just barely green. My day trades made up for my long term holdings dropping. So I came out to just about even. APPL was good to me, then it spiked down, took me out with a loss and reversed. MA-this thing just has something out for me personally-it's worse than a spike to take me out and reverse. MA just beats me every time I trade it. Day trade winners in APPL, GS, V, WFC.
Robot: 12 wins, 2 losers minus -$36. 12 and 2, that thing should have made money. But I really don't pay attention to Robot when I'm busy with my own trades.
Other Stuff: My desk is almost clean. Gonna tackle my basement soon (ya right). Moved some furniture to make the office look bigger-but it just looks more like an office. Might start working out soon.
Got a filing cabinet that I always wanted. Usually I just have stacks of paper on the desk for a filing system. Now everything is tucked away neatly (organized I hope).
Banks now a days are giving away money just to open an account with them. Today TCF gave me $82 for giving them a $50 deposit. A another local bank gave me $100 just for opening and account. I'm starting to have a bunch of accounts-but the free money is well worth it.
Fantasy list: If I wasn't shy I would add some more names. My core list just isn't giving me enough attention.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
I'm Green
Great title, don't ya think? I would have been greener if I would have sold everything in the morning. It's WANNA BE A DAY TRADER, and I need to start jumping on the profits. I look at the numbers and think everything is great, I'm making money, and in minutes things change. But what really needs to change is the holding on to a stock. I kick myself for getting out to early and when I don't get out and try to let a winner run they seem to reverse on me. And at the same time my other account the supposedly slow moving one-----I don't even look at these stocks----- I can't day trade out of that account. That account is up 30% for the year, while this account is not up. I need to break out of something. I seem to be in some twilight zone, just wondering what I need to turn the corner.
Watched (Today Trader-Andy's) video today-at lunch it shows up over 3k.
Robot: 22 winners 4 losers loss of -108. I'm sorting his paperwork from his big losing day and today. I think I'll stop his trading after lunch. Robot does better in the morning ( 15 wins 1 loser before lunch today. Past records show him losing more in the afternoons. He really helps because all the voices and alarms go off before he puts on a trade, which gives me a chance to decide if I agree with his trade or think he has blown another chip. But letting him trade in the afternoon adds info for his brain. Maybe I let him run live in the morning Monday and put him back to simulated in the afternoon. Last time I said I'd let Robot run live on Monday the market crashed--but nobody can predict the market.
Other Stuff: turn off the screens they say-uh I'm watching other trading videos trying to learn something. Well, it's sorta kinda other stuff. I was trying to explain my Friday night, but I guess I just wrote about trading here too.
The fantasy calls list: ....WAIT hang on!!!! nah wrong #
Watched (Today Trader-Andy's) video today-at lunch it shows up over 3k.
Robot: 22 winners 4 losers loss of -108. I'm sorting his paperwork from his big losing day and today. I think I'll stop his trading after lunch. Robot does better in the morning ( 15 wins 1 loser before lunch today. Past records show him losing more in the afternoons. He really helps because all the voices and alarms go off before he puts on a trade, which gives me a chance to decide if I agree with his trade or think he has blown another chip. But letting him trade in the afternoon adds info for his brain. Maybe I let him run live in the morning Monday and put him back to simulated in the afternoon. Last time I said I'd let Robot run live on Monday the market crashed--but nobody can predict the market.
Other Stuff: turn off the screens they say-uh I'm watching other trading videos trying to learn something. Well, it's sorta kinda other stuff. I was trying to explain my Friday night, but I guess I just wrote about trading here too.
The fantasy calls list: ....WAIT hang on!!!! nah wrong #
Green
Wow, it's that time already? MA was a loser, AAPL won many times. I'm still holding 8 or 9 stocks. And in my I.R. A. I hit ISLN for 90 cents today. But enough bragging.
Robot: 16 wins 11 losers for-----minus $945----ya that's right. I added more shares for him and right away he loses 3 trades in a row. He kept going short--the market goes up and he goes short. Aw well, he makes me feel damn smart and talented today!
Other Stuff: On these before payroll days I don't get other stuff. It's an 18 hour day of work, well 17, I took a nap.
Fantasy Calls: I think I called one of em fat. I'm just whittling down my chances huh? It was a joke! sheesh lighten up. GET IT lighten up :D ahahahahaha
Robot: 16 wins 11 losers for-----minus $945----ya that's right. I added more shares for him and right away he loses 3 trades in a row. He kept going short--the market goes up and he goes short. Aw well, he makes me feel damn smart and talented today!
Other Stuff: On these before payroll days I don't get other stuff. It's an 18 hour day of work, well 17, I took a nap.
Fantasy Calls: I think I called one of em fat. I'm just whittling down my chances huh? It was a joke! sheesh lighten up. GET IT lighten up :D ahahahahaha
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
it's red
I'm down $10 today. I'm thinking I need to start taking on some risk. Had winners in GS, APPL but MA went the wrong way on me. Important stuff--if you have a x on your key board-- disable it. Mine has two buttons on the side. The x killed my trading page-seriously, it just wiped it off, could not find it any where in my brokers pages. So when you are thinking about backups have two pages of your stocks loaded. I have 3 that I trade off of from the same broker. I was really happy-cause I realized how a big position could have affected my account before I could load another trading page. And after I finished rebuilding the page--:)--I hit the same button again--and whoossh it was gone. Serious!@! With this going on today's trading really wasn't working to well.
Robot: 18 wins 5 losers profit $247 I mentioned the spikes earlier. I was hoping for a good trade so Robot could come out the loss column, I upped Robot's profit target for his last trade. APPL spiked hard at close and Robot took it, he made over $300 in that spike. Made me laugh. If you are trading live-eh there will be a stop loss-so take the spikes and smile.
Other Stuff: Yesterday it, wow that girl is cute, oops got distracted, it rained a lot. And since my work car is sick I'm driving a car that I never even took out in the rain. This car has it undercarriage covered and the intersection was a lake. With a ground clearance of 3 and a half inches my car became a boat and the only way it came through the lake was by floating and the spinning tires pushed me to the other side. The big pickups would go screaming through and push me off course. They laughed-I cussed, and mostly people shook their head at the idiot who had this car out in the rain. They kinda enjoyed the car boat though. They would point and smile. I'd wave and smile back.
Fantasy calls
Robot: 18 wins 5 losers profit $247 I mentioned the spikes earlier. I was hoping for a good trade so Robot could come out the loss column, I upped Robot's profit target for his last trade. APPL spiked hard at close and Robot took it, he made over $300 in that spike. Made me laugh. If you are trading live-eh there will be a stop loss-so take the spikes and smile.
Other Stuff: Yesterday it, wow that girl is cute, oops got distracted, it rained a lot. And since my work car is sick I'm driving a car that I never even took out in the rain. This car has it undercarriage covered and the intersection was a lake. With a ground clearance of 3 and a half inches my car became a boat and the only way it came through the lake was by floating and the spinning tires pushed me to the other side. The big pickups would go screaming through and push me off course. They laughed-I cussed, and mostly people shook their head at the idiot who had this car out in the rain. They kinda enjoyed the car boat though. They would point and smile. I'd wave and smile back.
Fantasy calls
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
I'm Green
By an hour after the open I had my daily goal beat-but by the end of the day it whittled down to just being green. AAPL came through. But it looked like this--WENT TO HIGHS, I DIDN'T TAKE PROFITS-started crashing and I cashed in half my position for $8. Think I cussed myself out for half an hour and I cashed out the other half 30 cents below highs.
Around 1 I thought GS goes down, MA goes up--Luckily I only took one of those trades-because both were wrong.
Robot: 11 wins 1 loss $57 profit-he needs some work on his profit and loss spread but if he's green he makes me smile. And he makes me laugh when I beat his computer chiped brain.
Other Stuff: First comment ever!
Fantasy calls: umm living in a fantasy world, still
Around 1 I thought GS goes down, MA goes up--Luckily I only took one of those trades-because both were wrong.
Robot: 11 wins 1 loss $57 profit-he needs some work on his profit and loss spread but if he's green he makes me smile. And he makes me laugh when I beat his computer chiped brain.
Other Stuff: First comment ever!
Fantasy calls: umm living in a fantasy world, still
I got no other reason for this-'cept that she is cute & funny, and I've been stalking her for years
1. What author do you own the most books by?
Jim Cramer
2. What book do you own the most copies of?
None, 1 of each is plenty.
3. Did it bother you that both those questions ended with prepositions?
See-I TOLD YOU SHE WAS FUNNY!
4. What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
The paper bag that sings " it's a pity she lives so far away in Canada" and the lonely goatherder.
5. What book have you read the most times in your life?
The Bible
6. What was your favorite book when you were 10 years old?
My Side of the Mountain
7. What is the worst book you've read in the past year?
A beginners guide to day trading online--Toni Turner messed with my mojo by writing things like you just can't make $500 a day. Yet I watch people like SGOMEZ, the GOAT, and ROCKSTAR make thousands of dollars every day. Toni should have her book writing privileges revoked for stepping on my dreams. Oh and I can't forget Peter Milman who made $50,000 the day he was filmed--MY HERO!
8. What is the best book you've read in the past year?
Mastering the Trade
9. If you could force everyone you tagged to read one book, what would it be?
Don't play tag anymore--sadly--O K I'll try,--TAG your it!!
10. What book would most like to see made into a movie?
Confessions of a street addict. A wanna be living in his car cause he can't make ends meet-just like me
11. What book would you least like to see made into a movie?
If the fantasy list calls-I'm not gonna turn down any movie.
12. Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character.
Umm Hayley, sometimes you just go too far. I did dream about a girl down the road about a month ago. Their might have been a school uniform or something close to school books or a library, or something. I can't remember much more than the girl.
13. What is the most lowbrow book you've read as an adult?
I'm a never grew up, and I like it that way.
14. What is the most difficult book you've ever read?
Then again that would be the Bible.
15. What is the most obscure Shakespeare play you've seen?
Never have, and I couldn't quote more than 3 lines from all of Shakespeare's stuff. But someone on the list use to take me to plays and I loved it. But a lot of the time it's who your with instead of what you did or saw.
16. Do you prefer the French or the Russians?
You want you some Chekhov? The dude from STAR TREK or are you still in your book fantasy here?
17. Roth or Updike?
I'm amused too. About the fact I have no idea what you are talking about for 17,18,19,20. So I gonna skip ahead--What I like to call speed reading.
21. What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading?
When the book mark falls out I end up gaping all over the place. It usually ends up being days until I find the page I was on.
22. What is your favorite novel?
Err, something by Shakespeare? :) (hey this is funny over here)
23. Play?
Les Miserables. I think it was the company though, because later I brought maybe 10 friends to see it and it just wasn't the same.
24. Poem?
Something I wrote to some girl once.
25. Essay?
Ola vato! Cumo Esta? That's where you were going with this right?
26. work of nonfiction?
A tragedy of me-I been having a bad week, month
27. Favorite writer?
They scare me as soon as I realize they have taken me someplace because their words seem to put me in the story they wrote. Then I stop and realize I was reading a book. That's when I stop reading.
28. Who is the most over rated writer alive today?
Toni Turner-she writes an investment book and then tells you too bad you won't make any money. If I see her I'm gonna ask for my money back! And even if she doesn't give me my money, I'll still give her back her book. Only because bonfires where her book belongs is a parole violation.
29. What is your desert island book?
A desert island and you have a book? Sometimes your so sexy and then you just lose it. Desert islands are not for books. Desert islands are for who you would most like to be stranded on with. I wasn't sure you had actually wrote the answer to that question. That is until I saw the nine point font. I'm disappointed Hayley.
30. And...what are you reading right now?
YOUR BLOG!
Jim Cramer
2. What book do you own the most copies of?
None, 1 of each is plenty.
3. Did it bother you that both those questions ended with prepositions?
See-I TOLD YOU SHE WAS FUNNY!
4. What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
The paper bag that sings " it's a pity she lives so far away in Canada" and the lonely goatherder.
5. What book have you read the most times in your life?
The Bible
6. What was your favorite book when you were 10 years old?
My Side of the Mountain
7. What is the worst book you've read in the past year?
A beginners guide to day trading online--Toni Turner messed with my mojo by writing things like you just can't make $500 a day. Yet I watch people like SGOMEZ, the GOAT, and ROCKSTAR make thousands of dollars every day. Toni should have her book writing privileges revoked for stepping on my dreams. Oh and I can't forget Peter Milman who made $50,000 the day he was filmed--MY HERO!
8. What is the best book you've read in the past year?
Mastering the Trade
9. If you could force everyone you tagged to read one book, what would it be?
Don't play tag anymore--sadly--O K I'll try,--TAG your it!!
10. What book would most like to see made into a movie?
Confessions of a street addict. A wanna be living in his car cause he can't make ends meet-just like me
11. What book would you least like to see made into a movie?
If the fantasy list calls-I'm not gonna turn down any movie.
12. Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character.
Umm Hayley, sometimes you just go too far. I did dream about a girl down the road about a month ago. Their might have been a school uniform or something close to school books or a library, or something. I can't remember much more than the girl.
13. What is the most lowbrow book you've read as an adult?
I'm a never grew up, and I like it that way.
14. What is the most difficult book you've ever read?
Then again that would be the Bible.
15. What is the most obscure Shakespeare play you've seen?
Never have, and I couldn't quote more than 3 lines from all of Shakespeare's stuff. But someone on the list use to take me to plays and I loved it. But a lot of the time it's who your with instead of what you did or saw.
16. Do you prefer the French or the Russians?
You want you some Chekhov? The dude from STAR TREK or are you still in your book fantasy here?
17. Roth or Updike?
I'm amused too. About the fact I have no idea what you are talking about for 17,18,19,20. So I gonna skip ahead--What I like to call speed reading.
21. What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading?
When the book mark falls out I end up gaping all over the place. It usually ends up being days until I find the page I was on.
22. What is your favorite novel?
Err, something by Shakespeare? :) (hey this is funny over here)
23. Play?
Les Miserables. I think it was the company though, because later I brought maybe 10 friends to see it and it just wasn't the same.
24. Poem?
Something I wrote to some girl once.
25. Essay?
Ola vato! Cumo Esta? That's where you were going with this right?
26. work of nonfiction?
A tragedy of me-I been having a bad week, month
27. Favorite writer?
They scare me as soon as I realize they have taken me someplace because their words seem to put me in the story they wrote. Then I stop and realize I was reading a book. That's when I stop reading.
28. Who is the most over rated writer alive today?
Toni Turner-she writes an investment book and then tells you too bad you won't make any money. If I see her I'm gonna ask for my money back! And even if she doesn't give me my money, I'll still give her back her book. Only because bonfires where her book belongs is a parole violation.
29. What is your desert island book?
A desert island and you have a book? Sometimes your so sexy and then you just lose it. Desert islands are not for books. Desert islands are for who you would most like to be stranded on with. I wasn't sure you had actually wrote the answer to that question. That is until I saw the nine point font. I'm disappointed Hayley.
30. And...what are you reading right now?
YOUR BLOG!
Monday, August 24, 2009
red
down $30 today. near the close I grabbed 100 AAPL .
Don't think I should have. I'm holding 10 stocks right now.
Robot went 16 wins 3 losses for $2 profit. He needs some tweeking-but today was short of not there. It was 88 degrees in the house a t 11 am and I could not take it. I left during the day and bought a little window a/c.
Other Stuff: car died on the operating table-the doctors said it was all fine but :( When I brought it home it just threw up rolled over and played dead. I spent a thousand dollars to fix a car and my a/c and ended up with nothing. What a freaking joke! Really can't remember the last time I got a break. Called GE to get the replacement motor for the a/c cause they made the motor--they answered it does not matter and I need to talk to Amana. Amana says the serial # does not match their units and should call another company. I try to explain "Amana air command II you made this unit I need the motor for it" but in my joke of a world these are the answers they give me. I live in this world--when I'm not crying--it cracks me up that this is the way things go for me.
So I'm not gonna proofread this thing-it's just one of those days..
Fantasy Calls: what is a person without dreams?
Don't think I should have. I'm holding 10 stocks right now.
Robot went 16 wins 3 losses for $2 profit. He needs some tweeking-but today was short of not there. It was 88 degrees in the house a t 11 am and I could not take it. I left during the day and bought a little window a/c.
Other Stuff: car died on the operating table-the doctors said it was all fine but :( When I brought it home it just threw up rolled over and played dead. I spent a thousand dollars to fix a car and my a/c and ended up with nothing. What a freaking joke! Really can't remember the last time I got a break. Called GE to get the replacement motor for the a/c cause they made the motor--they answered it does not matter and I need to talk to Amana. Amana says the serial # does not match their units and should call another company. I try to explain "Amana air command II you made this unit I need the motor for it" but in my joke of a world these are the answers they give me. I live in this world--when I'm not crying--it cracks me up that this is the way things go for me.
So I'm not gonna proofread this thing-it's just one of those days..
Fantasy Calls: what is a person without dreams?
Friday, August 21, 2009
Beat my daily goal
yep that's right. twice this week. never mind monday.
Robot was -- I'm not sure--call it even--he caught a spike that put him big green--but can't count on that.
SPIKES AND THE ROBOT-a spike will trigger a buy and sell-even on a bogus fat finger trade. Robot will take the trade. He caught two spikes today-ONE TRADE LASTED FOR 2 SECONDS. Before he could say he had entered the trade, I was already told my profit goal was reached. Thought you should know.
Other stuff: The doctor called twice, once in the middle of surgery to tell me things were going okay, and I should be able to bring my car home tonight - maybe-
Beating my goal means I get to spoil myself-I don't know what yet, but I'm kinda hoping its someone from the Fantasy calls list :)
Fantasy calls: See sentence above!!
Robot was -- I'm not sure--call it even--he caught a spike that put him big green--but can't count on that.
SPIKES AND THE ROBOT-a spike will trigger a buy and sell-even on a bogus fat finger trade. Robot will take the trade. He caught two spikes today-ONE TRADE LASTED FOR 2 SECONDS. Before he could say he had entered the trade, I was already told my profit goal was reached. Thought you should know.
Other stuff: The doctor called twice, once in the middle of surgery to tell me things were going okay, and I should be able to bring my car home tonight - maybe-
Beating my goal means I get to spoil myself-I don't know what yet, but I'm kinda hoping its someone from the Fantasy calls list :)
Fantasy calls: See sentence above!!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Green
Made 3 digits today-but just barely. Got back my day trading powers-but just barely. Went off into day trading as soon as I could. I'm addicted :)
I try too hard to protect my capital and end up getting stopped out. Then I spend my time just trying to earn it back. Today my IRA comes up 30% for the year. And this account for day trading just beats me up. It is confusing how one account is doing great the other is not. Maybe since trading futures will get me through, I won't have to worry about falling below the SEC minimums anymore--which means I won't be trading scared money. Let's keep all the bad mo-jo away--cause I need the jet, saleen s7, trophy wife,mansion by the water, the list goes on and on and on and on and on and on>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>..............
Robot must have caught a virus. He was down $200 by lunch and I just yanked his plug. The stupid mo-fo, when I tried to let him trade again he could not even buy the right size and had no idea where to exit the trade. I can rebuild him, I have the technology, I can make him better, faster---errrr that was the six million dollar man (maybe his new name could be the six million dollar robot)
Other stuff: Finally took my car to the hospital today. They have a crack group of surgeons at Kina's dads place. And I didn't scream around the corner in front of the cop. Well, the back up is a screaming convertible with a racing engine put in a fiberglass body. huh, I'm done.
Fantasy calls: ................
I try too hard to protect my capital and end up getting stopped out. Then I spend my time just trying to earn it back. Today my IRA comes up 30% for the year. And this account for day trading just beats me up. It is confusing how one account is doing great the other is not. Maybe since trading futures will get me through, I won't have to worry about falling below the SEC minimums anymore--which means I won't be trading scared money. Let's keep all the bad mo-jo away--cause I need the jet, saleen s7, trophy wife,mansion by the water, the list goes on and on and on and on and on and on>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>..............
Robot must have caught a virus. He was down $200 by lunch and I just yanked his plug. The stupid mo-fo, when I tried to let him trade again he could not even buy the right size and had no idea where to exit the trade. I can rebuild him, I have the technology, I can make him better, faster---errrr that was the six million dollar man (maybe his new name could be the six million dollar robot)
Other stuff: Finally took my car to the hospital today. They have a crack group of surgeons at Kina's dads place. And I didn't scream around the corner in front of the cop. Well, the back up is a screaming convertible with a racing engine put in a fiberglass body. huh, I'm done.
Fantasy calls: ................
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
I'm Green
I'm up like $30. What can I say? It's difficult. But for all of you who ask "how can I day trade with less than 25K?" The answer is open up a futures account. No SEC day trader restrictions.
Robot went insane today and lost $292. with 15 wins and 9 losers. I changed him to a 16 point stop and a 7 point profit.
Other stuff: where to start? My comedy is gone-but I still crack myself up.
Fantasy Calls: 000000000000000000 and 0
Robot went insane today and lost $292. with 15 wins and 9 losers. I changed him to a 16 point stop and a 7 point profit.
Other stuff: where to start? My comedy is gone-but I still crack myself up.
Fantasy Calls: 000000000000000000 and 0
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Yeah, I think
I beat my daily goal. :) but with yesterday's big loss, it is kinda bittersweet. But it is the second time I've beaten my daily goal in the last two weeks ( I think) so some how things are getting better, right?
Robot kicked butt! 21 wins with 3 losers a net profit of $212. Had to switch him over to trade the YM (since we are not allowed to trade stocks--fricking SEC!!)
he is set with a 5 point target and a 17 point stop loss. The stop loss was changed to 13 points at 12 pm. My max adverse showed most trades never went bad past 8 points. More understanding will happen when I post a video of Robot.
Must go to see accountant I was just typing waiting on the back up to finish
Robot kicked butt! 21 wins with 3 losers a net profit of $212. Had to switch him over to trade the YM (since we are not allowed to trade stocks--fricking SEC!!)
he is set with a 5 point target and a 17 point stop loss. The stop loss was changed to 13 points at 12 pm. My max adverse showed most trades never went bad past 8 points. More understanding will happen when I post a video of Robot.
Must go to see accountant I was just typing waiting on the back up to finish
Monday, August 17, 2009
Shot down in flames
I'm down $1000 today. My day started at 3 am just watching my money drift away. One trader mentioned for us traders it's that time of the month. Anyways-pattern day trader-rules kick into effect on my ass. Which means the SEC now believes I am too stupid to trade and froze my account for 90 days, or until I add $300 to my account. The government will not allow me access to use my money. But this was a previous bitch.
I am set up to trade futures, and if I did everything right I should be able to use my frozen funds to trade futures to build my account back up by $300 so my restrictions can be removed.
Robot pulled 22 wins and 4 losses for a net profit of $30
Other stuff: I'm really tired.
Fantasy Calls: none
I am set up to trade futures, and if I did everything right I should be able to use my frozen funds to trade futures to build my account back up by $300 so my restrictions can be removed.
Robot pulled 22 wins and 4 losses for a net profit of $30
Other stuff: I'm really tired.
Fantasy Calls: none
Friday, August 14, 2009
Yuck
It was a bad day to be holding all those stocks. In a couple of hours I'm down $400 mumbling come on Bob trade your way out of it. You did it yesterday. Then I convinced myself of how much of an idiot I am for even thinking I'm gonna trade out of this hole. The day ended with me down $150. Aww Shucks! If you are within 2 miles of my place you would have been able to hear the actual translation of aw shucks. Robot was only down $59. His brain has been changed to grab 5 cents and sell everything. At one stint he had 14 winning trades in a row-but then he kept going short and short and short just when the market was trying to come back. And that turned his winning day into a losing one. A little more brain surgery on his ass (well, that's where my brain is) and Robot might have something to earn his keep.
OTHER STUFF: Are you kidding me? Without A/C it is so hot in here you fall asleep in 5 minutes. I drink so much water to beat the heat that I have to go to the bathroom--oh ya never mind.
Fantasy Calls: zero. I don't know-you think it's me?
OTHER STUFF: Are you kidding me? Without A/C it is so hot in here you fall asleep in 5 minutes. I drink so much water to beat the heat that I have to go to the bathroom--oh ya never mind.
Fantasy Calls: zero. I don't know-you think it's me?
Thursday, August 13, 2009
I'm Green
What a day! I lost a dollar in MA in less than 2 minutes, and CME stopped out just as fast. I'm saying trade your way out of it. This is what you do. So in an hour I'm back to even. That's when things got out of hand, and before I know it I'm down $170. But for some reason things seem to be going my way (how could you say that? you're way down there buddy).
I just keep trading and I ended up in the green for the day! It's one of those strange days.
Robot truly could not handle the presuure from today and turned in a loss of 371. I think I've changed my mind about letting him go live on Monday. He needs to be reprogrammed (again).
Oh get this--I'm holding C, CLF, DELL, HAL, LLTC, MFE, MHS, MSFT, NITE, ORCL, SLH, SLT, SYY, WIT, XOM
I'VE BECOME MY OWN MUTUAL FUND!!!!!
OTHER STUFF: Day started at 7 am and I got a dinner break and this blog break and in a few minutes I'm back to the charts. So there is no "other stuff" for today.
Fantasy Calls: Ummm I'm kinda lonely--also known as zero,zip,nadda !
I just keep trading and I ended up in the green for the day! It's one of those strange days.
Robot truly could not handle the presuure from today and turned in a loss of 371. I think I've changed my mind about letting him go live on Monday. He needs to be reprogrammed (again).
Oh get this--I'm holding C, CLF, DELL, HAL, LLTC, MFE, MHS, MSFT, NITE, ORCL, SLH, SLT, SYY, WIT, XOM
I'VE BECOME MY OWN MUTUAL FUND!!!!!
OTHER STUFF: Day started at 7 am and I got a dinner break and this blog break and in a few minutes I'm back to the charts. So there is no "other stuff" for today.
Fantasy Calls: Ummm I'm kinda lonely--also known as zero,zip,nadda !
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Beat my goal
O ya!!! Good day trading today. I beat my goal. And the Robot pulled 19 winners and 4 losers for a profit of $95. I love it when I can beat a computer. If the week ends up good and I have a cushion to trade with--I'm going to let the computer come to life on Monday. Usually Robot likes down trending days. I keep adjusting his profit goals of when to sell to try and push the profit up higher. Right now he runs 300 shares of SPY with a stop of 18 cents and 150 out at 8 cents and 150 shares out at 23 cents with a 6 cent trail after the first 150 shares sell.
OTHER STUFF: Without air conditioning in this house if you step outside of the "fan zone" you will fry like a lobster in 60 seconds.
Calls: How did all these sales people get my phone number when I only gave my number to girls?
OTHER STUFF: Without air conditioning in this house if you step outside of the "fan zone" you will fry like a lobster in 60 seconds.
Calls: How did all these sales people get my phone number when I only gave my number to girls?
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Lost $25 today. MR gave me a nice profit, but JOYG took it away. Pulled a winner in MA and AAPL. So I'm still holding 9 stocks. Well, you know, it is called "wanna be a day trader". Hate the restrictions of being a pattern day trader--I have to keep my size so small, otherwise I could fall under the government's watchful eye. Then the SEC in its infinite wisdom would freeze my account. It is the stupidest rule ever invented. Basically unless you have a lot of money you don't daytrade. It is for your own good the SEC will say. really? I'm paying a lot more attention to my money than all those rich people who lost millions investing with the likes of Madoff. Yet my account gets frozen and Madoff is a billionaire. I have an I.R..A. that shows a 20% profit for this year to date. But in this account with all the funds I'm really only allowed to trade with $600--because if I lose $600--my entire account will be frozen. Stop losses are so tight around here, wiggle room just doesn't exist. Any trade I do is only allowed $60 on the down side. Shoot, try trading 30 shares and while everyone is cashing in on a 20 cent move taking $200 to the bank- I've got 6 lousy dollars. I can't take on risk because of the pattern day trader rules.
Well, that's my bitch--I lost $25 today.
Robot turned in 16 winning trades and 3 losing trades. Net profit of $57, wow, you'd think it would have made more huh? It seems I'm teaching it the same rules I have to live by-$10 profit? Cash me in buddy!
OTHER STUFF: The meteor shower is tonight and if you are on the list--it's time for drive in the country to watch the fireworks (and yes I do have a convertible). And yes, get off your duff and call me--DUH
My only subscriber turned out to be my dad, and today I find out he is no longer my subscriber. I think I'm hurt.
Well, that's my bitch--I lost $25 today.
Robot turned in 16 winning trades and 3 losing trades. Net profit of $57, wow, you'd think it would have made more huh? It seems I'm teaching it the same rules I have to live by-$10 profit? Cash me in buddy!
OTHER STUFF: The meteor shower is tonight and if you are on the list--it's time for drive in the country to watch the fireworks (and yes I do have a convertible). And yes, get off your duff and call me--DUH
My only subscriber turned out to be my dad, and today I find out he is no longer my subscriber. I think I'm hurt.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Whew- a winning day. Last week was terrible, it's good to make a profit today. Took a big risk on C and got 8 cents. Strange, I thought I had just told myself not to do this kind of trading last week. A carryover from last week brought some money.
I'm long 10 different positions right now. One was MR. Which had earnings after the bell and beat. It is up a dollar after hours-sure hope I still get a profit from it tomorrow.
Other Stuff: Really? I'm just drawing a blank.
Calls: Living in a fantasy world, oooooooooo baby
I'm long 10 different positions right now. One was MR. Which had earnings after the bell and beat. It is up a dollar after hours-sure hope I still get a profit from it tomorrow.
Other Stuff: Really? I'm just drawing a blank.
Calls: Living in a fantasy world, oooooooooo baby
Thursday, August 6, 2009
DIVE DIVE DIVE :(
Another losing day. I'm so depressed. Today my only winning trade was the one I let my Robot trade for me. I hit the live button and it traded 300 SPY and handed me a profit of $17.
The Robot scares me--Today it had 14 winners out of 14 trades. And made a profit after brokers fees of $322. Some days it can lose it's mind and do poorly. And when I selectively turn it on to live trading with real money, I always think that this will be the bad trade.
So what scares me? It is obviously a better day trader than me.
The scary part is that I taught Robot how to trade, yes I named it Robot.
But I've lost $450 in the last 3 days--and the Robot seems to have gotten the smarter part of my brain. Soon I think I let him come to life.
Other Stuff: Gotta go work the midnight shift tonight--tonight I will put one semester of high school electronics to work and replace the lighting in a store. Last time I rewired a commercial oven I got a FRO.
Fantasy Calls: That's me, just living in a fantasy world
The Robot scares me--Today it had 14 winners out of 14 trades. And made a profit after brokers fees of $322. Some days it can lose it's mind and do poorly. And when I selectively turn it on to live trading with real money, I always think that this will be the bad trade.
So what scares me? It is obviously a better day trader than me.
The scary part is that I taught Robot how to trade, yes I named it Robot.
But I've lost $450 in the last 3 days--and the Robot seems to have gotten the smarter part of my brain. Soon I think I let him come to life.
Other Stuff: Gotta go work the midnight shift tonight--tonight I will put one semester of high school electronics to work and replace the lighting in a store. Last time I rewired a commercial oven I got a FRO.
Fantasy Calls: That's me, just living in a fantasy world
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Second losing day in a row.
It's time to return to the conservative stuff and have stops at plus or minus $25,,and if it gets to plus $12 it's time to move my stop to plus $8. (if I'm up $12--I won't let it get below up $8)
It sucks and really cuts into letting a winner run, but it is how I build my account back up. 2 losing days in a row--this is worse than I'm a failure--now I'm stupid as well.
Other stuff: Mom's sick and banged her head, she has a nasty bruise. Dad goes to the hospital tomorrow (not to be outdone, you know)
Oh and it is 10 at night and 90 degrees in here!
Fantasy calls: HA HA I'm starting to realize why I call it fantasy calls.
:)
It's time to return to the conservative stuff and have stops at plus or minus $25,,and if it gets to plus $12 it's time to move my stop to plus $8. (if I'm up $12--I won't let it get below up $8)
It sucks and really cuts into letting a winner run, but it is how I build my account back up. 2 losing days in a row--this is worse than I'm a failure--now I'm stupid as well.
Other stuff: Mom's sick and banged her head, she has a nasty bruise. Dad goes to the hospital tomorrow (not to be outdone, you know)
Oh and it is 10 at night and 90 degrees in here!
Fantasy calls: HA HA I'm starting to realize why I call it fantasy calls.
:)
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Distractions can cost you!
Hey, wasn't that a great rally into the close? Not when you are mostly in short positions.
My fault-someone stopped by - I stopped paying attention - and quickly my three short positions turned from winners into losers. In that 20 minutes--over $120 walked out of my life. It is hard to be rude to people-- to tell them to shut up that I am working and can not be disturbed. A while ago I remember a phone call that took 30 seconds that cost me $50. These are in no way large positions costing me like this. This is the way the market moves now-a-days.
But the lesson is-CONCENTRATE-FOCUS-PAY ATTENTION. Stop trying to be nice and have a conversation while you are trading. So unless you are on the list below-I am not available during market hours. I hate losing days-it means I am a failure.
Long: MSFT, WIT, LLTC, ORCL, SLH, SLT,
Short: GS, POT, GOOG
Other Stuff: My motor came for the a/c. It's the wrong part.
Fantasy Calls: Only one of those names listed actually has my phone number-I think it's cutting into my chances. But if the others tried--They could find out my #--I relish the stalking--makes me think ya actually care.
My fault-someone stopped by - I stopped paying attention - and quickly my three short positions turned from winners into losers. In that 20 minutes--over $120 walked out of my life. It is hard to be rude to people-- to tell them to shut up that I am working and can not be disturbed. A while ago I remember a phone call that took 30 seconds that cost me $50. These are in no way large positions costing me like this. This is the way the market moves now-a-days.
But the lesson is-CONCENTRATE-FOCUS-PAY ATTENTION. Stop trying to be nice and have a conversation while you are trading. So unless you are on the list below-I am not available during market hours. I hate losing days-it means I am a failure.
Long: MSFT, WIT, LLTC, ORCL, SLH, SLT,
Short: GS, POT, GOOG
Other Stuff: My motor came for the a/c. It's the wrong part.
Fantasy Calls: Only one of those names listed actually has my phone number-I think it's cutting into my chances. But if the others tried--They could find out my #--I relish the stalking--makes me think ya actually care.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Thursday-Days not spoken here!
o ya
It's another day in the green!! Caught some good trades in MA & V. So even with GOOG (my short) gapping up 6 freaking dollars on me I still get to put today in the win column.
LONG: FSLR LLTC MSFT ORCL SLH SLT SYY
SHORT: GOOG ahahahahahaha grumble grumble
Other Stuff: I'm gonna miss that day that isn't spoken around here anymore. My a/c is still waiting for parts to be delivered and it is 20 degrees hotter inside than it is outside. Add on the monitors staring back at me--and it's way hot-
the ice cube melted in seconds-
cooked breakfast on the desk-
it is 10:40 pm and I just filled the swimming pool by wringing out my shirt-
some guy outside my door made 200 hundred dollars tonight selling me ice-I feel like a junkie saying c'mon man I need more ice, just give me some more ice , I gotta have it, I'm hurting bad here.
Fantasy something or other : ah, I forget
It's another day in the green!! Caught some good trades in MA & V. So even with GOOG (my short) gapping up 6 freaking dollars on me I still get to put today in the win column.
LONG: FSLR LLTC MSFT ORCL SLH SLT SYY
SHORT: GOOG ahahahahahaha grumble grumble
Other Stuff: I'm gonna miss that day that isn't spoken around here anymore. My a/c is still waiting for parts to be delivered and it is 20 degrees hotter inside than it is outside. Add on the monitors staring back at me--and it's way hot-
the ice cube melted in seconds-
cooked breakfast on the desk-
it is 10:40 pm and I just filled the swimming pool by wringing out my shirt-
some guy outside my door made 200 hundred dollars tonight selling me ice-I feel like a junkie saying c'mon man I need more ice, just give me some more ice , I gotta have it, I'm hurting bad here.
Fantasy something or other : ah, I forget
Sunday, August 2, 2009
only 9 hours until the market opens!! YEEEE-HAW
positions: LONG C, FSLR, LLTC, ORCL, SLH, VRX(valeant has earnings the 4th before market opens)
SHORT GOOG
Just looking at charts, setting new targets, and can't wait for the opening bell monday.
Not that I would want to influence anyone, :) but who all is looking forward to work on Monday? It's only us traders!! HERE'S A LAUGH!! In this fake paper trading account where I'm learning how to trade the FOREX the unrealized profit shows a gain of 10,000 dollars. Why isn't my real account in a fantasy wonderland like this? :)
Other Stuff: A first subscriber to my you tube channel, woohoo-
I kinda been here years, I had to delete my first account and add the 11 after some sporn attached itself to my first site. But still in all that time it is a first subscriber. Wow, what was this person thinking?
Calls: I think maybe it's time I should check to see if my phone is actually working :(
SHORT GOOG
Just looking at charts, setting new targets, and can't wait for the opening bell monday.
Not that I would want to influence anyone, :) but who all is looking forward to work on Monday? It's only us traders!! HERE'S A LAUGH!! In this fake paper trading account where I'm learning how to trade the FOREX the unrealized profit shows a gain of 10,000 dollars. Why isn't my real account in a fantasy wonderland like this? :)
Other Stuff: A first subscriber to my you tube channel, woohoo-
I kinda been here years, I had to delete my first account and add the 11 after some sporn attached itself to my first site. But still in all that time it is a first subscriber. Wow, what was this person thinking?
Calls: I think maybe it's time I should check to see if my phone is actually working :(
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