Edit: 64.50 is microlvn... need to get through that... otherwise might end up with a symmetrical Neutral Day..too early to call.:2c:

 

Targeting 63.25 & 61.00 clueless of course... :missy:

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joshdance    10

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Short 67.25...kind of a crap location - again

 

I shorted 65 here tom -- if your location is crap, mine is... would you say... worthy of "Dung Heap Trading" designation? :embarassed:

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roztom    10

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I shorted 65 here tom -- if your location is crap, mine is... would you say... worthy of "Dung Heap Trading" designation? :embarassed:

 

I think we both might be eligible for the Dung Heap Trading Cup...:crap:

 

All together now "Hit the Red Button.. "

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joshdance    10

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I shorted 65 here tom -- if your location is crap, mine is... would you say... worthy of "Dung Heap Trading" designation? :embarassed:

 

I'm out of this, and probably off for a break.... crappy market + crappy trading => crappy results

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