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Buy stopping the TSTC here into the close if it can get over 13 im in for the gamble.. HPJ stop in place now- that was a gift.. What a mooch that was :0
HPJ at 5- maybe get some holiday cheer on this..
o/t- talk about beautiful? and yes I think it does happen everywhere but I think for some reason humans still try and deny it since it becomes a religious issue.. Back when I was gardening? I had plants that were multi gender- I even had a hermaphrodite plant that produced seed and the gender of every single seed was female which is probably about the best thing you can ask for when growing the plants I was growing : 0
I have been hiking seriously now for about 20 years but only these last few years have I really started to look around and enjoy the things sorround me. I think that too was a religious thing because I was raised to believe all of this around us was simply here for our use, our disposal.. We are the masters and I never really looked at it as anything to respect or even concern myself with it.. Now I feel like a child again- I view it with utter respect and appreciation and ironically as I learn more and more about whats around me? I see evolution in its finest, and everything is starting to come together like a fantastic puzzle.. They are us, we are them.. we are in no way shape or form greater then them.. If anything we are a perversion of nature because of our intelligence.. Only human beings can be so unsatisfied and greedy that we need to discard this life in the hopes of something better after life. This is as good as it gets and ya know what? its pretty damn good..
Look at this freakn SEED... Find me one of these today? ok??
Ok i give up.. although its probably easy to post a picture here? I already wasted too much time and now its starting to not be fun..
http://s303.photobucket.com/albums/nn138/paulaaa1234/?action=view¤t=woodpecker.jpg
heres the monster I saw today :)
http://s303.photobucket.com/albums/nn138/paulaaa1234/?action=view¤t=bird.jpg
The infamous thanksgiving week market.. ahhh the memories of almost going bankrupt on ADSP fills my heart with warm memories of trades past hehehe..
Im still wondering how i composed myself at the family dinner knowing I was down a few hundred thousand I just didnt have.. oh man did that teach me to take loses or what??
Surprised how strong EBAY is here.. id love to see CYD take out the hod and then Ill j ump in with both arms and legs... What a weird dip that took this morning?
Yeah I didnt take it tho, This market has me confused and Im hanging on to what little I made today.. That freakn HPJ was the one that got away today.. : 9
Im watching AXA for a potential short but Im too scared they will jam this market into the close now that all the technicans see the rally isnt broad and just rather pathetic.. Seems setting us all up like bowling pins has been the way or the market lately : )
Hey- when did ameritrade start stopping people out at the bid without a trade trighgering at that point? I no longer will use GTC on my swings as its clear they are screwing a lot of people at the open.. never ends, never..
o/t- She is so pretty.. argh.. Very dissapointed we didnt get to have her for 4 years on the telly every night :)
Jer they are ripping the warehouse down next door to me (finally after a year of red tape).. He paid about 1.5 mill for the warehouse and hes tearing it down and putting up a few duplexes : )
Im noticing just like the stock market? if you know what your doing you can really do well in difficult times.. Its going to be interesting to see how fast he can unload those but it was interesting to me how he was able to let 1.5 mill sit while he fought all the old people that are bored in this area and had nothing better to do but complain about his plans.. I get upset when I have a $10,000 trade for overnight- Im sure this guy has 5 other projects going on as well.. I wouldnt be able to sleep ;0
AXA_ I blinked and it stopped me out geesh... im lucky I got that message off to you fast because otherwise I would have been typing while it ran right down on me.. at least I walked with a few bucks..
Im going to lucnh : ( Im a quitter...
o/t- DC fantastic! thats the one!!! I showed my sister at the time and she was shocked, said they are very shy? he allowed me to snap some pics and then split with a huge thrust off the branch..I gotta dig the pics up, but you got it! thanks : 0
Heya Seward- yeah, boy I dunno it just keeps going up and up hehehe.. but I noticed these last few weeks its getting alot more tricky and harder to find whats cranking- and alot of pure junk is popping so maybe it is time to think about a short? but I think any downside for now is limited until they really break the back of the longs..
I got a nice move on AXA here, need it to push over 26.4 to really move.. HPJ is cranking but obvious resist at 5, Im just not in a mood to get stressed on that one today.. If this volatility keeps up im going to have to switch to trading just large cap boring blues because im starting to get whipped here and there with some of these gyrations ;0
AXA- just grabbed some long at 26.15, stop 26.. what a qwirky m orning..
thanks for that Ico! I knew I was asking the right person.. Ill yap later but thanks.. Im dissapointed it wasnt an Eagle but hey- that WAS asking alot and still impressive all the same!
tanks-will keep an eye on it..I remember that one as being crazy? same space as coco??
Carl once again proved to be right.. geesh, it looks like he now officially takes the cake as the only technical trader I actually think is right more then wrong : ) : ) Honestly- its funny, the technicians that ignore fundamentals entirely seem to be the ones that are not consistent where as Carl and Zeev both missed various other things into the equations. You simply cant ignore fundamentals even if the chart speaks louder and clearer iMO..
Ken this CYD is really a nice setup, but theres a big fat seller all day Friday and again this morning.. Im watching to see if he gets cleared out and ill take it over the HOD..
o/t- oh he was big! real big!
Theres another one that thrilled my sister thats a woodpecker but a monsterous size, it almost looks like a wild turkey.. He was sitting on a branch and when I scared him he took off and the weight literally broke the rotted branch and it fell with a crash...
Funny how birds actually thrive in concrete jungles like nj.. lotsa food and lotsa rats :0
Gluck today- where do we start shorting this crap???
hehe I suppose alot of people are looking to raise as much cash as possible as they sink deeper and deeper into debt.. I remember my mentor telling us years ago that it will take a real long time for the economy to really collapse because Americans have gotten so use to living a certain lifestyle, they will dig under seat cushions and sell their grandmother in an attempt to stay afloat : 0
o/t- Susan if you get a chance before the open check your email? Wait till you see the picture I sent you.. This bird was HUGE and id hate to sound silly and think there are eagles in NJ but good lord, this has me stumped.. What a morning : 0
Yeah- thats a tough call EBAY- but Im going to watch this 23.. if we bounce today which I think the market will do later? I think it will support itself..
Im taking it real slow from here into the rest of the year- may even help my buddy out working since he landed a few large jobs..
Hey stop over later after 4pm ok? YOur invited! Got a little 'scene' going down here tonight.. Found a big bag of charcoal I didnt realize I had so going to use it up and fire up the grill.. Its to celebrate the wall coming down next door- I wont have to wake up to a 12' wall anymore but sure wont be trading the week that comes down : (
gluck- we going to need it today...
EBAY hod here?
Carl still slanting to a stronger close from here and then up tomorrow.. I have some shorts on here so not sure im cheering for his call but :)
http://carlfutia.blogspot.com/
Ok now im long CPBY.. give it a .20 stop at 6.79 most of these are not working lately so im taking it small.. they usually get a surge in volume, make the break iom looking for and then it just dries up like the sahara and drops with no bids..
rinse... repeat..
aw heck I dont even know anymore, im all frazzeled.. What I love when the market gets tough like this suddenly stops are going off that shouldnt, this is triggering thats triggering... its almost too uncanny of a coincidence for it to be just a coincidence. Its called market makers lining their pockets during tough times..
Rev Shark play in toying with today- CPBY.. if it takes back over 7 shes in the go zone ;0
I laughed about this trader tax but all the sudden im not laughing too hard.. These worthless SOBs are actually going to make this happen from the sound of it..
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/68273-dems-eye-stock-trade-tax
For me its not a big deal because I have family in Canada and what was once 'my country' is now in full control of theives and whores so giving up my citenship would be a decision I make over a few beers and a night at the bar. I do feel for the rest of you that have family and established here.. Its bad enough that its hard to be proud and American anymore but geesh this is just insane.. They can kiss my ass.. all of them.. I cant help but think of that picture I sent you Ico- and what our leaders risked as they watched the British troops via that overlook.. How did all of this go so wrong?
VVUS trading at 10 right now..
Guess I shoulda held those shares from 7.5...
o/t
This was the first headline I read when I woke up just now..
US Companies Offer Employees Pet Insurance Benefit
god bless America.. I mean, we have finally ran out of ways to create more cash cows and now we are going to start turning pet care into the same slimy business we have with human beings. I wonder if maybe in 2-3 decades there will be a fight before congress to have socialized health care for our pets? Meanwhile millions of American children have no benefits at all..
I do find humor in the fact that America is so hung up on belief in god, afterlife and all that silly ancient nonsense and yet we care so little about each other, steal from each other, rob rape kill, and yet our pets get all the love and care over our fellow humans. Boy- I almost wish there really was a god so I could see who gets tossed into the flames- ive lost count.. or wait- most religions dont believe in a hell anymore right? We decided that didnt fit with our plan.. the new and improved modern diety is a bit more caring : 0
http://s303.photobucket.com/albums/nn138/paulaaa1234/?action=view¤t=arrogant.jpg
TRLG - I abandonded my post this morning because I woke up in a non market friendly mood : ) but TRLG stopped in short and ill obviously cover it if it can reclaim 17.25.. I think its going to nose dive here into the afternoon, but you know how that goes ; 0
Whats hot out there? my streamer looks like day of the dead ; )
BCRX - I almost bought some of this damn thing last night...
BioCryst Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock
Ken shes no different then you or I or anyone else that has an opinion.. She will come and go just like the rest of them- make a good call and the herd gravitates to you until you pull an abbie joseph.. Im personally not impressed with her in any way shape or form although I think I would let her mow my lawn which is something I wouldnt let cramer do...
I think one thing thats a fact in this game is youll never make consistent money if you take advice from analysts...
Oh yeah : )
yowsa.. raising my stop.. This one has been a cash machine now for weeks.. I think I owe someone a bottle of wine for this mooch holy chit...
Any news? Nice volume for that sleeper.. HAUP that is
CTDC- this sucker is a real pain in the rear, but I know from the tape there are alot of big boys (well, for a cheap stock) that loaded up the last time it broke over 5.. its hard to play this one because it will stop you in and then immediately drop like a rock, so im going to watch a move over 5 and then a close over that ill probably swing a few..
Man look at freakn EBAY.. kept watching and waiting and bam there she goes..
Wow- I wouldnt be surprised, and hoping your right too because for now at least theres a ryme/reason to which way to bet :0
Contrarian trading sure was the way this year.. Wow.. I sure didnt see that.. Now, when does it end? will the fundamentals surprise the bears and support it all or will the bottom fall out and later next year we get an awfull reality check?
Yup remember no matter how smart you are, or how much time you spend learning charts or the tape or FA or whatever? In the end youll never be perfect.. perfection is just not part of this equation..
Thats why no matter how much I keep gravitating to a mechanical set of rules you start losing too much in the way of gains when you take out the second by second micro managing.. Its like you said- when do you stick to your guns and when not?
Waves of buyers coming in.. geesh
: ) Im exhausted already myself.. That trigger thing im doing with buy stops and such? Today was one of those rare perfect storms where every damn one hit about 15 minutes after the open hehe.. A flash of excitement and now its over hehe but I came out with a few hundred bucks to the better so nyah :0
Im starting to worry- my trading is getting more and more mechanical with each passing day.. I keep thinking of TEresa lo.. amazing what someone says 10 years ago stuck in my head and worries me to this day.. You cant make a living day trading, you have to be all mechanical blah blah...
I always have worried too much about what people say.. a real sucker ; 0
Thanks Jer- it really looks fantastic.. even better still is that its rewarding you for finding good growth/earning plays, story stocks.. a real fun market.. If we could get rid of these crazy gyrations randomly during the day id be real happy!
Crazy stuff where the bids just vanish out of the blue, run the stops in absurd speed and then bam in a flash its like it never happened.. Always something to keep us on our toes ; )
FWIW- over 4.38 and HPJ could ignite real hard and real fast.. Not really expecting that myself? but if it does ill double the position again and then just use 4.10 as the stop...
Too many trades went off this morning and having alot of trouble keeping up with it.. HPJ is low priority so those are the ones that usually surprise me :0
I was just going to ask you if you were still in.. I just put a 3.99 stop..
I dont think your going to see a selloff, or at least not a trend change for a bit here. silly as it may seem..
and there we have SP over 1100..
Its a miracle... im becoming a believer again :)
Oh man, if we thought we had a hangover after the bubble burst? The mother of hang overs is coming to a decade or two near you : )
I almost want it to go thru just to see what it would do to the price discovery of the market.. Take out all the traders like that and people will be very surprised at what happens.. Just like when all the talk of stopping short selling gains momentum- and Id love to see how the market would have reacted after we reopened shortly after 9/11.. When everyone was saying buy, do the American thing.. when in fact the only ones buying were shorst covering..
Amazing leadership we have.. goodness..
Im with you on that one too Hans, held some over the weekend.. Real spastic stock thats for sure but what I like about it this time around is the volume/more participants : )
Just a real pain putting a solid stop in and not getting taken do its gotta be one of those all or nothing kinda trades..
Is it just me or does the trading the last few weeks feel like traders are frustrated? Every stock im trading has these crazy gyrations.. Going to get an ulcer by time 2010 strolls in hehehe
o/t- hey, who the heck put a quarter in me today anyhow : )
Icky market- cant find much so I guess im bored... its cold outside too ; 0
HPJ is coming for my stop.. thats what I get for fading SB/Susan.. oy!