Although the first trade put me in a deep hole, I liked that I stuck with the trade and developed a plan to get back in, in case my original idea worked out. I liked my second add which was a Bull Flag above a Daily level. I could have gotten super aggressive by also buying through the highs of the day but I didn't. I liked that I was able to maintain some shares overnight because of the bigger picture idea.
My execution could have been better the following day. My first sell was more of a reaction than a plan. I reacted to 2 red candles on the 5 min chart and sold some. There wasn't really any reason for that. My second sell made more sense to me because it was into a previous high.
I guess I could have sold more, but I wanted to give this idea a chance. However, when I saw the declining MA's towards the end of the day I knew what was coming, and especially when the market had sold off that much already so I decided to get flat there and just wait for another level to develop or perhaps the 68.00 level may still be in play. I just wanted to reduce overnight risk exposure because we may have a follow through day tomorrow. Or it may present a buying opportunity.
Execution detail:
Date/time | Symbol | Side | Price | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013-05-21 10:09:28 | HOT | buy | $67.940 | long |
2013-05-21 10:20:08 | HOT | buy | $68.210 | long |
2013-05-21 10:41:45 | HOT | sell | $67.590 | 0 |
2013-05-21 11:36:07 | HOT | buy | $67.865 | long |
2013-05-21 11:36:07 | HOT | buy | $67.846 | long |
2013-05-21 12:48:58 | HOT | buy | $68.110 | long |
2013-05-21 12:48:58 | HOT | buy | $68.110 | long |
2013-05-21 15:34:18 | HOT | sell | $68.500 | long |
2013-05-21 15:34:18 | HOT | sell | $68.500 | long |
2013-05-21 15:42:35 | HOT | sell | $68.511 | long |
2013-05-22 10:38:29 | HOT | sell | $68.711 | long |
2013-05-22 11:30:40 | HOT | sell | $69.151 | long |
2013-05-22 14:02:46 | HOT | sell | $68.621 | 0 |
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