While the Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader focuses on investment over a one week to six-month time frame, Mad Day Trader, provided by Jim Parker, will exploit money-making opportunities over a brief ten minute to three day window. It is ideally suited for day traders, but can also be used by long-term investors to improve market timing for entry and exit points.
Current Positions
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Orders are "stop on close" unless stated otherwise
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Today's Working Orders
No working?orders
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Stocks...?
Spu's...could trade into the mid to high 1890's
Nasd 100...3694-3700 is resistance and the closing upside pivot.
VIX...14.40-50 is first resistance and the 200 day mvg avg.
15.50 is an exit zone for the bulk of any long volatility positions.
15.50 is the level Long Equity investors will look to pick up names on a break.
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Bonds...
30 Yr. ... Only price recovery and a close over 132.22 resistance is constructive.
Bund...142.60 is daily support. 141.90-97 is the first good low risk bounce zone.
FX...
EURO...Put in an ORL day with a close below 137.68.
There are resting sell stops @ 137.05.
The resting buy stops are 138.20.
139.50 is macro resistance and the upside closing pivot.
We wrote both sides of the market, since today is an ECB rate meeting with a press conference to follow.
AUD/USD...91.40 is today's 200 day mvg avg.& Fib support.
GBP/JPY...173.59 is last months high with resting buy stops above.
This cross is buy on the dips against 172.00 which is support and the closing downside pivot
Commodities...
Coffee (K)...16750 is a potential weekly double bottom with sell stops below. Any price action into 18300 the first time up is resistance.
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General Comments orValuable Insight
All eyes will be on the ECB early with the press conference to follow.
This is always a big mover for the Euro. 2 way trade should be expected.
U.S. Equities...the rotation has been and continues to be out of Nasdaq and into Dow & S&P names as evidenced by CAT & IYT.
Opening Range Time Frame Trading again today.
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Short Term View...
Keep trading to make money. The opportunity will be in individual names.
Individual stocks look to be an easier read based off their own technical's.?
We are Neutral Equities.
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