http://www.tradersblog.info The hardest way to make an easy buck! Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:52:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tired from trading? No, not at all, just very busy, too busy to post. I intend to start posting again as soon as possible. http://www.tradersblog.info/test-iphone_49 The 30 min dummy setup caught my eye. I zoomed in on the 1 min chart and found a 2 min base with a double bottom with a slightly lower second low. This slightly lower low can often trigger the up move. At the same time the market (QQQQ's in this ... http://www.tradersblog.info/my-2-cents_46 BRCM gapped up big time, moved nicely off the opening range. I missed that move but into lunch it had retraced almost the complete move. What caught my eye were several things. It had found support on the morning range bar. there was a nice 2 wave pullback Especially the pace development ... http://www.tradersblog.info/brcm-two-wave-pullback_43 Solar Power to the rescue... I missed most of the shorting 'fun' today, had a few scratch trades. In the afternoon the market started a reversal and I spotted FSLR. It had a 1 min 2 wave pullback and a nicebase after that. As the market was consolidating at the ... http://www.tradersblog.info/here-comes-the-sun_39 Today I did not feel very in sync with the market. When I shorted the market went up, or the market went down but my short did go up. It was a struggle, but there were one or two nice trades that saved the day. Cenx was one of them. It ... http://www.tradersblog.info/out-of-sync_36 Somehow my natural inclination is to go long stocks. Once a bear market start I am usually in trouble first, until I readjust. Today I had a few good trades, IBN was one of them, but I kept anticipating the market reversal. I traded CIEN long twice, only to be stopped out. ... http://www.tradersblog.info/bear-market_33 That is what I should do in a market like this. It is a bear market, but I am still in bull market mode... looking for long trades. I should more often take a shot at a short. At least I made some money today. http://www.tradersblog.info/shots-at-shorts_29 Click the chart for an overview This was a very nice trade. But there could have been more in it. A lot more! CNQ gapped up and formed a nice base. Just before 11.00 pace changed. The first wave down was the steepest. The second wave was a lot slower and the ... http://www.tradersblog.info/nothing-great_27 click the chart The currency (FOREX) market is hot. The $ is stone cold. The daily EURUSD chart looked like it could breakdown, but instead it broke to the upside with a lot of conviction. Crazy conviction! But in crazy markets there is often money to be made and the ... http://www.tradersblog.info/neurotic_21 Click on the chart for an overview DLTR gapped up out of a daily consolidation. After a two wave correction during the day I spotted it when it showed the beginning of a 1 min bull flag. I was impatient in entering and cheated on target. There was only 30 minutes ... http://www.tradersblog.info/dltr-apol-ptr_14