Thursday, October 8, 2015

Interesting day today as the bears got steam rolled. Looking at couple possible Bear and Bull Scenarios


Trying to see if I can see a bear case on the 4 hr chart.   I'm having a hard time seeing it.
ES 20151008_1558 240 min Chart - my attempt at Wyckoff Accum Dist Ident bearish view

















The bull case on the 4hr chart seems easier for me to identify (there is a lot of bias in there also)
ES 20151008_1607 240 min Chart my attempt at Wyckoff Accum Dist Ident bullish view






Example of A Wyckoff Accumilation 

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

My attempt at doing some simple Wyckoff Charting. Nothing fancy. Just seeing if I can identify the simple phases


My attempt at doing some simple Wyckoff Charting. Nothing fancy. Just seeing if I can identify the simple phases

Figure A - ES 2015/10/07 4hr Chart
Chart can also be viewed in TOS here http://tos.mx/oIPKjg




The view I"m looking at is that of a intermediate channel and with the assumption that some of the people who had some good market predictions since the recession that the market will hit 2300 before year end and also with the seasonality chart.

I am also considering the scenario where this is a longer bear market and that the 2015/09/17 reversal could be seen as a buying climax and we are now testing the high and should be reversing

Either view though, I chose I'm still expecting a decline somewhere in this area here up to 2032. Currently have IWM puts since it was the weaker in the decline last week and small caps usually get hit first in downturns.

Figure 2 - ES 2015/10/07 30 min chart.

I bought the PUT when the first red volume candle after open was small but produced a bigger price move than the last green candle which had the highest volume since yesterday.

11:35 AM   Daily PP here and it fell from S2 so pivot players would be buying here for quick bounce play. I should be bearing that in mind and close or hedge but I'll let it ride and see if my charting is any good.
11:52 AM   Let's see if this PP reversal plays out.
12:02 PM    Nice bounce off the PP area to the S1 area.  Looking for it to fail S1 and continue with the downward move.  IWM out-performed in  SPY and DIA that bounce.  It bounced more than 60% whereas SPY and DIA was about 30-40%.  Since IWM is holding well then this can't be a really bearish future for the market. Someone said that it was being held up by strong biotech.  I'll give it time and see if my scenario play out.



Friday, September 18, 2015

Still trying to figure this charting thing.




So anyone seeing us breaking the trendline started 9/1 to headed into 1936 area today












Thursday, September 10, 2015

My attempt at Wyckoff Charting.

My attempt at Wyckoff Charting.
ES 60 min chart 2015/09/10 11:56AM with projections
This is the crazy chart with crazy projections. Imagine continues with the volatility and the big operators are still determined to get to 2350 by year end.













Click on the chart twice for extra large view with full crazy projections
















Friday, March 13, 2015

Some of my trading musings today.





$TSLA wow. If that 187 holds then it will make like 3rd time in a row they tank it on the Fri after I got out of my expiring option on thur
$TSLA Damn I wish I'd kept those 190 puts.
BTO $TSLA Mar13'15 190 PUT @ 1.27, 09:45:54 hoping this is the day we break below that 187-185 support. Damn $ES_F $SPY strong now.

On TBI Skype chat room
[9:53:25 AM] Ki Jar aka kimanga@stocktwits: BTO $TSLA Mar13'15 190 PUT @ 1.27, 09:45:54.  It's also a kinda hedge for the BULL PUT I have expiring today.  I'm thinking SPY selling off today.  I have nothing supporting it. Just a feeling.

Come on $TSLA take out that pre-market and overnight lows. Be a good little dirty over valued momo stock and selloff with gusto like $PCLN
@afernandez321 you were right a/b buying the $TSLA dip but he PP & pre-mrkt was a nice place to lock in some $$ IMO
Could be said $TSLA shorts here too that this is good place to lock in +$$ but like the longs I'm going with greedy







































Saturday, March 7, 2015

My post on Stocktwits Feb 23, 12:53 PM with my prediction and chart.  Predicted TSLA to go to 174 by end of March.  Stock was at 207 at the time.  Stock has fallen -13 points since.   The suck part about it is that I have not benefited much from this big move down.  I've played it via options and got killed on some of them b/c I played the weeklies and they loss premium or the drop didn't mature enough before the option expiration.  I also closed or hedged a couple of them too early and missed out when the big moves did finally come.   Friday was a perfect example.












Friday, March 6, 2015

Some of my thoughts throughout the trading day.


CLOSED Long $SPY, 20150306, 209.5, PUT, @ 0.63, 11:07:50 Wished I'd kept my 0.85 tgt. I had 1.10 yest. This is freaking huge.

I'd have loved to say I was benefiting fr this big $TSLA down move but I'm not since I had hedged my position yest. I'm not losing either.

The flip side of #DOW taking out $T out of the index is that the index gets crushed now as index funds sell $T$DIA$SPY$QQQ$AAPL IMO

12:37 PM   Bought BABA put after news alert on RANsquawk that company been named in a lawsuit for selling products that were trademarked.
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BOT BABA Mar20'15 85 PUT 2.25 USD PHLX 12:36:44 OptTrader 1.09 null
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Being sued. Didn't research it. But heard news flash. Figured down mkt so stock wont rally 2 much anyhow to hurt me.

03:19 PM   In such a bear tape and BABA not falling much. I decided to lock in the small profit I have and not wanting to use up my round trade (PDT-rule where small account can only make 3 round trades every 5 days w/out being in violation)  I wrote a BABA Mar20'15 85.5 PUT.  So now I have a  BABA Mar20'15 85/85.5 BULL PUT position
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SLD 1 false BABA Mar20'15 85.5 PUT 2.85 USD NASDAQOM 15:18:19 0.80 null
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Thursday, March 5, 2015

I sometimes journal what's going on with my trading day which includes what I'm seeing and thinking.  Here is how today's went.

2015-03-05


CURRENT OPEN POSITIONS

In IB1  Account
LONG 1 SPY, 20150306, 209.5, PUT, @ 0.55 from  2015-03-04

In FX

Still LONG  EUR/GBP @ 0.74026 0 from 2/22/2015 21:02

In IRA  Account

Still LONG  NFLX Mar20'15 400 PUT   @ 6.55 from 2015-01-30
Still LONG  VZ Mar13'15 48.5 PUT   @ 0.52 from 2015-02-23
Still LONG  WTW Mar20'15 18 CALL   @ 1.87 from 2015-02-24
Still LONG  TSLA Mar06'15 195 PUT   @ 1.81  from 2015-03-02
Still SHORT - TSLA Mar06'15 197.5 PUT   @ 2.05 from 2015-02-25

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09:00 AM   Market is up. ES up 4.75 to 2101.25. Was higher but came back a little.

TSLA up big in AH. Went up to 203.50.  VZ up to 49.18.

TSLA opened slightly positive.  I had been planning on getting puts at open.  It fell to slightly negative when I finally put in my order.  It moved lower by less than -$1.  Then pause and I thought about pulling my order but it got filled before I could as price moved back up.

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BOT false TSLA Mar13'15 200 PUT 3.52 USD NASDAQOM 09:33:09 0.79 null
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09:43 AM   WOW. TSLA really rallying.  It just broker above R1 and made HOD of 204.1. Up +1.66

203.94 +1.50 (0.74%) LAST UPDATED 9:44 AM EST MAR 5, So open is 202.44
WOW WTW now down to 9.75.  Seems like that's what I should have bought PUTS on.  ES has fallen and my option are still underwater but not as bad as they could be.  For a minute it seemed I might be able to get out at b/e but it was short lived. Option was 0.52/0.53.  Now 0.42/0.43 as ES bounced off the PP.  TSLA option now 2.73/2.99 as the stock rallies to 204.7 up +2.28.  Wow. I'm really taking a breating. The market has ralled now too.

 Mar. 5 at 9:41 AM kimanga

LONG $TSLA Mar13'15 200 PUT @ 3.52, 09:33:09. Still in downtrend. Selling the rallies at open. Let's see if it can buck the down mkt

09:50 AM   More beating from TSLA 205.75.  Option 2.21/2.51.  SPY option 0.35/0.37

09:52 AM New HOD on TSLA of 206.19 up +3.75.  I could have used a win like that.

 Mar. 5 at 10:06 AM kimanga

$TSLA downtrend still not broken. Need to go up above 211 today for me to consider it broken. My bias still short http://stks.co/s1dQW Bearish


 Mar. 5 at 10:13 AM kimanga

They trying to manipulate media again today. Last wk it was a/b $AAPL to invest in $TSLA. Here's that rpt again http://stks.co/q1dgX  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnNktpK6y-4

 Mar. 5 at 10:16 AM kimanga

$TSLA They are building GIGA factory, take over China, growing in Norway. Same song every day. Earnings means something. Still need to beat

 Mar. 5 at 10:30 AM kimanga

Bummer I missed a great opportunity to buy back my short leg of the $TSLA 197.5/195 BULL PUT expiring tomorrow for $0.12. Pay attention son.

Mar. 5 at 10:33 AM kimanga

$TSLA If we get a sellofff in the market I see 198 today as being done deal. http://stks.co/i1ugO




Mar. 5 at 11:25 AM kimanga

CLOSED short leg of 197.50/195 BULL PUT Spread. BTC $TSLA Mar06'15 197.5 PUT @ 0.43,11:12:02. Taking a loss -0.21 loss and risk off. ...
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BOT false TSLA Mar06'15 197.5 PUT 0.43 USD NASDAQOM 11:12:02 0.79 null
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Mar. 5 at 11:33 AM kimanga
If $TSLA close 3/6 betw 197 & 195 then I'd be losing more than 0.43 w/ the bull put sprd. Now I might benefit w/ the 195 PUT leg if it falls

Mar. 5 at 11:35 AM kimanga

I also could have closed the whole spread $TSLA 197.5/195 Mar 6, 15 spread for a small profit to +0 to 0.18 but I think stock falls today.

12:44 PM   WOW WTW down .38 to 9.59 now.  ES is off the highs but not breaking the lows. I't holding up pretty good above the pp.  TSLA has fallen of from the highs and now down to 200.72 -1.72 (0.85%) LAST UPDATED12:45 PM EST MAR 5.

VZ down -0.18 to 48.91

01:11 PM   Damn Damn Damn. SPY broke below 210 for a few mins then rallied again. ES trying to break through PP convincingly. Was so close to being profitable on the PUTS.  TSLA was so close to where I needed to write that PUT also. BUMMER.  TSLA was down to 200.21 and option was at 5.5/5.85 I needed 6.50 to price on the short leg.

ECB to start it's QE program next week so I'm expecting a rally but I'm hoping for selloff today first.

01:16 PM   Looks like I'm going to have to cut losses on SPY option.

01:33 PM   TSLA rallying, now only down -1.17.
01:50 PM   This bites.  TSLA ralled to where it's now down only 201.74 -0.69 (0.34%) LAST UPDATED 1:51 PM EST MAR 5.  The option is at b/e bid.  The ES also has rallied and doesn't seem to be pulling back
02:42 AM   TSLA pulled back a little to the 200.58 PP but bounce badk to now 201.36.  It's getting tiresome. Wish I'd just cashed out at 4.50 even if I'd be close to violating PDT or if I'd just sold the 205 PUT at 5.65.  Truly wished I'd closed the SPY PUT at 0.54 for 0.02 loss as now it's trading at 0.33/0.34

03:32 PM   TSLA It's pulled back a little but the option has lost a lot of premium.  200.82  -1.61 (0.80%) LAST UPDATED 3:31 PM EST MAR 5.  Keeps chipping to 20120.  ES had ralled back over 2100. Pulled back to 2099 but not holding it.


03:52 PM   All day I'd been trying to get filled on an order Write thewhich would make the trade a no losing trade but the option didn't trade that high.  I chose to Write the put as opposed to just closing my position because I didn't want to use up my last 2 trades before remaining of the 3 to avoid PDT violation.

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SLD false TSLA Mar13'15 202.5 PUT 5.38 USD NASDAQOM 15:50:17 0.80 null
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03:58 PM   CLOSED the Mar06'15 195 PUT for fear of it expiring worthless tomorrow when I can close it now and break even or even be + on the net trade.   This is part of my preserving capital trade.  Unfortunately I didn't practice it yesterday and today with my SPY trade. Had I closed the SPY trade I might have been able to enter the long side.

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SLD false TSLA Mar06'15 195 PUT   0.25 USD NASDAQOM 15:59:36 0.79 null
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Mar. 5 at 5:05 PM kimanga
CLOSED the TSLA Mar06'15 195 PUT @ 0.25. Could haev closed earlier at 0.45 but had 198 as tgt for day. Net fr the 5 as 1 trade +0.60

BTO   TSLA Mar06'15 200 PUT @ -3.07 from 2015-02-24

STO TSLA Mar06'15 197.5 PUT @ +2.05 from 2015-02-25
BTO   TSLA Mar06'15 195 PUT @ -1.81 from 2015-03-02
BTC TSLA Mar06'15 200 PUT @ +3.61 from 2015-03-02
BTC   TSLA Mar06'15 197.5 PUT @ -0.43  from 2015-03-05
STC TSLA Mar06'15 195 PUT   @ +0.25 from 2015-03-05
NET P/L from trades (to avoid PDT): -3.07+2.05-1.81+3.61-0.43+0.25 = +0.60
Seems like a lot of work. The trade on 03/02 was a mistake. I was trying to swap the short leg. Could have been more if I let the legs expire worthless tomorrow but if it didn't and the stock came down to 195.01, then I'd have a loss of 249+commissions and assignment fees.

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Friday, February 27, 2015

TSLA stock STILL IN A DOWNTREND



kimanga
$TSLA Still in Downtrend since September even after FAKE REPORT and 9 pt rally yest. http://stks.co/c1nP4
SYMBOLCURRENT PRICESINCE MESSAGED
TSLA
Tesla Motors, Inc.
203.37
3.82 (-1.84%)
-
205.66 (Feb. 27 at 10:03 AM EST)
For those who didn't hear the audio stream or rd a/b $TSLA & $AAPL fr #RANsquawk yest that triggered rally. Here http://stks.co/j1rzM
I couldn't believe yesterday how folks was getting sucked in and hyped up over this FAKE Press Release $TSLA http://stks.co/c1nPo
Ppl behave like $TSLA is supposed to be a super special stock and when they have ER miss or whatever mishaps it should still go up. BullSh!!
$AAPL is a great co too but over the yrs the stock has gotten punished when they miss ER. They were in a downtrend a long time too $TSLA
$TSLA is in a downtrend. If you in long term and believe the 2020 giga factory gonna rake in millions then sit tight and buy the pullback.
$IBM $WM $HD$NFLX$PCLN$AAPL have times when they trend down. U either ride it out or take profit and re-enter lower $TSLA not special
$TSLA downtrend fr Sept 2014 intact. Yest FALSE B/O didn't change it. Chck out the FALSE REPORT http://stks.co/p1b8t http://stks.co/t1b4U
wow that is a really monster move there. See that's how stocks should behave. You beat like$MNST $PCLN rally big. You miss $WTW $TSLA fall
$TSLA longs trying to fight the trend. Took a lot of blown accts to stop that. Ok. You caught me I still slip up and do it. Getting better













Thursday, February 26, 2015

$TSLA rallies on FALSE REPORT OUT OF CHINA.

$TSLA rallies on FALSE REPORT OUT OF CHINA. 

kimanga
For those who didn't hear the audio stream or rd a/b $TSLA & $AAPL fr #RANsquawk yest that triggered rally. Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnNktpK6y-4&feature=youtu.be 

kimanga
$TSLA rallies on FALSE REPORT OUT OF CHINA. #Ransquawk reported that a report out of China said $APPL entered strategic agreement with $TSLA
@Roymac88 The picture included is of text fr their streamer. On audio steam they added it was rpt out of China. $TSLA http://stks.co/j1rT1







kimanga
@Roymac88 Here is the FALSE $TSLA alert on #RANsquawk site txt text stream w/out the source origin. http://stks.co/a1mpm
I saw the bullshit in but I missed out on the opportunity.  The false report hurt my position that was doing well. I was about to set my stop and lay back and let my puts just do what they do when I saw the price of the puts just started falling and heard the delayed report on RANsquawk.  I immediately knew it was fake when they added the out of China part.  I started posting on Stocktwtits and Twitter questioning the report.  But it didn't matter that the report was fake because the initial rally started hitting stops and causing even more rally as shorts covered and people piled in to see if they could squeeze first then validate later


kimanga
Interesting a report from out of China that $AAPL making a strategic investment into$TSLA. LOL 2 US based company and China leak. LOL.
kimanga
LOL A China report. Am I the only one finding that the report is out of China suspicious? Why a China release?
Since when does 2 US based company, especially $AAPL make a press release or any kind of press report out of China? $TSLA
Someone wanted to dump so the created a fake rprt and press reported it and made sure they covered their ass by saying out of China $TSLA
Since when does 2 US based company, especially $AAPL make a press release or any kind of press report out of China? $TSLA
Someone wanted to dump so the created a fake rprt and press reported it and made sure they covered their ass by saying out of China $TSLA
So $TSLA can't operate on it's own merit now. $TSLA stock can't rally on it's own merit? It needs $AAPL to rally? They ran some stops though
Guess there isn't that much shorts on the $TSLA to squeeze as there used to be. One time a crap like that could have yielded 10 points easy
$TSLA rallies on FALSE REPORT OUT OF CHINA
#Ransquawk which is has lots of subscribers listening realtime reported that there's a report out of China $APPL entered agreement w/ $TSLA
$TSLA spiked after the false report came out on #Ransquawk. There was no reaction on the$AAPL side b/c of course it made no sense.












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