RealityTrader Trading Log

Monday, May 5, 2008

May 05 2008

Session Time: Mon May 05 00:00:00 2008


[08:49] {magoo} morning
[08:49] {Threei} Good morning
[08:53] {magoo} MVL news vad?
[08:54] {Threei} 06:58am [MVL] Reports Q1 $0.58 v $0.43e; R $112M v $111.6Me
[08:54] {hawkfan4} and Iron Man
[08:54] {magoo} and ACAS news?
[08:56] {hawkfan4} 05-May-08 05:59 ET In Play Rule clouds American Capital - WSJ (32.01 ) : The Wall Street Journal reports American Capital Strategies (ACAS) has been placing full value on various loans it has made even as other investors who hold the same debt already have slashed the values. Now, a new accounting rule governing the use of market values for financial assets could force American Capital to bring its valuations down, and that could lea
[08:57] {hawkfan4} and UBS downgrade to sell
[08:57] {Onix} Good morning early birds ... and that on a Monday?
[08:59] {Threei} onix :)
[08:59] {Threei} no rest for wicked, you know
[09:00] {Onix} sometimes the weekends are too long .. waiting to trade some more
[09:00] {Threei} hmmm... I never met such animal as "too long weekend"... :)
[09:01] {Onix} never used to be like that .. but since I got mixed up with you guys!???
[09:02] {Threei} yeah, we are known for beeing a bad influence
[09:03] {Onix} we will have to define "bad" ...
[09:03] {Onix} I have to watch not to get too excited
[09:04] {Threei} some of symptoms as you hang out with us: your spelling becomes worse... grammar goes down in flames
[09:04] {Threei} your stop recognizing company names and start think in stock symbols
[09:04] {hawkfan4} lol, i done no wat yor talkin abouet Vad!
[09:04] {Onix} and trading in your dreams?
[09:05] {dino} gm all
[09:05] {Threei} dino :)
[09:05] {fernp} good morning
[09:05] {Threei} fernp :)
[09:05] {Threei} poor YHOO
[09:06] {Threei} forms C&H on 1 min
[09:06] {Threei} with 23 resiatnce
[09:06] {Threei} hard to tell how reliable chart is considering it's premarket
[09:09] {dino} wow, you guys dream trrades too, thought i was losing it
[09:09] {dino} msft my ramp off this, was around 38
[09:11] {Threei} what's with NYNY
[09:11] {Threei} I don't see news
[09:11] {magoo} volume nada vad
[09:14] {fernp} Yahoo break 23.00 resistance
[09:24] {GeoArb} gm
[09:24] {Threei} geo :)
[09:31] {Threei} VMED 14.30 long if stays above .10
[09:31] {dino} msft sm l .00
[09:34] {Threei} VLNC 3.50 breal long if stays above .35
[09:36] {Threei} quiet opening so far
[09:37] {Threei} JOYG is happy
[09:37] {Threei} jumpy one
[09:38] {dino} osbc
[09:38] {dino} thin
[09:41] {dino} esrx sm l .35
[09:45] {magoo} RIMM stronger than mktr
[09:45] {magoo} market
[09:45] {dino} spwr sm l .20
[09:46] {Roman} 21 long CSUN
[09:46] {Roman} 21 8.95 1/3 size
[09:47] {Roman} 21 FRPT on radar, long
[09:49] {Threei} RIMM 135 is major resistance on daily
[09:49] {Threei} if copnsolidates close enough to it for a tolerable stop and breaks, should be a serious runner
[09:50] {Threei} VMED stop .14
[09:51] {Threei} if you took RIMM, original stop would be around .75
[09:51] {Threei} so it's above 1:1
[09:52] {Threei} half out for me here and stop to .90
[09:53] {dino} definitely a change in leaders going on, oihg +4, solars killed
[09:53] {Threei} a lot of re-making in the market
[09:53] {dino} spwr stopped
[09:54] {Threei} RIMM seems to be aiming for 136
[09:55] {Threei} will try tto ride on that balance from 135 entry
[10:00] {Threei} APRIL ISM NON-MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE: 52 V 49.1E
[10:01] {Threei} beautiful
[10:01] {_aosdaveg} morning
[10:01] {Threei} morning dave
[10:03] {Threei} - Employment: 50.8 v 46.9 prior
[10:03] {Threei} - New Orders: 50.1 v 50.2 prior
[10:03] {Threei} - Prices: 72.1 v 70.8 prior
[10:03] {Threei} watching RIMM for reentry
[10:04] {Threei} 134.5 closest support, likely to dive under it
[10:04] {Threei} in
[10:04] {Threei} stop under .40
[10:06] {Threei} out +.30 half
[10:06] {Threei} stop under .50
[10:07] {dino} rrst?
[10:07] {dino} bruce?
[10:07] {dino} esrx stop to .89
[10:09] {Threei} out RIMM in full +.70
[10:09] {_aosdaveg} wtg
[10:09] {dino} out esrx .89, +.64
[10:09] {dino} .54 i mean
[10:12] {Threei} FEED
[10:12] {Threei} pullback entry, smaller shares
[10:12] {Threei} stop under 18.80
[10:13] {Threei} US TREASURY'S SWAGEL: US ECONOMY SEEMS TO BE IN A SLOWDOWN, NOT A RECESSION
[10:14] {judijim} good morning everyone
[10:14] {Threei} jj :)
[10:15] {dino} rrst sm l .53
[10:20] {Threei} maniak-depressive market
[10:20] {hawkfan4} definitely
[10:20] {Threei} extremely happy for no reason one minute
[10:20] {dino} manick monday
[10:20] {Threei} hates the world, again with no reason, next
[10:21] {Threei} missed RIMM entry this time off 134
[10:32] {dino} hmsy
[10:34] {Chaeron} GM all
[10:34] {dino} :)
[10:34] {Threei} chaeron :)
[10:35] {dino} hmsy sm l .00
[10:41] {Roman} 21 CHNR breaking out, what moves with this one
[10:46] {dino} rrst stopped
[10:50] {dino} hmsy stopped , no bounces so far
[10:53] {Roman} 21 GRMN short super small
[10:53] {Roman} 21 41.55 area
[10:54] {Threei} VNDA decided to go for that 22 after all?
[10:57] {Threei} RIMM long134 break if stays above 133.80
[10:58] {dino} zolt
[10:58] {GeoArb} had been halted
[11:00] {Roman} 21 short SBUX
[11:00] {dino} sm risky l zolt 20.50
[11:02] {Threei} 1:1
[11:02] {Threei} 1:2, out
[11:02] {Threei} +.42
[11:03] {Chaeron} +.35, thanks again Threei
[11:03] {Threei} :)
[11:05] {_aosdaveg} wtg
[11:07] {dino} out zolt 22.99, +3.49
[11:07] {dino} 2.99
[11:07] {GeoArb} nice and gutsy
[11:07] {dino} +
[11:08] {dino} ty, lucky
[11:08] {dino} argn
[11:09] {dino} damn, can't type 2.49 + sorry
[11:10] {Threei} we won't hold it against you
[11:10] {Threei} glass house, stones, you know...
[11:10] {dino} what you were talking about earlier typing issues
[11:12] {dino} mant, argn watching
[11:12] {dino} zolt again if hits 21.50 area
[11:14] {bruce} hmsy reversal dcandidate her dino
[11:15] {dino} l .50 maybe
[11:18] {Threei} JUNE CRUDE OIL FUTURES RISE TO RECORD LEVEL ABOVE $120
[11:20] {dino} oih hod
[11:25] {Threei} VSXI second day slow climb, no news
[11:25] {Threei} VSCI
[11:33] {Roman} 21 HMSY bidding in 19.82 area
[11:34] {dino} lol i'm at 19.91, just told magoo
[11:38] {dino} argn l .69, sm, stop .33
[11:40] {dino} mant l sm .20
[11:42] {dino} ok rfr lets see what it does
[11:42] {bruce} l holx 21.87 stop 9 c
[11:44] {dino} vnda spike
[11:44] {dino} meli too
[11:51] {Threei} VNDA just won't quit
[11:56] {magoo} want it to quit??
[11:56] {Threei} lol
[11:58] {Threei} RIMM worth a try if breaks .60, stop under .40
[12:03] {dino} hmsy stop to b/e
[12:04] {magoo} aapl going for highs
[12:05] {magoo} RISKY
[12:05] {magoo} in .61
[12:06] {magoo} in rimm too here
[12:06] {hawkfan4} me too, .50
[12:06] {Threei} 1:1 in a hurry
[12:07] {Threei} and more
[12:11] {dino} hmsy stoped flat
[12:11] {Threei} VNDA, if dumps sharply under 5, will be interesting for bounce scalp
[12:12] {Threei} selloff on it could get panicky and take it into 5.50 - 5.80 range
[12:12] {Threei} 4.50 - 4.80, sorry
[12:19] {dino} argn stop to .13
[12:20] {dino} to .18
[12:20] {dino} out .19 +.50
[12:21] {Threei} wtg
[12:22] {dino} ty
[12:23] {Roman} 21 long FTEK small 22.72
[12:23] {dino} ufpt
[12:25] {Roman} 21 stopped FTEK
[12:32] {Threei} HERO .81 long if stays above .70
[12:33] {bruce} l cnx 88.66 stop 20 c
[12:40] {bruce} out holx +.122 ourt cnx +.20
[12:42] {dino} hmsy l sm 18.91
[12:42] {dino} last try
[12:42] {Threei} VNDA holding amazingly well
[12:43] {dino} nice cnx bruce
[12:43] {bruce} shoulda held dino - just one to one
[12:44] {bruce} thanx thnopugh
[12:44] {dino} stopped hmsy -.40 done w/it
[12:45] {Threei} tough call but...
[12:45] {Threei} .50 VNDA
[12:45] {Threei} for fast fingers only
[12:45] {Threei} very risky one
[12:45] {bruce} esrx had nice recovery today - you did nice job pegging it long dino
[12:46] {dino} been watching it last couple days
[12:50] {Roman} 21 trying HMSY long super small
[12:50] {dino} brb
[12:50] {Roman} 21 18.57
[12:51] {Threei} RIMM short on this bounce, as close to .50 as possible
[12:51] {Threei} next resistance .65
[12:56] {dino} grrrr hmsy big rinse
[13:03] {Threei} RIMM over 1:1 easy, cover as you see fit
[13:03] {Roman} 21 out HMSY +.46
[13:04] {dino} mant stop to .60
[13:04] {Threei} beauty RIMM
[13:05] {Threei} out in full
[13:05] {hawkfan4} nice vad
[13:06] {Threei} RIMM is uncharacteristically obeying today
[13:07] {dino} mant to .69
[13:12] {dino} out mant .65 slip, +.45
[13:13] {bruce} nice one dino
[13:13] {dino} ty, took a long time
[13:14] {bruce} patince is a virtue
[13:16] {dino} lol
[13:20] {dino} hrly
[13:20] {Threei} was halted
[13:20] {Threei} settled with US govt
[13:21] {dino} ty
[13:21] {bruce} hmsy looking like long candidate again dino
[13:21] {GeoArb} wow rimm
[13:21] {Threei} yeah
[13:21] {Threei} talk about covering too soon
[13:22] {GeoArb} exceuse me while i regret in a corner
[13:22] {Threei} lol
[13:23] * Threei slaps Laserdave1 around a bit with a large trout
[13:23] * Chaeron slaps Laserdave1 around a bit with a large trout
[13:23] {GeoArb} hey dave
[13:23] {GeoArb} dcc pls
[13:23] * GeoArb slaps Laserdave1 around a bit with a large trout
[13:24] {GeoArb} maybei shouldnt have done that
[13:24] {dino} feels like it bruce but trades wide
[13:24] {GeoArb} its the sheeple mindset
[13:24] {Threei} geo
[13:24] {bruce} see that - watching for a setup without a ridiculous stop
[13:24] {Threei} if it felt good, it was worth it
[13:26] {GeoArb} reget regret
[13:27] {Threei} bounce time RIMM
[13:27] {GeoArb} okkk
[13:27] {Threei} closer to .50 desirably
[13:27] {Threei} and watch VNDA
[13:27] {Threei} if holding .50
[13:28] {Threei} in
[13:28] {Threei} stop under .40
[13:28] {Chaeron} in RIMM .54
[13:31] {Threei} 50 cents... vs 15 cenbts risk
[13:32] {Roman} 21 show off
[13:32] {Roman} 21 :)
[13:32] {Chaeron} RIMM out .02 +.48 ty Vad
[13:32] {Threei} that's 1:3 1/3
[13:32] {Threei} I miss fractions, can you tell
[13:32] {Threei} welcome chaeron
[13:33] {Chaeron} yeah... bring back 1/8ths
[13:33] {Threei} did we have any single stop on RIMM today?
[13:34] {Threei} nope
[13:37] {Chaeron} perfect RIMM calls... in and outs
[13:38] {Chaeron} I'm back to likeing RIMM - moving to "good" list...
[13:38] {Chaeron} liking that is... sorry Raven
[13:38] {GeoArb} heh
[13:38] {Threei} {RIMM, batting eyelashes at Chaeron} ah thank you, I like you too
[13:38] {GeoArb} i like the phone too
[13:40] {Threei} VNDA :)
[13:40] {Threei} not often we see such momo these daysd
[13:41] {Threei} well... not often we see &4 stock upgraded to 22 either
[13:41] {Threei} $4
[13:59] {dino} out hmsy +.40 ty bruce
[14:03] {bruce} nice dino
[14:03] {dino} thats a toughy
[14:04] {bruce} about time itpaid you
[14:04] {dino} yeah, think it still owes me about 50 bucks
[14:04] {magoo} feels like frenzy buying vad
[14:04] {dino} maybe floor around 18.75
[14:15] {bruce} k
[14:16] {Threei} feels like 6 is doable...
[14:17] {dino} vrml
[14:24] {dino} fstr l .20
[14:27] {dino} tact
[14:40] {dino} hmsy oh mannnnnnnnnnnnn
[14:44] {Threei} and probably far from done
[14:50] {magoo} poer up
[14:50] {magoo} power
[14:50] {magoo} sigh
[14:50] {magoo} typing
[14:56] {Threei} chaeron... dcc please
[15:07] {dino} arex
[15:18] {dino} ipcs
[15:21] {dino} ipcs sm l .30 risky
[15:22] {dino} too soon
[15:48] {Threei} 120 oil... ssigh
[15:51] {Threei} VSCI finishes at high
[15:51] {Threei} (again)
[15:54] {Threei} OK guys, calling it a day
[15:54] {Threei} veru nice one, too
[15:54] {Threei} have aa good evening, see you tomorrow
[15:54] {GeoArb} thnks vad
[15:55] {fernp} bye
[15:56] {dino} out fstr flat
[15:59] {dino} ok gotta hop, thanks all
[16:00] {dino} thanks bruce, take care man
[16:01] {bruce} welcome dino
[16:01] {bruce} you too
[16:01] {dino} :)
[16:01] {bruce} bye all