Fri Jul 17 Trade Signal Summary

20200717
Long 1 ES 3213.25, -0.25
Long 2 RTY 1465.2, 1465.2, +1.1, +5.0
Long 1 NQ 10611.0, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 10590.0, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 10584.75 -3.5
Short 1 NQ 10608.0, +10.0
Long 2 RTY 1469.8, 1469.8, +2.0, -0.6
Long 1 NQ 10557.0, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 10541.0, +30.0
Long 1 ES 3199.25, -1.75
Long 2 YM 25418, 25418 -11, +50
Long Short 1 NQ 10590.0 -1.5
Short 2 NQ 10593.0, 10593.0, +5.0, -1.0
Short 1 NQ 10601.25, -1.0
Short 1 NQ 10620.0, 10.0
Total ES -2.0
Total YM +39
Total NQ +39.75
Total RTY +7.5

Thurs Jul 16 Trade Signal Summary

20200716
Short 1 RTY 1463.6, +3.7
Short 2 ES 3201.75, 3202.0, -1.75, -2.0
Short 2 ES 3203.75, 3203.75, +3.5, +7.0
Short 2 YM 26696, 26696, +20, +60
Long 1 ES 3192.0, -0.5
Long 1 YM 26588, +50
Long 1 RTY 1458.2, +5.0
Total ES +5.75
Total YM +80
Total RTY +8.7

Wed Jul 15 Trade Signal Summary

20200715
Long 1 NQ 10730.5, -1.0
Long 1 RTY 1460.0, +4.0
Short 2 RTY 1466.5, 1467.0, +1.4, -0.8
Long 1 NQ 10689.75, +22.25
short 1 RTY 1472.3, -0.5
Total NQ +21.25
Total RTY +4.6

Tues Jul 14 Trade Signal Summary

20200714
Short 1 ES 3144.85, -2.0
Short 2 NQ 10616, 10614, -3.25, -3.25
Short 2 NQ 10627.0, 10627.0, +5.0, +32.25
Short 1 ES 3149.25, +10
Total ES +8.0
Total NQ +31.0

Mon Jul 13 Trade Signal Summary

20200713
Long 2 RTY 1426.3, 1426.3, +1.0, -1.5
Short 1 NQ 10995.0, +22.5
Long 2 RTY 1423.5, 1423.0, -1.5, -0.7
Long 2 RTY 1421.7, 1421.5, +1.0, +4.0
Long 1 NQ 10955.0, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 10945.0, +18.25
Short 2 YM 26250, 26247, -20, -18
Short 3 YM 26278, 26275, 26275, -14, -11, -11
Short 1 ES 3210.0, +6.0
Short 1 NQ 11010.0, -3.25
Short 1 NQ 11012.0, +12.0
Total ES +6.0
Total YM -74
Total NQ +46.25
Total RTY +2.3

Fri Jul 10 Trade Signal Summary

20200710
Short 1 NQ 10701.0, +25.0
Short 1 NQ 10657.75, +7.75
Short 1 ES 3145.5, +3.0
Short 1 ES 3151.0, -2.25
Short 2 ES 3154.25, 3154.25, +3.0, +6.0
Total ES +9.75
Total NQ +32.75

Thur Jul 9 Trade Signal Summary

20200709
Long 3 RTY 1413.0, 1413.4, 1412.6, +1.0, -1.7,+1.4,
Long 2 RTY 1410.0, 1410.0, 1410.1, +2.0, +4.0, +4.2
Long 1 RTY 1406.7, -0.3
Long 2 RTY 1406.0, 1406.0, -1.6, -1.6
Long 2 NQ 10691.25, 10689.5, -3.25, -3.25
Long 1 ES 1341.0, -1.75
Long 2 ES 1338.5, 1338.5, -1.75, -1.75
Long 2 NQ 10633.25, 10633.25, +20.0, -1.25
Long 1 RTY 1388.0, -0.5
Long 1 NQ 10614..25, -3.25
Long 2 NQ 10600.0, 10600.0, -0.75, -0.75
Long 2 NQ 10591.5, 10591.5, +20.0, -0.5
Long 1 NQ 10591.25, -3.25
Long 2 YM 25451, 25451, +89, -8
Total ES -5.25
Total YM +81
Total NQ +23.75
Total RTY +6.9

Wed Jul 8 Trade Signal Summary

20200708
Short 1 NQ 10611.5, -1.25
Short 2 NQ 10615.0, +5.0, +15.0
Short 1 NQ 10620.0, +13.0
Short 1 ES 3157.5, -1.0
Short 3 YM 25954, 25960, 25964, -0, -11, -11
Short 2 YM 25960, 25960, +20, -11
Short 1 NQ 10632.0, +18.0
Short 1 RTY 1426.2, -0.5
Total ES -1.0
Total YM -13
Total NQ +49.75
Total RTY -0.5

Tue Jul 7 Trade Signal Summary

20200707
Long 2 YM 25929, 25929, +12, +40
Short 1 YM 26026, -8
Short 1 NQ 10652.5, -3.25
Short 1 NQ 10662.25, -4.25
Long 1 YM 25949, -11
Long 1 YM 25939, -6
Short 1 RTY 1430.9, -0.8
Short 2 RTY 1431.3, 1431.3, -0.8, -0.8
Short 1 NQ 10678.0, -3.25
Short 1 NQ 10681.0, 10683.0, -3.25, -3.25
Short 2 NQ 10684.0, 10684.0, +5.25, -2.5
Short 2 RTY 1439.0, 1439.0, 1439.0, +2.0, +3.0, +2.0
Short 1 NQ 10690.0, 10694.0, +4.0, +14.25
Long 1 NQ 10660.5, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 10659.5, +1.0
Total YM +27
Total NQ +1.5
Total RTY +4.6

Mon Jul 6 Trade Signal Summary

20200706
Short 1 YM 20647, -7
Short 1 YM 20654, -2
Short 1 RTY 1458.2, -0.3
Short 1 RTY 1459.0, +5.3
Short 1 YM 26120, 26130, +10, -15
Short 1 RTY 1459.4, -0.3
Short 1 ES 3167.75, +1.0
Short 1 NQ 10475.0, +21.25
Long 4 RTY 1442.9, 1441.9, 1441.8, 1440.8,+0.1, +1.5, +1.7, -0.1
Long 1 YM 25990, -11
Long 1 YM 25966, +30
Long 2 RTY 1437.0, 1437.0, +2.4, +5.5
Short 1 NQ 10566.25, -1.25
Short 1 NQ 10570.0, -3.25
Short 1 NQ 10574.0, -3.25
Short 2 NQ 10575.5, +2.25, -3.25
Short 1 NQ 10588.0, -3.00
Short 3 NQ 10590.0, 10590.0, 10590.0, -1.5, -1.5, -1.5
Short 3 NQ 10596.0, 10596.0, 10596.0, +8.0, +5.0, -1.5
Short 1 NQ 10610.0, -3.0
Short 2 NQ 10612.0, +4.0, -1.75
Total ES +1.0
Total YM +5
Total NQ +15.75
Total RTY +15.8

Fri Jul 3 No trades, Happy 4th of July

Thur Jul 2 Trade Signal Summary

20200702
Short 2 NQ 10418.5, 10418.5, +2.5, -0.75
Short 1 RTY 1457.5, +5.0
Short 2 NQ 10420.0, 10420.0, +4.0, +12.0
Long 1 RTY 1446.5, -0.2
Long 2 RTY 1446.0, 1445.5, -0.8, +1.0
Long 1 YM 25980, -11
Long 2 YM 25970, -3, -3
Long 3 YM 25960, 25960, 25960, +30, -1, -1
Long 1 NQ 10360, +5.0
Long 1 NQ 10365.75, +10.0
Total YM +11
Total NQ +32.75
Total RTY +5.0

Wed Jul 1 Trade Signal Summary

20200701
Short 1 RTY 1449.8, +4.0
Long 1 ES 3097.75, -0.75
Short 1 NQ 10159.0, -3.25
Short 2 NQ 10166.0, 10166.0, -0.0, -2.0
Short 3 NQ 10171.5, 10170.0, 10170.0, +10.0, +5.0, -3..25
Short 1 NQ 10190.0, +9.0
Short 1 NQ 10195.0, -0.5
Short 2 NQ 10223.0, 10220.0, , +5.0, +17.25
Long 1 YM 25670, -5
Long 1 YM 25666, +50
Short 1 NQ 10229.0, -3.25
Short 1 NQ 10231.0, -3.25
Short 1 NQ 10235.5, +11.25
Long 2 RTY 1419.5, 1420.1, -1.5, -1.5
Long 2 RTY 1419.0, 1419.0, -0.3, -0.3
Long 1 NQ 10214.0, -3.25
Long 2 NQ 10204.0, 10204.0, -1.25, -1.25
Long 2 NQ 10203.75, 10203.75, +7.5, +6.75
Total ES -0.75
Total YM +45
Total NQ +50.5
Total RTY +0.4

Tues Jun 30 Trade Signal Summary

20200630
Short 1 NQ 10013.75, -3.25
Long 1 YM 25354, -11
Long 1 RTY 1413.0 +4.0
Short 2 YM 25450, 25450, +20, +50
Short 2 NQ 10041.0, 10040.25 +5.0, -3.25
Short 1 NQ 10042.5, +9.25
Total YM +59
Total NQ +7.75
Total RTY +4.0

Mon Jun 29 Trade Signal Summary

20200629
Long 2 NQ 9745.5, 9745.5, +10.0, -0.75
Long 1 NQ 9740.0, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 9735.5, -2.0
Long 1 NQ 9733.75, +21.25
Short 2 RTY 1405.2, 1405.2, +2.0, +3.0
Total NQ +25.25
Total RtY +5.0

Fri Jun 26 No trades away from screen

Thurs Jun 25 No trades, away from screen

Wed Jun 24 Trade Signal Summary

20200624
Long 1 YM 25600, -11
Long 2 NQ 10084.75, 10084.75, +15.0, -2.25
Short 2 RTY 1408.2, 1408.2, +4.2, +6.0
Total YM -11
Total NQ +12.75
Total RTY +10.2

Tues Jun 23 Trade Signal Summary

20200623
Short 1 NQ 10181.75, -3.25
Short 1 NQ 10186.0, -3.25
Short 1 NQ 10191.0, -3.25
Short 2 RTY 1450.7, 1450.7, -1.5, -1.5
Short 2 NQ 10198.25, 10198.25, +12.0, +21.25
Short 2 RTY1452.5, 1452.5, +4.0, +6.4
Long 1 NQ 10166.75, +20.0
Total NQ +43.5
Total RTY +7.4

Mon Jun 22 Trade Signal Summary

20200622
Long 1 RTY 1394.5, +5.0
Long 1 NQ 9978.25, +18.25
Short 2 ES 3083.5, 3085.0, -0.0, +3.0
Short 2 YM 25731, 25738, +7, +40
Short 1 YM 25748, -12
Short 1 YM 25786, -2
Short 1 NQ 10036.0, -3.25
Short 1 NQ 10040.0, -1.5
Short 1 NQ 10039.5, -2.25
Short 1 RTY 1408.7, -1.5
Short 2 YM 25811, 25816, -2, +36
Short 1 NQ 10053.25, -1.25
Short 1 NQ 10053.0, +7.5
Long 1 NQ 10026.0, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 10020.0, -3.25
Long 2 NQ 10014.25, 10014.25, +5.75, +18.0
Total ES +3.0
Total YM +20
Total NQ +34.75
Total RTY +3.5

Fri Jun 19 Trade Signal Summary

20200619
Short 2 1438.2, 1438.2, +1.0, +3.0
Long 1 NQ 10077.0, +18.0
Short 2 NQ 10101.00, -3.25, -3.25
Short 3 NQ 10105.25, 10105.25, 10105.75, -3.25, -0.0, -3.25
Short 2 NQ 10108.0, 10108.0, +4.0, +11.0
Short 1 NQ 10093.0, -3.25
Short 2 NQ 10094.5, +2.0, +26.25
Total RTY +4.0
Total NQ +45.0

Thur Jun 18 Trade Signal Summary

20200618
Long 2 NQ 9945.5, 9949.25, +30.0, +3.25
Long 1 NQ 9929.75, +20.0
Total NQ +53.25

Wed Jun 17 Trade Signals and Journal

20200617
Long 1 ES 3127.25, -2.00
Long 1 RTY 1448.8, -1.5
Long 1 RTY 1445.4, +5.0
Short 1 ES 3135.5, +3.0
Long 1 RTY 1438.0, +6.0
Short 1 ES 3111.75, -1.25
Short 1 NQ 10007.00, +21.75
Total ES -0.25
Total NQ +21.75
Total RTY +9.5
(the first 5 trades in this set, as
well as those for Mon and Tues
of this week, were still taken in the June
contracts, as I had rolled late by mistake.
Don't do this at home.)

Tues Jun 16 Trade Signal Summary

20200616 (Jun contracts)
Short 1 NQ 9974.75, +20.5
Short 1 ES 3148.75, +11.25
Total ES +11.25
Total NQ +20.5

Mon Jun 15 Trade Signal Summary

20200615
Long 1 NQ 9540.0, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 9530.0, -0.5
Long 1 NQ 9520.0, -3.25
Long 2 NQ 9516.5, 9516.50, +4.0, +5.0
Short 1 RTY 1364.0, +6.0
Short 1 NQ 9582.25, -0.5
Short 1 NQ 9602.0, -3.25
Short 2 NQ 9612.0, 9612.0, +8.0, -0.25
Short 1 NQ 9621.0, -3.25
Short 1 RTY 1365.0, -1.5
Short 2 YM 24965, 24963, -9, +20
Short 1 NQ 9630.0, +21.0
Short 1 RTY 1371.1, -1.5
Long 1 NQ 9580.0, -3.5
Long 1 NQ 9579.5, +11.75
Short 1 ES 3012.5, +2.5
Total ES +2.5
Total YM +11
Total NQ +31.5
Total RTY +3.0

Fri Jun 12 Trade Signals & Journal

20200612
Long 1 RTY 1404.2, -1.5
Long 2 RTY 1401.0, +2.0, -0.3
Long 1 ES 3072.25, -1.75
Long 2 ES 3070.5, +4.5, +6.25
Long 1 NQ 9810.0, -3.25
Long 2 NQ 9807.5, 9807.5, -0.5, -0.5
Long 2 YM 25778, 25778, -12, -12
Long 2 YM 25772, 25772, +30, +30
Long 1 RTY 1391.8, +6.8
Long 1 RTY 1389.7, -0.2
Long 1 ES 3063.0, -1.75
Long 2 RTY 1387.5, 1387.5, +3.0, -0.7
Long 2 YM 25670, 25670, +30, -4
Long 1 NQ 9750.0, -3.25
Long 2 NQ 9736.0, 9736.0, -3.25, -3.25
Long 2 NQ 9732.0, 9732.0, -0.5, -0.5
Long 3 NQ 9720, 9720, 9720.0, +12.0, +12.0, +9.75
Long 1 ES 3014.25, -1.75
Long 1 YM 25520, -11
Long 3 YM 25503, 25503, 25503, -12, -12, -12
Long 3 YM 25451, 25451, 25451, -11, -11, -11
Long 4 YM 25447, 25447, 25447, 25447, +50, +50, -3, -3
Long 2 NQ 9664.25, 9664.25, +0.25, +0.25
Long 2 NQ 9658.0, 9658.0, -3.25, -3.25
Long 3 NQ 9645.0, 9645.0, 9645.0, -0.5, -0.5, -0.5
Long 2 ES 3011.5, 3011.5, -2.25, -2.25
Long 2 ES 3029.75, 3029.75, +10.25, +10.25
Long 2 RTY 1358.0, 1358.0, +10.6, +20.0
Long 2 NQ 9580.0, 9580.0, -3.25, -3.25
Long 2 NQ 9572.75, 9572.75, +30.0, +50.0
Total ES +21.5
Total YM +76
Total NQ +84.75
Total RTY +39.7

Volatility can be like a moth to the flame.. and you're not the flame... Today would most fairly be classified as over-trading. However, the trade models were reappearing so fast and the bounces so pronounced that I found it hard not to reenter...even after repeated stp-outs. How does one even approach such extreme volatility? Fair question. First, you must have a set of disparate technical indicators that identify zones of exhaustion. Support and Resistance are just worthless. Nothing holds. ...and that's just the point, of course. For if nothing is holding, then for the majority of traders, stops are being run, and when run suddenly through supposed supports, price action creates a vacuum. And into the largest vacuums come huge reversals. Remember, the Valhalla Corollary to the Douglas Principal, "...most of the money to be made in the markets is made at the places where most traders are being stopped out and proven wrong." This can be found in the little book True Self, by this author, available at Amazon.com)

A few techniques: have your numbers laid out in a grid well before the day starts. Once begun, it's too late to go looking for them. The ones I use can all be found in Pivots, Patterns and Intraday Swing Trades, also available Amazon.com. Use these against peaks in momentum as places from which the market is likely to reverse. Lead the market with limit orders just beyond these numbers, expecting exhaustion to both take them out, and then reverse after doing so. Trail the price spike with reverse stop-entry orders. You're trying to do either or both of two things. Catch the market as it reaches through your numbers to whole number extremes, and catch the sweep of the reversal early into its initial stage to that you can more easily move the stop-loss side of your ATM OCO order to about break-even.

'Expect the unexpected', as Heraclitus advised. That means you're going to get stopped out yourself on such extreme volatility days such as today. I use tight stops to allow this. Being stopped out is easy. Some traders will do anything to avoid it. I find it much easier to repeatedly reassess the gauges in the cockpit as the birds are hitting the windshield so as to see if I'm still in trade model intended, or I need to wait until it reforms at a greater extremes. Once the big reversal is in, give it rein. The bigger the stretch into extremes, the bigger the reversal back out. Look for your exit targets beyond previous pullbacks.

I'm amazed how most traders manage in almost the opposite way. They have no precise trade entry models to trigger from. They only have 'numbers', and believe that's the sum total of market decision criteria. If that's you, please send me all your numbers, so I can add them to places that are most likely to fail. Then, most traders tend to exit mechanically, although I also find big numbers in NQ profits hard to resist, +10, +20, +30,etc. But for the most part, I keep targets out of the way,
and then come to these whole numbers with stops as price moves through them. Therefore, exiting may be fairly described as artful, and even intuitive. Whereas, for most traders, exiting is mechanical. I leave the mechanics to Entries. There, I need the momentum, the exhaustion grid, and a little fractal algorithm study called Serial Sequent. When these disparate elements arrive simultaneously, the mechanics have arrived. There is no thinking. There is nothing intuitive or presumptive about it. I don't know where the market is going to go. I fly by instruments. It's always dark, or even worse. It's always hazy. It's my instruments that get me in. Whereas, it's landmarks of arrival that get me out. For just when it seems that all is clear and I've achieved some trend of confirmation, that's where other traders who wait for such things as confirmation in price to get in, allow me a way to get out while they do so.

...and a good weekend to all...

Thur Jun 11 Trade Signal Summary

20200611
Long 1 ES 3097.5, +7.50
Short 1 NQ 9907.75, +8.25
Short 1 NQ 9915.0, +3.0
Short 1 NQ 9912.5, +2.5
Short 1 NQ 9936.25, +3.0
Long 1 YM 26049, +72
Total ES +7.5
Total YM +72
Total NQ +16.75

Wed Jun 10 Trade Signal Summary

20200610
Short 1 RTY 1493.0, +6.0
Long 1 RTY 1483.0, -0.5
Long 1 RTY 1481.7, +5.3
Long 1 YM 27168, +52
Total YM +52
Total RTY +10.8

Tues Jun 9 Trade Signal Summary

20200609
Long 1 RTY 1506.0, +4.0
Short 2 NQ 9808.75, 9908.5, +21.5, +4.0
Short 1 NQ 9813.25, +10.0
Total NQ +35.5
Total RTY +4.0

Mon Jun 8 Trade Signal Summary

20200608
Long 1 NQ 9778.0, -3.5
Long 1 ES 3202.0, +4.0
Long 1 ES 3197.75, -0.25
Long 1 NQ 9749.75, +10.0
Short 2 NQ 9775.0, 9775.0, +3.0, -3.25
Short 1 NQ 9802.0, -3.0
Short 1 RTY 1530.3, -1.5
Short 1 ES 3206.0, -0.5
Short 1 RTY 1532.5, -1.5
Short 2 RTY 1534.5, 1535.7 -2.0, -1.5
Short 1 ES 3208.0, -0.5
Short 2 NQ 9816.0, 9816.0, +7.5, -1.5
Short 1 NQ 9816.75, -3.25
Short 2 NQ 9823.75, 9823.0, +3.0, -3.25
Total ES +2.75
Total NQ +5.75
Total RTY -6.5

Fri Jun 5 Trade Signal Summary

20200605
Long 1 RTY 1513.3, -0.7
Short 1 RTY 1508.3, -0.7
Short 1 RTY 1516.2, -0.9
Short 1 NQ 9748.25, -0.5
Long 3 RTY 1501.0, 1500.0, 1500.6, -1.7, +3.0, +5.6
Short 2 YM 27030, 27030, +16, +41
Long 1 NQ 9744.0, +10.0
Short 1 YM 27059, -1
Short 1 ES 3198.0, -1.5
Short 1 ES 3198.75, -0.5
Short 1 NQ 9794.0, -1.0
Short 1 NQ 9818.0, +12.0
Short 2 YM 27257, 27260, -11, -11
Short 1 YM 27320, +70,
Total ES -2.0
Total YM +104
Total NQ +20.5
Total RTY +4.6

Thur Jun 4 Trade Signal Summary

20200604
Long 1 ES 3108.0, +2.5
Short 3 YM 26232, 26238, 26240, -0, +12, -11
Short 1 NQ 9737.75, -2.75
Long 1 YM 26220, +40
Long 1 ES 3116.0, +4.25
Short 1 RTY 1453.0, +3.0
Short 1 RTY 1457.2, -0.6
Short 2 RTY 1459.6, 1459.9, +1.4, +6.0
Total ES +6.76
Total YM +41
Total NQ -2.75
Total RTY +9.8

Wed Jun 3 Trade Signal Summary

20200603
Short 1 YM 25939, -7
Short 2 YM 25945, 25945, -7, -7
Short 2 YM 25952, 25952, -5, -5
Short 2 RTY 1443.2, 1445.5, +1.5, -0.1
Short 2 YM 29574, 29579, +15, -2
Short 2 NQ 9693.25, 9693.25, +5.0, +12.5
Short 1 YM 25597, -10
Short 1 YM 26002, -3
Long 1 NQ 9680.0, -0.75
Long 1 NQ 9661.75, +9.75
Short 1 YM 26012, -10
Short 1 YM 26023, -11
Short 1 YM 26050, 26046, -6, -10
Short 1 RTY 1452.2, -0.6
Short 1 ES 3109.75, -1.0
Short 2 YM 26081, 26081, -6, -6
Short 1 ES 3113.0, -1.0
Short 1 NQ 9692.5, +20.0
Short 1 YM 26122, -10
Short 1 ES 3114.0, -1.0
Total ES -3.0
Total YM Total YM -90
Total NQ +46.5
Total RTY +0.8

Tues Jun 2 Trade Signal Summary

20200602
Long 1 ES 3052.75, +5.0
Short 2 RTY 1400.0, 1400.2, -1.5, -1.5
Short 1 NQ 9584.5, -3.25
Short 2 NQ 9589.5, 2985.5, -3..25, -3.25
Short 2 NQ 9593.0, 9593.0, -3.25, -3.25
Short 3 RTY 1417.5, 1417.5, 1471.1, +3.0, +5.1, +2.0
Short 2 NQ 9598.75, 9598.75, +6.0, -2.25
Short 1 RTY 1419.0, -0.7
Short 1 NQ 9608.5, +8.75
Short 2 YM 25675, 25981, +15, +50
Long 1 NQ 9578.5, +7.0
Long 1 NQ 9539.0, -0.75
Long 1 NQ 9539.75, +11.0
Total ES +5.0
Total YM +65
Total NQ +13.5
Total RTY +6.4

Mon Jun 1 Trade Signal Summary

20200601
Short 1 RTY 1394.2, +2.0
Short 1 RTY 1401.6, 1402.0, +0.6, -0.8
Short 2 YM 25308, 25308, -11, -11
Short 1 RTY 1404.0. +2.9
Short 2 YM 25324, 25324, -11, ,-11
Short 3 YM 25323, 25323, 25323, -11, -11, -11
Short 2 NQ 9564.24, 9564.25, +10.0, +15.75
Short 1 YM 25371, -11
Short 1 NQ 9567.25, +9.75
Short 1 YM 25400, -3
Short 1 RTY 1406.0, -0.8
Short 2 RTY 1409.0, 1409.0, +2.0, -0.8
Short 2 RTY 1411.5, 1411.5, +1.3, -1.5
Long 1 NQ 9556.75, +8.75
Short 1 RTY 1412.5, -1.5
Short 2 YM 25422, 25423, -6, -5
Short 1 RTY 1415.8, -0.3
Total YM -102
Total NQ +44.25
Total RTY +3.1

Fri May 29 no trades, away from screen

Thur May 28 Trade Signal Summary

20200528
Short 1 NQ 9443.75, -3.25
Short 2 NQ 9460.0, 9461.75, +8.0, +21.75
Short 1 NQ 9470.0, -1.25
Total NQ +25.25

Wed May 27 Trade Signal Summary

20200527
Short 1 NQ 9348.25, +12.25
Long 1 ES 3005.75, -0.25
Long 1 ES 3002.5, -1.75
Long 1 ES 3000.75, -0.5
Long 1 RTY 1404.6, -1.5
Long 2 RTY 1402.5, +2.2, -0.8
Long 1 NQ 9281.5, -3.25
Long 2 NQ 9274.75, 9274.75, +14.5, +20.0
Short 1 NQ 9309.75, -3.25
Short 2 NQ 9311.0, 9311.0, +4.0, -1.5
Short 1 NQ 9315.75, -0.5
Short 1 NQ 9315.5, -0.5
Short 1 NQ 9322.0, +13.25
Long 1 NQ 9235.0, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 9230.0, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 9220.0, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 9217.0, -0.5
Long 1 NQ 9209.0, -1.25
Long 1 NQ 9209.0, -0.5
Long 1 ES 2973.75, -0.5
Long 1 NQ 9175.0, +30.0
Total ES -3.0
Total NQ +72.5
Total RTY -0.1

Tues May 26 Trade Signal Summary

20200526
Long 1 NQ 9521.5, +7.5
Short 1 NQ 9531.0, -3.25
Short 1 NQ 9538.0, -3.25
Short 1 NQ 9545.5, +11.5
Long 1 NQ 9509.0, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 9507.0, +7.0
Short 1 ES 3008.5, -0.25
Short 2 NQ 9524.0, 9524.25, +6.0, +10.0
Short 1 NQ 9524.25, +10.0
Total ES -0.25
Total NQ +42.25

Fri May 22 Trade Signal Summary

20200522
Long 1 NQ 9324.0, -2.25
Long 2 NQ 9320.0, 9322.0, +17.0, +10.0
Long 1 YM 24290, -12
Short 1 NQ 9370.0, -2.25
Short 2 NQ 9374.0, 9374.0, -2.25, -2.25
Short 2 RTY 1349.1, 1349.1, +3.0, -1.5
Short 1 NQ 9382.0, -2.25
Short 2 NQ 9384.0, 9384.0, +3.0, -0.75
Long 2 NQ 9354.0, 9357.5, +5.0, -3.25
Long 2 NQ 9343.75, 9344.75, +18.0, +10.0
Total YM -12
Total NQ +44.75
Total RTY +1.5

Thurs May 21 Trade Signal Summary

20200521
Short 1 YM 24561, -11
Short 2 RTY 1352.0, 1353.0, +2.0, +6.3
Long 1 NQ 9483.50, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 9480.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 9479.0, -0.5
Long 1 RTY 1343.76, +2.1
Long 1 NQ 9458.0, +12.5
Long 1 NQ 9444.0, -2.25
Short 1 YM 24610, -8
Short 2 YM 24512, 24511, +10, -8
Short 1 YM 24528, -9
Long 1 NQ 9408.0, -0.75
Long 1 ES 2949.25, +7.5
Total ES +7.5
Total YM -26
Total NQ +4.5
Total RTY +10.4

Wed May 20 Trade Signal Summary

20200520
Short 2 NQ 9472.5, 9472.5, +5.0, +10.5
Short 1 ES 2970.0, +4.75
Short 1 ES 2971.25, +5.0
Total ES +9.75
Total NQ +15.0

Tues May 19 Trade Signal Summary

20200519
Long 1 RTY 1322.1, -0.1
Short 1 RTY 1322.3, -0.0
Short 1 RTY 1323.6, -0.8
Short 1 ES 2947.0, -1.25
Short 1 ES 2948.0, -2.0
Short 1 ES 2949.25, -2.0
Short 1 ES 2951.0, -2.0
Short 1 ES 2953.0, -1.25
Short 2 RTY 1334.0, 1334.0, +7.5, +8.5
Long 1 NQ 9366.25, -2.25
Long 3 NQ 9364.0, 9363.0, 9363.75, -0.5, +5.0, +21.0

Mon May 18 Trade Signal Summary

20200518
Short 1 YM 24350, -8
Short 2 YM 24380, 24380, +30, -16
Short 2 YM 24392, 24392, +50, -15
Short 2 NQ 8285.5, 8284.5, +10.0, ,-3.0
Short 2 RTY 1326.5, 1326.5, -1.5, -1.5
Short 2 RTY 1327.6, 1327.6, +3.5, +9.4
Short 1 NQ 9276.0, +20.0
Short 1 NQ 9300.75, -0.5
Short 1 NQ 9302.25, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 9305.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 9306.5, -1.25
Short 1 NQ 9323.5, -0.5
Total YM +42
Total NQ +20.25
Total RTY +9.9

Fri May 15 Trade Signal Summary

20200515
Short 1 YM 23463, +40
Short 2 RTY 1232.5, 1232.5, 1234.0, +1.0, +1.0, +3.2
Short 1 RTY 1237.7, -1.5
Short 1 NQ 9017.0, -2.5
Short 2 RTY 1238.7, 1238.7, +2.0, +1.0
Short 1 ES 2841.5, -2.0
Short 1 ES 2843.0, -2.0
Short 2 NQ 9048.0, 9048.0, +4.0, -2.5
Long 1 ES 2835.5, +2.75
Long 1 NQ 9010.75, +20
Total ES -1.25
Total YM +40
Total NQ +19.0
Total RTY +6.7

Thur May 14 Trade Signal Summary

20200514
Long 2 NQ 8915.75, 8917.25, +20.0, +4.25
Long 1 NQ 8908.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8905.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8900.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8898.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8895.0, -2.5
Long 1 YM 22775, -8
Long 2 YM 22552, 22550, -8, -8
Long 2 ES 2763.0, 2764.25, +3.0, +3.25
Long 1 RTY 1175.6, +10.4
Short 1 RTY 1195.0, +3.0
Short 1 RTY 1200.0, -1.5
Short 2 RTY 1201.3, 1201.3, -0.1, -0.1
Short 1 NQ 8905.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 8905.0, +20
Total ES +6.5
Total YM -16
Total NQ +30.5
Total RTY +11.3

Wed May 13 Trade Signal Summary

20200513
Short 1 NQ 9109.75, +30.25
Short 1 NQ 9134.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 9242.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 9248.0, -0.5
Short 2 YM 23555, 23555, +20, +40
Short 2 NQ 9195.0, 9195.0, +3.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 9197.0, -2.25
Short 2 NQ 9201.0, 9201.75, +5.0, +17.5
Total YM +60
Total NQ +44.75

Tues May 12 No trades, away from screen

20200512
no trades, away from screen

Mon May 11 Trade Signal Summary

20200511
Short 1 YM 24040, -8
Short 2 YM 24061, 24061, -8, -8,
Short 2 YM 24062, 24062, +23, +34
Short 1 NQ 9216.75, -2.25
Short 2 NQ 9222.5, 9225.5. +4.0, +15.5
Short 1 NQ 9227.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 9231.5, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 9233.5, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 9235.5, -0.25
Short 1 NQ 9241.5, -1.0
Long 1 YM 23985, -3
Long 1 ES 2901.25, +5.75
Short 1 RTY 1308.4, +2.0
Total ES +5.75
Total YM +30
Total NQ +9.5

Fri May 8 Trade Signal Summary

20200508
Long 1 RTY 1296.8, +3.0
Short 1 NQ 9145.75, +10.5
Short 1 NQ 9151.5, -0.75
Short 1 YM 24098, -8
Short 1 NQ 9156.75, +20.0
Short 1 YM 24110, +30
Total YM +22
Total NQ +29.75

Thurs May 7 Trade Signal Summary

20200507
Short 1 ES 2383.5, +5.0
Short 1 YM 23893, -4
Short 1 ES 2886.0, +3.0
Short 1 NQ 9057.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 9058.75, -0.25
Short 1 NQ 9064.25, 9064.25, +4.0, +10.0
Total ES +8.0
Total YM -4
Total NQ +11.5

Wed May 6 Trade Signal Summary

20200506
Long 1 RTY 1272.8, +3.3
Long 2 NQ 8969.5, 8969.5, -2.25, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8963.25, -0.25
Long 1 NQ 8965.0, +10.0
Long 1 ES 2850.5, -0.0
Long 1 RTY 1257.7, +5.0
Short 2 RTY 1272.0, 1272.0, +1.4, -1.5
Short 2 NQ 9002.0, 9002.0, -2.25, -2.25
Short 2 RTY 1273.9, 1273.9, +1.6, +3.0
Short 1 RTY 1276.6, -0.6
Short 1 NQ 9043.5, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 9045.0, +15.0
Total ES -0.0
Total NQ +13.5
Total RTY +12.2

Tues May 5 Trade Signal Summary

20200505
Short 1 NQ 8949.25, -0.25
Short 1 NQ 8955.0, -2.25
Short 1 YM 23985, -5
Short 1 RTY 1302.0, -1.5
Short 2 RTY 1302.7, 1302.7, +1.7, +5.0
Long 1 NQ 8949.5, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8948.0, -2.25
Long 1 RTY 1291.2, -1.5
Long 1 RTY 1289.5, -1.5
Long 2 RTY 1287.7, 1287.7, -1.5, -1.5
Long 4 RTY 1286.6, 1286.6, 1286.6, 1286.7, +3.0, +3.0, +2.7, +5.0
Total YM -5
Total NQ -7.0
Total RTY +12.5

Mon May 4 Trade Signal Summary

20200504
Long 1 YM 23250, -1
Long 2 YM 23256, 23258, +25, +15
Short 2 RTY 1246.0, 1245.7, +1.4, -2.1
Short 2 YM 23355, 23353, +10, -11
Short 1 NQ 8724.0, +13.0
Short 1 NQ 8753.0, +18.0
Short 1 RTY 1255.0, -0.7
Short 2 RTY 1258.0, 1257.5, -1.5, -1.5
Short 1 ES 2816.5, +6.0
Total ES +6.0
Total YM +39
Total NQ +31
Total RTY -4.5

Fri May 1 Trade Signal Summary

20200501
Long ES 2846.5, -0.0
Long 1 ES 2843.5, -0.25
Long 1 NQ 8802.0, +12.0
Long 1 ES 2841.75, +4.5
Long 1 NQ 8818.4, -0.0
Total ES +4.25
Total NQ +12.0


Thur Apri 30 Trade Signal Summary

20200430
Short 1 NQ 9009.25, -0.75
Short 2 RTY 1332.0, 1331.8, +2.2, +5.0
Total NQ -0.75
Total RTY +7.2

Wed Apr 29 Trade Signal Summary

20200429
Short 1 NQ 8856.5, +13.0
Short 1 YM 24400, -8
Short 2 NQ 8872.0, 8872.0, +8.0, -2.0
Short 1 NQ 8872.0, -2.25
Short 1 YM 24420, -8
Short 2 RTY 1332.7, 1333.8, -1.4, -1.4
Short 1 YM 24425, -8
Short 2 RTY 1335.2, 1335.2, -1.5, -1.5
Short 1 YM 24450, -8
Short 4 RTY 1338.1, 1338.1, 1338.1, 1337.9, +2.0, +3.0, +3.0, +2.0
Short 1 NQ 8895.5, +11.0
Total YM -32
Total NQ +30
Total RTY +4.2

Tues Apr 28 Trade Signal Summary

20200428
Short 1 NQ 8866.0, -2.25
Short 2 NQ 8870.0, 8868.0, +15.5, +4.0
Short 1 RTY 1311.0, -0.1
Short 1 RTY, 1312.1, -0.2
Long 1 NQ 8854.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8853.5, +12.25
Long 1 NQ 8843.5, -0.5
Long 1 ES 2887.5, +3.25
Long 1 NQ 8811.25, +17.75
Total ES +3.25
Total NQ +44.5
Total RTY -0.3

Mon Apr 27 Trade Signal Summary

20200427
Short 2 RTY 1252.5, 1251.9, +6.0, +1.0
Long 1 YM 23730, +40
Short 1 YM 23803, +20
Long 1 NQ 8829.0, +10.75
Total YM +60
Total RTY +7.0
Total NQ +10.75

Fri Apr 24 Trade Signal Summary

20200424
Short 2 NQ 8641.0, 8641.0, +5.0, +11.25
Long 2 RTY 1209.1, 1209.1, +1.4, -0.1
Long 1 NQ 8585.75, +15.0
Total NQ +31.25
Total RTY +1.3

Thur Apr 23 Trade Signal Summary

20200423
Long 1 RTY 1208.8, -0.2
Long 1 YM 23505, -1
Long 1 NQ 8712.25, +10.0
Short 2 NQ 8752.00, 8752.00, +3.0, -2.25
Short 3 NQ 8755.0, 8755.0, 8755.0, +3.0, +3.0, -6.5
Short 2 NQ 8763.0, +3.0, -3.25
Short 2 RTY 1224.0, 1224.0, -1.5, -1.5
Short 2 YM 23690, 23690, -8, -8
Short 2 RTY 1226.4, 1226.4, -1.5, -1.5
Short 2 YM 23715, 23715, +30, +2
Short 2 RTY 1230, 0, 1230.0, -1.5, -1.5
Short 1 NQ 8778.0, -2.25
Short 3 NQ 8782.0, 8782.0, 8785.0, +4.0, +5.0, +18.0
Total YM +15
Total NQ +34.75
Total RTY -9.2

Wed Apr 22 Trade Signal Summary

20200422
Long 2 RTY 1200.8, 1200.8, +2.1, +2.0
Short 1 RTY 1203.2, +3.2
Long 1 NQ 8562.75, +14.25
Long 1 NQ 8556.75, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8554.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8543.5, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8535.0, +14.75
Total NQ +22.25
Total RTY +7.3

Tues Apr 21 Trade Signals and Journal

20200421
Short 1 YM 23019, -2
Long 2 YM 22925, 22926, +25, +60
Short 1 RTY 1182.1, -0.8
Short 1 RTY 1182.2, -0.1
Long 1 NQ 8534.25, +33.0
Total YM +83
Total RTY -0.9
Total NQ +33.0


The best days in trading are one-and-done. I have almost no history of such days. But lately, because of the extreme volatility, short term swings that might normally produce a $200 profit, are producing 6 or $700, and I almost always exit a trade wondering why I got out so quickly. To add to this description, the early swings after the ORB tend to be the sharpest reactions. The longer you wait, the sloppier it can get. Traders are often more attracted to this later, slower trade. It appeals to their emotional state when facing such violent reactions. But if your trade models are correctly identifying these reversals with any consistency, the sweeping action of taking you into the ensuing move can easily over come the relative calm the slower, but more inconsistent signals more often atypical of later in the frame. Stay safe... this thing is almost over...

Mon Apr 20 Trade Signal Summary

0200420
Short 2 RTY 1206.0, 1205.5, -2.1, -2.0,
Short 2 RTY 1208.0, 1208.0, 1207.6, +3.0, +2.5, -0.7
Short 1 NQ 8774.0, -2.25,
Short 1 NQ 8775.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 8777.25, +16.0
Long 1 NQ 8744.0, -0.25
Long 1 NQ 8755.25, +5.5
Long 1 RTY 1209.7, +3.0
Long 1 YM 23704, -3
Short 1 NQ 8784.5, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 8792.0, -2.25
Short 2 NQ 8798.0, 8798.0, +7.0, +6.5
Short 1 NQ 8804.75, +5.5
Short 1 YM 23860, -11
Short 2 YM 23880, -11, -11
Short 2 RTY 1225.5, 1225.4, 1224.4, +2.0, , -0.8, -0.8
Short 2 YM 23915, 23195, +12, +35
Short 1 ES 2853.5, +6.0
Total ES +6.0
Total YM +11
Total NQ +31.25
Total RTY +4.1

Fri Apr 17 Trade Signals and Journal

20200417
Short 1 NQ 8828.0, +1.75
Short 1 NQ 8833.5, -0.5
Short 1 NQ 8833.5, -2.25
Long 2 RTY 1221.0, 1221.5, +1.0, -1.1
Short 1 NQ 8846.5, -0.25
Short 1 NQ 8846.25, +2.0
Long 2 YM 23822, 23822, -3, -3
Long 2 RTY 1213.3, 1213.3, -1.5, -1.5
Long 2 RTY 1210.0, 1210.0, +4.0, +0.7
Long 1 YM 23770, -11
Long 1 YM 23765 -11
Long 1 YM 23758, -2
Long 1 RTY 1208.5, -1.5
Long 2 RTY 1206.8, 1206.8, +2.0, -0.4
Long 1 NQ 8760.75, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 87855.25, -2.25
Long 2 NQ 8752.0, 8752.0, +10.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 8780, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 8781.25, -0.75
Short 1 NQ 8782.5, -2.25
Total YM -30
Total NQ -1.25
Total RTY +0.3

There are some days where a single mistake throws you off. You lose focus, fire too soon, get spooked about some pattern, give away small gains, fail to take profits on bigger ones, take too many trades, and in general, make you feel glad that it's finally Friday.. My mentor was fond of reminding me when I had such a day, that "trading is 90% mental....." and then after a good pause...."and the rest is in your head."

Thurs Apr 16 Trade Signal Summary

20200416
Long 1 NQ 8638.5, +18.25
Short 1 RTY 1184.7, +6.7
Long 1 NQ 8642.5, -0.5
Long 1 NQ 8642.0, +9.5
Long 1 RTY 1162.0, -1.5
Long 1 RTY 1160.8, -0.2
Long 1 NQ 8599.0, -2.5
Long 1 NQ 8594.0, +17.75
Total NQ +42.5
Total RTY +5.0


Wed Apr 15 Trade Signal Summary

20200415
Short 2 RTY 1181.6, 1181.6, +1.8, -0.2
Short 1 NQ 8525.0, +10.0
Long 1 YM 23175, -10
Long 1 YM 23165, -10
Long 1 YM 23149, 23158, -1, -1
Long 1 YM 23149, +21
Long 1 RTY 1172.2, +5.0
Total YM -1
Total NQ +10.0
Total RTY +6.6

Tues Apr 14 Trade Signal Summary

20200414
Short 2 NQ 8518.0, 8517, +10.0, +5.0
Short 1 NQ 8604.0, -2.25
Short 3 NQ 8608.0, 8608.0, -0.0, +3.0, -0.0
Short 1 YM 23920, +66
Long 1 YM 23810, -10
Long 1 YM 23795, -10
Long 1 YM 23786, +22
Long 1 NQ 8582.5, +10.0
Total YM +68
Total NQ +25.75

Mon Apr 13 Trade Signal Summary

20200413
Long 1 RTY 1217.0, +3.0
Long 1 NQ 8195.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8186.0, -0.25
Long 1 NQ 8187.0, -0.50
Long 1 RTY 1210.5, -1.5
Long 2 RTY 1209.0, +6.0
Long 1 ES 2734.75, -0.5
Long 1 ES 2734.0, -0.25
Long 1 ES 2733.75, -1.25
Long 1 YM 23154, -10
Long 1 YM 23145, -3
Long 1 ES 2728.-0.5
Long 1 ES 2725.5, +7.0
Long 1 ES 2724.0, -0.75
Long 1 ES 27233.0, -0.5
Long 1 YM 23081, -1
Long 1 RTY 1205.7, +5.0
Long 1 YM 23070, +60
Total ES +4.0
Total YM +46
Total NQ -3.0
Total RTY +12.5

Fri Apr 10 Good Friday, Happy Easter, Blessed Passover to all

Thurs Apr 9 Trade Signal Summary

20200409
Short 1 NQ 8277.25, -2.25
Short 1 RTY 1228.0, -1.5
Short 1 RTY 1229.0, -0.7
Short 1 RTY 1230.9, -0.8
Short 1 RTY 1234.0, -0.8,
Short 1 RTY 1238.0, -0.8
Short 2 RTY 1243.5, 1243.5, +2.0, -0.7
Short 1 ES 2796.75, -1.5
Short 2 RTY 1249.5, 1249.5, +7.1, +9.0
Long 1 NQ 8273.5, -0.5
Long 1 ES 2783.5, -1.5
Long 1 ES 2782.5, -0.25
Long 1 ES 2782.5, +5.0
Long 1 NQ 8206.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8204.0, +12.5
Long 1 NQ 8179.0-0.5
Long 1 RTY 1220.4, +7.0
Total ES +1.75
Total NQ +7.0
Total RTY +19.8

Wed Apr 8 Trade Signals and Journal

20200408
Short 1 NQ 8150.0, +20.0
Short 1 RTY 1155.2, +3.0
Short 1 NQ 8190.0, +10.5
Total NQ +30.5
Total RTY +3.0

Today a big relief from the first two days of the week. The best signals in these volatility markets are those that 'sweep' into the trend without hesitation, and create no false spikes, whiplash nor stutter-step at the turns. Just consider the difference between yesterday's 1st Frame and today's. But you must learn to trade what's in front of you. The opportunities in these markets are nothing short of a phenom. ...but handling those opportunities require serious faith in your technical event concepts as Entry Models, and often repeated re-entries, just to prove your mettle.... stay safe...

Tues Apr 7 Trade Signal Summary

20200407
Short 1 RTY 1175.3, -0.2
Short 1 RTY 1177.2, -0.8
Short 1 RTY 1179.0, -0.8
Short 2 RTY 1180.4, 1180.2, -0.8, -0.8
Short 1 NQ 8270.0, -2.75
Short 1 NQ 8272.0, -2.50
Short 1 NQ 8275.0, -2.75
Short 1 NQ 8273.0, -2.75
Short 1 NQ 8273.0, +23.0
Long 1 NQ 8183.5, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8176.5, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8178.5, +11.0
Long 1 RTY 1167.3, -1.5
Long 1 RTY 1166.5, -0.8
Long 1 RTY 1164.1, -0.8
Long 2 RTY 1158.2, 1158.2, +2.0, -0.3
Long 1 RTY 1158.2, +4.0
Long 1 NQ 8124.75, +17.0
Total NQ +35.75
Total RTY -0.8

Mon Apr 6 Trade Signal Summary

20200406
Long 1 NQ 7752.5, +22.25
Short 1 RTY 1108.7, +0.3
Short 1 RTY 1109.2, -0.1
Short 1 RTY 1109.3, -0.1
Short 1 RTY 1115.3, -1.5
Short 1 YM 21945, -10
Short 1 RTY 1118.0, +2.1
Short 1 YM 21044 +30
Short 1 NQ 7853.75, -0.75
Short 1 RTY 1122.2, -0.1
Short 1 YM 22016, -13
Short 1 YM 22035, -13
Short 2 YM 22042, 22032, +20, -2
Total YM +12
Total NQ +21.5
Total RTY +0.6

Fri Apr 3 Trade Signal Summary

20200403
Short 1 RTY 1075.1, -0.1
Long 1 RTY 1072.5, -0.0
Short 1 NQ 7634.0, -0.5
Short 1 NQ 7634.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 7650.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 7658.0, -0.25
Short 1 NQ 7656.0, +20.0
Long 1 NQ 7600.0, +9.75
Long 1 RTY 1072.9, +3.0
Total NQ +24.5
Total RTY +2.9

Thur Apr 2 Trade Signal Summary

20200402
Short 1 NQ 7460.0, +20.0
Short 1 NQ 7480.5, +18.25
Short 1 NQ 7487.25, +12.5
Short 1 NQ 7510.0, -3.5
Short 1 NQ 7513.0, -3.75
Short 1 ES 2485.0, -0.5
Short 1 ES 2490.0, -1.75
Short 1 ES 2499.5, -0.25
Short 1 RTY 1100.0, -0.2
Short 2 RTY 1102.0, -0.3, -0.3
Short 2 RTY 1108.0, +3.2, +8.0
Total ES -2.75
Total NQ +43.5
Total RTY +10.4

Wed Apr i Trade Signal Summary

20200401
Short 2 RTY 1091.4, 1091.4, +2.0, +4.5
Short 1 NQ 7633.75, +10.0
Long 1 NQ 7633.0, -0.25
Short 1 RTY 1099.4, -0.1
Short 1 RTY 1100.4, -0.7
Short 1 RTY 1101.0, -0.8
Short 1 ES 2497.0, -0.5
Short 1 ES 2497.5, -0.5
Short 1 RTY 1104.0, +4.0
Total ES -1.0
Total NQ +9.75
Total RTY +8.9

Tues Mar 31 Trade Signal Summary

20200331
Long 1 YM 22030, -2
Long 1 YM 21099, -1
Long 1 YM 21098, +50
Short 1 NQ 7860.0, -1.5
Short 1 NQ 7865.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 7872.0, +20
Long 1 RTY 1144.0, +4.0

Mon Mar 30 Trade Signal Summary

20200330
Short 1 YM 21672, -3
Long 2 NQ 7660.0, 7660.0, +5.0, -0.25
Long 1 NQ 7655.0, -0.5
Long 1 NQ 7655.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 7649.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 7634.75, +20.0
Long 1 NQ 7640.0, -0.0
Short 1 ES 2552.5, -1.75
Short 1 ES 2555.5, -1.75
Short 1 ES 2557.0, +9.0
Total ES +5.5
Total YM -3
Total NQ +19.75

Fri Mar 27 Trade Signal Summary

20200327
Long 1 RTY 1114.0, -1.8
Long 2 RTY 1112.4, 1113.0, +10.0, +4.5
Short 1 RTY 1128.0, -0.0
Short 1 YM 21536, +71
Total YM +71
Total RTY +12.7

Thur Mar 26 Trade Signals and Journal

20200326
Short 1 RTY 1134,0, -0.1
Short 1 RTY 1134.3, -0.1
Short 1 RTY 1135.1, -1.5
Short 1 RTY 1142.0, +10.2
Short 1 NQ 7632.0, -3.25
Short 1 NQ 7631.5, +28.50
Total NQ +25.25
Total RTY +8.5

So much different about today's early action than yesterday, although both began with an initial surge upward. ...and these 1st trend moves are nothing to sneeze at.. ....and please don't. The difference to our success were the clearly established Sell Entry Models in the initial surge, completely lacking in yesterday's early pop. The result, today provided a great set of profits as that surge reversed ("If it goes up fast, it seldom lasts", my mentor would always remind me....) Whereas yesterday, no such entries were revealed to short that initial launch, even though the RTY made an incredible 30 pt move straight upward. So, I was left with trying to buy the falling pullback in the 2nd trend, always a riskier endeavor, and got crushed like the witch beneath the falling house. Stay aafe...


Wed Mar 25 Trade Signal Summary

20200325
Long 1 NQ 7605.0, -0.25
Long 1 NQ 7600.0, -0.75
Long 1 NQ 7690.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 7691.0, -0.5
Long 1 NQ 7675.0, -0.0
Long 1 NQ 7668.0, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 7658.0, -0.5
Long 2 RTY 1085.5, 1085.5, -1.5, -1.5
Long 2 RTY 1080.0, 1080.0, -1.5, -1.5
Long 2 RTY 1078.0, 1078.0, -1.5, -1.5
Long 2 NQ 7470.0, 7470.0, +5.5, -0.5
Long 2 NQ 7455.0, 7455.0, +25.0, 18.0,
Short 1 ES 2433.0, 2431.0, -0.25, +2.0
Short 1 ES 2434.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 7484.0, -2.25
Short 1 YM 20848, -8
Short 1 NQ 7496.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 7502.0, +27.0
Total ES -0.5
Total YM -8
Total NQ +60.25
Total RTY -9.0

Tues Mar 24 Trade Signals and Journal

20200324
Long 1 YM 19620, -2
Long 1 YM 19580, -1
Long 1 NQ 7353.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 7350.0, -0.5
Long 1 NQ 7330.0, +19.75
Short 1 NQ 7394.0, -0.25
Short 1 NQ 7402.5, -0.5
Short 1 NQ 7410.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 7415.0, -2.5
Short 1 NQ 7415.5, -0.5
Short 1 NQ 7411.0, +12.25
Short 1 YM 19900, -1
Short 1 YM 19902, -2
Short 1 YM 19945, -8
Short 1 NQ 7450, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 7456.0, +31.75
Total YM -14
Total NQ +52.75

"What's the secret to catching those turns?", I'm often asked. The short answer: persistence. But unless the signals for such exhaustion moves were solidly in place for a Trade Entry Model from my daily Trade Plan, I would never tolerate such repeated stop-outs trying to establish these short runners. Your entry model must be solid in the first place, and be derived from multiple, disparate technical events arriving at the same time, or nearly at that the same time at the right corner of your video screen. I never look for price confirmation. Most trades depend on it. I find this to be a huge flaw in their thinking... Although it may be of use in positioning for swing trades with your underlying instrument being an equity or an index ETF, it can be severely counter-productive in the smaller frames of futures trading. Instead, I look for SIGNAL confirmation. ...and if that signal confirmation is there, I am willing to forego any number of stop-outs until the swing trend is truly in progress, and my profit meter is spinning its dial like a filling station pump on full throttle. These volatile, near-violent swing turns tend to sweep you into the chart patterns at breath-taking speeds these days. But the entries can be equally wicked to endure before hitting the right one. And if the action is in a stutter-step type mode, like it was today, then the sweep will often be just enough to warrant moving the stop-loss to near b/e quickly, and then tending to the re-entry process a bit deeper into the thrust. For these, I eyeball whole numbers and grid numbers in advance of their arrival, and try not to be too surprised that price eventually makes the grid element I thought unlikely only minutes before. "Expect the unexpected", said Heraclitus. Had he been a trader, he might have said, 'Bet on the unexpected', or even 'Don't bet until the unexpected finally rears its head'. Stay safe, stay home...

Mon Mar 23 No trades, away from the screen.

Fri Mar 20 Trade Signals and Journal

20200320
Long 1 NQ 7320.0, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 7311.5, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 7398.4, +40.0
Total NQ +33.5


Continued with a 0ne-and-done strategy, using the first available swing signal presented. The earlier the swings, the more volatile of late, and if the entry model remains valid through the fractal extension, tends to survive the successive stop-outs attempting to catch the reversal swing back through. Sticking to a 1-lot management for the most part as well, but did notice that while working the NQ somewhat painfully, the RTY offered a sweet gimmie entry into the same reversal whip.. Pretty hard to concentrate on more than 1 contract at a time these days... it comes fast, and goes even faster...

Have an appointment in the AM on Monday, so most likely will not be back in time to call the frame. Stay safe, stay home.

Thur Mar 19 Trade Signals and Journal

20200319
Long 1 ES 2336.0, -0.25
Long 1 ES 2333.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 7059.0, -0.75
Long 2 NQ 7045.0, 7045.0, -3.5, -3.5
Long 2 NQ 7029.0, 7029.0, -0.75, -0.75
Long 2 NQ 7020.0, 7020.0, -3.25, -3.25
Long 2 NQ 7015.0, 7015.0, -1.25, -1.25
Long 2 NQ 7014.0, 7014.0, +20.0, -0.75
Long 2 NQ 7015.0, 7015.0, +20.0, +27.75
Total ES -2.5
Total NQ +48.75

It's pretty rare that I'm able to book 50 points in the NQ for trading in the First Frame of the day... so I guess at least some feeling of elation would only be natural... but not today. Having struggled to find a position that would sweep up with against the First Trend Test-n-Reject reversal, I exited the 2nd contract at the first meager resistance it met for nearly net 50 pts for the pair, only to watch NQ price go up some 400 points in a near vertical take-off. ...and I also had the audacity before the session began to cue students into removing their targets that a bigger share of the excursions could be captured. This is why I remain a small trader... It's not lack of vision, but commitment to act on what's visible at hand.

Wed Mar 18 Trade Signal Summary

20200318
Long 1 ES 2374.25, -1.75
Long 1 ES 2372.0, -2.25
Long 1 YM 20046, +128
Short 1 ES 2439.0, +9.75
Total ES +5.75
Total YM +128

Tues Mar 17 Trade Signal Summary

20200317
Long 1 NQ 7053.5, -3.50
Long 1 NQ 7042.75, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 7039.5, 3.25
Long 1 NQ 7025.0, -1.75
Long 1 NQ 7026.75. +65.5
Total NQ +53.75

Mon Mar 16 Trade Signals and Journal

20200316
Short 1 ES 2457.0, +19.75
Total ES +19.75


There's an odd psychological profile exhibited by traders who naturally suffer from the antipathy of stop-outs. Sometimes this is revealed in the dangerous habit of pulling stops as the market approaches so as to avoid the pain.... no matter how great the sea of red that stacks up from doing so. Sometimes, especially in those who are well schooled in just what this sea of red is doing to their account, unattended, as it were, by a protective stop, move the stops up impossibly close. This pain, they figure, is more akin to ripping off a small band-aid than having your gall-bladder removed. Just so. But sometimes, and this is the odd part, this anxiety over being stopped out takes its action in moving THE TARGETS too close, instead of the stop. That's right. So afraid of missing out on the pure luck of finally having a successful entry, they dump their trade before it even has a chance to develop, less it does what their losing streak has been so consistently depicting, a poor entry model. And nowhere does this tendency show up more than in the extremely volatile markets. These traders see the market like a game of 'hot potato', with the object of getting it out of one's hands as fast as practicable. ....and nowhere is this a bigger waste of opportunity than precisely the place most likely to induce it, the high volatility markets.

Raise your targets on your ATM strategies. Then, raise them again. Then, raise them yet again.. And even that will probably fail to deliver what these incredible excursions are offering these days. I should know. For even with my targets substantially raised, I usually fail to capture even half what the average swing turn has to offer in the First Frame of trading each day in the stock index futures.

Fri Mar 13 Trade Signals and Journal

20200313
Long 1 ES 2546.0, -1.25
Long 1 ES 2543.0, -2.0
Long 1 ES 2540.0, -0.25
Long 1 NQ 7459.25, -2.75
Long 2 NQ 7458.25, 7459.75, +21.75, +40.25
Total ES -3.5
Total NQ +59.25

"When it goes up fast, it seldom lasts." My mentor in the early days had a gift for reducing the often dramatic and emotional into the simplest terms.... often making you feel completely stupid for having been duped by the most forceful of market actions. But today, that simplistic characterization cut a two-edged sword. The 'goes up fast' part can, of course apply in either direction. And a lock limit move up tends to mesmerize one's trend appraisal no less than does a lock limit down. "What in the world is the news?" you immediately ask. But it really doesn't matter. What matters is what, if anything, can you do with the market's position vis-a-vie the news. And as mouth watering a gap up was today's opening prices were, nothing in the ORB patterns allowed me to execute a Trade Plan approved short entry for the ride down.

But what about that ride down? If 'it goes down fast', wouldn't is just as likely be positioned to 'seldom last'? And just so did Trade Plan models appear in 3 of 4 contracts to fade the 1st trend extremes that occurred just less than 30 minutes after the opening. That's all that matters... not the news, the assessment of the news, the disappointment in the news, the additional information to the news nor any of the news about the news. If it's in your entry model criteria, take the trade. If not, wait til it is.

Thur Mar 12 Trade Signals and Journal

20200312
Long 1 ES 2549.5, -.5
Long 1 ES 2494.24, +19.75
Short 1 NQ 7571.25, -0.75
Short 1 NQ 7590.0, +42.5
Total ES +19.25
Total NQ +41.75

The sweeping swings of such incredible volatility do indeed offer tremendous opportunity... and if you pick your targets wisely, you can also get your stop-loss to break-even very quickly. The earlier in the frame you go, the cleaner the turns... but think how most small traders approach this just the opposite. They wait til 'things settle down', and get caught later in the frame in nothing but chop. Go early, go home. Stay safe, and away from crowds.

Note: contracts roll today, and the volume begins to shift to the new contract noticeably after the 1st hour. That's why we continue trading the retiring contract for the 1st frame, and roll for trades thereafter.

Wed Mar 11 Trade Signals and Journal

20200311
Short 1 RTY 1322.1, -1.5
Short 2 RTY 1325.9, 1325.9, +5.9, +13.9
Total RTY +18.3

Some might say that leaving so much opportunity on the table and walking away with a one-and-done type trading plan is a big waste... but volatility doesn't always work your way... and if the initial swings in the lower time frame of the post-opening action can be gauged with some accuracy using the combination of a fractal algo, a TrueTrend Momentum indicator and an exhaustion grid whose line plots offer considerable consistency, then a goal in hand early beats the stutter-step and whiplash that so often attends the signals appearing later in the frame. .... stay safe out there, and good trading to all.

Tues Mar 10 Trade Signal Summary

20200310
Long 1 NQ 8232.5, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8231.0, -2.25
Long 2 NQ 8140.0, 8140.0, +10.0, +20.0
Long 1 YM 24447, -2
Long 1 YM 24440, -13
Long 1 YM 244410, -12
Long 1 RTY 1326.0, -0.5
Long 1 YM 24430, -2
Long 1 YM 24432, +50
Total YM +22
Total NQ +25.5
Total RTY -0.5

Mon Mar 9 Trade Signals and Journal

20200309
Short 1 NQ 8158.5, +20.0
Total NQ +20.0

This one-and-done tactic would have been far better served if I had stuck to my guns and entered the 1st NQ Serial Sequent trade offered by today's extreme gap action opening. ...but I balked.... Although annoyed by my decision, I waited patiently for the next. And although worth twice what I took for it, I decided to leave well enough alone, as the drama was very high, and very hard to ignore. And although proud to observe several RTY and YM signals that proved as equally rewarding for those venturing into them, was content to sit on hands and think about a nice cup of double espresso so soothe the head on an otherwise stormy morning weather day.

Fri Mar 6 Trade Signals and Journal

20200306
Long 1 NQ 8433.25, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 8430.0, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 8421.5, -0.25
Long 1 NQ 8420.0 +20.0
Long 1 ES 2931.0, -0.5
Long 1 YM 25304, +36
Long 1 NQ 8405.0, -1.5
Long 1 NQ 8389.0, -3.25
Long 2 NQ 8380, 8380.0, -0.5, -0.5
Long 1 NQ 8375.0, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 8370.0, -3.25
Long 1 NQ 8371.25, +20.0
Short 1 NQ 8335.25, -3.25
Short 1 NQ 8341.0, +20.0
Total ES -0.5
Total YM +36
Total NQ +37.75


Tolerating a series of stop-outs takes a bit of fortitude, and a considerable amount of confidence in your methodology. Using a fairly precise Trade Plan event models tell you little if anything of the impending volatility you are stepping into. All that is emotional context... and these days, that's running high.... to say the least. So if you're not willing to re enter the trade when the wave fractal your models calls for appears....but SWOONS on, then you might as well stay home and accept the schedule's 'game day week buy' the NFL allows for traders who otherwise might like to remain in fairly good health, awaiting days of more accommodating action.

Thur Mar 5 Trade Signal Summary

20200305
Long 1 YM 26378, +37
Long 1 YM 26377, +22
Long 1 YM 26320, +43
Long 1 NQ 8735.5, +20.0
Total YM +102
Total NQ +20

Wed Mar 4 Trade Signals and Journal

20200304
Short 2 RTY 1506.5, 1506.5, +1.0, +4.8
Long 1 RTY 1497.5, -0.2
Long 1 NQ 8669.0, +5.0
Long 1 NQ 8668.0, -2.25
Short 1 ES 3051.0, -0.25
Short 1 ES 3052.75, -0.5
Short 1 ES 3055.0, -0.25
Short 2 YM 26447, 26447, +20, -4
Short 2 YM 26478, 26478, -7, -7
Short 2 YM 26500, 26500, -7, -7
Short 2 YM 26500, -7, -7
Short 2 ES 3063.75, 3063.75, +3.5, +5.5
Short 3 RTY 1511.3, 1512.0, 1511.8, -0.0, +2.1, +3.0
Long 1 NQ 8750.0, -1.5
Long 1 NQ 8747.25, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8740.0, +10.25
Total ES +8.0
Total YM -26
Total NQ +9.25
Total RTY +10.7

Say goodbye to one-and-done.... for the moment, anyway. Conditions in the market tend to be consistent. That is, when turns and breakouts are crisp, they tend to stay that way for the whole frame.. and when conditions are whippy and full of stutter-step, they also tend to stay that way for the frame... just so did I approach my entries today as if I was still riding the wave of early, clean volatility as has been seen for some 7 days prior... but not today. Stop-outs must be tolerated... to trade without them is to make HUGE assumptions about the underlying trend that no trader should ever make... Instead, welcome your stop-outs. Learn to love them. For in that brief pause of being on the side and out of the trade, a quick glance of technical conditions affords you the time to assess just whether the event concept you were triggered into is still valid, or has now faded away. If still there, be persistent with your re-entries. If not, stay put, and await the next signal to then appear... it always does.... eventually.

Tue Mar 2 Trade Signal Summary

20200303
Long 1 RTY 1504.1 +2.0
Long 1 NQ 8796.5, +10.0
Long 1 NQ 8795.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8794.25 -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8792.5, +10.25
Long 1 NQ 8781.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8775.0 -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8768.0 -2.25
Long 1 NQ 8755.0, +20.0
Total NQ +29.0
Total RTY +2.0

Mon Mar 3 Trade Signals and Journal

20200302
Long 1 RTY 1468.1, +4.0
Short 1 RTY 1476.6, -1.6
Short 2 RTY 1480.7, 1408.7, +4.0, +4.8
Total RTY +11.2

Continuing to take advantage of the tremendous 'sweep' afforded by fractal reversals in this extreme volatility environment... especially the initial swings just after the O.R.B. Note how choppy and with what stutter-step did subsequent reversals and breakouts exhibit. This works exactly again the typical trader psyche. He wants to let things 'settle down' so that his fear and anxiety might be assuaged. But just as things become more calm, do they also become more irregular, and the ensuing grind and faux reversal action does more to cause damage to capital than the volatility in the early going that he deemed so wise to avoid. Thus the market continues with its most notable characteristic: to encourage trading to do exactly the wrong thing at the wrong time. (Dr Van K. Tharp, Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom, McGraw-Hill)

Fri Feb 28 Trade Signals and Journal

20200228
Long 1 NQ 8264.75, +45.25
Total NQ +45.25

One-and-done. ...and a good illustration of using a buy-stop to be Swept Away. This was a classic Sub-Sequent trade from the fractal algorithm Serial Sequent. ...but it is not actually the dominant technical event concept the trade is based on. That concept is !st Trend / ORB, and can be read about in the book Pivots, Patterns and Intraday Swing Trades, available online. The exit was mostly intuition...plus fear price would never push further than this little area of mini-exhaustion. ...I've never actually been right... and a good weekend to all...

Thur Feb 27 Trade Signal Summary

20200227
Short 1 NQ 8651.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 8655.0, -0.25
Short 1 NQ 8668.50, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 8670.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 8677.0, -0.25
Short 2 NQ 8690.0, 8690.0, +10.00, -0.25
Short 1 NQ 8693.0, +9.75
Short 1 NQ 8696.25, +26.25
Total NQ +38.5


Tight versus loose stop-loss rational. For years I traded the more volatile NQ as a 2nd or even third choice to most of my positioning. The ER (aka TF, aka now RTY) was my drug of choice... and often the YM was second place winner. But over the last year, with the NQ so dominant as market leader, and the RTY so apparent as laggard or even worse, as apparent hedge vehicle, the NQ was been my main focus. And I suspect for that for many of us who generally feel disdain when trading the clunky ES, this is now the case. But the NQ 'ain't no disco... it ain't no foolin' around... it's full Burnin' Down the House'. Yes, I have to admit, that just increasing my tight 2 point stops to something around -5 would enable me to survive the whippy, resurging nature of atypical market turns. But to what would I have to adjust it to enable surviving recent action? Would 10 points be enough? Would even 50 points enable you to survive and end-of-trend turn? For the truth is, if your method is be SWEPT into the prevailing counter-trend action, a small stop is about the same as a larger one.. Either you in with the out-going tide, or you're still being dash against the rocks like a heap of wet, washday clothes. ..and blood stains don't come out easily... Looking back on today's trades, it might seem like I expended a lot of foolish effort in my attempts at finding the underlying trend. But what is even far worse, is the acknowledgement that this one trend, this last short trade that I bailed on after what I thought was a generous 25 points, enough to secure my modest 1st frame goal of $500+, continued on for a lusty 180 point excursion... leaving for awhile, feeling far worse for having bailed than the losses I took trying to find it in the first place.

Such is the nature of the market .... it gets a good laugh at you most of the time...

Wed Feb 26 Trade Signals and Journal

20200226
Short 2 RTY 1681.0, 1681.5, -1.4, +1.0
Short 1 NQ 8990.0, -2.25
Short 2 NQ 9000.0, 9000.0, -0.,0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 9010.0, -2.25
Short 2 NQ 9014.5, 9014.5, +10.0, +35.0
Total RTY -0.4
Total NQ +38.25

There are a number of useful 'tricks' for entering positions in volatile futures markets. Using the combination of the algorithm Serial Sequent and something we borrowed elsewhere called the Rule of Alternation, a simple stop order placed against the prevailing trend as it reaches the appointed extremes can sweep you into a position as the market snaps back into itself. The quick placement then of a break-even stop-loss order, and you're set to exploit the market's natural tendency for elasticity.

Another trick is the use of limit orders as the market is climaxing into extremes, placed on or next to 'whole' numbers in the index contract. I find this works especially well in the NQ, although today, it failed me with short sale entries at 8990.0, 9000.0 and 9010.0 ....datz a spicey meatball !!

Sometimes, like today, the Rule of Alt is not in play, and instead, the final thrusting fractal of an initial price trend after the opening simply stretches through expected climax zones one pop after another. The more final climax to this kind of moves usually comes after the 'tell' of a resurgence. That is, just when you think a retracement has taken hold, a surprising resurgence of the climax sends price into another bar or two where it would seem early scalp entries are themselves the fuel to push the trend further along. When this, and the very handy momentum tool we call True Trend signal a more final climax, one of the best tricks for fading the trend is something long known to traders as 'end-of-bar'. Why do you suppose price reacts so dramatically to the end of a final time bar once its clock has ticked out its life? Ninjatrader has a tool for this. It's a simple sweeping second hand indicator, easily placed within view on your chart, that eats itself up like the way Cheshire Cat disappears behind its own tail, in Alice in Wonderland, each time it makes a full turn of the clock.

Our new trading sotware, tentatively called the SuperChartDOM, due out in a few months, adds another button to the array of its Custom ChartTrader Panel called EndOfBar. When clicked, it delays placing its market order to Sell or Buy to the end of the current bar chart you are trading from, in the adjacent contract window. I used just such a tool to enter my last set of NQ shorts today, fading the initial price surge following the bullish open. That reversal produced a 90 point drop in the NQ, which I only managed to bite my tongue for 35 points of, but was enough to garner my First Frame goal in early action for the 3rd day in row of this amazing stock index volatility. Good trading to all....

Tues Feb 25 Trade Signals and Journal

20200225
Short 1 9161.0, -2.25
Short 2 9175.0, 9175.0, +10.0, +29.75
Total +37.5

Sometime before I was fully awake this morning I 'daydreamed' of the trade I would be offered in the early going as the market prepared for a big recovery rally, and how I would hold it perhaps well into the frame. But by the time of the opening bell that slumber state was well behind me, and similar to yesterday, I was offered a short sale in the NQ in the early going, and found myself covering my potential short runner with my daily frame goal already in hand. Sometime later I remembered my semi slumber dream, with the NQ down some 200 points.. Where was my rally? Trade what's in front of you. Stick to your Trade Plan. Ignore what's in your head. The money that is lost and the opportunities that are missed in the market each day are missed by those who think they know which way the market is SUPPOSED to go.

Mon Feb 24 Trade Signal and Journal

20200224
Short 1 NQ 9187.0, +22.5
Total NQ +22.5


Historic gaps can be intimidating, especially when the news might continue to bubble up all frame. On any other day, an early trade from the algorithm Serial Sequent might be worth a few points, but with extreme volatility, the biggest regret always seems in not having established a runner.

Mon Feb 21 Trade Signal Summary

20200221
Long 1 NQ 9550.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 9544.5, -2.25
Long 2 ES 3342.0, 3342.0, -1.75, -1.75
Long 2 NQ 9488.5, 9488.5, +20.0, +0.5
Long 1 YM 28911, +47
Long 1 YM 28880, -0
Long 1 YM 28881, +7
Total ES -3.5
Total YM +54
Total NQ +20.5

Thur Feb 20 Trade Signal Summary

20200220
Short 1 NQ 9702.25, -2.25
Short 2 NQ 9705.0, 9705.0, +5.0, +6.0
Short 1 NQ 9704.0, +10.0
Short 3 RTY 1694.5, 1695,3 1696.3, -1.5, -1.4, -0.0
Short 1 NQ 9713.25, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 9715.0, -0.0
Short 2 YM 29334, 29334, -7, -7
Short 2 RTY 1697.6, 1697.5, -0.7, -0.7
Long 1 NQ 9698.0, +5.5
Short 1 NQ 9717.5, +5.0
Total YM -14
Total NQ +27.0
Total RTY -4.3

Wed Feb 19 Trade Signal Summary

20200219
Short 2 NQ 9713.0, 9713.0, -0.0, -2.25
Short 3 NQ 9715.0, 971.5, 9715.25, +2.0 -2.0, -2.0
Short 2 ES 3386.75, 3386.5, +2.0, +2.5
Short 1 NQ 9721.5, -2..25,
Short 2 NQ 9722.0, 9722.0, +2.0, +10.25
Total ES +4.5
Total NQ +14.75

Tues Feb 18 Trade Signal Summary

20200218
Short 2 RTY 1688.0, 1688.8, +1.1, +1.2
Short 1 NQ 9623.25, -2.0
Short 2 NQ 9626.0, 2624.0, +8.0, +2.0
Long 2 NQ 9612.0, 9612.0, +2.25, -2.25
Long 1 RTY 1683.0, -0.1
Long 1 RTY 1680.5, +1.0
Long 1 RTY 1677.5, +2.0
Total NQ +8.0
Total RTY +4.2

Mon Feb 17 Pres Day, Mkt's Closed

Fri Feb 14 Trade Signal Summary

20200214
Short 2 YM 29418, 29418, +7, +33
Long 1 YM 29374, -0
Long 1 NQ 9597.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 9596.0, -2.25
Long 2 NQ 9594.0, 9594.0, +5.0, +11.0
Total YM +40
Total NQ +11.5

Thur Feb 13 Trade Signal Summary

20200213
Long 1 YM 28388, +20
Short 1 YM 28433, +20
Short 1 NQ 9580.5, -2.25
Short 2 NQ 9586.0, 9586, +2.00, -2.25
Short 2 NQ 9592.0, 9592.0, +3.0, +13
Long 1 YM 29373, -0
Total YM +40
Total NQ +12.75

Wed Feb 12 Trade Signals and Journal

20200212
Short 2 YM 29461, 29462, +24, +16
Long 1 NQ 9562.5, +10.5
Total YM +40
Total NQ +10.5

Two days in a row of losing trades to a maximum allowable daily loss limit should have serious consequences. That's what trade simulators are for. Returning to some consistency, therefore, is critical for the trade behavior allowed in one's Trade Plan. Just so, that after a day of losses, not to feel too guilty when one's 1st Frame trade goal nearly appears after taking just one or two initial trades. Close the register, and go to coffee, you don't want to give it back and end up in the penalty box simulator on the third day...

Tues Feb 11 Trade Signals and Journal

20200211
Short 1 RTY 1674.6, -1.4
Short 1 YM 29300, -7
Short 3 RTY 1675.5, 1676.2, 1676.2, -1.5, -0.7, -0.7
Shorrt 2 YM 29320, 29320, -7, -7
Short 1 NQ 9568.0, -2.0
Short 2 NQ 9569.0, 9569.0, -2.25, -2.25
Short 3 RTY 1677.6, 1677.6, 1677.6, -0.7, -0.7, -0.7
Short 4 RTY 1680.5, 1680.5, 1680.6, 1680.5, -1.5, -1.5, -1.5, -1.5
Short 1 ES 3370. -0.25
Short 1 NQ 9585.0, -2.0
Short 2 NQ 9591.0, 9591.0, +5.0, -0.0
Short 2 YM 29352, 29352, +20, +20
Short 2 NQ 9608.0, 9608.0, +3.0, +10.0
Total ES -0.25
Total YM +19
Total NQ +9.5
Total RTY -12.4

Persistent Trend Days often exhibit a phenom where not all contracts move at once. It also occasionally exhibits the phenom that catapults a recent laggard into sort of rocket-catsup mode... where what has become expected as commonplace expectation then becomes fuel for stop-loss running of now imprudent expectations.. Just so did the RTY catch me off-guard today. And to make matters MUCH worse, I kept at the shorting of the recent weak player into some serious losses.
Don't expect the market to meet your expectations. The market functions on surprise. Do consider the signals of the other contracts which, when out of sync earlier, displayed the leadership behavior then that the trader finds so much in surprise in the laggard today.

Mon Feb 10 Trade Signal Summary

20200210
Short 2 ES 3327.75, 3327.75, +1.5, +2.0
Short 1 NQ 9438.0, +8.0
Short 2 YM 29120, 29119, +10, -15
Short 2 YM 29135, 29135, +20, -0
Short 1 NQ 9456.0, -2.25
Short 2 NQ 9461.0, 9461.0, +3.0, -1.0
Short 3 YM 29135, 29135, 29143, -7, -0, +15
Short 1 YM 29148, -3
Short 1 ES 3337.75, -1.25
Short 2 YM 29155, 29155, -8, -8
Short 1 NQ 9470.0, -2.25
Short 2 NQ 9478.0, 9478.0, +5.0, +10.0
Total ES +2.25
Total YM +4
Total NQ +20.5

Fri Feb 7 Trade Signal Summary

20200207
Short 1 RTY 1668.0, +3.0
Long 1 YM 29099, +20
Short 1 RTY 1664.2, -0.2
Short 1 YM 29165, -0
Short 1 NQ 9420.0, -0.25
Short 1 RTY 1665.2, -0.5
Short 1 NQ 9423.5, -1.5
Short 2 RTY 1666.2, 1666.2, +0.8, +2.0
Total YM +20
Total NQ -1.75
Total RTY +2.1

Thur Feb 6 Trade Signal Summary

20200206
Long 1 YM 29240, -7
Long 2 YM 29223, 29223, -7, -7
Long 3 YM 29217, 29217, 29217, +20, +20, +30
Long 2 RTY 1678.6, 1678.8, +1.2, +3.0
Short 1 NQ 9394.0, -2.0
Short 1 NQ 9398.0, -2.0
Short 1 NQ 9400.0, -1.0
Short 1 NQ 9416.0, -2.0
Short 1 NQ 9416.5, +8.5
Long 2 NQ 9392.0, 9392.5, +2.0, +15.5
Total YM +49
Total NQ +19.0
Total RTY +4.2

Wed Feb 5 Trade Signal Summary

20200205
Short 2 YM 29080, 29081, +12, -2
Short 1 YM 29077, +21
Short 1 RTY 1675.5, -0.1
Long 1 NQ 9366.0, -0.25
Long 1 NQ 9367.0, -1.0
Long 1 NQ 9366.75, +8.0
Long 2 RTY 1670.0, 1669.9, +1.0, -0.2,
Long 1 YM 28968, -7
Long 1 NQ 9350.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 9345.0, +5.0
Long 1 YM 28956, +30
Long 1 YM 28951, -0
Total YM +54
Total NQ +9.5
Total RTY +0.7

Tues Feb 4 Trade Signal Summary

20200204
Short 1 NQ 9263.0, -2.25
Short 2 NQ 9267.0, 9265.0, -2.25, +3.0
Short 2 RTY 1659.2, 1659.2, +2.0, +4.0
Short 2 YM 28787, 28787, +12, +20
Short 1 ES 3294.5, +3.0
Short 1 NQ 9282.0, +5.0
Total ES +3.0
Total YM +32
Total NQ +3.5
Total RTY +6.0

Mon Feb 3 Trade Signal Summary

20200203
Short 4 RTY 1631.0, 1631.0, 1632.0, 1632.0, +0.3, -0.0, +1.2., -1.1
Short 1 NQ 9112.5, -2.0
Short 2 NQ 9118.0, 9118.0, +3.75, -4.0
Short 2 YM 28530, 28530, -12, -12
Short 2 RTY 1635.4, 1635.4, +1.0, -1.3
Short 2 NQ 9147.0, 9147.0, +3.0, +22.75,
Short 1 NQ 9154.0, -0.0
Short 1 NQ 9154.25, +5.0
Total YM -24
Total NQ +28.5
Total RTY +0.1

Fri Jan 31 Trade Signals and Journal


20200131
Short 1 NQ 9150.5, -2.0
Short 1 NQ 9151.0 +14.25
Short 1 ES 3265.25, +4.0
Total ES +4.0
Total NQ +14.25

Once bitten... as they say.. and so my limited trading today markedly affected by my over-trading into losses yesterday..
...and of course just to punish me further for not be indifferent to yesterday's mistakes, I passed on at least 4 more trades that went as cleanly as did these that would have more than tripled my profits in the 1st Frame of trading.. We might like to be machines, to paraphrase Andy Warhol, but in reality, everything we do--and especially every mistake and mishap we live through--affects us dramatically going forward. You hear it all the time as a trader, leave your errors behind... but you also hear such things as 'learn from your mistakes', and 'quit awhile your ahead' and any other of a dozen aphorisms in the world of trading psychology that infect your daily routine.

The best recourse is to have a plan, and in that plan have limits to your daily losses and quotas towards your daily profit goals... and then conduct yourself as best you can within that framework...

Thur Jan 30 Trade Signals and Journal

20200130
Short 1 YM 28664, +20
Long 1 NQ 9097.0, -2.0
Long 1 NQ 9095.0, -1.0
Long 2 YM 28600, 28600, +30, +50
Long 1 RTY 1642.5, -0.9
Long 2 RTY 1640.9, 1640.9, +2.0, -0.1
Long 2 NQ 9074.5, 9074.5, +3.0, +4.0
Long 1 NQ 9072.0, -0.0
Long 2 NQ 9070.0, 9070.0, -2.0, -2.0
Long 2 NQ 9068.5, 9068.5, -2.0, -2.0
Long 2 ES 3253.0, 3251.75, -2.0, -1.5
Long 2 YM 28530, 28530, -4, -4
Long 3 YM 28492, 28495, 28500, -0, -0, -2
Long 3 RTY 1635.1, 1635.1, 1635.1, -1.4, -1.4, -1.4
Long 4 RTY 1630.2, 1630.2, 1630.2, 1630.2, -0.2, -0.2, -0.2, -0.2
Long 2 NQ 9036.0, 9036.0, -0.5, -0.5
Long 2 NQ 9034.0, 9034.0, -1.0, -1.0
Long 3 NQ 9030.0, 9030.0, 9030.0, +10.0, -1.0, -1.0
Long 1 NQ 9027.0, -2.0
Short 4 RTY 1636.5, 1637.0, 1637.0, 1638.5, -2.0, -1.4, -1.4, -0.7
Short 2 YM 28571, 28571, -7, -7
Total ES -3.5
Total YM +76
Total NQ -1.0
Total RTY -9.5

Sometimes knowing when to quit for the frame is half the battle. ...but it's especially hard to stop when / if your just shy of your 1st Frame goal, and just need one more trade to cap it off and go to coffee... But sometimes this one more trade leads to having to dig yourself out of a hole, clear into negative PnL for the day... and those days often seem flat out worse than facing a losing day right from the get-go. And just so it was today when the Test n Reject morning left me trying to fade the second trend selling too soon. ...and to cap it off, acknowledging the 2nd trend is serious, the temptation is equally strong to get in sync with that selling on pullbacks so as to get in sync with the glaring 2nd trend. ....but those pullbacks are seldom 'gimmies' from an extreme climax selling low. Note to self: pullbacks from extreme momentum spikes seldom deliver technically 'normal' pullbacks. The rubber band gets stretched. ...just so does it snap back further than anticipated. Or, just go to coffee earlier next time....

Wed Jan 29 Trade Signal Summary

20200129
Long 1 NQ 9115.5, -2.0
Long 1 NQ 9108.0, -2.0
Long 2 NQ 9109.0, 9109.0, -2.0, -2.0
Long 2 NQ 9101.0, 9101.0, +6.5, +0.25
Long 2 RTY 1655.9, 1655.9, -1.4, -1.4
Long 3 RTY 1654.5, 1654.5, 1654.5, +1.4, +1.4, -1.4
Long 3 YM 28695, 28695, 28690, +15, +20, +7
Long 2 NQ 9073.0, 9074.0, +5.0, +5.0
Long 2 RTY 1650.0, 1650.0, +2.0, +3.5
Long 1 NQ 9074.0, +10.0
Total YM +42
Total NQ +18.25
Total RTY +4.1

Tues Jan 28 Trade Signal Summary

20200128
Short 2 RTY 1655.0, 1555.0, +2.0, +2.0
Short 1 NQ 9014.5, -2.0
Short 2 NQ 9018.0, 9018.0, +5.0, +.5
Short 2 NQ 9021.5, 9021.0 -0.0, +3.25
Short 1 YM 28582, -2
Short 2 RTY 1658.1, 1657.8, +2.2, +2.1
Short t RTY 1659.0, -0.3
Short 1 NQ 9037.0, 9037.0, +2.0, +6.0
Short 1 RTY 1660.5, -0.4
Short 2 ES 3270.0, 3272.0, -0.0, +2.0
Short 1 NQ 9055.25, -1.5
Short 1 NQ 9062.0, -1.0
Short 1 NQ 9061.75, -2.0
Short 1 YM 28686, -7
Short 3 YM 28697, 28697, 28700, -7, -7, -7
Short 3 YM 28702, 28702, 28702, -7, -7, -7
Short 2 NQ 9074.0, 9074.0, +4.0, +6.0
Short 1 NQ 9078.0, +10.0
Total ES +2.0
Total YM -51
Total NQ +30.25

Mon Jan 27 Trade Signal Summary

0200127
Short 2 NQ 8982.0, 8982.0, +7.0, -0.0
Short 1 RTY 1646.0, -0.1
Short 1 RTY 1646.0, -0.6
Long 1 RTY 1644.0, +2.0
Long 1 RTY 1644.1, -0.1
Long 1 NQ 8962.5, -0.25
Long 2 NQ 8960.0, 8960.0, +3.5, +14.75
Total NQ +25.0
Total RTY +1.2

Fri Jan 24 Trade Signals Summary

20200124
Long 1 NQ 9257.0, +5.0
Long 1 RTY 1680.0, -0.0
Long 1 NQ 9237.5, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 9236.0, -2.25
Long 2 NQ 9231.75, 9131.75, +5.0, +5.0
Long 1 RTY 1676.0, -0.0
Long 1 YM 29089, +20
Total YM +20
Total NQ +10.5
Total RTY -0.0

Thurs Jan 23 Trade Signals and Journal

20200123
Short 1 NQ 9167.5, -2.25
Short 2 NQ 9174.00, 9174.00, +3.0, +10..25
Long 2 RTY 1667.3, 1667.3, +1.0, -0.9
Long 1 RTY 1665.0, +4.0
Short 1 NQ 9180.0, +10.5
Total NQ +21.5
Total RTY +4.1

Pivot / Exhaustion is a completely different method of looking at the market and creating a price level array. It's quite different than traditional methods of identifying support / resistance. Once you get use to seeing how the market behaves through the indicators that render those exhaustion plots on your screen, a whole new set of opportunities appear for you on any given trading day that you would have never considered before. ....if only you had the fortitude to take them. But everyday the crowd reminds you of their tried and true axioms never to consider taking such trades.. That such methods of exploiting exhaustion are more dangerous than the trade entries of pullbacks, that such trades are counter-trend, and therefore betray the principal of only trading WITH the trend. ..and that, furthermore, taking such trades will betray the fraternity of agreement you are supposed to rely on from fellow traders who are there to support you intellectually and emotionally...into the same losing trades they are taking...where you belong... and will no doubt reside... as long as you hang out with this 'crowd' of well wishers at their support / resistance bar rails.

With such firm adherence to such group-think, many find it inconceivable that price fills at extremes can be acquired with such consistency. In fact, they think such fills impossible, despite the fact that their own charts usually show huge concentrations of volume at precisely these bars that appear in exhaustion zones.

"Someone must be capturing those pivot swings that constitute the major turn trends of the intraday swings, but who?", I once asked, standing outside the S&P pit in the early 1980's with one of my mentors, a former Swiss Franc trader who was trying to teach me the ropes.

Using the fractal algorithm Serial Sequent, the line plots of the Pivot/Exhaustion Grid, and a short term momentum indicator that identifies the zones of price climax in the volatile action of 1st frame (without benefit of fresh, relative benchmarks), order entries can be established in any contract using one or both of the following two methods: First, Limit orders that 'lead' price before it reaches fresh and final exhaustion spikes, placed on or next to whole numbers of the stock index contract in question; and second, trailing Stop-entry orders that depend for their fills on reversal of such price climax rather than breakout-continuance.

More specifically, these types of entry orders simply await patiently before being placed for the relevant Sequent of the fractal series to finally appear while the momentum indicator signals crescendo, and price pokes THROUGH--not just to--a price level of the Exhaustion Grid that otherwise was supposed to have held, that the trend in question remain still a pullback. In glorious irony, the signal to fade actually comes at the point where tradition trend signals flash a warning of trend continuance.

That's right. You await your entry until the fraternal crowd who demands your allegiance to their trend rules of do's and don't's sees signs that the action depicted confirms their assumptions, and then you fade them--all alone, defiant of their collectivist membership, and hence force, their friendship, banking their hatred like a deposit slip at your local bank.

"Hey, you're not supposed to be doing that. No one gets those fills. We don't trade that way. You can't stay in here and do that... Now we don't like you." ...and later, given the chance, they'll post bad reviews of your book, even while publishing your methods. ....that's how bad it is when you work outside 'the crowd'. I just have to smile when I read these things about my work by such people. ..and I say to myself "and I bet he voted for the wrong Party, too."

One final comment to those just too cemented to be separated from their 'Traders' Ten Things You Should Never Do' litany. ...and this in language fit for the misconception of their current rules: The first trend climax of the day IS a pullback.

Wed Jan 22 Trade Signal Summary

20200122
Long 1 RTY 1693.5, -0.1
Short 1 YM 29274, +21
Short 2 NQ 9243.0, 9243.0, +2.5, +5.0
Long 1 RTY 1690.0, -0.0
Short 1 YM 29267, -3
Short 1 RTY 1692.2, -0.0
Short 2 RTY 1692.9, 1692.9, +1.3, -0.0
Short 1 RTY 1694.2, +3.0
Total YM +18
Total NQ +7.5
Total RTY +4.2

Tues Jan 21 Trade Signal Summary

20200121
Long 1 NQ 9157.0, +5.25
Short 1 NQ 9176.0, +6.5
Short 1 NQ 9182.0, +7.25
Long 1 NQ 9161.75, +5.0
Total NQ +23.0

Mon Jan 20 No Trades, holiday

Fri Jan 17 Trade Signal Summary

20200117
Short 2 RTY 1711.0, 1711.2, +3.6, +1.3
Short 2 NQ 9153.0, 9153.0, -2.0, -2.0
Short 1 NQ 9156.0, -2.0
Short 2 NQ 9156.5, 9156.5, -0.5, -0.5
Total NQ -7.0
Total RTY +4.9

Thurs Jan 16 Trade Signals & Journal

20200116
Long 1 NQ 9107.25, +6.5
Short 1 NQ 9115.0, +5.0
Short 2 NQ 9116.75, 9116.75, +5.0, +10
Total NQ +26.5

The most challenging aspect to trading is holding the winners longer. When conditions and signals are near perfect, you only notice how much of the excursion you actually miss. But of course, most days, things are hardly as neat and tied up in a pretty bow as they were at the High of Day today. Being stopped out along the course of entering for a swing becomes so conditional that being handed your First Frame goal so neatly is an almost irresistible temptation to exit your trades... and go to Starbucks for coffee a bit earlier than usual.

Wed Jan 15 Trade Signal Summary

20200115
Short 1 ES 3290.5, -0.25
Short 1 ES 3290.75, -0.25
Short 1 RTY 1684.6, -0.1
Short 2 YM 29019, 29022, +10, -11
Short 2 NQ 9086.0, 9086.0, +2.0, -05.
Short 1 NQ 9090.0, +10.0
Short 1 NQ 9095.0, +5.25
Total ES -0.5
Total NQ +17.0
Total RTY -0.1

Tues Jan 14 Trade Signal Summary

20200114
Long 1 ES 3281.0, +2.0
Long 1 NQ 9049.5, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 9046.0, +8.0
Short 1 NQ 9069.5, -2.00
Short 2 NQ 9072.0, 9071.25, +8.75, +10.0
Total ES +2.0
Total NQ +22.5

Mon Jan 13 Trade Signal Summary

20200113
Short 1 NQ 9024.0, +5.0
Short 1 YM 28841, +20
Short 1 RTY 1657.5, -0.5
Short 1 NQ 9026.0, -2.0
Short 1 NQ 9031.0, -2.25
Short 2 NQ 9034.5, 9036.0, +2.0, +7.0
Short 1 YM 28850, +3.0
Total YM +50
Total NQ +9.75
Total RTY, -0.5

Fri Jan 10 Trade Signal Summary

20200110
Long 2 RTY 1663.5, 1663.5, -0.0, -1.4
Long 3 RTY 1659.0, 1659.0, 1658.3, +3.0, +3.0, +6.3
Short 1 NQ 9023.75, -2.0
Short 1 NQ 9025.25, -2.5
Short 1 RTY 1666.2, -0.0
Short 1 RTY 1666.4, -0.2
Short 1 NQ 9030.0, -0.0
Short 1 NQ 9031.5, -0.5
Short 1 RTY 1667.1, -0.3
Short 1 ES 3283.25, +1.25
Total ES +1.25
Total NQ -5.0
Total RTY +10.4

Thurs Jan 9 Trade Signal Summary

20200109
Long 1 RTY 1665.8+4.0
Long 1 NQ 9004.0, -0.25
Short 1 NQ 9006.0, -0.25
Short 1 NQ 9008.25, -0.00
Short 1 YM 28853, -2
Short 2 YM 28894, 28898, 28897, +12, +20, +7
Total YM +47
Total NQ -0.5
Total +4.0

Wed Jan 8 Trade Signal Summary

20200108
Short 2 NQ 8882.75, 8882.75, -2.0, -2.0
Short 2 RTY 1668.4, 1669.0, +0.6, -0.6
Short 2 YM 28687, 28685, +10, +20
Short 1 YM 28694, -0
Short 1 YM 28710, -7
Short 1 YM 28710, +20
Long 2 NQ 8880.0, 8880.0, +2.0, -2.0
Long 1 YM 28552, -0
Long 2 NQ 8877.0, 8876.0, -2.25, -1.00
Long 2 NQ 8874.0, 8874.0, -2.5, -2.5
Long 3 RTY 1660.9, 1660.9, 1660.9, +1.5, +2.6, +1.5
Total YM +43
Total NQ -10.25
Total RTY +5.6

Tues Jan 7 Trade Signal Summary

20200107
Long 1 YM 28550, -0
Long 1 RTY 1556.9, 1555.8, -1.5, -0.6
Long 2 YM 28542, 28539, +20, +11
Short 1 NQ 8851.5, +11.0
Short 1 NQ 8868.0, +8.0
Total YM +31
Total NQ +19.0
Total RTY -2.1

Mon Jan 6 Trade Signal Summary

20200106
Short 2 RTY 1649.8, 1649.8, -0.8, -0.8
Short 1 RTY 1652.0, +4.0
Short 1 NQ 8777.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 8782.0, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 8786.0, -2.25
Short 2 NQ 8787.0, 8787.0, +5.0, -2.0
Short 2 RTY 1652.0, 1652.0, +2.0, +2.0
Short 2 NQ 8803.0, 8803.0, -2.75, -2.75
Short 3 NQ 8806.0, 8806.0, 8806.0, -1.5, -1.5, -1.5
Short 2 NQ 8805.0, 8805.0, 8805.0, +4.25, -1.5, -1.5
Short 2 RTY 1652.6, 1652.8, -1.5, -1.4
Short 2 NQ 8817.0, 8817.0, +8.0, +10.0
Short 2 RTY 1656.3, 1656.3, +2.0, +1.0
Short 1 NQ 8822.0, -2.25
Short 1 RTY, 1652.8, -1.0
Short 2 NQ 8824.5, 8825.5, -2.0, -1.5
Short 2 NQ 8828.0, 8828.0, -1.75, -1.75
Short 2 RTY 1659.5, 1659.5, +1.4, -0.0
Total NQ -3.75
Total RTY +6.9