I felt some kind of way about missing that first run off the flag B/O, so instead of chasing I decided to wait patiently for another entry that never showed. It was like being stood up on a date. No dice.
I thought I saw this breaking out on the 5 minute chart and jumped in on a chase. WHY?!?!?
No dice.
CSIQ fed the needy today. Jumped on on a flag breakout added more shares after it based again But then, for no apparent reason, I closed my position. It's not a good feeling watching big gains turn against me, so I prematurely ejected.
Now here is where I need your experienced advice. When in a winning position how do you determine that it will continue to run? Looking at it now, I don't see any large candles meaning that it was not over-stretched during this run. But what else should I be looking for while I'm in????
Saw this one flagging after a nice run up and jumped in. I got out before I could see it through, but I had to go to work. Great way to end the day!
Tried to catch a move on CSIQ since this one moves quick. My entry was late, but it in anticipation of a break above the previous high on a pullback. I set my stop directly below that breakout area and it did its job.
First trade of the day. I saw it opened strong and entered on first base off the 2 min chart. Although, the 5min chart does look like I chased it and it that case the 38.50 level would have been a more ideal entry. I sold out as it ran up but I ran into some problems with Prodigio and had to restart it.
I thought and was hoping I saw a bear flag but it had to hit resistance before it would go.
I thought I could catch one last move. No dice.
After a quick pullback it broke above the 9EMA and I was thinking that it would give the play some validity. I didn't want to enter too soon because it may have been a reversal.
How to you recognize the difference between a pullback and a reversal? I've tried monitoring the volume, but that doesn't quite tell the truth of the move.
I made a few trades with this one. I tried to anticipate the first pullback but ended up getting in too early so I closed my position, but I kept watching. I noticed it resting at the 36.50 (round number) level and that's where I re-entered. I sold half of my position into the first spike and saw the move continuing so I added more shares. Scaled out some more into a comfortable position size and just let it run.
I realize that I had no reasons to sell but the daily gave no indications of a significant run. I closed my position completely due to the resistance at the $40 level.
Execution detail:
Date/time | Symbol | Side | Price | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013-12-30 10:34:11 | CSIQ | buy | $30.370 | long |
2013-12-30 10:34:14 | CSIQ | buy | $30.370 | long |
2013-12-30 10:58:07 | CSIQ | sell | $30.400 | long |
2013-12-30 10:58:07 | CSIQ | sell | $30.390 | long |
2013-12-30 10:58:07 | CSIQ | sell | $30.390 | long |
2013-12-30 10:58:07 | CSIQ | sell | $30.380 | long |
2013-12-30 10:58:07 | CSIQ | sell | $30.360 | long |
2013-12-30 10:58:07 | CSIQ | sell | $30.360 | long |
2013-12-30 10:58:07 | CSIQ | sell | $30.350 | 0 |
2013-12-30 11:15:40 | CSIQ | buy | $30.580 | long |
2013-12-30 11:15:41 | CSIQ | buy | $30.590 | long |
2013-12-30 11:15:44 | CSIQ | buy | $30.600 | long |
2013-12-30 11:15:44 | CSIQ | buy | $30.600 | long |
2013-12-30 11:15:44 | CSIQ | buy | $30.600 | long |
2013-12-30 11:15:44 | CSIQ | buy | $30.600 | long |
2013-12-30 11:15:44 | CSIQ | buy | $30.600 | long |
2013-12-30 11:19:46 | CSIQ | sell | $30.500 | long |
2013-12-30 11:19:46 | CSIQ | sell | $30.500 | long |
2013-12-30 11:19:46 | CSIQ | sell | $30.490 | long |
2013-12-30 11:19:46 | CSIQ | sell | $30.490 | long |
2013-12-30 11:19:46 | CSIQ | sell | $30.490 | long |
2013-12-30 11:19:46 | CSIQ | sell | $30.490 | long |
2013-12-30 11:19:46 | CSIQ | sell | $30.490 | long |
2013-12-30 11:19:46 | CSIQ | sell | $30.490 | long |
2013-12-30 11:19:47 | CSIQ | sell | $30.490 | long |
2013-12-30 11:19:47 | CSIQ | sell | $30.490 | long |
2013-12-30 11:19:47 | CSIQ | sell | $30.490 | 0 |
2013-12-30 12:54:02 | CSIQ | buy | $30.600 | long |
2013-12-30 12:54:12 | CSIQ | buy | $30.600 | long |
2013-12-30 12:54:12 | CSIQ | buy | $30.600 | long |
2013-12-30 12:54:12 | CSIQ | buy | $30.600 | long |
2013-12-30 12:56:17 | CSIQ | sell | $30.481 | long |
2013-12-30 12:56:21 | CSIQ | sell | $30.480 | long |
2013-12-30 12:56:21 | CSIQ | sell | $30.480 | long |
2013-12-30 12:56:21 | CSIQ | sell | $30.480 | long |
2013-12-30 12:56:21 | CSIQ | sell | $30.492 | long |
2013-12-30 12:56:21 | CSIQ | sell | $30.488 | long |
2013-12-30 12:56:21 | CSIQ | sell | $30.488 | long |
2013-12-30 12:56:21 | CSIQ | sell | $30.480 | long |
2013-12-30 12:56:21 | CSIQ | sell | $30.480 | long |
2013-12-30 12:56:22 | CSIQ | sell | $30.480 | 0 |
2014-01-02 10:25:20 | CSIQ | buy | $31.180 | long |
2014-01-02 10:25:20 | CSIQ | buy | $31.180 | long |
2014-01-02 10:25:20 | CSIQ | buy | $31.180 | long |
2014-01-02 10:25:21 | CSIQ | buy | $31.190 | long |
2014-01-02 10:25:21 | CSIQ | buy | $31.190 | long |
2014-01-02 10:25:21 | CSIQ | buy | $31.190 | long |
2014-01-02 10:25:21 | CSIQ | buy | $31.190 | long |
2014-01-02 10:25:21 | CSIQ | buy | $31.190 | long |
2014-01-02 10:25:22 | CSIQ | buy | $31.195 | long |
2014-01-02 10:25:22 | CSIQ | buy | $31.190 | long |
2014-01-02 10:32:20 | CSIQ | buy | $31.420 | long |
2014-01-02 10:32:22 | CSIQ | buy | $31.420 | long |
2014-01-02 10:32:22 | CSIQ | buy | $31.420 | long |
2014-01-02 10:32:22 | CSIQ | buy | $31.420 | long |
2014-01-02 10:32:22 | CSIQ | buy | $31.420 | long |
2014-01-02 10:38:25 | CSIQ | sell | $31.470 | long |
2014-01-02 10:38:25 | CSIQ | sell | $31.470 | long |
2014-01-02 10:38:25 | CSIQ | sell | $31.470 | long |
2014-01-02 10:38:25 | CSIQ | sell | $31.470 | long |
2014-01-02 10:38:25 | CSIQ | sell | $31.470 | long |
2014-01-02 10:38:29 | CSIQ | sell | $31.470 | long |
2014-01-02 10:38:29 | CSIQ | sell | $31.470 | long |
2014-01-02 10:38:29 | CSIQ | sell | $31.470 | long |
2014-01-02 10:41:15 | CSIQ | sell | $31.700 | long |
2014-01-02 10:41:16 | CSIQ | sell | $31.700 | long |
2014-01-02 10:41:16 | CSIQ | sell | $31.700 | 0 |
2014-01-02 12:46:20 | CSIQ | buy | $33.200 | long |
2014-01-02 12:46:21 | CSIQ | buy | $33.200 | long |
2014-01-02 13:02:59 | CSIQ | sell | $33.724 | 0 |
2014-01-06 10:21:28 | CSIQ | buy | $35.700 | long |
2014-01-06 10:21:33 | CSIQ | buy | $35.646 | long |
2014-01-06 10:26:07 | CSIQ | sell | $35.530 | long |
2014-01-06 10:26:07 | CSIQ | sell | $35.520 | long |
2014-01-06 10:26:07 | CSIQ | sell | $35.530 | long |
2014-01-06 10:26:08 | CSIQ | sell | $35.510 | long |
2014-01-06 10:26:09 | CSIQ | sell | $35.514 | 0 |
2014-01-07 09:42:09 | CSIQ | buy | $38.024 | long |
2014-01-07 09:42:09 | CSIQ | buy | $38.024 | long |
2014-01-07 09:58:21 | CSIQ | sell | $38.830 | long |
2014-01-07 10:37:13 | CSIQ | buy | $38.840 | long |
2014-01-07 10:37:13 | CSIQ | buy | $38.840 | long |
2014-01-07 10:37:13 | CSIQ | buy | $38.840 | long |
2014-01-07 10:37:13 | CSIQ | buy | $38.840 | long |
2014-01-07 10:37:13 | CSIQ | buy | $38.840 | long |
2014-01-07 10:37:13 | CSIQ | buy | $38.840 | long |
2014-01-07 10:43:16 | CSIQ | sell | $39.123 | long |
2014-01-07 10:43:18 | CSIQ | sell | $39.140 | long |
2014-01-07 10:43:18 | CSIQ | sell | $39.140 | long |
2014-01-07 10:43:18 | CSIQ | sell | $39.140 | long |
2014-01-07 11:03:50 | CSIQ | buy | $39.350 | long |
2014-01-07 11:04:14 | CSIQ | buy | $39.370 | long |
2014-01-07 11:04:14 | CSIQ | buy | $39.370 | long |
2014-01-07 11:04:14 | CSIQ | buy | $39.370 | long |
2014-01-07 11:04:36 | CSIQ | buy | $39.380 | long |
2014-01-07 11:04:36 | CSIQ | buy | $39.366 | long |
2014-01-07 11:04:39 | CSIQ | buy | $39.380 | long |
2014-01-07 11:04:39 | CSIQ | buy | $39.380 | long |
2014-01-07 11:04:39 | CSIQ | buy | $39.380 | long |
2014-01-07 11:04:40 | CSIQ | buy | $39.380 | long |
2014-01-07 11:04:40 | CSIQ | buy | $39.350 | long |
2014-01-07 11:04:40 | CSIQ | buy | $39.350 | long |
2014-01-07 11:05:10 | CSIQ | sell | $39.440 | long |
2014-01-07 11:05:11 | CSIQ | sell | $39.440 | long |
2014-01-07 11:05:11 | CSIQ | sell | $39.440 | long |
2014-01-07 11:05:11 | CSIQ | sell | $39.440 | long |
2014-01-07 11:05:11 | CSIQ | sell | $39.440 | long |
2014-01-07 11:05:11 | CSIQ | sell | $39.450 | long |
2014-01-07 11:05:11 | CSIQ | sell | $39.450 | long |
2014-01-07 11:05:11 | CSIQ | sell | $39.460 | long |
2014-01-07 11:05:13 | CSIQ | sell | $39.460 | long |
2014-01-07 11:05:13 | CSIQ | sell | $39.470 | long |
2014-01-07 11:05:13 | CSIQ | sell | $39.470 | long |
2014-01-07 11:05:13 | CSIQ | sell | $39.470 | long |
2014-01-07 11:05:13 | CSIQ | sell | $39.470 | long |
2014-01-07 11:37:47 | CSIQ | sell | $39.240 | long |
2014-01-07 11:37:47 | CSIQ | sell | $39.240 | long |
2014-01-07 11:37:47 | CSIQ | sell | $39.240 | 0 |
2014-01-07 12:32:12 | CSIQ | buy | $38.795 | long |
2014-01-07 12:36:41 | CSIQ | sell | $38.680 | long |
2014-01-07 12:36:41 | CSIQ | sell | $38.700 | long |
2014-01-07 12:36:41 | CSIQ | sell | $38.700 | long |
2014-01-07 12:36:44 | CSIQ | sell | $38.710 | long |
2014-01-07 12:36:46 | CSIQ | sell | $38.686 | 0 |
2014-01-07 12:48:46 | CSIQ | sell | $38.640 | short |
2014-01-07 12:48:46 | CSIQ | sell | $38.640 | short |
2014-01-07 12:48:46 | CSIQ | sell | $38.640 | short |
2014-01-07 12:48:47 | CSIQ | sell | $38.640 | short |
2014-01-07 12:48:47 | CSIQ | sell | $38.640 | short |
2014-01-07 13:08:18 | CSIQ | buy | $38.690 | short |
2014-01-07 13:08:18 | CSIQ | buy | $38.690 | short |
2014-01-07 13:08:19 | CSIQ | buy | $38.690 | short |
2014-01-07 13:08:19 | CSIQ | buy | $38.690 | 0 |
2014-01-07 15:23:37 | CSIQ | buy | $38.490 | long |
2014-01-07 15:23:37 | CSIQ | buy | $38.490 | long |
2014-01-07 15:23:37 | CSIQ | buy | $38.480 | long |
2014-01-07 15:26:01 | CSIQ | sell | $38.350 | 0 |
2014-01-08 11:56:51 | CSIQ | buy | $39.186 | long |
2014-01-08 12:20:33 | CSIQ | sell | $38.924 | long |
2014-01-08 12:20:45 | CSIQ | sell | $38.970 | long |
2014-01-08 12:20:57 | CSIQ | sell | $38.935 | long |
2014-01-08 12:20:57 | CSIQ | sell | $38.935 | long |
2014-01-08 12:20:58 | CSIQ | sell | $38.910 | 0 |
2014-01-14 09:47:07 | CSIQ | buy | $36.890 | long |
2014-01-14 09:47:07 | CSIQ | buy | $36.890 | long |
2014-01-14 09:47:07 | CSIQ | buy | $36.910 | long |
2014-01-14 09:51:14 | CSIQ | sell | $36.610 | long |
2014-01-14 09:51:16 | CSIQ | sell | $36.630 | long |
2014-01-14 09:51:16 | CSIQ | sell | $36.610 | long |
2014-01-14 09:51:40 | CSIQ | sell | $36.610 | 0 |
2014-01-14 09:52:08 | CSIQ | buy | $36.500 | long |
2014-01-14 09:52:08 | CSIQ | buy | $36.500 | long |
2014-01-14 09:52:12 | CSIQ | buy | $36.500 | long |
2014-01-14 10:03:15 | CSIQ | sell | $37.110 | long |
2014-01-14 10:03:15 | CSIQ | sell | $37.113 | long |
2014-01-14 10:15:31 | CSIQ | buy | $37.550 | long |
2014-01-14 10:15:32 | CSIQ | buy | $37.550 | long |
2014-01-14 10:15:32 | CSIQ | buy | $37.550 | long |
2014-01-14 10:15:53 | CSIQ | buy | $37.550 | long |
2014-01-14 10:20:46 | CSIQ | sell | $37.721 | long |
2014-01-14 10:32:17 | CSIQ | sell | $37.900 | long |
2014-01-14 12:37:13 | CSIQ | sell | $39.700 | long |
2014-01-14 12:37:13 | CSIQ | sell | $39.710 | 0 |
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