RealityTrader Trading Log

Monday, August 6, 2007

August 6, 2007

Session Start: Mon Aug 06 00:00:00 2007

Session Time: Mon Aug 06 00:00:00 2007

[05:12] {DaveG} morning
[05:39] {BillyD} hi dave
[05:41] {gabby} morning RT's
[05:41] {BillyD} morning gabby
[05:52] {cosmo} LEND pre mkt high = 8.42 ..so far ...who knows...
[05:52] {cosmo} FTEK misses/warns
[05:56] {cosmo} ... Fuel Tech, Inc. Earnings Conference Call (starting momentarily)
[05:57] {cosmo} fwiw
[05:58] {dino} gm all
[05:59] {cosmo} IDEV: Indevus Gets Sanctura XR Approval
[05:59] {cosmo} AP (Mon 8:52am)
[05:59] {markweb} gm all
[06:01] {Threei} Good morning RT
[06:01] {markweb} :)
[06:01] {gabby} Hi 3i
[06:02] {Threei} gabby :)
[06:06] {cosmo} ZOLT: Zoltek to Offer 4 Million Shares
[06:06] {cosmo} AP (Mon 8:42am)
[06:07] {DaveG} morning vad
[06:08] {DaveG} my office is on the third floor....there's a guy standing outside my window
[06:08] {Threei} hey dave
[06:08] {Threei} window washer?
[06:08] {cosmo} WFII: Awarded U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command Contract Valued At Approximately $46 Million
[06:08] {cosmo} PrimeNewswire (Mon 8:30am)
[06:09] {DaveG} i think he's looking for a leak
[06:09] {DaveG} spraying water all over
[06:09] {Threei} information leak?
[06:09] {DaveG} :)
[06:09] {Threei} make sure it's water, not gasolin
[06:10] {DaveG} hope not
[06:10] {Threei} in which case you may want to open the winodow and gently push him
[06:10] {DaveG} i'll pass
[06:10] {BillyD} morn Vad, Cos
[06:10] {cosmo} i'd run outside and start screaming
[06:10] {Threei} Billy :)
[06:11] {cosmo} BD:)
[06:11] {Threei} make sure you are directly under his platform, cosmo
[06:11] {Threei} 'cause when dave does push him...
[06:12] {Threei} trajectory says it will be the only safe zone
[06:13] {cosmo} there's would be some doubt about that
[06:13] {cosmo} there
[06:13] {Threei} well, of course dave could always option for cutting the cables... in which case yeah, you want to be away
[06:14] {DaveG} he's standing on a crane platform
[06:14] {cosmo} this could be troubling
[06:14] {Threei} you are going to need bigger cutters, that's all
[06:15] {cosmo} are the news choppers there yet?
[06:17] {DaveG} he's ruining my view
[06:17] {DaveG} spraying water all over
[06:19] {cosmo} it must be a hot day there
[06:20] {DaveG} supposed to be 95 here today
[06:20] {cosmo} humid too?
[06:20] {DaveG} very
[06:20] {cosmo} tell him that water is useless
[06:22] {lklarson} gm all
[06:23] {Threei} lkl :)
[06:23] {cosmo} ELOS: Syneron Medical beats by $0.02, ex items
[06:23] {cosmo} Briefing.com (Mon 6:17am)
[06:23] {cosmo} 26 high so far
[06:23] {dino} anybody watching lend re: takeover
[06:24] {cosmo} chapter 11 anouncment is the latest i believe
[06:25] {dino} that was amer.home
[06:26] {cosmo} FTEK
[06:26] {cosmo} ...active
[06:27] {magoo} morning
[06:28] {BillyD} magooski
[06:28] {Threei} magoo :)
[06:28] {dptl} good morning all
[06:28] {Threei} dp :)
[06:28] {BillyD} dp, dino
[06:28] {gabby} wow FTEK
[06:28] {cosmo} its healing
[06:28] {cosmo} so far
[06:30] {magoo} u readsing LEND vad?
[06:30] {Threei} watching
[06:32] {BillyD} just scalped LEND scaling out from .30 to .64
[06:32] {Threei} nice start
[06:32] {BillyD} heart pumping too early though
[06:33] {BillyD} got lucky
[06:33] {BillyD} was watching in premkt and .30 was a break
[06:34] {dino} gj
[06:34] {BillyD} ty
[06:34] {cosmo} AVNR
[06:34] {cosmo} hod = 2..6
[06:38] {dino} ocnf l .15, stop .89
[06:39] {Threei} CTXS
[06:40] {Threei} if .60 is holding as a support, .70 meltdown is long
[06:41] {dino} hl l lend .15, stop .79 wide
[06:42] {Threei} .59 stop
[06:42] {gabby} out LEND +0.28
[06:43] {BillyD} Vad...CTXS??? at 36.06
[06:43] {magoo} yeah
[06:44] {Threei} sheesh
[06:44] {Threei} sorry, clicked on scrolling symbol in scanner
[06:44] {Threei} and never noticed different one
[06:45] {BillyD} np
[06:47] {cosmo} CTXS hod = 36.30 fwiw
[06:53] {Threei} PAYX half lot long
[06:53] {Threei} .26 trigger
[06:53] {Threei} stop under 43
[06:55] {Threei} stop to 43.09
[06:56] {lklarson} stopped ocnf
[06:57] {BillyD} out payx for scalp thx Vad
[06:57] {Threei} welcome
[07:02] {Threei} 8.10 long LEND
[07:02] {Threei} 7.90 stop
[07:02] {Threei} volatile one
[07:02] {Threei} as you probably know :)
[07:03] {BillyD} to say the least
[07:08] {BillyD} watching ALKS for long off .50 break
[07:08] {BillyD} if holds .40
[07:11] {Threei} NVDA half lot short
[07:11] {Threei} .39
[07:12] {Threei} stop .55
[07:17] {lklarson} stopped nvda
[07:20] {dino} fslr hl l .00, risky
[07:21] {cosmo} ZOLT
[07:22] {Threei} AVID short small shares
[07:22] {Threei} .09 selling is trigger
[07:23] {Threei} stop above .25
[07:23] {dino} l tm .25, hl
[07:25] {dino} fslr stopped
[07:26] {gabby} You were right too early 3i NVDA
[07:26] {Threei} yeah... oh qwell
[07:26] {Threei} die AVID
[07:28] {Threei} good boy
[07:31] {lklarson} out avid thx vad
[07:31] {Threei} :)
[07:32] {gabby} out AVID +.22 thks 3i
[07:33] {Threei} welcome
[07:40] {BillyD} GGBM some action
[07:40] {BillyD} choppy so far today
[07:41] {cosmo} ... needs to hold 5.10 imo
[07:45] {Threei} wow GGBM
[07:46] {Threei} MNST 33.05 long
[07:46] {Threei} half lot
[07:46] {Threei} .90 support
[07:46] {Roman} RADA RADA Electronic Industries announces it has received a $900,000 purchase orders for production and Delivery of Various Avionics Units (1.39 -0.03)
[07:50] {Threei} stop to .95
[07:56] {Threei} 1:1
[07:57] {Threei} exit as you see fit
[07:57] {Threei} me out +.23
[07:57] {gabby} tks
[07:57] {lklarson} out mnst +.30 thx vad
[07:58] {Threei} :)
[07:58] {Roman} PLUG
[07:58] {gabby} nice chart WFMI. wasnt in :-(
[08:05] {BillyD} gj guys on MNST
[08:12] {BillyD} Vad...see dcc when have a min
[08:14] {dptl} got to go..........see ya all tomorrow............
[08:14] {BillyD} bye dp
[08:14] {lklarson} take care dp
[08:17] {magoo} sheesh ggbm
[08:17] {BillyD} trade of envy GGBM
[08:20] {magoo} watching LEND (that sob lol)
[08:35] {dino} out tm .79, +.54
[08:37] {Roman} PEIX spike
[08:37] {Roman} don't see news
[08:37] {BillyD} PAYX Vad....
[08:38] {Threei} {shrug}
[08:40] {dino} cmed blood
[08:42] {Threei} sheesh
[08:42] {Threei} what's going on PEIX
[08:42] {LaserDave} news cmed?
[08:43] {Roman} long MGPI on PEIX
[08:43] {Roman} small
[08:44] {dino} l cmed hl .30-
[08:47] {Roman} Coal mine collapses after earthquake in Utah, trapping some miners, according to Fox News - Reuters
[08:49] {BillyD} nice CMED dino
[08:49] {Threei} LKQX half lot long .50
[08:49] {Threei} stop .34
[08:51] {dino} ty bd
[08:51] {dino} i need to stick to capits and spikes
[08:58] {DaveG} hey i just noticed, there's a football on the roof below me
[08:58] {dino} out cmed .26, +.96
[08:59] {Threei} beautiful trade
[08:59] {DaveG} nice dino
[09:00] {patience} very nice dino
[09:00] {dino} ty
[09:00] {dino} dropping again
[09:03] {dino} spec fast fall
[09:08] {DaveG} FULT
[09:09] {dino} fult, psec drop
[09:14] {LaserDave} what is with these stocks just dropping like that
[09:14] {LaserDave} crazy
[09:15] {dino} no idea
[09:18] {DaveG} covered fult +.52, thanks TradeThe News
[09:21] {dino} l fult hl .42 risky
[09:23] {dino} wtg dave
[09:27] {dino} out fult .12, +.70
[09:31] {BillyD} gj dino
[09:32] {dino} ty bd, lucky entry
[09:32] {BillyD} i saw the chart
[09:32] {lklarson} nice dino
[09:33] {dino} risky, hl l spec .98
[09:34] {dino} ty lkl
[09:35] {lklarson} out half lkqx
[09:37] {Threei} :)
[09:38] {lklarson} out rest lkqx +.32 thx vad
[09:40] {dino} spe stop is .88, fwiw
[09:40] {dino} spec
[10:03] {cosmo} ZOLT 41.50 test coming
[10:14] {cosmo} 42
[10:19] {BillyD} GGBM is holding .80 area
[10:19] {BillyD} may be setting up for later run
[10:21] {Chaeron} Notable earnings after the close are: BMC, CNO, JCOM, and WYNN and tomorrow prior to the US Equity market open: DF, DTG, EMR, HET, KG, MLM, PFGC, TAP, THC, TYC, and WMG
[10:35] {dino} ffiv
[10:35] {BillyD} LEND active
[10:36] {DaveG} nfi halted
[10:37] {Threei} AHM too
[10:37] {Threei} LEND all over the place
[10:37] {Threei} this sector is not for faint heart
[10:38] {BillyD} no...I mus be sick then....I played short twice
[10:38] {BillyD} BD off .50 and on spike at .86
[10:38] {BillyD} small shares
[10:39] {DaveG} AHM halt reason code, delisting
[10:39] {dino} spec stop to .27
[10:39] {BillyD} great patience dino
[10:40] {BillyD} it encourages me
[10:42] {dino} out spec .25, +.27
[10:42] {dino} lol bd
[10:45] {DaveG} out nfi +.52
[10:46] {dino} nice
[10:51] {Threei} you would think NFI should lift LEND
[11:09] {dino} ffiv hl .25 l
[11:16] {dino} stop to .75
[11:16] {dino} out .84 +.59
[11:17] {dino} hsic
[11:32] {dino} hl l fwlt .52, whippy
[11:35] {Threei} this is one funny august
[11:35] {Threei} usually I am bored to death and mostly flat
[11:35] {Threei} this time around, I am bored to death and nicely profitable
[11:35] {Threei} either it's different this August, or I finally learned how to trade them
[11:36] {Threei} after just 11 years of trading, lol
[11:36] {Threei} (nnone can accuse me of fast learning)
[11:38] {dino} don't kid yourself, this is one crazy and unusual august
[11:38] {Threei} too bad...
[11:38] {dino} lol
[11:38] {Threei} I hoped it was me :)
[11:39] {dino} just calling it the way i see it
[11:39] {magoo} i was just thinking that.dino just tagged u lol
[11:39] {dino} irinically, i'm profitable too, and my calander says take aug off
[11:39] {dino} ironically
[11:39] {Threei} and I was just thinking, this is unusual day in auguat... as in, we haven't heard from magoo since "good morning" :)
[11:40] {Threei} I even prepared trout
[11:40] {dino} no offense ment
[11:41] {Threei} none taken... I just had high hopes I have improved instead of markwet was kinder :)
[11:42] {BillyD} I think you been trading much better
[11:42] {BillyD} hehe
[11:42] {Threei} lol
[11:42] {Threei} you guys crack me up
[11:42] {BillyD} PAYX still going
[11:42] {BillyD} that's what we're here for
[11:43] * magoo slaps Threei around a bit with a large trout
[11:43] {magoo} someone say trout?
[11:47] {DaveG} trout
[11:47] * BillyD slaps DaveG around a bit with a large trout
[12:00] {dino} wow ffiv
[12:04] {dino} out fwlt .00, +.48
[12:04] {BillyD} dino the machine
[12:05] {dino} :), just having fun
[12:06] {Threei} NFI wants 8 or what
[12:06] {dino} dk
[12:08] {BillyD} or 7
[12:09] {BillyD} Mr. August
[12:12] {dino} risky, hl l ffiv .00
[12:14] {Chaeron} another bad PC virus out there... don't open "postcard" from anyone... verified on Snopes
[12:15] {Threei} sheesh...
[12:18] {Threei} 7.40 next NFI long trigger
[12:19] {dino} stopped ffiv flat
[12:24] {dino} enoc drop
[12:24] {Chaeron} I have to go all... it's been short but sweet. Be back tomorrow
[12:24] {dino} take care chaeron
[12:29] {BillyD} NFI trades wicked
[12:37] {dino} then you must have wicked ale
[12:37] {BillyD} fortunelt I didn't trade it just watched
[12:37] {BillyD} fortunately
[12:41] {dino} hl l fwlt .50, risky
[12:45] {DaveG} fwlt appears to be in its own little world
[12:45] {dino} yeah, usually a very strong stock
[12:45] {dino} ffiv same thing
[12:46] {dino} somebody has to dump them, and its a big holder
[12:46] {Threei} GGBM fallback is as impressive as runup earlier
[12:46] {dino} imo
[12:46] {DaveG} yeah
[12:47] {dino} wow dow up 260+
[12:47] {magoo} any read LEND?
[12:48] {Threei} kidding? :)
[12:49] {Threei} LEND chart is a drawing of crazy artist after two bottles of vodka followed by good dose of cocaine
[12:49] {DaveG} lol
[12:49] {Threei} and notice, he was crazy to begin with
[12:50] {magoo} roflol
[12:56] {dino} out fwlt .94, +.44
[12:56] {dino} thats all folks
[12:56] {Threei} thank you all
[12:56] {Threei} have a good evening
[12:56] {BillyD} flip a coin on that one
[12:56] {Threei} see you tomorrow
[12:56] {DaveG} laters
[12:56] {BillyD} bye all
[12:56] {dino} aren't they all
[12:57] {BillyD} yes ....some just weightier than others
[12:57] {BillyD} but ultimately yes
[12:57] {dino} indeed sir
[12:58] {BillyD} got to be willing to lose on the coin toss as well
[12:59] {dino} losses are skill my friend
[13:00] {BillyD} agree.....you really have to learn how to lose gracefully
[13:00] {lklarson} good night all
[13:00] {BillyD} nite ikl
[13:14] {dino} later all, i'm beat