##TheStrategyLab Price Action Chat Room Logs

#FuturesTrades is free along with being a serious professional trading chat room and any trader can use the chat room to post their real-time trades, real-time price action analysis or market commentaries involving futures, exchange traded funds or forex currencies. Further, although our chat room is smaller than the other popular chat rooms...we are the most active chat room in posting trades, price action analysis or market commentaries involving futures, exchange traded funds or forex currencies in comparison to other free chat rooms.

#FuturesTrades is designed to be only a trade journal for documentation purposes only so that members can have a real time stamp archive of trades and market commentaries of each trading day and this gives them a better understanding of their broker statements from one trade to the next trade when they review their performance numbers on any given trading day. In addition, we welcome all traders with their own methods or different perspective of the price action and markets to help keep the chat room diversified...posting trades or market commentaries about the price action on their monitors.


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Session Start: Mon Apr 30 06:34:42 2012
Session Ident: #FuturesTrades
[06:34:42] * Now talking in #FuturesTrades
[06:34:42] <@X> [NihabaAshi] chat room archives @ viewforum.php?f=20
[07:07:45] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for traders of Emini Futures (EMD, TF, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (6E, EC), Eurex/Euronext Futures (DAX, ESTX50, FTSE100, CAC40), Treasury Futures (ZF, ZN, ZB), NYMEX Futures (CL, NG, HO, QM), Exchange Traded Funds (DIA, GLD, IWM, OIH, XLE, QQQ, SPY) and Forex Currencies
[08:37:45] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for traders of Emini Futures (EMD, TF, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (6E, EC), Eurex/Euronext Futures (DAX, ESTX50, FTSE100, CAC40), Treasury Futures (ZF, ZN, ZB), NYMEX Futures (CL, NG, HO, QM), Exchange Traded Funds (DIA, GLD, IWM, OIH, XLE, QQQ, SPY) and Forex Currencies
[09:07:28] <wave1> all
[09:07:33] <+wave1> @office ....
[09:18:53] <Trendtrader> all
[09:26:04] <@wrbtrader> Good morning all
[09:29:17] <+wave1> tt N
[09:30:13] <+Trendtrader> Shorts Emini TF @ 822.3 «« simulator »»
[09:30:21] <+Trendtrader> x4
[09:34:07] <@wrbtrader> Emini YM futures trying to go up while Emini TF going down
[09:34:21] <+Trendtrader> Covered 1/2 Emini TF Short @ 820.9 --> + 1.4 «« simulator »»
[09:34:44] <@wrbtrader> Shorts Emini TF @ 820.40 -> large size
[09:35:06] <@wrbtrader> 6 contracts
[09:36:47] <@wrbtrader> Key Market Event remaining is the 0945am est Chicago PMI
[09:37:53] <+Trendtrader> Covered 1/4 Emini TF Short @ 819.7 --> + 2.6 «« simulator »»
[09:38:01] <+Trendtrader> one remaining
[09:38:18] <@wrbtrader> Covered all Emini TF Short @ 819.30 --> + 1.1
[09:42:00] <+Trendtrader> Covered Remainder Emini TF Short @ 819.8 --> + 2.5 «« simulator »»
[09:42:19] <+Trendtrader> a bit too close. oh well.
[09:45:43] <@wrbtrader> Shorts Emini TF @ 817.70 -> medium size
[09:45:52] <@wrbtrader> Creeper Down Movement still active
[09:45:57] <@wrbtrader> 4 contracts
[09:55:24] <@wrbtrader> WRB pt1 reached
[09:55:36] <+wave1> wd guys ...
[09:55:39] <+wave1> biab
[09:55:48] <@wrbtrader> Covered all Emini TF Short @ 816.20 --> + 1.5
[10:12:31] <@wrbtrader> Creeper Down Movment still active
[10:22:46] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for traders of Emini Futures (EMD, TF, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (6E, EC), Eurex/Euronext Futures (DAX, ESTX50, FTSE100, CAC40), Treasury Futures (ZF, ZN, ZB), NYMEX Futures (CL, NG, HO, QM), Exchange Traded Funds (DIA, GLD, IWM, OIH, XLE, QQQ, SPY) and Forex Currencies
[10:52:02] <@wrbtrader> Not much happening now after the initial big volatility drop
[10:52:27] <@wrbtrader> Price action just looking for some stability
[10:53:26] <@wrbtrader> Emini ES has a WRB Hidden GAP @ 1030am est
[10:53:34] <@wrbtrader> Price action still in Creeper Down Movement
[10:53:59] <+wave1> back geez office politics ...
[10:54:42] <+wave1> nq weak ...
[10:54:52] <+wave1> es leading it ..
[10:55:27] <@wrbtrader> Shorts Emini TF @ 815.20 -> small size
[10:55:33] <@wrbtrader> 2 contracts
[10:55:52] <@wrbtrader> starting to lower my overall position size now that the volatility has declined dramatically
[10:56:50] <+wave1> eur look S here ...
[10:56:51] <@wrbtrader> Oil CL futures has WRB Hidden GAP @ 1012am est that's currently has its R area being tested
[10:59:27] <@wrbtrader> Covered all Emini TF Short @ 816.10 --> - 0.9
[11:00:50] <T4n_paper> finding some legs
[11:01:42] <@wrbtrader> Shorts Emini TF @ 816.70 -> small size
[11:01:47] <@wrbtrader> 2 contracts
[11:02:28] <@wrbtrader> so far today all volatility spikes upwards have started southwards within a few minutes after the spike
[11:03:34] <@wrbtrader> Emini TF has a WRB Hidden GAP @ 1058am est (volatility spike upwards)
[11:06:09] <@wrbtrader> Creeper Up Movement trying to confirm
[11:08:04] <@wrbtrader> volatility contraction
[11:09:37] <@wrbtrader> Covered all Emini TF Short @ 816.80 --> - 0.1
[11:14:55] <@wrbtrader> Shorts Emini TF @ 816.60 -> small size
[11:15:04] <@wrbtrader> 2 contracts
[11:15:10] <@wrbtrader> re-entry
[11:15:17] <@wrbtrader> increasing volatility
[11:15:33] <+wave1> nq shows sign of turning up but ..
[11:15:56] <@wrbtrader> Yeah...they're still looking for some stable ground to stand up on
[11:17:46] <+wave1> y very low vol ..will try to focus more after lunch
[11:18:09] <@wrbtrader> Covered all Emini TF Short @ 816.50 --> + 0.1
[11:18:22] <@wrbtrader> sidelines...just churning now
[11:19:41] <+wave1> y
[11:52:46] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for traders of Emini Futures (EMD, TF, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (6E, EC), Eurex/Euronext Futures (DAX, ESTX50, FTSE100, CAC40), Treasury Futures (ZF, ZN, ZB), NYMEX Futures (CL, NG, HO, QM), Exchange Traded Funds (DIA, GLD, IWM, OIH, XLE, QQQ, SPY) and Forex Currencies
[13:20:34] <@wrbtrader> typical mid-day volatility contraction
[13:21:01] <@wrbtrader> along with a very tight trading range of several ticks
[13:32:42] <+T4n_paper> Shorts TF @ 815.1 -> small size «« simulator »»
[13:36:40] <+T4n_paper> Covered TF Short @ 815 --> + 0.1 «« simulator »»
[13:37:47] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for traders of Emini Futures (EMD, TF, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (6E, EC), Eurex/Euronext Futures (DAX, ESTX50, FTSE100, CAC40), Treasury Futures (ZF, ZN, ZB), NYMEX Futures (CL, NG, HO, QM), Exchange Traded Funds (DIA, GLD, IWM, OIH, XLE, QQQ, SPY) and Forex Currencies
[13:41:21] <+T4n_paper> tried 814.9 reenter,
[13:41:37] <+T4n_paper> not willing to pay more
[14:48:14] <+T4n_paper> Shorts TF @ 814.3 -> small size «« simulator »»
[14:51:03] <+T4n_paper> Covered TF Short @ 814.2 --> + 0.1 «« simulator »»
[14:54:55] <+T4n_paper> Shorts TF @ 814.5 -> small size «« simulator »»
[14:56:57] <+T4n_paper> Covered TF Short @ 815.2 --> - 0.7 «« simulator »»
[14:59:35] <@wrbtrader> Emini TF has a WRB Hidden GAP @ 1433pm est 3min chart
[15:00:03] <@wrbtrader> Oil CL futures has a WRB Hidden GAP @ 1415pm est
[15:03:46] <@wrbtrader> mini-sized YM futures trying to put in a Creeper Up Movement
[15:05:08] <+wave1> http://www.sierrachart.com/userimages/u ... 757304.png
[15:05:17] <+wave1> see if es finds S here
[15:06:14] <+T4n_paper> that grid hurts my eyes
[15:07:47] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for traders of Emini Futures (EMD, TF, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (6E, EC), Eurex/Euronext Futures (DAX, ESTX50, FTSE100, CAC40), Treasury Futures (ZF, ZN, ZB), NYMEX Futures (CL, NG, HO, QM), Exchange Traded Funds (DIA, GLD, IWM, OIH, XLE, QQQ, SPY) and Forex Currencies
[15:08:06] <@wrbtrader> Yeah wave1...get rid of the grid lines in the background.
[15:08:40] <@wrbtrader> Feels like I'm "in prison or something" trying to look at charts on the wall "outside" of my prision cell
[15:10:19] <@wrbtrader> I like the trendline...curious to see what happens if Emini ES drops below that yellow trendline on some volatility
[15:13:22] <+T4n_paper> Shorts TF @ 815.9 -> small size «« simulator »»
[15:15:09] <@wrbtrader> Just got a trading schedule alert from my futures broker
[15:16:01] <@wrbtrader> Eurex markets are closed tomorrow due to "May Day" Holiday in Germany.
[15:16:33] <@wrbtrader> Not sure if that means FTSE100 and CAC40 futures will be closed too while the DAX futures are closed
[15:16:34] <+T4n_paper> Covered TF Short @ 815.2 --> + 0.7 «« simulator »»
[15:17:20] <+T4n_paper> i'm staying till close today
[15:19:31] <@wrbtrader> Dollar adds to month’s gain vs. euro (MarketWatch) @ http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dollar ... atest_news
[15:33:44] <+T4n_paper> decent support
[15:36:17] <+T4n_paper> Long TF @ 815.8 -> small size «« simulator »»
[15:39:00] <+T4n_paper> Exited TF Long @ 815.9 --> + 0.1 «« simulator »»
[15:40:20] <+T4n_paper>
[15:42:09] <@wrbtrader> nice looking volatility spike
[15:42:55] <+T4n_paper> needed to happen 10sec earlier
[15:43:01] <@wrbtrader> Yep
[15:53:32] <@wrbtrader> Shorts Emini TF @ 815.30 -> small size
[15:53:54] <@wrbtrader> ooops
[15:53:59] <@wrbtrader> 2 contracts
[15:54:26] <@wrbtrader> Covered all Emini TF Short @ 815.20 --> + 0.1
[15:54:47] <@wrbtrader> went Short by accident
[15:54:53] <@wrbtrader> was looking for a Long entry
[15:56:33] <@wrbtrader> WRB Hidden GAP @ 1552pm est
[15:56:56] <@wrbtrader> support failure
[15:57:26] <@wrbtrader> Shorts Emini TF @ 814.50 -> small size
[15:57:57] <@wrbtrader> 3 contracts
[15:58:43] <@wrbtrader> support failure commentary in reference to RUT index WRB Hidden GAP @ 1530pm est
[15:58:54] <@wrbtrader> didn't get a good entry on it
[15:59:21] <@wrbtrader> Emini TF quotes are faster than the RUT index quotes
[16:00:38] <@wrbtrader> Covered all Emini TF Short @ 814.30 --> + 0.2
[16:00:41] <+T4n_paper> i've got nothing on the drop
[16:00:45] <@wrbtrader>
[16:00:52] <@wrbtrader> basically same here
[16:01:07] <+T4n_paper> waited for a creep of some kind
[16:01:24] <@wrbtrader> It came within 2 ticks of a profit target and then retraced quickly back upwards on the regular session bell
[16:01:55] <@wrbtrader> quick 1.2 point retracement...taking away a decent little profit on that trade
[16:03:30] <+T4n_paper> Long TF @ 814.2 -> small size «« simulator »»
[16:03:32] <+T4n_paper> es
[16:05:40] <+T4n_paper> Exited TF Long @ 814.2 --> 0 «« simulator »»
[16:06:33] <+T4n_paper> Shorts TF @ 814 -> small size «« simulator »»
[16:08:30] <+T4n_paper> Covered TF Short @ 814.3 --> - 0.3 «« simulator »»
[16:12:59] <+T4n_paper> Long TF @ 814.5 -> small size «« simulator »»
[16:13:14] <+T4n_paper> 3 tick stop
[16:13:20] <+T4n_paper> Exited TF Long @ 814.2 --> - 0.3 «« simulator »»
[16:14:34] <+T4n_paper> what a pain, such a fight
[16:15:16] <+T4n_paper> tf not playing with es
[16:18:08] <@wrbtrader> Yeah...there's that price action contradiction
[16:18:26] <@wrbtrader> YM and ES futures pushing higher while Emini TF goes sideways
[16:18:53] <+T4n_paper> i based my longs on es
[16:19:38] <+T4n_paper> though tf was ready to creep down, which i also tried
[16:52:48] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for traders of Emini Futures (EMD, TF, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (6E, EC), Eurex/Euronext Futures (DAX, ESTX50, FTSE100, CAC40), Treasury Futures (ZF, ZN, ZB), NYMEX Futures (CL, NG, HO, QM), Exchange Traded Funds (DIA, GLD, IWM, OIH, XLE, QQQ, SPY) and Forex Currencies
Session Close: Mon Apr 30 18:14:41 2012

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Therefore, we welcome all traders with their own trade signal methods, different perspective of the markets and different experience levels. To gain access to #FuturesTrades...please follow the instructions @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/ftchat/forum/viewforum.php?f=5

The purpose of #FuturesTrades is that it's designed to be a trade journal for documentation purposes only so that members can have a time stamp archive of trades and market commentaries of each trading day so that they can better understand their broker statements from one trade to the next trade when they review their performance numbers on any given trading day.

Further, members are not obligated to educate nor help other members but members are encourage to ask questions about any trades or market commentaries that's posted by others because sometimes the answers contains useful trading tips.

In addition, our primary job in the free chat room is to moderate the room (keep the peace) because with so many members using different trade signal methods along with different opinions about the market...debates or arguments can easily flare up without moderating. In addition, our presence in the chat room is to ensure it's a spam free chat room during trading although these archived chat logs may contain advertisements for guest visitors.

Commonly discussed trading instruments from futures, exchange traded funds and forex currencies:

CME Emini Futures EMD, ES and NQ

ICE Emini TF Futures (formerly CME ER2)

CBOT mini-sized Dow Futures YM

Eurex Index Derivatives (futures) DAX and DJ Euro Stoxx50

Eurex Fixed Income Derivatives (futures) BUND, BOBL and Schatz

Euronext Futures FTSE-100 and CAC-40

CME Futures EuroFX 6E and EC

Treasury Futures T-Notes ZT, ZN, ZF and T-Bonds ZB

Forex Currencies GbpUsd, EurUsd, EurYen and UsdCad

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NYMEX Energy Futures Light Crude Oil CL, Brent Crude Oil BRN, e-miNY QM and Natural Gas NG

COMEX Metal Futures Gold GC, mini-Gold YG, Copper HG and Silver SI

S&P CNX NIFTY Futures

Hang Seng Index Futures HSI and mini-Hang Seng MHI

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