The VIX (Volatility Index) has now formed clear and distinct channels from which to assess current conditions. I found drawing trendlines on this chart to be difficult, and you may have your own method for drawing a trend channel, ... Go to Full Article

+1.91R +$371.50. Kind of a disappointing finish, as less than an hour into the close the automated trading system was up over 5R (5 times our risk per trade). But then some of our short positions ran up into the close. ... Go to Full Article

Symbol, Price, Volume, Avg. Volume, % Vol. Increase. MNKD, 2.35, 21759476, 941903, %2210.16. FMD, 4.63, 9008248, 1881190, %378.85. DCR, 6.51, 5172384, 430398, %1101.76. SSCC, 6.76, 4339763, 2866460, %51.39 ... Go to Full Article

Symbol, Price, Volume, Avg. Volume, % Vol. Increase, High Alpha. V, 68.09, 13473657, 0, %N/A. HAL, 42.16, 10472410, 13931400, %-24.82. MOS, 120, 6589818, 6441620, %2.30, *. APA, 133.89, 6392980, 3950760, %61.81, * ... Go to Full Article

Chart courtesy of stockcharts ( click to enlarge ). JNPR - It is still in downtrend and making new lows. Still cannot see the bottom. The stock is still in very weak market as 50 day moving average is still declining and MACD is still ... Go to Full Article

Have you ever heard about Nerja in Southern Spain ? Then, this will be a great time to describe some particularities of this great place to visit or live. Located in the Spanish region of Andalucia on the Costa del Sol, Nerja has become ... Go to Full Article

Traders magazine has a survey of buyside traders, pointing to the problems of market fragmentation. Excerpt:. According to the survey, which included 126 buyside firms, slower fills and inferior prices are the major trading issues ... Go to Full Article

The market finally ventured out of the tight range it’s been in for the previous five sessions. Much to the bulls’ chagrin, that break came to the downside and broke the uptrend which has been intact since mid-March. ... Go to Full Article

When you get as severely overbought as we were on Monday, you expect to see at least a dip and we got one today. The good news is that the buyers showed some interest in the final hour and they managed to hold the 1350 level which some ... Go to Full Article

Sanglucci, $820 on 16600 shares traded. Me, $378 on 1000 shares traded. Dehtrader, $167 on 6216 shares traded. Retardo, no trades. Denarii, -$13 on 2800 shares traded. Ainkurn, -$58 on 300 shares traded. Evolution, -$436 on 61600 shares ... Go to Full Article

I wish I had a before and after picture (surely, in time, some gossip site will furnish us with one)... but, what the fuck did she do to her face? Plastic surgery is scary. Go to Full Article

Convincing a sick child that going to the doctor is either "necessary" or "fun" is much harder than trading stock. In between heaves this morning, our three year old was screaming, "No! I'm NOT sick!" Expect light trading from these ... Go to Full Article

Stupid day period. - The numbers: Stocks: gross +1 net -14 shares 2800 Stock Futures: none Forex: none. Go to Full Article

I continue to dig the hole this month. I had two trades today that really screwed my day up. I bought V on at buy stop over 67 early this morning looking for some follow threw. I got none. In fact, it dropped very quickly after the buy. ... Go to Full Article

For being so pissed at things I can not control, and at myself, add in the fact I can't seem to go more then 60 seconds with out coughing, I traded ok. I am sorry but a lot of things are just plain messed up in my life. ... Go to Full Article