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Trades for 10/31/2005 Monday

At Globex: Support 1192, 1197 and pivot 1198.75, buy side

At opening: If spike to 1214 area then dump. Stop 1199, buy side, target 1210; then Stop 1210 for short side, target 1206-05. (short side stopped out 1 pt)

After 7:00: Do not try to short. Stop 1204, buying bias, target 123.50

Midday: Stop 1209.75, short side scalping, target 1205.50 (1/2 profit, 1/2 stopped out)

After 10:00: Stop 1204.75, buying bias, target higher high 1215.

After 11:00: Target 1213, 1214 still valid

After 12:00: Stop 1209, buy side, target 1213.50 and 1216 not ruled out.

[Result: Day high 1214.50, day low 1199.50, closed 1203]

Trades for 10/28/2005 Friday

At Globex: Stop 1180, buying bias, target 1186, 1189

At opening: Stop 1189.50, short side scalping, target 1184 (stopped out 1 pt); and stop 1181, buying bias, target 1192-94; if bought from Globex, trailing 1183.

At 7:00: Stop 1189.50, short again, target 1184; then stop 1181, buying bias, target 1194

Midday 9:30: Stop 1189, buying bias, target 1199-1200

Afternoon: Stop 1194, buying bias, for MOC up.

Final hour: Stop 1194, buying bias, target 1201-1202

[Result: Day high 1201.25, day low 1183, closed 1199.75]

Trades for 10/27/2005 Thurday

At Globex: Stop 1199, selling bias, target 1185.

At opening: Stop 1195.25, selling bias, target 1186-85

Morning: Stop 1193.75, selling again, target 1186-1185

Miday 9:00: Stop 1192.50, still selling bias, target 1186-85

After 10:50: Stop 1190.50, still selling bias, target 1183.50

Final hour: Stop 1181.25, buy side scalping, target 1184.50, 1185.50; also Stop 1185.50, selling bias, target MOC down.

[Result: Day high 1195.50, day low 1180.75, closed 1182.50]

Trades for 10/26/2005 Wednesday

At Globex: Stop 1196, buy side target 1205; then stop 1206, short side, target 1197

At opening: Stop 1201, short side, target 1194-93. (stopped out 1 pt)

After 6:50: Stop 1199, buy side, target 1204.

After 7:30: Stop 1205.50, short side, target 1200-1199, try after 8:00. (stopped out 1 pt)

After 8:45: Stop 1206.75, agg stop 1205.75, selling bias again, target 1198.

At 9:43: (MA) Stop 1203, short 1203-1201 range, target 1197.50

After 10:00: Stop 1202.50, selling bias, target 1197

At 10:26: Stop 1195, reverse to buy side.

At 11:30: New stop 1202, short side again.

[Result: Day high 1207.25, day low 1193.75, closed 1195.75]

Trades for 10/25/2005 Tuesday

At Globex: Stop 1197, buy side.

At opening: Stop 1202.50, short side, target 1194. (Took some profit below 1200); then short bounce again with 1202.50 stop. (took some profit 1200 again; some stoppe out)

After 7:50: Stop 1203.75, short again, target 1192; just do NOT exit until 1193-92 is hit.

At 8:45: Just short above 1200 again.

After profit taken: Short again with 1197.50 stop.

After 12:00: stop 1196.50, short again. (stopped out 1 pt)

[Result: Globex low 1197.25, day high 1204.50, day low 1191.75, closed 1199]

Trades for 10/24/2005 Monday

At Globex: Stop 1179.50, buying bias, target 1189-1190. (We mentioned last Friday, it would open gap up on Monday).

At opening: Stop 1180, buying bias, target 1190, 1192.

After 6:40: Stop 1186.50, buying bias, target 1193-94.

After 7:00: Stop 1196.50, short side; shorting for correction only, trend is up. (stopped out 1 pt)

After 7:30: Stop 1193.75, scalp short side again, target 1188-1187 (profit)

During 8:00~10:00: Trading ragne 1187-1192; keep in mind target for tomorrow 1200-1208. Short side is against trend for scalping only.

After 8:40: Stop 1187, buy side, target 1200, 1208.

After 10:00: Stop 1198, short side scalping, target 1195. (1/2 profit; 1/2 stopped out 1 pt)

After 11:20: Stop 1195.50, buy side, target 1200-1202

After 12: 30: Stop 1196.25, buying bias, target 1202 and MOC up side.

[Result: Morning high 1194.25, day high 1203.25, morning low 1187, closed 1202.50]

Trades for 10/21/2005 Friday We favor buy side today.

At Globex: Stop 1175, buying bias, target 1189-1190.

At 6:10: Stop 1179.25, buying bias, target 1189-1190

Morning: Stop 1184, buy pull back again, target higher high by 1 tick (stopped out)

Midday: Buy breakout 1183.50, target 1190. Then buy pull back again. (stopped out reentry)

Afteroon: Possible closing range 1185 or 1182. Try to buy 1181.50 and carry it over weekend for target 1193-1195 on Monday. Market will open gap up on Monday.

[Result: Morning high 1189, day high 1190, morning low 1180.50, closed 1183.75]

Trades for 10/20/2005 Thursday We favor short side today.

At opening: Trading range for this morning 1201~1195; try to buy low and short high; and watch out for afternoon plunge to 1188.50; we favor short side today for possible target 1182 and MOC down.

Midday: Stop 1198.50, 1196, selling bias, target still 1188.50

Afternoon: Stop 1194.50, selling bias, target still 1188.50; 1187 violation, then target 1182

After 11:30: Stop 1189.75, short again, target 1182; then reverse to buy side with stop 1180-1179.75 (buy side stop out).

Final hour: After it hit 1175.25, we called 1175.25, buy 1177.25, bounce target 1184-1185.

[Result: day hi 1201, morning low 1195.25, day low 1175.25, closed 1179.25]

Trades for 10/19/2005 Wednesday

Better than expected Building permit and housing start reports

At Globex: Stop 1183.50, selling bias, target 1171

At opening: Agg Stop 1179.50, selling bias, target 1173.50, 1170

Watch out: Today should be reversal up day after midday.

Short again with 1182.50 stop. (stopped out)

7:50: Stop 1183.50, short again, target 1177, 76.

At 9:18: Stop 1175, buy side. target 1180

At 9:35: Stop 1178, buying bias, reversal up already, target 1186

At 10:25: Breakout. Stop 1180, buying bais, target 1185-1186

At 10:35: Breakout again. Stop 1181.50, still buying bias, target 1195, 1200

At 11:03: Stop 1183.50, still buying bias, put long position in.

[Result: Globex low 1174, day high 1201, day low 1173.75, closed 1200.50]

Trades for 10/18/2005 Tuessday

At Globex: Stop 1188, buying bias, target 1198

At opening: Stop 1188, buying bias, target 1196-97

Midday: Stop 1192.50, short side, target 1188-1189.

After 1187 violation: Stop 90.50, short side, target 1182-1180

After 1185 violation: Stop 1187.75, selling bias, target 1182-80

Final hour: Stop 1187.75, still selling bias, target 1181, MOC down

Final 1/2 hour: Stop 1185, selling bias, target MOC down.

[Result: Globex low 1196.75, day high 1192.50, day low 1181, closed 1181.25]

Trades for 10/17/2005 Monday

At Globex: Stop 1185, still buying bias, target 1194-95

At opening: Stop 1185, still buying bias, target 1195; Short side for scalping only. (short side stopped out 1 pt)

After stop-out: Stop 1194.75, short side scalping again, target 1188-1189.

Midday: Stop 1185-1186, buying bias.

[Result: Globex low 1176.25, day high 1195.75, day low 1188, closed 1194]

Trades for 10/14/2005 Friday CPI

At Globex: Stop 1177, buy side, target 1191-92

At opening: buy side, target 1191-92; stay buy side today and do NOT try to short.

 

[Result: Globex low 1178.50, day high 1191.50, day low 79.50, closed 1189.50]

Trades for 10/13/2005 Thursday

At Globex: Stop 1179, buy side, target 1185; resistance 1186 for short side, target 1171 still valid.

At opening: Stop 1182, short side, target 1177.

At 6:50: Stop 1179.75, short again. (stopped out 1 pt)

At 8:30: Stop 1181.50, short side again. take some profit below 1179 and target 1171 still valid. (profit some, stopped out some)

At 7:57: Stop 1185 (stop 1184.25 for MA) short again, target 1171.

At 9:00: Take all profit at 1172.50 and reverse to buy side with 1170 stop;

After 9:30: Stop 1170, risk 2 pt, buying bias, target 1178, 1182.

Buy pull back again with 1174 stop. (stopped out)

At 10:50: Buy buy buy after 1175 breakout, target 1184.

Then: Buy pull back again with 1176 stop and just add for target 1184.

[Result: Globex low 1179 and 1177, high 1184.50, day high 1184, day low 1171.75, closed 1178.]

Trades for 10/12/2005 Wednesday

At opening: Stop 1191.50, short side, target 1177. (stopped out 1.25 pt)

After stop-out: Stop 1195.50, short again, target 1186; then stop 1190, short again for target 1181.50.

After 10:00: Stop 1187.50, short again, target 1178.

After 11:30: Stop 1183.50, short bunce again target 1178.

After 12:00: Stop 1182.50, short bounce again. (stopped out 1.25 pt)

After 12:45: Stop at bounce high 1184.50 area, short again, target 1181.

[Result: Globex low 1184.75, Globex opening high 1189.50, day high 1195, day low 1177.25, closed 1179.75]

Trades for 10/11/2005 Tuesday

Globex: Stop 1190 buy side, target 1197; then reverse to short side.

At opening: Stop 1191.75, buying bias, target 1197; then stop 1198, reverse to short selling target 1192.50; 1190.50 violation = breakout for target 1186.50

Then: Stop 1192, buying bias again, target take out morning high by 1 tick; then reverse to short again.

Then: Stop 1198.75, reverse to short again. target 1193-1192.

After: 8:15: Stop 1194.75, short side, target 1190-1189 gap filling.

At 10:15: Stop 1196.75, selling bias.

At 10:40: Stop 1193.75, selling bias, target 1189-88.

After 12:30 (for MA): Stop 1191.75, short 1191 again, target 1186.50

[Result: Globex low 1190, first morning high 1197.75, 2nd morning high 1198, Day high 1198, day low 1187, closed 1188.25]

Trades for 10/10/2005 Monday

Pre-opening: If it opened below 1201.50, then we wiill try short side.

At opening: Stop 1201.50, selling bias, target 1197; trailing 1198.50 for 1192 target.

After taking profit: Stop 1200.75, short bounce again, target 1192

Midday: Stop 1197, short again. (Stopped out 1.25 pt)

After 10:10: Stop 1200, selling bias, target 1196.25; breakout for target 1191.50

At 11:10: Stop 1196.75, short side.

After 12:00 Trailing 1194.75 for target 1189.50.; possible closing range 1191.25

[Result: Globex high 1204.75, Day high 1201.25, day low 1189.50, closed 1190]

Trades for 10/7/2005 Friday Job report

NFP decreased 35k, expected -150k

At Globex: Stop/trailing 1192, buying bias, target 1200.

After Job report: Short 1199.50, target 1295-96.

At opening: Stop 1198.75, buying bias, target 1203-1204. Stop 1206.75 for short side.

After 7:00: Stop 1200.50, short for gap filling target 1197.

Midday: Choppy and side line

[Result: Globex low 1195 after job report, Globex high 1201, Day high 1204.75, day low 1195.75, closed 1200.50]

Trades for 10/6/2005 Thursday

At Globex: Stop/trailing 1204.75, short side, target 1194-1192 still valid.

Pre-opening: Short at 1204

At opening: Stop 1203.50, short side. (stopped out 1 pt)

After stopped out: Buy with 1201.50 stop. (stopped out 1 pt)

After 7:30: Stop 1200.50, buying bias ,target 1207 target, profit taken.

After 9:00: Stop 1205.50, short selling, target 1202, 1199.50

After 10:50: Stop 1202, selling bias 1201, target 1194-1193.

After 1194 area profit taking: Stop 1198.50, short bounce again, target 1192; then reverse to buy side with 1192 stop.

Buy side stopped out: Reversed to shorting again with 1192 stop, target 1186.

After profit taken: Stop 1190, short again. (stopped out 1 pt)

After stop-out: Market reversing up ! Buy bargain.

[Result: Globex high 1205, Day high 1207, day low 1185.75, closed 1196.50]

Trades for 10/5/2005 Wednesday

At Globex: Stop/trailing 1221, selling bias still, target 1210.50

Pre-opening: Short at 1218.

At opening: Stop 1218.50, shorting bias, target 1215-1216, 1210.50 (DMD)

After 7:10: Stop 1212, buy side scaling, target 1215.

After 8:00: Stop 1216.75. selling bias.

After 9:00: Stop 1205, buy side scalping.

After 10:50: Stop 1212, shorting again, target 1214;

Then short bounce again with 1218.50 trailing, for MOC down.

[Result: Globex high 1218.50, Day high 1218, day low 1200.50, closed 1201]

Trades for 10/4/2005 Tuesday

At Globex: Stop/trailing 1235.75, selling bias, target 1229.50

At opening: Stop 1227.50, for buy side; stop 1235.75 for short side.

After 8:25: Stop 1230.50, buy side target 1235; if 1235.75 broken, target 1238. (Buy side 1232.50 trailing stopped out)

Midday: Stop 1232.75. selling bias, target 1229.50.

After 11:30: Stop 1229.50, short bounce again, target 1223.

After 12:15: Stop 1225.50, shorting again, target 1219-1220 and MOC down.

[Result: Day high 1235.50, day low 1216.50, closed 1217]

Trades for 10/3/2005 Monday

At opening: Stop 1238.25, short side, target 1231.25. (Stopped out 1.25 pt)

After 6:55: Stop 1238.25, short again, target 1234.50, 1231.50; expected closing should be below 1233.50.

Midday: Stop 1233.50, short side, target 1230-1229.50.

[Result: Day high 1239, day low 1229.75, closed 1231.75]

Trades for 09/30/2005 Friday

At opening: Stop 1233.25, short side scalping, target 1230.50

After 7:20: Stop 1230.25, buy side, target 1235-37.

After 8:20: Stop 1234.25, short side, target 1229.50

After 10:00: Stop 1231.25, buy side, target 1235 again.

After 12:10: Stop 1234.75, short side, target 1232-1231.75.

[Result: Day high 1236, day low 1230, closed 1235.50]

Trades for 09/29/2005 Thursday

At Globex: Resistance/stop 1226.25 short side; support 1220.50 buy side

At opening: Stop 1223.50-1224, selling bias, target 1217

After 8:30: Stop 1217, buy side, target 1220; breakout target 1225 for window dressing.

Midday 10:00: There is a stop 1226.50 for scalping, then 1221.50 for buying bias. (Short side stopped out 1 pt, 1/2 in profit.)

After 10:30: Stop 1227.25, buying bias, target 1231.25, and 1232.50

After 11:10: Day high 1232 is NOT high enough, stop/trailing 1228.50 still buying bias for target 1234.

[Result: Globex high 1225.75, low 1221, day high 1234.50, day low 1216.25, closed 1232]

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