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shorted and out -3 ticks, will get back to it later, busy now

currently long 10 from 16350.50 aiming to hold till just after 11am.
trade 1 -3 ticks 8 3 contracts = -9
trade 2 +10 ticks * 5 = +50 = +41
trade 3 ?? * 10

cut and have been busy, I am looking for 1pm sell...just longed 5 16331.5

cut 12@ about 12 ticks = 144 = 185

model got the top but I was distracted.

I kept adding song longs on dips, so currently....
5*26 = 130
17*35=595=725

Holding 5 up to 16378 =5*58=290??

will long another 5 in 10 minutes time if there is a chance

For fun, I’ll say hold these 5 long to 350pm ish, then short 5 till 430pm if it is a signal there.
I’m busy so won’t watch the end.
Before this trade up 185+725=910 ticks

So, I was right. the last 5 L went +45 = 225 ticks, then short till 450pm (started dropping at 423pm, finished 447pm)...Short 5*50 points = 250

910+225+250 = 1375 ticks mostly LIVE posted and only half at screen.
1375 ticks on the mini nasdaq= almost 9,000 usd
Alternatively, using a larger account (like 50-100k) and using a max of 10 normal contracts, the profit today would have been about 1100 ticks*20$ = 22000

and you can see on the chart above, there was clearly a dip before the further run up. However, I wanted it to be lower before entry so didn't add any more L.

wrong.
$2, not $5 per tick.
2750$
hence I think I can scale up the contracts a bit.
trade 1, 4 contracts, 17 ticks per. Closed too early.

longed 7 at 16360.4

EDIT, cut 3 for +10, holding rest till just after 10am (or 6 point stop loss)

shame, I had a sell signal but missed taking it, then was trying to take it later after a short buy. Missed great sell profit.

S 15 12283 aiming to hold until 1pm

15 point stop, am away from computer

already cut 5 for 10 points profit. holding rest.

140pm aim now, or 16150.

it bottomed out at 150 for 16165....so that's 10*118 ticks
+5*10
+68 first trade (2nd trade flattish)=1180+50+60 = 1230~ ticks profit which is shit .....missed massive sell signal, followed by nice buy

ideally would have been
L 15*40 = 600 (I cut too soon and only did 4) so got 68 ticks
S 15*170=2550 .....still focused on missing the up ticks so didn't sell
L 15*70 = 1050....away from the computer
S 20*110 = 2200---nice sell point but only held 10 for 1180...see the sell shown below
L 20*50=1000....away from computer, although I had declared that area as an entry (see above), so would have taken it
=7400

I was busy yesterday so didn't follow the signals properly, need enter in larger numbers, and have more focus/patience to follow signals.

day off yesterday.

Today holding short from 16099.5*18 contracts
L @ 16060.5 *18

traded perfectly till started to make this blog post, and cut at bottom instead of adding more. ok, L 6 more
=12 @ 16061

cut for profit 6 @ 16087.5, hold the other 6 L till 1120am

Cut 4 from 16062 @ 16103 = 164 ticks

Held 2 and added 13 on the way down = 15.
Misread the sell, thought it was later.

-2*9 = +18
3*-18 = -54
5*-17=-85
5*+1 = +5
5*14=70
Today = 661.+57+12+156+164+18-54-85+5+70=1004

During trading, there’s no time to write online messages!

Shorted 19 @ 16082~
Cut 10 here @+8 = 80 = 1084
Holding 9 short, stop loss -10
targeting 1145am
Break now as busy.

it hit 16055 then reversed up and got out @ 16090 = -8*9 = -72
=1012 ticks profit today

if trading 5k account, then that is $2,000 profit.
if trading 50k account size, then that is $20,000 profit.
with pre market and afternoon not traded....

couldn't even turn on trading software till 930 so missed lovely sell which should go down till 2am.
Will S 20 here 16052.25 (4 x 5 contracts short)

think I might also take today off, really busy these days. Last Friday's shorts and out.