Investing Adventures

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My focus this week was on Visa.  Earlier in the week, I tried to short, figuring it was near the top.  While I was wrong at the time, I was right overall.  The past couple of days has seen Visa drop about 10%.  Perfect play.. wrong time of entry.
Futures trading is pretty exciting.  I’ve only […]

The action today was anemic.  Now I understand what folks like Dinosaur Trader and others complain about when the markets behave like today.  It also didn’t help that oil reached a record $126.22ish at its high.  Visa took another hit today, down another 4 points.  It’s reaching my entry/exit target of ~$81.  My feeling is […]

No trades taken yesterday due to other commitments.  I was around in the morning and could have traded a perfect short on Visa but was unable to pull the trigger.  I’ve noticed that happening more and more as of late which reminds me of my trading fears about 3 months ago after the markets crashed […]

Another rough day and once again it’s inexperience that causes me so much pain.  Today additional funds were deposited into my account, finally giving me access to futures trading.  My first NQ futures trade was successful, no matter how small the victory.  Subsequent attempts at trading the NQs resulted in failure.
Trades taken:  5 x NQ
P/L: […]

STOP DAYTRADING!
Someone please remind me to do the above. I’m not an options day trader. I’m losing too much money trying to day trade. Sigh.
Trades taken: 2 (Visa puts)
P/L: -$50
Today appears to be a better day. First, my deposits into my account have cleared. Our tax rebates have finally […]