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Daytraders Hell

If any of you say you nailed the idiotic moves in the markets today, you’re banned. As for me, I churned my personal/aggressive account into dust, meandering in between TNA and TZA short term call contracts. The reason why I lost was because of time. I relearned a very valuable lesson in greed: never bet on a price with just 5 days till expiration. The trade had to be perfect, sublime, in a world filled with errors.

My managed accounts faired well, long WNR, TLT and GSVC, saddled with 70% cash.

Towards the end of the day, I went long Oct 38 calls on TNA and coupled it with a ZSL long. Pardon my bluntness, but silver is trading down, significantly, shortly. With the dollar as the new safe haven, gold and silver has lost its luster. Also, it’s worth noting, silver is for people clad with wooden shoes and black turtle neck hoodies.

Bottom line: today’s action was superb and should lead to a follow up rally, unless of course the Europeans fuck it via more news.

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75 comments

  1. jose mann

    this market is so fucking hard to trade

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  2. alf44

    ooops !

    Don’t read my post in the last blog !

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    • alf44

      … dare I say … I pretty much DID nail it !

      The posts are there to prove it !

      What can I say …

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  3. Scott Bleier

    Just like last Tuesday/Wednesday. Then will come Thursday/Friday. Again…

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  4. @Wahican

    Wahican Thomas Wathen
    With the EUR Aussie and gold getting hit the way they are it is interesting the market holding up. Would not be surprised if we rally hard!!

    My twitter post at 2:00 est

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  5. @Wahican

    Wahican Thomas Wathen
    Would really catch shorts off guard. I took my put spread off on this and through a couple of SPY calls on the barbie. I might regret it!

    Post minutes following….

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  6. TeahouseOnTheTracks
    TeahouseOnTheTracks

    OEW Daily Recap:

    “The abc of the SPX 1121 is still labeled as Major A. The recent three wave decline can be labeled Major B, and Major wave C could now be underway. What this count suggests is the market still has a shot at confirming an uptrend and reaching the OEW 1240 pivot, if not higher. To invalidate this count the SPX would have to drop below 1121. To support it, the SPX must first hit the 1176 pivot to turn the short term OEW charts positive. Then clear the 1187 pivot, which seems to be the swing pivot for this potential uptrend.”

    Recap Recap: SPX 1121 Bad … SPX 1176 Good unless you’re short of course …

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    • flyaway18

      Thanks Tea for the update, much appreciated.
      The answer to your question from a few blogs back is yes, lol.

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  7. big snacks

    mr jake gint

    i thought i was alergic to money?

    buying gll and qld on friday afternoon

    granted im still down a dime on my bx but overall it was good timing

    im looking for some more upside tomorrow

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  8. Anton

    As easy and fun as snorting coke off a funhouse mirror.

    Or so I’m told.

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  9. Trading_Nymph

    China is not going to help the world this time. My Black Monday Crash was delayed over these stupid rumors….but it is coming soon.

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  10. gsavli

    watching tape today was like watching a jackass movie.

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  11. TraderCaddy

    Today was a very excellent day trading day (especially SMH) because I see dead people (Hi Uncle Leo and Aunt Thelma).

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  12. superpositron

    Enjoyed every minute of it.

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  13. Bonanza36

    ZSL was my big winner today but I am wondering about the basis for your call that silver is going lower. Looks like a pullback in a trading range.

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  14. go2mars

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuC_4mGTs98

    Questions remain.

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  15. Cloris Leechman

    Re: “The Decade that Destroyed the West” (and the “specific, credible threat” that failed to materialize yesterday), I’m trying to decide if this is ahole, Taco, Dishobgyn, or horsetradin:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAMlF3KO1vs&feature=player_embedded

    Whichever…he’s killin it.

    OK Jake, the door’s wide open…tell us all again how this guy is a “leftist” sheep bleating “talking points” who doesn’t have your superior knowledge of geopolitics, etc…

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    • ottnott

      First, ahole rhymes with troll. Don’t feed it.

      Second, although I have strong feelings about the topic, and generally am far from seeing eye to eye with Jake, I think one lengthy set of comments on a weekend post ought to do for a blog not focused on politics.

      Third, the guy in the video has caterpillars all over his face. From the looks of them, it is going to be a cold winter.

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    • go2mars

      That guy is awesome! I love it when people call a spade a spade, buck political correctness (and Edward Bernays in so doing), and speak the truth.

      Somebody buy that guy a beer if you see him.

      Great video!

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      • go2mars

        awaiting moderation? Can you post a list of moderation trigger words somewhere so I can avoid using them?

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        • ottnott

          It isn’t vocabulary based. It is behavior based.

          The metadata transmitted with your text when you click “Post Comment” includes a wealth of information about your keystrokes – timing, pressure, etc.

          Jeremy has an algorithm that processes the metadata to detect when comments were typed with one hand. Such comments are held for moderation (i.e. further analysis) to determine what the other hand was doing. If you were picking your nose, your comment will be rejected.

          Did yours get posted eventually?

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  16. Niles

    I did by buying all TZA, guess I must be a genius!

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  17. Frog Playing a Colorful Accordion Song for Bernanke
    Frog Playing a Colorful Accordion Song for Bernanke

    What are you talking about? If you bought TZA today, you are losing money.

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  18. Tisker

    I traded today perfectly today only in the sense that I sat on my hands… I don’t do well in these trader only environments. Until I have conviction of a couple day move in some direction… it’s more re-runs for me… seems like we don’t get enough bad news at once to push us lower, and when we get a reprieve and start spiking up it’s only a matter of time till some new scare comes along…. Aside from a couple high yielders and a couple small positions, I will wait for … well I will know it when I see it.

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  19. Niles

    I bought it on Friday fools, I’m holding my TZA until November & watching yall suckers go down into my wallet

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    • flyaway18

      No way you’ll hold TZA that long. Keep us posted.

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    • DRAXWIN

      This is a mkt experience I am just going to try & learn from while sitting on the bench. No reason beating yourself up, but for all you degenerate gamblers out there, this is the mkt for you!

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  20. Frog Playing a Colorful Accordion Song for Those Who Discuss Something Other Than Politics
    Frog Playing a Colorful Accordion Song for Those Who Discuss Something Other Than Politics

    Well, good luck, Niles. This options ex week may be a hard one for you, because it seems likely that a squeeze will occur to make all those puts worthless.

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  21. Hermes

    34 million viewers..not bad Obama.

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  22. Quint

    Alf must be catching on…lots of people patting themselves on the back lately.

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    • Frog Playing a Colorful Accordion Song for Those Who Discuss Something Other Than Politics
      Frog Playing a Colorful Accordion Song for Those Who Discuss Something Other Than Politics

      People tend to flatter Fly– imitation being the sincerest form of flattery. Fly boasts. Of course Fly has something to boast about. With the commenters, some do have something to boast about also. But others come in after a market move and boast about how brilliant they are. Anyone can claim afterwards to have caught the market move that just happened.

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      • alf44

        Check the posts !

        Check the timestamp on the posts !

        Compare that with an intra-day chart of say … the S&P 500 !

        It’s ALL THERE … in black and white … spelled out !

        No “claim afterwards” BS here !

        .

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        • Frog Playing a Colorful Accordion Song for Those Who Discuss Something Other Than Politics
          Frog Playing a Colorful Accordion Song for Those Who Discuss Something Other Than Politics

          Alf, I did not mention your name above there. You are one of those commenters who DO have something to boast about. It is others who post about their supposed big gains, only after the market move.

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    • Quint

      All I can say is, paper trading is easy.

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      • alf44

        Fuck You !!!

        Watch and learn … you clueless fool !!!

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        • Quint

          Funny Alf, you are offended so easily…

          you either have a complex…

          or I’m right!!!!

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          ,

          I added the extra ! just for you

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          • alf44

            … you as much as called me liar … you Clown !!!

            Am I supposed to just let that happen ?

            REALLY !!!

            Don’t think so, BOZO !!!

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          • Quint

            No,…

            I called you a paper trader…

            I guess you can’t read well with that one eye and all…

            And you got my name wrong…

            It’s Quint, not BOZO…

            .

            It must be the one eye again!

            You might need a monocle

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          • alf44

            … done with you, BOZO !!!

            Watch and Learn !!!

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          • bluehubbard

            quint is money been following for a time. real deal.

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          • bluehubbard

            alf join the ppt of gentlemen or go fuck yourself.

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          • alf44

            STFU you imbecile !!!

            .

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  23. SteveTheNeighbor

    Hi Neighbor Fly.
    Please consider unbanning TraderCaddy, Sometimes he gets a little mashugana about that SMH.
    Also, I want to thank you for buying that Five Million Dollar “The Earth Will Be Falling off it’s Axis” insurance policy from me. Funny thing. I have only sold two of these policies before. One was sold to a Charles Manson and the other to a Rick Ross.
    No matter. Thanks. Mrs. Steve and I plan on using my commission from the policy for a trip to the Catskills to see Milton Berle
    and Henny Youngman so if you and Mrs. Fly want to come with us that would be great. They are a couple of funny shmendriks.

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  24. HalfBloodPope

    Anyone like 2012 Kia Sportage SX.

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    • flyaway18

      I like the looks of it. I bought a 2008 Kia Rio Hatchback and truth be told, it did not get the 30 mph city as advertised. It was made quite cheaply in comparison to say, a Volkswagen of the same style. And, it folded like an accordian when my son (he as fine) totaled it in March upon the slightest impact. It cost a lot more to insure because parts are expensive to replace. Maybe the SUV model is built better. If you’re in Upstate New York, where I live, I think you can buy a better SUV to handle the winters. I would not buy a Kia again, but then again, that was an economy model.

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  25. Mad_Scientist

    It was a little late by my estimation but we did finally get the beginning of our EFF YOU al qaeda, God Bless America rally.

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    • flyaway18

      You know, I was thinking the same thing, although, really, the reversal likely had nothing to do with effing off al queda. But I think Scotty Bleier is right, everyone is waiting for some sign from the FOMC meeting next week.

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  26. mhass33

    I would actually vote for a Caine/Gingrich ticket. Get the most practical and charismatic guy in as president and put the smartest guy behind him

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    • bluehubbard

      only donkees vote. who gives a fuck? your one meaningless vote wont get you anything but jury duty.

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  27. heaterman

    China is going to buy up the entire world???

    Greece…….now Italy………..

    One has to wonder what they plan on doing with it.

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    • bluehubbard

      unlimited gyros and meatballs makin slave labor. after they sell them disfunctional gas masks and omnipotent tear gas.

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    • MOTV8

      Chinese colonialism?

      Can that be achieved by just printing as many yuan as they can?

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  28. jeff

    Silver down. Oh boy

    wtc7

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  29. noodle

    but i did nail it, what am i supposed to do?

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    • lol

      you can shut up and stay a part of the PPT community and not get banned, or appease your appealing approval seeking attitude and brag and get your ass banned.

      choose wisely
      lol

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  30. Tony Romo

    Alf is God

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  31. Sooth Sayer

    I am a sooth sayer.

    In 2020, the concept of a “public” company, or corporation, will be a shameful idea. Public stocks will still be traded, but the common man doing so would be somewhat akin to widespread polo teams among our nation’s high schools today. You see, stocks are only supposed to be owned by the upper 1-2% of wealth owners in a society. Ownership of stock itself is in a bubble, and what you see today is a result of folks like alf44 trading stocks.

    The singularity will have been delayed by 20 or 30 years due to the years between 2000-2020. The technology would have existed, but the widespread usage of brain implants and the modern cyborg will be set back one to two decades. Public funding is needed for jet packs protruding from the feet, and we are in austerity mode.

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  32. Mad_Scientist

    Fly, thank you for the honesty. When I see that you, a seasoned knowledgeable and wise investor, make these kind of mistakes from time to time, I feel a lot better about my own similar brand of mistakes that I’ve made. Just got to learn, move on, and keep trading.

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  33. jose mann

    I am taking a fucking break this week

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  34. Wu-Tang Clan

    PPT ain’t nothing to fuck with.

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  35. salem

    wtf are you doing trading 3x ETF calls intraday? you’re going to lose on those.

    play the trend and it’s not as hard as you make it out to be. the key is, what’s the trend? it’s DOWN. unless you’re one of those perma-bulls who thinks this is the beginning of a 20 fucking year bull market. sell market spikes. avoid longs. it’s not rocket science.

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