"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits."

Thursday, June 3, 2010

June 3rd


On my lunch, I took two paper-trades in RIG. The great thing about the first trade was that I saw the momentum and entered without a clear signal... no hesitancy. I was comfortable with the idea that if it stopped and reversed, I'd just get out. Interesting because that is not how I normally approach it. Too bad I did not wait for an exit signal however. One of my familiar signals appeared at the end of the candle, the "close at or near the top/bottom for the 5-min candle with a volume spike." With my disappointment fresh in my mind, I took the short near the start of the next candle after confirming that the reversal was true. As you can see from the chart, I exited pretty quickly, and it continued down before I could get the screen shot. I have no idea where it went after this as I closed everything down. It's time to get back to real work!

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

June 1


I had about 45 mins at the end of the day to look in on the markets. I was looking at the weak oil sector for opportunities. DRQ was my initial choice so I took a long, looking for a nice eod bounce off the volume spike at 3:20pm. Time dragged on with the stock staying in a tight range... the doji at the 3:25 candle was promising, but time = risk. I exited with a $1 paper gain. Shortly afterward, the move I had anticipated came to fruition. I don't feel too badly about my exit... it was the right choice, imo.

Memorial Day




My personal thanks to all United States Armed Forces veterans, especially to those who gave their lives serving their country. Remember their sacrifice, honor their gift of freedom by preserving it.

Capitalism and free markets rely on individual liberty... the personal rights of property and personal liberty. Remember that "collective rights" and the idea that "It Takes a Village" are code for destruction of individual freedoms. Socialism is the most dangerous enemy to the first ten articles of the United States Constitution; the Bill of Rights. And, of all enemies, the most lethal is the one which attacks from within.
Remember the sacrifice of our veterans by preserving the freedoms for which they died.

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