Wednesday, August 31, 2011

14.25pt Gap Up = Globex momentum into the open

Yesterday's Power On Close = Strength
Today's Open = Open @ 1151 GAP Dn (5.5pts)
Result = Choppy Range/late reversal into strong up trend
Today's TREND = late reversal before 7 bar stronge up trend
Today's 15 Minute Close Bar =UP @ 1219.00
Today's Power On Close = Strength
Daily Volume = 3.15M Volume
Today's $TICK close = 477

R1 1223, R2 ,1224 R3 1229, R4 1224
S1 1218(Globex) S2 1211, S3 1207, S4 1203

Daily Market Bias For Tomorrow =  
0.357 Moderate Range

Daily's are showing some signs of Weakness, ES closed as another long legged Doji which could indicate further slowing and indecision in the market. We are currently at the cycle resistance on the @ES contract but whether we will roll over or not is yet to be seen. Today we never broke the previous days lows and actually closed up on the day after an early reversal and down trend for the day. A break above the 1229 highs could send us back to the 1260 and beyond level.
From a broader View there appears to be quite a bit of Strength in the market as we have Very High Volume Down bars in the Background bottoming at 1080 (black Swan) with Exhaustion selling coupled with the recent test of the lows only bottoming at 1111 (higher low) on Light Volume and Divergence, with multiple test in a rising market bars, we are now in the mark up phase doing much of the rallying in the Globex session where manipulation can be executed while the  normal session has seen hype selling and indecision.



The Volume Profile
The Daily ES.D Profile Structure - Even close(bearish), Normal Range, Normal Volume - neutral
The ES Globex Structure - In Balance, wider Range, Normal Volume. - neutral

TRADE OF THE DAY:
Today there was many TOD's and the first came early off the 4500 tick cycle restistance that became support and lined up with the BB mid testing this area which showed some probars testing on the pre-open. An break above the 1220 bar was the best entry. The 1500 and 500 synched for a nice rally into the 1229 zone.


WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER:
EVERTHING!!
TRADE SELECTION STILL SUCKED early on, Entries were amature at best early. Exit were equally horrible.
I hesitated on the 2 best sequences of the day and exited too early on the 3rd best seq of the day.
Im sooo far out of synch at the moment that confidence need nourishing.
My nerves are the cause, when i get upset and throw caution to the wind, i manage to salvage the day, but constantly battling from behind is a losing proposition in this bisuness.
When i nail the entry my exits have been horrible!!!
was too patient early to the point of hesitation and wound up entering with No little confidence


SOLUTIONS:
Dont ever trades with No confidence behind it, if goes your way you will exit too soon and if goes away from you may cut it too soon, this will cost you either way.
CONFIDENCE IS KEY, Enter with CONFIDENCE, hit the BUY button Hard and stick your chest out but dont marry the move.
The Best sequences are the toughest to enter and exit properly.
I must allow the trades to play out, it would help to remember to note to myself why you entered and what you expect from the sequence.


WHAT I DID BETTER:
was too patient early to the point of hesitation and wound up entering late and on sequences that were not real.

INTANGIBLE OBSERVATIONS:
Only take the BB break in the direction of the first break and in sequence with Cycle and probars.
Exit on probars with exhaustion on the 4500 tick, after BB mid break and extreme pushes.
BB breaks can target the extremes also.
Look into the 12:30 momentum bar for a closing play.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

5.5pt Gap Up = Choppy Range on light Volume Early, Reversal into Strong Up trend

Yesterday's Power On Close = Strength
Today's Open = Open @ 1151 GAP Dn (5.5pts)
Result = Choppy Range/late reversal into strong up trend
Today's TREND = late reversal before 7 bar stronge up trend
Today's 15 Minute Close Bar =UP @ 1204.75
Today's Power On Close = Weakness
Daily Volume = 2.57M Volume
Today's $TICK close = 900

R1 1206.25-1207, R2 1215, R3 1218, R4 1224
S1 1203-1204,(Globex) S2 1193.25-1194.75, S3 1187.75, S4 1179-80

Daily Market Bias For Tomorrow =  
-0.357 Moderate Range

Daily's are showing some signs of Weakness, ES closed as a long legged Doji which could indicate some slowing and indecision in the market. Today's close was a massive rush for the door, Globex will be interesting, we may see a large gap down through the current Gap Support zone. We are at a cycle resistance on the the Daily ES, INDU and NASDAQ but need to break the lows before we know for sure where things are headed. Conversely we may see a gap up overnight and another test of the days high around the 1218-1220 level


The Volume Profile
The Daily ES.D Profile Structure - Up Close, Normal Range, Normal Volume - neutral
The ES Globex Structure - In Balance, Narrow Range, Normal Volume. - neutral

TRADE OF THE DAY:
Today was a pretty choppy as we traded within a fairly tight range early. The TOD was actually a News Release trade that did Not provide very clear direction as there was No real trend at the time of release. However there were signs of weakness showing up prior to the move down. @ the 1206 area we had probars at each tick chart peak and exhaustion on the 1500. An entry here would have provided a quit 12 pt profit exiting on the 1500 probar and Exhaustion signal.

WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER:
My Entries could have been alote better.
TRADE SELECTION WAS THE WORST - traded like a pure amateur where everything is the opposite.
I could be more patient after a trade to find better opportunities. DON'T RUSH THE SEQUENCES
Overall i felt just OK but I Don't have real regrets.


SOLUTIONS:
Remember that you are in control, don't allow the market behavior to influence my own behavior.
Don't Rush Trades, be patient between trades to get the best opportunities, Especially after loses you need to sit back and watch the action prior to the next entry.


WHAT I DID BETTER:
was able to cut loses at mental markers where i no longer liked my position, and felt OK with it.

INTANGIBLE OBSERVATIONS:
Don't take trades directly off the 500 tick, it should only be used as a fine tuner,
In more choppy volatile markets look to trade off the 4500 tick.
500 tick trend re-entries are to be used in very strong breaks into trends where the early pullbacks are fast.