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ESZ9  November 13, 2009, Friday the 13th.

Day Trading on this date, including the actual trades I took

I got an email today that asked why I don’t show the actual chart I traded today, as oppose to this chart which is a markup of todays day trading.   I trade directly off the chart so my account numbers and account balances are right in the corner of the chart.   I like you guys, but who knows what someone could do with my account numbers.  Hope that helps.

After a nice move to the upside I became convinced that market was going to drop, which was a mistake you should note:  I broke my own rules in taking the 2 trades to the short side since the price was significantly above the 89 Period SMA, and I was trading against the trend.   I flopped on those 2 short trades, too.   I am a stubborn one, and my short trade finally came.  Such is the life of a scalper, we can be delusional and still be profitable.   I was just sure the market was going down, and we all know there is no way to know what the market is going to do….

I finally got my short trade, followed by a quick, half-hearted long then called it a day.  I was profitable in my delusional thinking, but the thinking is the path to zero balances in my account.  Oh well….