Mon Jun 18 Trade Signals & Journal

20180618
Short 1 NQ 72.24.75, -2.25,
Short 4 RTY 1683.1, 1683.1, -1.5, -1.5
Short 2 NQ 7231.25, 7231.25, +3.0, -1.0
Short 2 RTY 1683.7, 1683.7, -1.5, -1.5
Short 6 RTY 1686.5, 1686.5, 1686.5, 1686.5, 1686.5, 1686.5, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0,
Short 3 NQ 7243.25, 7243.25, 7243.25, +3.0, +12.0, +15.0
Short 3 RTY 1688.9, 1688.9, 1688.9, 1689.4, +1.4, -0.7, -0.7, -0.0
Short 1 NQ 7247.0, 7247.0, +5.0, +7.5
Short 3 RTY 1691.1, 1691.1, 1691.1, -0.7, -0.7, -0.7
Short 3 NQ 7261.25, 7261.25, -2.0, -2.0
Short 2 NQ 7267.0, 7267.0, -2.25, -2.25
Short 3 NQ 7270.25, 7270.25, 7270.25, -0.0, -0.0, -0.0
Short 4 RTY 1695.5, 1695.5, 1695.5, 1695.5, +1.7, +1.7, -0.3, -0.3
Short 2 NQ 7177.5, 7277.5, -0.5, -0.5
Short 4 RTY 1696.0, 1696.0, 1696.0, 1696.0, +1.3, +1.3, +1.3, +1.3,
Long 2 RTY 1689.5, 1689.5, -0.0, -0.0
Total NQ +33.0
Total RTY -6.1

Another extraordinary volatility for RTY. Has always been a swing champ, but current action would make an FOMC surprise rate hike look normal. And with the contract value split in half, commissions can now become a factor, especially if playing a Martingale betting system. Why play more than one contract? ...because predicting which set of signals will fail and which will succeed is almost impossible. Such conclusions are entirely based on intuition. "Which dealer should I sit with?" ...but I admit, after Friday's action, maybe I just should have known....