November 2012 mid-month trade update: 11-01-12 SPY NOV 143 puts Buy Limit: 1.85 (filled) Sell Limit: 2.40 Stop: 1.30 This trade was...
Bracket order just filled: SPY DEC 141 Calls Buy Limit: 1.85 (filled) Sell Limit: 2.59 (+40%) Stop: 1.20 (-35%) if tanks before hitting...
Bradson, I like your long/short idea on the best and worst performing sectors using etf's. Now here comes the hard part: finding the best...
trader198, Read the date (2/21/2012) when I entered that MT trade and then look at this attached chart of MT on 2/21/2012 (the trade entry...
11-01-12 12:35 PM Program indicates a change of direction. Closed open trade: SPY NOV 143 puts at 1.85 (breakeven). opened new call...
I place buy "limit" orders. I really don't know how large an order effects fills. That's probable something atticus would know. I can say...
Put trend is getting old and tired, I can't believe the trading program spit out another put trade. This is a late day fill. Bracket order...
Here's an example of a pairs trade I did in Feb 2012 at the bottom of this page: MT was uptrending and pulled backed to a support moving...
October 2012 Completed: Updated October trades: 10-02-12 SPY OCT 146 Puts Buy Limit = 2.05 Sell Limit = 2.56 (+25%) Stop = 1.41...
Placed the following bracket orders today: [ Trade No. 1 ] SPY NOV 142 Puts Buy Limit: 1.95 (filled) Sell Limit: 2.45 Stop: 1.17...
This is why I really like atticus, "A man of few words, but they are the perfect few words."
__________________________________________________ Hi Bradson, Wow! "You sound exactly like my me 15 years ago when I first started trading...
There are two keys to the dynamic: 1: Identify mathematical mini-trends (usually 3-9 days but exceptions can be longer or short), by measuring...
EliteTraderNYC, A friend of mine who reads this thread pointed out that you probably didn't mean "what was my worst drawdown from open trades,"...
My worst month was +5.13% account gain and my best month may be happening right now (+15.3%) this October 2012 if I don't catch any losing...
John, I don't trade stocks anymore. There was a time when I did, but tax preparation is messy having to itemize each stock's buy / sell...
Chuck, When my program doesn't spit out any trades for a few days (like the past 2 days), I do the same as you and trade the SPY 5 minute...
Updated October trades: 10-02-12 SPY OCT 146 Puts Buy Limit = 2.05 Sell Limit = 2.56 (+25%) Stop = 1.41 Closed trade on 10/2/2012: +25%...
How has it been going trading the SPY and Q's ? Better or worse then individual stock options? Do you have any kind of trading system developed...
Your right, some stocks do have similar attributes as the SPY, but there is a problem with an individual stocks that an index or etf doesn't...
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