Tuesday 7 Feb 2107

Trade 1 Result= +0.25

Very strong o/n
est Gap +6
Good numbers on narrowing trade deficit
FTSE up 0.64%

NR-no trading
Speed est range = 10.75
Estimated range = 11.50
EstH-Ldif= 14.00

8:51 AM 2/7/2017
Spreadsheets crashed
will have to reload and reupdate
2298 looks like HE

9:09 AM 2/7/2017
updating spreadsheets and missed my price to buy
bought 1 at market (hate doing that) 2293.50
order for second at 2291.50
(BTW there is a scenario that it rolls over at 2294 area (which it has tested) as 2294.25 = resistance)

9:22 AM 2/7/2017
This is taking too long (the push up to 2298)
I think I might dump the long in have on the next push up - unless it pushes up through 2294.25

9:29 AM 2/7/2017
chased it to get out 2292.75
so 2293.50-2292.75 = -0.75 (ugh)

Errors entry at market - Don't do this!!
updating journal notes instead of watching trade - Trade is first - journal is second!

9:45 AM 2/7/2017
Trade1B = +1
while fiddling around I got filled on a buy and an exit =+1

Trade 2

10:25 AM 2/7/2017
Trade 2

While fiddling around (why is the spread so big on Cl futures put options?) -CL Apr 52 put.png-I got two announcements of fills: Buy and Sell stop (which would have been fine if my sell stop was 2 not one = "Don't make the bed while you bake the bread")

Pissed off I've sold a market => 2289.00
(already looking like a terrible entry so I'll double down on a bounce) order to sell another at 2290.75
"In for a penny in for a pound"
10:34 AM 2/7/2017
taking break 2
10:49 AM 2/7/2017 in the second Sold 2290.75
11:19 AM 2/7/2017 moved both to BE so I could take a nap filled at 2289.75

result
89 to 89.75 = -0.75 & 90.75 to 89.75 = +1.0= +0.25

Day 5 - Feb 7 Trade 3
After I closed trade2 for a nap - IMMEDIATELY after - dove for 2 points which would have been $200.

2:25 PM 2/7/2017
Woke up. took the do out. Back
Trade 3 not yet filled
Thinking: LOD in place could be a bounce into the close

Result +1.75


Trade1 +0.25
Trade2 +0.25
Trade3 +1.75
Day total +2.00

8:27 AM 2/8/2017
February 8, 2017
There was a double top in the o/n
Though it could be a big down day signals say choppy
A little down (buy) then up (about 5- 6pt) and reverse to go down for the main leg
buy near open 2284.75,2285.75 =first Pt 2285.25 avg of two

DD up NR-no trading
Speed est range = 10.25
Estimated range = 9.25
12.25 3d ATR
Frng est =13.75

8:44 AM 2/8/2017
H/L est
2292.75
2281.50
11.25

Trade 1 in on unmonitored trade (filled while making journal notes)
order to buy a second at 2282
- just filled

8:49 AM 2/8/2017
order for third just filled at 81.50
now fully loaded

Plan
will trade the third in and out
keeping two core
let second go at about +5
let third go at topping signal and then CAR

9:05 filled on third 3
now long 2

10:03 AM 2/8/2017

in and out on contract 3
closed two ahead of gameplan (stay with plan)
only long 1 now (but had some breaks for food and tea - meant to re-buy but prices too low
Note: work on this at end of day to improve rebuy points

10:12 AM 2/8/2017
2290.25 to 2288.75 =range rule
DDAutoEst= 2292.50

10:24 AM 2/8/2017
out on #3 at 2290.25 = now flat
(was thinking of going for 2209.75 - but for .50 not worth it?

Total for trade 1=18.50pts $925

10:41 AM 2/8/2017
Trade 2
most of the day's movement is probably done - so in theory I shouldn't take this trade especially as I planning to go out for a break,
However, WTF, let's give it a shot.
In practice, if I was saying here I would baby-sit the entry and place the protective buy stop much closer after I was filled on the short and saw it rolling over.

More likely it probably won't roll-over at all - it can chop around at this level.