Futures Calls Recap for 1/16/13
One winner, see ES below, on a day that we did NOT get the options unraveling move in the markets that we anted. NASDAQ volume was 1.6 billion shares.
Net ticks: +4 ticks.
As usual, let's start by taking a look at the ES and NQ with our market directional lines, VWAP, and Comber on the 5-minute chart from today's session:
ES:
Triggered long at A at 1464.25, moved up a bit, and 30 minutes later it was stuck at the gap fill, so I did something unusual, which was to just close it out for 4 ticks:
Forex Calls Recap for 1/16/13
A very narrow session, and we were half size for the CPI. See EURUSD below.
Here's a look at the US Dollar Index intraday with our market directional lines:
New calls and Chat tonight after 5 pm EST when the new levels come out after global rollover.
EURUSD:
Triggered short at A and stopped eventually. At B, it went not even 2 pips over the entry level, so at most you might have triggered a leg of your trade from an order staggering perspective:
Stock Picks Recap for 1/15/13
With each stock's recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.
From the report, OREX triggered long (with market support) and worked:
ARNA swept the trigger (without market support due to opening 5 minutes) and didn't work, but a clean trigger later did:
From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, Rich's CAT triggered long (with market support) and didn't work:
TLT triggered short (ETF, so no market support needed) and worked:
Rich's AAPL triggered short (without market support) and worked great:
His GOOG triggered short (with market support) and worked:
His GS triggered long (with market support) and worked:
In total, that's 5 trades triggering with market support, 4 of them worked, 1 did not.
Futures Calls Recap for 1/15/13
One loss on the ES on a day with a gap and a mixed market as AAPL dragged down the NASDAQ but everything else did OK. Volume was 1.7 billion NASDAQ shares. See ES section below.
Net ticks: -7 ticks.
As usual, let's start by taking a look at the ES and NQ with our market directional lines, VWAP, and Comber on the 5-minute chart from today's session:
ES:
Mark's long triggered at A at 1462.75 and stopped just barely for 7 ticks, then worked later exactly across the Value Area:
Forex Calls Recap for 1/15/13
A stop out on the GBPUSD and a EURUSD trade that came right to the stop area depending on how you staggered your exit. See both sections below.
Here's a look at the US Dollar Index intraday with our market directional lines:
New calls and Chat tonight after 5 pm EST when the new levels come out after global rollover.
EURUSD:
Triggered short at A. The stop was 20 pips plus spread, and the high at B was 22 pips (Note: Since that was LPT at 22 pips back, you can also just go above that). Either way, you may have stopped part of the trade if you used our order staggering properly, then hit first target at C, and holding whatever is left with a stop over S2:
GBPUSD:
Triggered long over the Pivot at A and stopped:
Forex Calls Recap for 1/15/13
A stop out on the GBPUSD and a EURUSD trade that came right to the stop area depending on how you staggered your exit. See both sections below.
Here's a look at the US Dollar Index intraday with our market directional lines:
New calls and Chat tonight after 5 pm EST when the new levels come out after global rollover.
EURUSD:
Triggered short at A. The stop was 20 pips plus spread, and the high at B was 22 pips (Note: Since that was LPT at 22 pips back, you can also just go above that). Either way, you may have stopped part of the trade if you used our order staggering properly, then hit first target at C, and holding whatever is left with a stop over S2:
GBPUSD:
Triggered long over the Pivot at A and stopped:
Stock Picks Recap for 1/14/13
With each stock's recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.
From the report, GRPN finally (after watching it for almost two weeks) triggered long (with market support) but then the market rolled sharply and it didn't work:
SNDK triggered long (with market support) and didn't work:
DNDN gapped over, no play.
From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, Rich's AAPL triggered short (without market support due to opening 5 minutes) and didn't work:
His DTV triggered long (with market support) and worked:
His BBY triggered long (with market support) and worked enough for a partial to the gap fill:
His FIRE triggered short (with market support) and worked:
His FAS triggered short (ETF, so no market support needed) and didn't work:
COST triggered short (with market support) and worked:
Rich's GOOG triggered short (with market support) and worked:
In total, that's 8 trades triggering with market support, 5 of them worked, 3 did not.
Futures Calls Recap for 1/14/13
A loser on the ES and a winner on the NQ for the session. See both sections below as the market had a fairly flat session trading 1.8 billion NASDAQ shares.
Net ticks: -2 ticks.
As usual, let's start by taking a look at the ES and NQ with our market directional lines, VWAP, and Comber on the 5-minute chart from today's session:
ES:
Mark's short triggered at A at 1461.50 and stopped for 7 ticks (missed first target by a tick):
NQ:
Just a reminder that we use half points for ticks on the NQ and not the quarter point measurement that the exchanges switched to in recent years. This allows us to use 6 ticks as a key target as we do on the other contracts. It also keeps the value of a tick at $10, closer to the value of a tick on the other contracts.
My long triggered at A at 2728.50, hit first target for 6 ticks, and stopped the second piece 4 ticks in the money. The trade triggered on the DELL news:
Futures Calls Recap for 1/14/13
A loser on the ES and a winner on the NQ for the session. See both sections below as the market had a fairly flat session trading 1.8 billion NASDAQ shares.
Net ticks: -2 ticks.
As usual, let's start by taking a look at the ES and NQ with our market directional lines, VWAP, and Comber on the 5-minute chart from today's session:
ES:
Mark's short triggered at A at 1461.50 and stopped for 7 ticks (missed first target by a tick):
NQ:
Just a reminder that we use half points for ticks on the NQ and not the quarter point measurement that the exchanges switched to in recent years. This allows us to use 6 ticks as a key target as we do on the other contracts. It also keeps the value of a tick at $10, closer to the value of a tick on the other contracts.
My long triggered at A at 2728.50, hit first target for 6 ticks, and stopped the second piece 4 ticks in the money. The trade triggered on the DELL news:
Forex Calls Recap for 1/14/13
One stop out to start the week. See EURUSD below.
Here's a look at the US Dollar Index intraday with our market directional lines:
New calls and Chat tonight after 5 pm EST when the new levels come out after global rollover.
EURUSD:
Triggered long at A and stopped:
