Compound Trading Chat Room Stock Trading Plan for Wednesday April 19, 2017; $MS, $SNGX $UPZS, $OPMZ, $LIGA, $MMEX, $USOIL, $WTI, $GDX  — $DWT, $ONTX, $DUST, $XOM, $NE, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, $MGTI – Gold $GLD, Gold Miners $GDX, Silver $SLV, Oil $USOIL $WTI, Natural Gas, US Dollar Index $USD/JPY $DXY, S&P 500 $SPY, Volatility $VIX… more.

Welcome to the morning Wall Street trading day session at Compound Trading!

Notes in red text below are new comments entered specifically today.

Notices:

Today’s Live Trading Room Link: https://compoundtrading.clickmeeting.com/livetrading 

Most recent lead trader blog posts:

Trading Checklist (Rules) I Follow Before Triggering. Part 2 of “Freedom Traders” Series.

Now I’m Inspired! My Guarantee to Struggling Traders (and Yours). Part 3 “Freedom Traders” Series.

The Quarterly Daytrading Performance Review P/L with Charting is Published.

The Quarterly Swing Trading Performance Review P/L with Charting is Published. The Algorithms Quarterly Performance Reports are being compiled as I write and will be posted soon.

Most recent Keep it Simple Swing trade Charting (MACD, MA, Stoch RSI, SQZMOM focus):

Most recent Premarket Chart Set-Up Video (most recent available to public – there may be other exclusive’s in member newsletters):

Most recent Market Open Momentum Stock Trades Video (most recent available to public – there may be others in member’s newsletters):

Most recent Mid Day Chart Set-Up Review Video (most recent available to public – there may be others in member’s newsletters):

Current Holds / Trading Plan:

Main watchlist in my trading plan today:

$SNGX are the morning momos so far.

$SPY (at key support), $GLD, $GDX (Gold above 200 MA at test Fib resistance and Miner’s testing 200 MA resistance), $USOIL, $WTIC (in upward channel) BUT has come off key resistance area and is testing extreme lower side of uptrending channel (support)..

OTC on watch $UPZS, $OPMZ $LIGA $MMEX $AMLH $ACOL $BVTK $USRM

Most holds are small to mid size holds in this order according to sizing – $DUST, $DWT, $ONTX, $XOM, $NE, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, $MGTI, $LIGA

Market Outlook :

Per recent reports:

There are significant resistance clusters above recent highs in oil and the S&P so I will be very cautious to upside going forward until recent highs are taken out and confirmed. I see significant upside challenges in Oil and SPY with most recent highs being taken out.

Morning Momentum Stocks / News and Social Bits From Around the Internet:

Morning Momentum Stocks Watch list: $SNGX 

$SNGX, Premarket, Trading, Plan, Stocks

$SNGX premarket up 32% on positive news.

Gap ups: 

News on these plays: $SNGX, $KURA, $CYTR

Chart Set-Ups: 

Previous Day Momentum Stocks to watch: 

$KURA Kura Oncology Granted Patent for Clinical-Stage ERK Inhibitor, KO-947

$CYTR CytRx Reports FDA Deal on Regulatory Pathway to Approve Aldoxorubicin in Soft Tissue Sarcomas

$VICL Vical Completes Target Enrollment in Its Phase 2 Therapeutic HSV-2 Vaccine Trial https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/04/19/962042/0/en/Vical-Completes-Target-Enrollment-in-Its-Phase-2-Therapeutic-HSV-2-Vaccine-Trial.html …

Sirius XM down 2% as Morgan Stanley cuts to Sell https://seekingalpha.com/news/3257876-sirius-xm-2-percent-morgan-stanley-cuts-sell?source=feed_f … #premarket $SIRI

7am
MBA Mortgage Apps

10:30am
EIA Petroleum Status Report

12:30pm
Eric Rosengren Speaks

2pm
Beige Book

If you are new to our trading service you should review recent blog posts, our YouTube Channel and at minimum our algorithm Twitter feeds because they do tell a story in terms of the market and how the inflections of the market determine our day to day trading. You will notice the algorithmic modelling has been undeniably accurate with many time-frames (intra-day, weeks and months out) so I myself have learned to respect their math (they have taken me from a 60% hit rate to 80% in my trading – all publicly posted live trades).

The algorithm Twitter feeds can be found here:$WTI (@EPICtheAlgo), $VIX (@VexatiousVIX), $SPY (@FREEDOMtheAlgo), $GLD (@ROSIEtheAlgo), $SLV (@SuperNovaAlgo), $DXY (@DXYUSD_Index). Our Swing Trading Twitter feed is found here: https://twitter.com/swingtrading_ct.  Our lead trader Twitter feed is here @curtmelonopoly, lead tech developer @hundalSHS, and associate trader @quadzilla_jr.

Momentum Stocks (Market Open and Intra-Day):

I do trade morning momo stocks, but I do avoid risk – so often I avoid the first 30 minutes (gap and go) and trade momentum stocks later in the day after the wash-out looking for a snap-back. Just prior to open and shortly after open I post momentum stocks to the trade chat room (and Twitter and Stocktwits if I have time).

Some of my Favorite Set-Ups:

(1) Momentum Stock Wash-Outs for Snap Back, (2) Bad News Wash-outs on Stocks with High Institutional Ownership, (3) Getting on the Right Side of a Trend Change and scaling in my position and (4) Our Algorithm Set-Ups.

The momentum stocks (from previous days and morning trade) I continue to watch through the day for indicators that allow a trade.

Morning Stock Watch-Lists for my Favorite Set-Ups:

(1) Pre-Market Gainers Watch-List : $SNGX 44%, $MLSS 14%, $RARE $IMGN $NVLS $TXMD $SRNE $LRCX $NLST $JDST $IDXG $MT $UGAZ $ING $LYG $DUST $GOGL $AKS I will update before market open or refer to chat room notices.

(2) Pre-market Decliners Watch-List:  $ADPT -23%, $PLG -12%, $IBM -5%, $SBGL $RYI $UVXY $TVIX $DGAZ $JNUG $DRYS $NUGT $VIXY $SIRI $VXX $AUY $DEO $ABX I will update before market open or refer to chat room notices.

(3) Other Watch-List: $ILL sweepers

(4) Regular Algo Charting Watch-List: Gold $GC_F $GLD, Miners $GDX ($NUGT, $DUST, $JDST, $JNUG), Silver $SLV $SI_F ($USLV, $DSLV), Crude Oil FX: $USOIL $WTI ($UWTI, $DWTI, $USO, $UCO, $CL_F, $UWT, $DWT), Natural Gas $NG_F ($UGAZ, $DGAZ), S & P 500 $SPY $ES_F ($SPXL, $SPXS), US Dollar Index $DXY ($UUP), Volatility $VIX ($TVIX, $UVXY, $XIV)

(5) Upgrades: $SWN $TPX $NFG $ETE $GS $HPQ $RBS $PFPT $KO $KEX $IP $MSM $FAST $GWR $FLS $WRK $RRC $COL as time allows I will update before market open or refer to chat room notices.

(6) Downgrades: $VVC $TNET $RF $IBKR $CAH $AVB $EDR $GWW $PKI $MUSA $SIRI $ENR $BP $AR $CPE $ITGR as time allows I will update before market open or refer to chat room notices.

Stay tuned in Stock Chat Room for more pre-market stocks on watch.

Study:

For new readers, a review of our unlocked posts on our blog would help you get in to the story we are following with the securities listed in this newsletter.

Free scanners to find momentum stocks that you can easily review charts of for indicators that bring probability of your trade being successful up considerably. These are not useful for first 30 minute market open gap and go type plays (you need a good momentum scanner, level 2, and best to have hot-keys for the first 30 mins of gap and go trading)… but are very useful for intra day scalping and swing trading (start with trending stocks and then look at indicators intra for simple set-ups – study scan study scan study scan).

http://finviz.com/

https://finance.yahoo.com/screener/predefined/ec5bebb9-b7b2-4474-9e5c-3e258b61cbe6

http://www.highshortinterest.com/

http://www.gurufocus.com/short-stocks.php

http://www.3xetf.com/all/

http://www.etf.com/channels/gold-etfs

GL!

Curtis

Article Topics: $MS, $SNGX $UPZS, $OPMZ, $LIGA, $MMEX, $USOIL, $WTI, $GDX – $$LIGA, DWT, $MGTI, $NE, $XOM, $ONTX, $DUST, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, – $UGAZ, $DGAZ, $NUGT, $DUST, $USLV, $DSLV, $UWT, $DWT, $JNUG, $JDST, Stockmarket, Pre-Market, Trading Plan, Wall Street, Stocks, Day-trading, Watchlist, Chatroom, $GLD, $GOLD, $SILVER, $USD/JPY, $USOIL, $WTI, $VIX, $SPY, $NATGASUSD


Compound Trading Tuesday April 18, 2017 Review of; Chat Room Stock Day Trading, Swing Trading, Algorithm Chart Trading and Live Stock Alerts. $IDXG , $GNC, $DWT, $DUST, $USOIL, $WTIC, $GDX –  $DWT, $DUST, $LIGA, $ONTX, $XOM, $NE, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, $MGTI etc …

Intro:

Compound Trading is a trading group active in day trading, swing trading and algorithmic model charting (black box).

Time stamped entries (in permanent archive) copied to this blog are direct live log chat from chat trade room as they occurred (random chat not applicable is deleted from transcript below but raw video footage is as it occurred – uncut). Chat trade room is recorded daily for trade archive (embedded below and available on our YouTube channel).

In addition to chat, this trade-room has live voice broadcast (that covers in detail what indicators we are looking for in and out off each trade. Typically at market open and for chart review during lunch hour at minimum) and has live chart screen sharing right from our monitors. At times guest traders and associate traders will screen share charting and/or voice broadcast.

EVERY CALL WE MAKE, EVERY PUBLIC INTERACTION, REPRESENTATION OF TRADE (ON EVERY VENUE) IS VIDEO RECORDED (TRADING ROOM), ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR ON BLOG / WEBSITE TIME-STAMPED FOR PERMANENT RECORD AND ABSOLUTE TRANSPARENCY. PLEASE ALSO REFER TO OUR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE https://compoundtrading.com/disclosure-disclaimer/ .

Notices:

Most recent lead trader blog posts:

Now I’m Inspired! My Guarantee to Struggling Traders (and Yours). Part 3 “Freedom Traders” Series.

Last market trading session Post Market Stock Trading Results can be found here:

Premarket Trading Plan Watch-list for this session can be found here (locked to respect members and unlocked to public about a week later for transparency):

Most recent Premarket Chart Set-Up Video (most recent available to public – there may be other exclusive’s in member newsletters):

Most recent Market Open Momentum Stock Trades Video (most recent available to public – there may be others in member’s newsletters):

Most recent Mid Day Chart Set-Up Review Video (most recent available to public – there may be others in member’s newsletters):

Most Recent Public Swing Trading Simple Charting can be found here: Swing Trading Simple Charts (Public) Apr 16 $SPY, $VIX, $USOIL $WTIC, $GLD, $GDX, $SLV, $DXY, $USDJPY, #GOLD, #SILVER

Premarket Session: 

Premarket momo.

Don’t forget we’re doing premarket chart set-up reviews for members! Get in there and get ready for the day!

$GNC Premarket up 20% on earnings.

Premarket Leaderboard $IDXG $GNC $BIOC $XOMA $QTNT $RIGL $NVAX $CAB $PLX $AKTX $VSI

In play today in chat room and on markets: $IDXG , $GNC $DWT, $DUST, $USOIL, $WTIC, $GDX

Got a decent momentum play first thing in the morning on $IDXG for about a 600.00 win and then later played it again only to have an intra-day 8-K offering slam it. So I was red on day by about 1200.00. One of my bigger losses on year so far. I got so used to winning I forgot what it was like to take a loss. Now, on my accounts very small relative but still sucks. A good reminder to always set stops, even on smaller entries. But this does highlight the need to keep your risk management and sizing in check.

Curt M: Long 3.56 1000 shares $IDXG
Curt M: Stop 3.60
Curt M: Add 4.07 1000
Curt M: Stop 3.88
Curt M: Out 4.13 2000

Still holding miscellaneous small bags that constitute less than 5% of portfolio (which is typical for me) and holding my $DWT (at 1/5 size) and $DUST at 2/5 size.

The opening video today with the $IDXG momentum trade was an awesome training / learn how-to trade stocks type video on technical set-ups and indicators on gap and go momentum stocks for new and even some more advanced traders (I had a few message me about it and I was surprised it was valuable for them too).

Wow that was awesome market open! $IDXG – boom time again for members. Caught on vid too. Anyway off mic til noon chart setup review. Peace.

Popular: $GS, $GNC, $GWW, $AYX, $CAH, $WB, $MITK, $HRB, $XOMA, $BIDU, $AFL, $UL, $CMI, $CF

Had one of my worst wash-outs YTD today in $IDXG – really small position but it caught me without a stop. Ugh. See rules then trade.

Leaderboard $IDXG 35%, $GNC 25% $MTFB 15%, $DXR 14%, $AKTX 14%, $MVIS 14% Losers: $PSIX -29%, $CBLI – 27%, $CUDA -16%, $SPU -16% #trading

Holding $DWT because of course EPIC the Algo has been rocking the show and not missing a beat.

EPIC the Algo on fire?Hasn’t missed a turn since inception. All documented on http://compountrading.com . $USOIL $WTI $CL_F #OIL#trading #OOTT

How-to Trade Stocks, Lessons and Educational:

Trading gap go break out market open covered in detail. W $IDXG indicators as price confirms. At 15:00 min on vid.

Watch video in blog post. Then study charts. Find moving averages that lineup on time-frame suitable #freedomtraders

Stocks, ETN’s, ETF’s I am holding:

I am holding (in order of sizing – all moderately small size to micro sizing except $DUST) – $DUST, $DWT, $XIV, $ONTX, $XOM, $NE, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, $MGTI (this is the daytrading portfolio and does not represent swing trading service portfolio): Looking at moving out of all these small positions over the next month or so.

Note-able Momentum Stocks Today (via FinViz):

Ticker Last Change Volume Signal
IDXG 2.76 28.37% 56777353 Top Gainers
GNC 9.03 24.72% 26630527 Top Gainers
TWI 9.94 14.25% 1406318 Top Gainers
MVIS 2.34 14.15% 2667471 Top Gainers
XOMA 7.41 14.00% 1192447 Top Gainers
CORE 34.87 13.36% 776862 Top Gainers
HPJ 5.60 8.74% 507599 New High
DY 103.15 5.77% 1641915 New High
TTS 21.00 8.25% 1996037 New High
FDEF 52.23 -0.50% 68335 New High
STRP 113.60 0.99% 945719 Overbought
FIZZ 89.07 1.41% 302862 Overbought
IDXG 2.76 28.37% 56777353 Unusual Volume
AGZ 113.76 0.17% 1314394 Unusual Volume
LTRE 2.45 8.89% 49178 Unusual Volume
NURO 0.71 16.70% 2730885 Unusual Volume
AFL 73.88 0.48% 2689896 Upgrades
ASRV 3.90 -1.27% 101235 Earnings Before
MDVX 1.28 -7.25% 183119 Insider Buying

Algorithm Charting News:

⤵ That tweat cause our $SPY algorithm warned us /members TWO WEEKS before last high we’d not return to high for some time?? @FREEDOMtheAlgo

⤵Epic nailed the top when the world was screaming this. @EPICtheAlgo

I wouldn’t get too excited long $SPY $ES_F $USOIL $WTI etc. until most recent highs are taken out and confirmed.

The Charting Algorithm Twitter feeds can be found here: $WTI (@EPICtheAlgo), $VIX (@VexatiousVIX), $SPY (@FREEDOMtheAlgo), $GLD (@ROSIEtheAlgo), $SLV (@SuperNovaAlgo), $DXY (@DXYUSD_Index).

Swing Trading Notes / News:

When I started talking leaning in to oil related short 5 days ago LOT of people, well you know. EPIC the Oil Algo ?? $USOIL $WTI $CL_F #OIL

The Swing Trading Twitter feed is here: https://twitter.com/swingtrading_ct.

US Dollar $DXY $USDJPY $UUP & Currencies of Note:

NA

Gold $GLD, $XAUUSD, $GC_F :

Gold. Sometimes simple charts better. #Gold $GC_F $GLD $XAUUSD $NUGT $DUST #Commodities

Gold Miner’s $GDX:

For those buying GDX on war concerns. Gold production tends to collapse during wars. Resources diverted to war efforts.

Silver $SLV:

NA

Crude Oil $USOIL $WTI:

Crude Oil. Simple charts. #Oil $CL_F $USOIL $WTI $USO $UWT $DWT #OOTT

Seasonality. Crude oil. $USOIL $WTI $CL_F #Crude #Oil

Volatility $VIX:

$VIX Market Bottoms ? …. Is A Market Bottom Near? Watch For A VIX Spike Reversal – blog by @hedgopia
$SPY $VIX $VXX

Stat Of The Day>Record $VIX Term Structure Skew: 1Mo/3Mo (VIX/VXV) @ Extreme High;8-Day/1MO (VXST/VIX) @ Extreme Low

$SPY S&P 500 / $SPX:

A number of notable short-term extremes suggest $SPX is near a point of reversal higher.

$NG_F Natural Gas:

NA

Markets Looking Forward:

#earnings $BAC $NFLX $GS $UNH $JNJ $IBM $GE $QCOM $VZ $SCHW $MS $CUDA $BX $PGR $V $MTB $HOG $ABT $UAL $CMA $RF $USB http://eps.sh/cal

Live Trading Chat Room Video Raw Footage and Transcript:

Two Part video (Part 1 embed is below and go to Compound Trading Youtube channel for Part 2 of live feed from day and other charting from the day)
 

Compound Trading Stock Chat-room Transcript:

Please note: Miscellaneous chatter removed from transcript and some discussions I will add notes with information I’ve gleaned in discussions online with traders on DM etc also for further explanation (noted with *). Most days at 9:30 ET market open there is moderator live broadcast explaining trades and at times during the day there is also live broadcast market updates and trade set-up explanations (so you have to scroll through video feed to market open etc to catch live broadcast portions – in future we will note in in transcript when we are on the mic so viewers can correlate time with transcript with video feed when reviewing trades). 

Note: We are testing a new trading room. This particular room does not list a time stamp with each chat entry – we are working on a fix. Also, please note, sometimes pieces of the transcript are missing (also something we are working on). But the video is raw and complete.

MarketMaven: hey looking good today
Flash G: up 50k from yesterday would look good any day ha nice work MM
Sammy T: mornin
lenny: hey sam
Sartaj: Good morning
OILK: Nice play on oil. Epic.
Curt M: morn
OILK: wow oil stopped right at res EPIC email alert this morning uncanny
MarketMaven: Housing Permits beat 1.260MM, Exp. 1.255MM
Curt M: Premarket Leaderboard $IDXG $GNC $BIOC $XOMA $QTNT $RIGL $NVAX $CAB $PLX $AKTX $VSI
Curt M: On mic at 9:05 for premarket chart set up review >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Curt M: A couuple stragglers have asked for 5 mins
optionsavvy: gm
Sartaj: Hey, Savvy
optionsavvy: BPMX has some buyers pre
Curt M: gm
optionsavvy: NADL light vol to upside as well
optionsavvy: BAC setup for a nice options trade on a back to 24 res basis
optionsavvy: 23.5 Cs for this week could play well if it goes
optionsavvy: need to let the IV flatten a bit after open imo
Flash G: Like the BAC idea
Curt M: On mic for premarket >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Curt Melonopoly: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gnc-holdings-gnc-beats-q1-122112257.html?.tsrc=rss
Curt M: Pff mic premarket chart review >>>>>>> 9:26 $IDXG $GNC $GOLD $GLD $GDX $DUST $USDJPY $USOIL $WTIC
Curt M: On mic in 2 mins for open $IDXG $GNX morning momo watch >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Curt M: on mic>>>>>>>>>>>>
Curt M: Long 3.56 1000 shares $IDXG
MarketMaven: yup
optionsavvy: mkts looking like chop day
Curt M: Stop 3.60
Curt M: Add 4.07 1000
Curt M: Stop 3.88
optionsavvy: LBIX has vol and looks like a breakout near
optionsavvy: OHRP has been SICK since .60
Curt M: Out 4.13 2000

Spiegel: Now that I’ve sen you in action youre incredible

Sartaj: Tell your friends, Spiegel
Sartaj: We’ve been screaming from rooftops
optionsavvy: mkts hitting support here buyers need to close the deal
Leanne: I”m on a 3 month challenge of wall climbing with you guys.
lenny: ahhahaha
Spiegel: I’m taking a trial with another trade room and they didn’t even start buying IDXG until 4.06
Leanne: GM, sorry, super busy Easter wknd, still recovering
Spiegel: $50K ?!?! That’s insane!
Leanne: Oh Spiegel, leave that other room, Curtis is all you need
Spiegel: I can see that now

mat: Curt dropping a master class in here this morning. This should be an instructional video for sure

Leanne: Thanks Curtis
Curt M: hey no probs 🙂
Sartaj: That was epic
Curt M: off mic morning momentum >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Curt M: EPIC I love little epic
Sartaj: That was, as mat said, a master class. Shows the importance of watching your technicals
Curt M: Oil got pop
Curt M: intra resistance on oil FYI
Curt M: on Mic re: Oil quicl>>>>>>>>>>>>
optionsavvy: I dont trade sub 1s but that ARGS chart is pretty
Spiegel: I can’t believe I signed up yesterday for this room for just $36.50 and just got to see a trade like that. And the money some people are making is more than I ever imagined.
Sartaj: 🙂
Sartaj: Wait until we start coding these babies
Curt M: Off mic on Oil Review FX: $USOIL $WTI Crude Oil >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 10:30 AM
Flash G: Spiegel -just you wait! 🙂 you’ll be over the wall with us
Curt M: Sartaj…. you can publish that oil chart review also?
Sartaj: Yes
Sartaj: I recorded it
MarketMaven: Replay of yesterday $IDXG on deck peeps! KABOOM later
MarketMaven: Adding now.
Sammy T: with ya
Curt M: thanks Sartaj

Curt M: Should be quiet now for an hour and a half or so
Sartaj: And Spiegel, glad we could clear the air yesterday. There is definitely a certain ethic involved with this room, as you’ve touched on, and given the price and everything, we want to make sure it’s the right fit for everyone involved.
Sammy T: $XGTI tape bullish guys

Curt M: Going to watch for confirmation or break down – if it breaks down I’ll come back in later likely
Curt M: Off mic until it goes (if it does)
Spiegel: Of course Sartaj! I don’t believe in people just jumping into a room and shouting “Give me the picks” so they can just treat things like a chimp pushing buttons. There has to be some understanding and learning involved.
Curt M: Will watch it – holding – may hit it hard when Stoch RSI at bottom pending price aaction
Sammy T: When Stoch RSI turns up I’ll be in full throttle myself fwiw
Spiegel: So it’s turned up. I got in. Anyone else get in or add there?
Sammy T: Me, len , market maven for sure lol
Spiegel: of course now that I’m in its crossed back down.
Spiegel: there we go!
Sammy T: yepp
Sammy T: it may berak HOD real early here
Sammy T: Stoch RSI is near top though so there is a chance it will continue to consolidate though
MarketMaven: Everyone doesn’t want to miss the afternoon move thats why its so bullish early IMO
MarketMaven: Hpoefully nothing in market Fs it up before it goes
Curt M: SQZMOM just turned green.
Spiegel: Whoa!
Curt M: Whoa nice wash out stops wacked
lenny: holding
lenny: thats what ya get for time of day lol perfect example
lenny: ah well, it’ll repair over lunch and go
Spiegel: and now its halted which is never a good thing when it’s been going way down
MarketMaven: It’s repair
MarketMaven: ya Curt’s got it right thats support – if it doesn’t hold that off halt then theres a problem lol
MarketMaven: Still above my cost avg too so I’m good
Spiegel: Apparently they did a $2.20 convertible note. So it’s going to get killed when it reopens. What a terrible first trade I’m trapped in.
MarketMaven: Checking
Flash G: Seems odd intra day
Spiegel: its open
Flash G: Confirmed. The nes isn’t good. But the traders may trade it up.
MarketMaven: Perspective is your cost avg Spiegel – never take your learning trades at slow time of day lol and get a stop on your trades young man! in future.
MarketMaven: They’re shorting the pops now
MarketMaven: has to hold 3
lenny: 40 MM shares wow
Curt M: I can’t get a confirm on the $IDXG news
Flash G: I got it from other traders I guess I should’t of spoke so fast.
Curt M: An offering mid day seems so wierd.
Curt M: Lots of chatter no confirmation though
Curt M: amended exchange from prior agreement is seems – panic maybe? anyone confirmed?
Sammy T: searching
Sartaj: brb
Curt M: Oil holding that lower support so far
Sartaj: Midday review at noon EST, curt, or 12:30 EST?
Curt M: 12:10 yes – sorry working on $IDXG confirm
Curt M: Looks like 1.6MM shares convertible at 2.20 which is nothing
Curt M: But that could be old news
Curt M: Confirmed 2.20 Swnior Convertible Notes
Curt M: Have the 9-K
Curt M: 3,547,775.00 2.20 Dated March 23
Curt M: 8-K sorry not 9
Curt M: Closing of Agreement April 18, 2017
Curt M: It’s a small offering though. but still.
Curt M: Matures June 23 2018 for 125% of face value.
Curt M: Iinteresting FORM 8-K. Should bounce but don’t count on it.
Curt M: If it loses 2.95 I’ll cut for a loss. Dirt bags intra day. Wow.
MarketMaven: Never seen that before.
Flash G: I have but rare.
Curt M: I’ve never seen this scenario.
Spiegel: What are the odds it would happen my very first trade here? Nobodies fault. Couldn’t be predicted or even expected. And yes I should have had a stop in (even if Curt didn’t).
Curt M: Similar I’ve seen but the FORM 9-K makes it original
MarketMaven: Ya low of day is my cut point to…. 2.94.
MarketMaven: But its holding up.
Spiegel: Sadly I wasn’t in on the big rise earlier. Was just observing. So this hurts.
lenny: Who the hell does a mid day offering?
rom: cup and handle pattern on the 1 minute?
lenny: Anyway, I’ll likely cut 2.94 or add at break of current resistance for a quick trade.
Curt M: On mic in 3 min for mid day review >>>>>>>>>>>>
Curt M: On mic 12:08 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Leanne: Spiegel, I’m new too, you are not alone here.
Spiegel: Nice to know I’m not alone Leanne
Spiegel: I’m not too upset. Just going to lose what I made yesterday.
Spiegel: And next time, set STOPS, STOPS, STOPS!
Leanne: Spiegel, this is an awesome group with Curtis as the leader and I have learned a lot. Highly recommend watching all Curtis’ youtube vids. We’ll do this together.
Spiegel: Great!
Spiegel: I notice all those rules are from the book Market Wizards. Interviews with top traders.
Spiegel: froze all of a sudden. Just me?
Sartaj: For a second, it’s back for me
Spiegel: me too
Sartaj: Our lab has been eating more bandwidth than usual lately
Curt M: $IDXG stopped 2.93 for a loss 200 shares
Spiegel: IDXG in at 4.15. Stopped at 3.05. $1100 loss. Glad to get the worst luck of the year out of the way at the beginning.
Sartaj: Did we mention our office has been busy? Curt will be back in a second
rom: sb
rom: chart
Spiegel: If USDYEN falls as you expect won’t that make gold fall and hurt your DUST position? Or am I wrong about your thoughts on USDJPY
Leanne: Thanks Curtis, love the lessons
Leanne: I hear ya! wish I was focussed on trading more. in time,
rom: you are the best!
rom: thank you so much
Curt M: No prob!
Curt M: Back in 10 and lets get some plays set for afternoon.
Curt M: off mic >>>>>>>>>>> 1:05 PM
Flash G: fgoing to get coffee too
Leanne: me too, actually going to find a new baker… might be a while!
MarketMaven: baker… she’s a baker master !
MarketMaven: love baking
Flash G: hungry
Flash G: red market days…. hmmmm…
Flash G: Oil all about oil right now
lenny: A message from Sunrise Trader …. Risk off, flight to safety type market right now. Less is more no need to be part of the chop/chop. Market gives opportunity to the prepared
lenny: Love it

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Article Topics: $IDXG , $GNC, $DWT, $DUST, $USOIL, $WTIC, $GDX, $GLD – $UGAZ, $DGAZ, $NUGT, $DUST, $USLV, $DSLV, $UWT, $DWT, $JNUG, $JDST, Compound Trading, Learning, How To, Trade, Trading, Educational, Lessons, Results, Wall Street, Stocks, Day Trading, Swing Trading, Investing, Chat Room, Trading Results, $GLD, $GDX, $USOIL, $WTIC, $USD/JPY, $SPY, $DXY, $VIX, $GC_F, $USO, $UCO, $SCO, $CL_F, S&P 500


Compound Trading Chat Room Stock Trading Plan for Tuesday April 18, 2017; $GNC, $ITXG, $CBLI, $UPZS, $LIGA, $DWT, $DUST, $USOIL, $GDX  — $DWT, $ONTX, $DUST, $XOM, $NE, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, $MGTI – Gold $GLD, Gold Miners $GDX, Silver $SLV, Oil $USOIL $WTI, Natural Gas, US Dollar Index $USD/JPY $DXY, S&P 500 $SPY, Volatility $VIX… more.

Welcome to the morning Wall Street trading day session at Compound Trading!

Notes in red text below are new comments entered specifically today.

Notices:

Today’s Live Trading Room Link: https://compoundtrading.clickmeeting.com/livetrading 

Most recent lead trader blog posts:

Trading Checklist (Rules) I Follow Before Triggering. Part 2 of “Freedom Traders” Series.

Now I’m Inspired! My Guarantee to Struggling Traders (and Yours). Part 3 “Freedom Traders” Series.

The Quarterly Daytrading Performance Review P/L with Charting is Published.

The Quarterly Swing Trading Performance Review P/L with Charting is Published. The Algorithms Quarterly Performance Reports are being compiled as I write and will be posted soon.

Most recent Keep it Simple Swing trade Charting (MACD, MA, Stoch RSI, SQZMOM focus):

Most recent Premarket Chart Set-Up Video:

Most recent Market Open Momentum Stock Trades Video :

Most recent Mid Day Chart Set-Up Review Video:

Current Holds / Trading Plan:

Main watchlist in my trading plan today:

$GNC, $ITXG are the morning momos so far.

$GNC, Premarket, Trading, Plan, Stocks

$GNC Premarket up 20% on earnings.

$SPY (at key support soon), $GLD, $GDX (Gold above 200 MA at test Fib resistance and Miner’s testing 200 MA resistance), $USOIL, $WTIC (in upward channel) BUT has come off key resistance area and is testing extreme lower side of uptrending channel (support)..

OTC on watch $UPZS, $OPMZ $LIGA $MMEX $AMLH $ACOL $BVTK $USRM

$UPZS – Unique (UPZS) Announces $2 Million Dollar Unique Pizza Tap House Franchising Program

Most holds are small to mid size holds in this order according to sizing – $DUST, $DWT, $ONTX, $XOM, $NE, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, $MGTI, $LIGA

Market Outlook :

Per recent reports:

There are significant resistance clusters above recent highs in oil and the S&P so I will be very cautious to upside going forward until recent highs are taken out and confirmed. I see significant upside challenges in Oil and SPY with most recent highs being taken out.

Morning Momentum Stocks / News and Social Bits From Around the Internet:

Morning Momentum Stocks Wacth list: $GNC, $ITXG

$GNC more than 40% of short Float! 25% on #premarket! 

Gap ups: $GNC $PLX $CAB $AUPH $MITK $AU $UNH $GLPG $UVXY $TVIX $DWT

News on these plays: 

Chart Set-Ups: 

Previous Day Momentum Stocks to watch: $CBLI

S&P -0.23%.

10-yr +0.17%.

Euro +0.34% vs. dollar.

Crude -0.74% to $52.26.

Gold -0.42% to $1,286.50.

8:30am
Housing Starts

8:55am
Redbook

9am
Esther George Speaks

9:15am
Industrial Production

JPMorgan Active Treasury Clients Flip to Net Long: BBG

Goldman misses analyst estimates. Didn’t get the same trading bump as JPMorgan, Citi. Shares off 2% premarket. $GS

$LIGA already in negotiations with ALS association to build Stem cell clinics accross the US. http://www.alsa.org/

J&J Q1 Revenue $17.8b, est. $18.0b; EPS $1.83, est. $1.77

EARNINGS: Bank of America Q1 EPS $0.41 vs. $0.35 Est.; Q1 Revs. $22.248B vs. $21.611B Est. • $BAC http://cnb.cx/2oRiR4x

$XOMA Presents Positive Data from PTH1R Monoclonal Antibody Program

$MYOS enters into agreement with Kansas State University to study impact of Fortetropin

U.K. 10-YEAR YIELD DROPS BELOW 1%; FIRST TIME SINCE OCTOBER

APPLE SAID TO PLAN UPGRADED VERSIONS OF TWO CURRENT IPHONES

Michael Kors names new CFO https://seekingalpha.com/news/3257522-michael-kors-names-new-cfo?source=twitter_sa_factset … #premarket $KORS

Cardinal Health buys three businesses from Medtronic for $6.1B; shares down 7% premarket $CAH $MDT

GNC stock surges over 30% premarket after retailer’s earnings beat expectations http://ift.tt/2pd4icB #News #Money #Finance #BreakingNews

$ALDX Last Patient Dosed in Allergic Conjunctivitis Phase 2b Trial

$NFLX tgt raised to $184 at BofA/Merrill

$MATN Announces Encouraging Results from Interim Analysis of Ph 2/3 FOCUS Study in Platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer

$OMED downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Cantor. PT $6 from $16

If you are new to our trading service you should review recent blog posts, our YouTube Channel and at minimum our algorithm Twitter feeds because they do tell a story in terms of the market and how the inflections of the market determine our day to day trading. You will notice the algorithmic modelling has been undeniably accurate with many time-frames (intra-day, weeks and months out) so I myself have learned to respect their math (they have taken me from a 60% hit rate to 80% in my trading – all publicly posted live trades).

The algorithm Twitter feeds can be found here:$WTI (@EPICtheAlgo), $VIX (@VexatiousVIX), $SPY (@FREEDOMtheAlgo), $GLD (@ROSIEtheAlgo), $SLV (@SuperNovaAlgo), $DXY (@DXYUSD_Index). Our Swing Trading Twitter feed is found here: https://twitter.com/swingtrading_ct.  Our lead trader Twitter feed is here @curtmelonopoly, lead tech developer @hundalSHS, and associate trader @quadzilla_jr.

Momentum Stocks (Market Open and Intra-Day):

I do trade morning momo stocks, but I do avoid risk – so often I avoid the first 30 minutes (gap and go) and trade momentum stocks later in the day after the wash-out looking for a snap-back. Just prior to open and shortly after open I post momentum stocks to the trade chat room (and Twitter and Stocktwits if I have time).

Some of my Favorite Set-Ups:

(1) Momentum Stock Wash-Outs for Snap Back, (2) Bad News Wash-outs on Stocks with High Institutional Ownership, (3) Getting on the Right Side of a Trend Change and scaling in my position and (4) Our Algorithm Set-Ups.

The momentum stocks (from previous days and morning trade) I continue to watch through the day for indicators that allow a trade.

Morning Stock Watch-Lists for my Favorite Set-Ups:

(1) Pre-Market Gainers Watch-List : $GNC 29%, $MITK 5%, $AUPH $WUBA $PLX $SSYS $CYTK $GBT $SDRL $OHRP $CNAT $DRD $DWT $HMY $DLPG $DGAZ $SCO $AU $BAC  I will update before market open or refer to chat room notices.

(2) Pre-market Decliners Watch-List: $CAH $HOG $TSLA $X $XIV $UGAZ $UWT $ARNA $DRYS $WWE $GS $FCX $MT $CBLI  I will update before market open or refer to chat room notices.

(3) Other Watch-List: $CBLI $SCON $STRP $INFI $ALR $TRCH $VSTM $PLUG

(4) Regular Algo Charting Watch-List: Gold $GC_F $GLD, Miners $GDX ($NUGT, $DUST, $JDST, $JNUG), Silver $SLV $SI_F ($USLV, $DSLV), Crude Oil FX: $USOIL $WTI ($UWTI, $DWTI, $USO, $UCO, $CL_F, $UWT, $DWT), Natural Gas $NG_F ($UGAZ, $DGAZ), S & P 500 $SPY $ES_F ($SPXL, $SPXS), US Dollar Index $DXY ($UUP), Volatility $VIX ($TVIX, $UVXY, $XIV)

(5) Upgrades:  $IAC $SSYS $CORE $CHKP $AFL $SFBS $MCD $FAST as time allows I will update before market open or refer to chat room notices.

(6) Downgrades: $CMI $PCAR $AEO $TLYS $DISH as time allows I will update before market open or refer to chat room notices.

Stay tuned in Stock Chat Room for more pre-market stocks on watch.

Study:

For new readers, a review of our unlocked posts on our blog would help you get in to the story we are following with the securities listed in this newsletter.

Free scanners to find momentum stocks that you can easily review charts of for indicators that bring probability of your trade being successful up considerably. These are not useful for first 30 minute market open gap and go type plays (you need a good momentum scanner, level 2, and best to have hot-keys for the first 30 mins of gap and go trading)… but are very useful for intra day scalping and swing trading (start with trending stocks and then look at indicators intra for simple set-ups – study scan study scan study scan).

http://finviz.com/

https://finance.yahoo.com/screener/predefined/ec5bebb9-b7b2-4474-9e5c-3e258b61cbe6

http://www.highshortinterest.com/

http://www.gurufocus.com/short-stocks.php

http://www.3xetf.com/all/

http://www.etf.com/channels/gold-etfs

GL!

Curtis

Article Topics: $GNC, $ITXG, $CBLI, $UPZS, $LIGA, $DWT, $DUST, $USOIL, $GDX – $$LIGA, DWT, $MGTI, $NE, $XOM, $ONTX, $DUST, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, – $UGAZ, $DGAZ, $NUGT, $DUST, $USLV, $DSLV, $UWT, $DWT, $JNUG, $JDST, Stockmarket, Pre-Market, Trading Plan, Wall Street, Stocks, Day-trading, Watchlist, Chatroom, $GLD, $GOLD, $SILVER, $USD/JPY, $USOIL, $WTI, $VIX, $SPY, $NATGASUSD


Compound Trading Monday April 17, 2017 Review of; Chat Room Stock Day Trading, Swing Trading, Algorithm Chart Trading and Live Stock Alerts. $CBLI, $HTGM, $LIGA, $MMEX, $USOIL, $WTIC, $DWT, $GLD, $DUST, $GDX –  $ONTX, $XOM, $NE, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, $MGTI etc …

Intro:

Compound Trading is a trading group active in day trading, swing trading and algorithmic model charting (black box).

Time stamped entries (in permanent archive) copied to this blog are direct live log chat from chat trade room as they occurred (random chat not applicable is deleted from transcript below but raw video footage is as it occurred – uncut). Chat trade room is recorded daily for trade archive (embedded below and available on our YouTube channel).

In addition to chat, this trade-room has live voice broadcast (that covers in detail what indicators we are looking for in and out off each trade. Typically at market open and for chart review during lunch hour at minimum) and has live chart screen sharing right from our monitors. At times guest traders and associate traders will screen share charting and/or voice broadcast.

EVERY CALL WE MAKE, EVERY PUBLIC INTERACTION, REPRESENTATION OF TRADE (ON EVERY VENUE) IS VIDEO RECORDED (TRADING ROOM), ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR ON BLOG / WEBSITE TIME-STAMPED FOR PERMANENT RECORD AND ABSOLUTE TRANSPARENCY. PLEASE ALSO REFER TO OUR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE https://compoundtrading.com/disclosure-disclaimer/ .

Notices:

Thanks for kind words folks! Adding to page as time allows. GL this wk! https://compoundtrading.com/testimonials/ #community #testimonials #trading #premarket

Most recent lead trader blog posts:

Trading Checklist (Rules) I Follow Before Triggering. Part 2 of “Freedom Traders” Series.

Now I’m Inspired! My Guarantee to Struggling Traders (and Yours). Part 3 “Freedom Traders” Series.

Last market trading session Post Market Stock Trading Results can be found here:

Premarket Trading Plan Watch-list for this session can be found here (locked to respect members and unlocked to public about a week later for transparency):

Most recent Premarket Chart Set-Up Video (most recent available to public – there may be others in member’s newsletters):

Most recent Market Open Momentum Stock Trades Video (most recent available to public – there may be others in member’s newsletters):

Most recent Mid Day Chart Set-Up Review Video (most recent available to public – there may be others in member’s newsletters):

Most Recent Public Swing Trading Simple Charting can be found here: Swing Trading Simple Charts (Public) Apr 16 $SPY, $VIX, $USOIL $WTIC, $GLD, $GDX, $SLV, $DXY, $USDJPY, #GOLD, #SILVER

Premarket Session: 

Premarket momo $CLBI $WPRT $HTGM

$HTGM Premarket on fire with news. +30% Last round was awesome – again?

In play today in chat room and on markets:

Premarket was in $CBLI $WPRT $HTGM and then on the day leader-board included $CBLI, $MOCO, $SCON, $SCON, $WKHS, $ALR and a few others. On OTC side it was $MMEX running mad.

$CLBI, Stock, Trading, Results, Post, Market

$CLBI up 141% Members is the room have a homerun on this today. I missed ha. They held right from open. Nice play.

$MMEX up 78% off the watch list. Held 200 day and boom.

I took a small paper-cut on $CBLI at open, took a small long in $LIGA and added a 2nd position long to $DUST (inverse Gold play – short Gold miner’s actually $GDX) and now I am in 2/5 size $DUST at 1000 shares.

$DUST Gold Miner Bear has some momentum today. $NUGT $JDST $JNUG $GDX

Gold. Add to $DUST today. #Gold

Holding $DWT because of course EPIC the Algo has been rocking the show and not missing a beat.

EPIC the Algo on fire?Hasn’t missed a turn since inception. All documented on http://compountrading.com . $USOIL $WTI $CL_F #OIL#trading #OOTT

$DWT Oil Bear doing well today also. $UWT $USOIL $WTIC $UWTI $DWTIF $UWTIF $USO $UCO

Oil. Hold $DWT no add today. #Oil

And our MEMBERS HIT $CBLI OUT OF THE PARK!!! I say that because I talk to members and they tell me when they enter and exit even if they don’t publish publicly etc and there were some massive wins I MEAN MASSIVE – one win was over 50,000.00 on that one daytrade. They held right from open all the way to the end of the day. I’ve identified five members that are up over 200% so far this year!!! Way outperforming myself at about 50% YTD.

$CLBI up 141% Members is the room have a homerun on this today. I missed ha. They held right from open. Nice play.

Off mic till noon chart set-up review. Not best open w $HTGM, $CBLI, $RPRX, $WPRT etc Took a tiny papercut on long $CBLI and that was it.

How-to Trade Stocks, Lessons and Educational:

@jimcramer Did a wonderful piece last night on stock watchlist $STUDY for equities making new highs. Excellent for new & exp traders alike.

Watch the premarket, the market open and the mid day chart set-up reviews available on video that are in this post above if you are struggling to trade consistently for a profit.

Some days it’s more important to know when not to pull the trigger than it is to know when to pull the trigger. Lots of chop at open today.

Successful trading is a boring, disciplined, intense war against self (inner rebellion). Conquer self – find freedom. Peace. #freedomtraders

Stocks, ETN’s, ETF’s I am holding:

I am holding (in order of sizing – all moderately small size to micro sizing) – $DUST, $DWT, $XIV, $ONTX, $XOM, $NE, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, $MGTI (this is the daytrading portfolio and does not represent swing trading service portfolio): Looking at moving out of all these small positions over the next month or so.

Note-able Momentum Stocks Today (via FinViz):

Ticker Last Change Volume Signal
CBLI 4.80 207.69% 38830129 Top Gainers
MOCO 29.70 37.18% 1167487 Top Gainers
SCON 2.10 25.75% 3935223 Top Gainers
STRP 112.49 22.67% 1701206 Top Gainers
WPRT 1.27 19.81% 3779500 Top Gainers
INFI 2.19 19.02% 3394200 Top Gainers
CBLI 4.80 207.69% 38830129 New High
MOCO 29.70 37.18% 1167487 New High
STRP 112.49 22.67% 1701206 New High
GAIA 11.30 0.00% 212000 New High
STRP 112.49 22.67% 1701206 Overbought
CBLI 4.80 207.69% 38830129 Overbought
CBLI 4.80 207.69% 38830129 Unusual Volume
MOCO 29.70 37.18% 1167487 Unusual Volume
PEX 40.85 0.27% 71900 Unusual Volume
ALR 49.05 15.93% 22722400 Unusual Volume
CIR 61.69 9.89% 308900 Upgrades
LMB 13.62 0.96% 13208 Earnings Before
SRNE 1.88 4.17% 1477455 Insider Buying

Market Outlook:

Selling ahead of tax day is normal. So is a bounce after. We discuss here ….

Algorithm Charting News:

⤵ That tweat cause our $SPY algorithm warned us /members TWO WEEKS before last high we’d not return to high for some time?? @FREEDOMtheAlgo

⤵Epic nailed the top when the world was screaming this. @EPICtheAlgo

I wouldn’t get too excited long $SPY $ES_F $USOIL $WTI etc. until most recent highs are taken out and confirmed.

The Charting Algorithm Twitter feeds can be found here: $WTI (@EPICtheAlgo), $VIX (@VexatiousVIX), $SPY (@FREEDOMtheAlgo), $GLD (@ROSIEtheAlgo), $SLV (@SuperNovaAlgo), $DXY (@DXYUSD_Index).

Swing Trading Notes / News:

When I started talking leaning in to oil related short 5 days ago LOT of people, well you know. EPIC the Oil Algo ?? $USOIL $WTI $CL_F #OIL

The Swing Trading Twitter feed is here: https://twitter.com/swingtrading_ct.

US Dollar $DXY $USDJPY $UUP & Currencies of Note:

NA

Gold $GLD $XAUUSD

$GLD: SPDR Gold Shares Testing Post-2011 Down Trendline (linear scale) $GC_F

Keeping it simple doesn’t hurt??⤵ #Gold $GLD $XAUUSD $GC_F #Commodities

Gold Miner’s $GDX:

For those buying GDX on war concerns. Gold production tends to collapse during wars. Resources diverted to war efforts.

Silver $SLV:

NA

Crude Oil $USOIL $WTI:

#IEA >>More oil on the market than last year, a report finds

HEDGE FUNDS’ ratio of long to short positions in NYMEX WTI rose to 5.4:1 on Apr 11 from 3.6 prior week and recent low of 3.1 on Mar 28

Seasonality. Crude oil. $USOIL $WTI $CL_F #Crude #Oil

U.S. Oil Rig Count Climbs to Highest in Almost Two Years

WTI producers have trimmed their net short position in 2017 (mainly through more long exposure)

Volatility $VIX:

$VIX Market Bottoms ? …. Is A Market Bottom Near? Watch For A VIX Spike Reversal – blog by @hedgopia
$SPY $VIX $VXX

Stat Of The Day>Record $VIX Term Structure Skew: 1Mo/3Mo (VIX/VXV) @ Extreme High;8-Day/1MO (VXST/VIX) @ Extreme Low

$SPY S&P 500 / $SPX:

A number of notable short-term extremes suggest $SPX is near a point of reversal higher.

$NG_F Natural Gas:

NA

Live Trading Chat Room Video Raw Footage and Transcript:

Two Part video (Part 1 embed is below and go to Compound Trading Youtube channel for Part 2 of live feed from day and other charting from the day)


 Compound Trading Stock Chat-room Transcript:

Please note: Miscellaneous chatter removed from transcript and some discussions I will add notes with information I’ve gleaned in discussions online with traders on DM etc also for further explanation (noted with *). Most days at 9:30 ET market open there is moderator live broadcast explaining trades and at times during the day there is also live broadcast market updates and trade set-up explanations (so you have to scroll through video feed to market open etc to catch live broadcast portions – in future we will note in in transcript when we are on the mic so viewers can correlate time with transcript with video feed when reviewing trades). 

Note: We are testing a new trading room. This particular room does not list a time stamp with each chat entry – we are working on a fix. Also, please note, sometimes pieces of the transcript are missing (also something we are working on). But the video is raw and complete.

NOTICE: I AM SO UPSET because Sartaj and I both forgot to copy the transcript mid day – the stupid platform we are testing requires us to copy and paste it so we have a copy for this everyday. They don’t have an automatic back up. Stupid. Anyway, so we have to literally copy and paste a copy every two hours or it’s gone forever they say. Dumb. The point is we missed most the morning by the time we did it. But of course there is the video above. Ugh.

Sartaj: I know Curt is with me on this one, but if you are in here just to follow trades, you are likely in the wrong room
Sartaj: Welcome, David
Sartaj: I might also add that the Post-Market Report includes a chat transcript, which is disseminated over social media and on the blog (www.compoundtrading.com/blog) everyday after-hours, as well as a full video on our youtube channel of the broadcast day
Sartaj: So you have a couple of options in terms of being able to read when entries and exits were on trades
Curt M: $LIGA http://finance.yahoo.com/news/lig-assets-inc-announces-creation-164349498.html?.tsrc=rss
sspeixc572: The wrong room?!?! The great trade results on your home page is what attracted me in the first place.
Sartaj: You misunderstand me. You can watch the lead trader perform trades, that’s your prerogative, but there are a slew of reasons why we don’t encourage members to just sit there following the alerts. The trade results are meant to highlight the application of the trading discipline being applied here. So yes, while they may be attractive, it’s not an excuse to discard your own sense of risk management, what kind of positions you’d like to take, etc.
Curt M: $LIGA So bullish
Sammy: Taking a long on break-out if it comes here intra
MarketMaven: It is a decent set-up with news and lots of room
sspeixc572: You misunderstand me. At know point have I ever endorsed discarding my own sense of risk management or what kind of positions I’d like to take.
sspeixc572: know = no
Sartaj: And as you can see, part of it is contributing to the discussion – although that is optional, of course. I’m just being upfront with you that you can’t expect the proverbial pump-and-dumping that other chat rooms are privy to. We bring in guest analysts, run chart reviews like the one you just saw, review algorithmic charting as appropriate. We have had a problem with the nature of some of our members’ goals in the past
sspeixc572: Well that sounds good.
lenny: $CBLI super bullilsh too wow
Sartaj: Glad we cleared the air there, then. We are more than happy to help, but the last times we have had people asking about alerts, there was a huge gap in what their expectations were from us. Just FYI, so, didn’t mean to assume there
Curt M: The vol is decent too and Stoch RSI pointing up guys wow
Curt M: Watch the 100% mark
MarketMaven: Running that long on confirmed break of 100%
Curt M: $INFI watch for that Stoch RSI to turn up – very bullish also here
Sartaj: Let me know if you ever need help finding anything, I know it can be a lot of navigate through sometimes: [email protected]
MarketMaven: Starting long test position $LIGA for break 10% size
Sammy: Long $LIGA also same format as Maven
Curt M: Things just got bullish it seems
sspeixc572: Bought some LIGA .0074
Curt M: Starting to leg in with you guys on $LIGA small and not alerting until it confirms and I hit it for real
Curt M: It’s gonna go, its just a matter if its today or not
Curt M: Some of the longer term holders may have to rotate out with profits – or not – I guess we’ll see
Flash G: Even though I don’t trade OTC it does say bull
Flash G: MACD is up on daily guys and gals
lenny: $CERU tape action but not my things
lenny: Stoch RSI on 3 min on $LIGA says maybe some down before up and if so I’ll hit my major entry when it hits bottom and curls (if it does today)
Flash G: Opening new long position in $TOL
Flash G: 1/4 size on swing $TOL – add on dips
OILK: Looking for entry on $PLUG for an overnight
OILK: $AAPL car $NEON maybe too CNBC
Sammy: Stoch RSI gonna curl up here on 3 min on $LIGA – may be time to wack it soon here.
Flash G: $SNAP at technical support
Flash G: Curt, your $BA call a while back on swing platform was perfect timing FYI
Flash G: Looks like they’re millkking the sentiment angle well
Flash G: Savvy did you go short?
sspeixc572: In ELED for a quick bounce
Flash G: Curt, ,our $AMZN…. thinking I my lighten 30%. What a fantastic trade,
MarketMaven: Long $CBLI 3000 3.146
Don: $PLUG looks reslly good here
Curt M: Looks to me like Tuesday is the big break-out day. Everything setting up today.
Flash G: Yes, that’s what is most likely.
sspeixc572: My ELED pick doing spectacularly so far
Curt M: Slowest day in a long time for me.
Curt M: Nice work on $ELED
sspeixc572: thanks!
sspeixc572: Will probably sell at/near VWAP
Curt M: VWAP may stop it but hmmm good play for sure
MarketMaven: Yepp
Sammy: $SCON on the move today but not aggressive on the move
Ned: $SCON b/o looks real
MarketMaven: 2:30 need some plays soon or it’s plan for tomorrow $STUDY
Ned: true
Sandra: been a $STUDY all day for me lololol
Flash G: slowest day we’ve had in the room has – have some decent earnings chart set-ups ready tho
Flash G: should be some good swing trading entries this week on earnings
Flash G: $SPY trading sure looks like a confirmation for higher tomorrow IMO
MarketMaven: $LEDS and $SCON high on my watchlist now.
Sammy: $SCON tape is interesting Maven
MarketMaven: I was just going to say ADDING $CLBI
MarketMaven: Power hour may as well give it a whirl
Curt M: Really consistent price action Maven good call on it
OptionSavvy: imo SPY anything less than about 234.50 is a sell
Flash G: $PTI new HOD
Flash G: thought you might like that Len and Maven
OILK: In $PTI
OILK: for a while now
OILK: Wn’t hold it o/n
Curt M: Looking at an add to $DUST
Curt M: Long $DUST 25.19 500 shares add 1/5 for 2/5 size
Curt M: Wow great play on $CLBI you guys wowo!!!
MarketMaven: Finished my third at at 3.50 s – best trade of the month thanks!
Sammy: $CLBI paying bills nice surprise
MarketMaven: All out $CLBI BTW yee f n ha ha nice win
Sammy: same
lenny: Ya great trade for sure and out
sspeixc572: Is $LIGA ever going to make a move before the close?
Curt M: I doubt it
Curt M: Likely a wait and see until tomorrow or Wed IMO – but no crystal ball lol
Curt M: I like it though but ya
Don: Holding 50% $CBLI guys to see if I can get a little more
Don: oh nice its goin
Don: Rolled some of my gains it to $SCON
MarketMaven: Us tooo Don $SCON $LIGA and watching a few others
Sammy: same story here
Flash G: RUnning as a pack has served you guys well for some time.
Curt M: Well…. without giving away any names there’s a group in here if you check back on the transcripts are up well over 200% this year. Not bad I must say. 4x my ROI.
Curt M: I just tweeted it lol
Curt M: you guys deserve some praise i would say – very humble
MarketMaven: Good vibes.
Flash G: Curt, long $NFLX before close:)
Curt M: I don’t do that.
Don: Time to pull shoot on $CBLI KAPOWZA WOWZA out and done.
MarketMaven: Well done:)
Curt M: $WILN Halt
MarketMaven: well thats all folks! Tomorrow!
Flash G: Bye Maven
Flash G: Tomorrow all.
Curt M: Yes, have a great evening.
lenny: Fantastic day!
lenny: $CBLI close is crazy ha
Sammy: yesssss

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Article Topics: $CBLI, $HTGM, $LIGA, $MMEX, $USOIL, $WTIC, $DWT, $GLD, $DUST, $GDX – $UGAZ, $DGAZ, $NUGT, $DUST, $USLV, $DSLV, $UWT, $DWT, $JNUG, $JDST, Compound Trading, Learning, How To, Trade, Trading, Educational, Lessons, Results, Wall Street, Stocks, Day Trading, Swing Trading, Investing, Chat Room, Trading Results, $GLD, $GDX, $USOIL, $WTIC, $USD/JPY, $SPY, $DXY, $VIX, $GC_F, $USO, $UCO, $SCO, $CL_F, S&P 500


Compound Trading Chat Room Stock Trading Plan for Monday April 17, 2017;  $WPRT, $CBLI, $HTGM, $CBIO, $SPY, $GLD, $GDX, $DWT, $USOIL, $WTIC — $DWT, $ONTX, $DUST, $XOM, $NE, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, $MGTI – Gold $GLD, Gold Miners $GDX, Silver $SLV, Oil $USOIL $WTI, Natural Gas, US Dollar Index $USD/JPY $DXY, S&P 500 $SPY, Volatility $VIX… more.

Welcome to the morning Wall Street trading day session at Compound Trading!

Notes in red text below are new comments entered specifically today.

Notices:

Today’s Live Trading Room Link: https://compoundtrading.clickmeeting.com/livetrading 

Most recent lead trader blog posts:

Trading Checklist (Rules) I Follow Before Triggering. Part 2 of “Freedom Traders” Series.

Now I’m Inspired! My Guarantee to Struggling Traders (and Yours). Part 3 “Freedom Traders” Series.

The Quarterly Daytrading Performance Review P/L with Charting is Published.

The Quarterly Swing Trading Performance Review P/L with Charting is Published. The Algorithms Quarterly Performance Reports are being compiled as I write and will be posted soon.

Most recent Keep it Simple Swing trade Charting (MACD, MA, Stoch RSI, SQZMOM focus):

Current Holds / Trading Plan:

Main watchlist in my trading plan today:

$WPRT, $CBLI, $HTGM, $CBIO are the morning momos so far.

$SPY (at key support soon), $GLD, $GDX (Gold above 200 MA at test Fib resistance and Miner’s testing 200 MA resistance), $USOIL, $WTIC (in upward channel) BUT has come off key resistance area and is near testing lower side of uptrending channel (support)..

OTC on watch $USRM, $LIGA, $MMEX 

Most holds are small to mid size holds in this order according to sizing – $DWT, $ONTX, $DUST, $XOM, $NE, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, $MGTI.

Per recent;

$DUST I will close for a loss if Gold holds 1260 – sucks, but it was a relatively small position (to portfolio size) but I didn’t follow the golden rule… when a trade goes against your plan cut fast and I didn’t so I will likely pay the price. And I guess what has become the second golden rule… listen to the algos… they haven’t been wrong yet – so yes, I didn’t listen to my own invention ROSIE the Gold Algo (give Rosie a little plug there she deserves it lol). Embarrassing, especially because ROSIE nailed the bottom many weeks in advance of the bottom – all I had to do was listen and boom new house. Sad.

Market Outlook :

Per recent reports:

There are significant resistance clusters above recent highs in oil and the S&P so I will be very cautious to upside going forward until recent highs are taken out and confirmed. I see significant upside challenges in Oil and SPY with most recent highs being taken out.

Morning Momentum Stocks / News and Social Bits From Around the Internet:

Premarket momentum stocks to watch: $WPRT, $CBLI, $HTGM, $CBIO, $MDGS, $SSKN, $BNTC

$HTGM, Premarket, Trading, Plan

$HTGM Premarket on fire with news. Last round was awesome – again

Gap ups:  $MGI $ALR $DGAZ $HTGM $ABBV $AMD $WPRT $MU $XIV $SPY $MOMO $NTNX $AAPL $BABA $AMZN $NFLX $GILD

News on these plays: $HTGM, $CBLI, $WPRT, $URRE. $NSAT

Chart Set-Ups: 

Previous Day Momentum Stocks to watch: 

8:30am
Empire State Mfg Survey

10am
Housing Market Index

$NSAT Norsat announces receipt of unsolicited, non-binding proposal from Privet Fund Management LLC

$SNAP Jefferies sees potential upside to Snap’s Q1 results after survey. Buy rating on Snap with a $30 price target EPS 5/10

$CBLI Receives EMA Positive Opinion Regarding Entolimod Pediatric Investigation Plan

$AAPL Q1, Q2 EPS estimates raised at RBC Capital. PT $157

$WPRT Westport Fuel Systems Reports the Signing of a Definitive Agreement to Sell its APU Assets for $70M

$URRE Entered into Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement With Cantor Fitzgerald; May Offer & Sell Up to $30M in Common Stock

If you are new to our trading service you should review recent blog posts, our YouTube Channel and at minimum our algorithm Twitter feeds because they do tell a story in terms of the market and how the inflections of the market determine our day to day trading. You will notice the algorithmic modelling has been undeniably accurate with many time-frames (intra-day, weeks and months out) so I myself have learned to respect their math (they have taken me from a 60% hit rate to 80% in my trading – all publicly posted live trades).

The algorithm Twitter feeds can be found here:$WTI (@EPICtheAlgo), $VIX (@VexatiousVIX), $SPY (@FREEDOMtheAlgo), $GLD (@ROSIEtheAlgo), $SLV (@SuperNovaAlgo), $DXY (@DXYUSD_Index). Our Swing Trading Twitter feed is found here: https://twitter.com/swingtrading_ct.  Our lead trader Twitter feed is here @curtmelonopoly, lead tech developer @hundalSHS, and associate trader @quadzilla_jr.

Momentum Stocks (Market Open and Intra-Day):

I do trade morning momo stocks, but I do avoid risk – so often I avoid the first 30 minutes (gap and go) and trade momentum stocks later in the day after the wash-out looking for a snap-back. Just prior to open and shortly after open I post momentum stocks to the trade chat room (and Twitter and Stocktwits if I have time).

Some of my Favorite Set-Ups:

(1) Momentum Stock Wash-Outs for Snap Back, (2) Bad News Wash-outs on Stocks with High Institutional Ownership, (3) Getting on the Right Side of a Trend Change and scaling in my position and (4) Our Algorithm Set-Ups.

The momentum stocks (from previous days and morning trade) I continue to watch through the day for indicators that allow a trade.

Morning Stock Watch-Lists for my Favorite Set-Ups:

(1) Pre-Market Gainers Watch-List : $CBLI 31%, $HTGM 25%, $WPRT 25%, $STRP $ALR $MGI $ATNM $CBIO $VNCE $NSAT $PLX $NTNX $DGAZ $SWC $PLUG $HIMX $HBI

 I will update before market open or refer to chat room notices.

(2) Pre-market Decliners Watch-List: $INCY $LLY $UVXY $UGAZ $AKTX $NADL $HNR $TSLA   I will update before market open or refer to chat room notices.

(3) Other Watch-List: Per above

(4) Regular Algo Charting Watch-List: Gold $GC_F $GLD, Miners $GDX ($NUGT, $DUST, $JDST, $JNUG), Silver $SLV $SI_F ($USLV, $DSLV), Crude Oil FX: $USOIL $WTI ($UWTI, $DWTI, $USO, $UCO, $CL_F, $UWT, $DWT), Natural Gas $NG_F ($UGAZ, $DGAZ), S & P 500 $SPY $ES_F ($SPXL, $SPXS), US Dollar Index $DXY ($UUP), Volatility $VIX ($TVIX, $UVXY, $XIV)

(5) Upgrades: $KNX $MCD $SPGI $CIR $VMI $STZ $PGRE as time allows I will update before market open or refer to chat room notices.

(6) Downgrades: $SQM $ABIL $KKR $LLY $MNST $KLAC as time allows I will update before market open or refer to chat room notices.

Stay tuned in Stock Chat Room for more pre-market stocks on watch.

Study:

For new readers, a review of our unlocked posts on our blog would help you get in to the story we are following with the securities listed in this newsletter.

Free scanners to find momentum stocks that you can easily review charts of for indicators that bring probability of your trade being successful up considerably. These are not useful for first 30 minute market open gap and go type plays (you need a good momentum scanner, level 2, and best to have hot-keys for the first 30 mins of gap and go trading)… but are very useful for intra day scalping and swing trading (start with trending stocks and then look at indicators intra for simple set-ups – study scan study scan study scan).

http://finviz.com/

https://finance.yahoo.com/screener/predefined/ec5bebb9-b7b2-4474-9e5c-3e258b61cbe6

http://www.highshortinterest.com/

http://www.gurufocus.com/short-stocks.php

http://www.3xetf.com/all/

http://www.etf.com/channels/gold-etfs

GL!

Curtis

Article Topics: $WPRT, $CBLI, $HTGM, $CBIO – $DWT, $MGTI, $NE, $XOM, $ONTX, $DUST, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, – $UGAZ, $DGAZ, $NUGT, $DUST, $USLV, $DSLV, $UWT, $DWT, $JNUG, $JDST, Stockmarket, Pre-Market, Trading Plan, Wall Street, Stocks, Day-trading, Watchlist, Chatroom, $GLD, $GOLD, $SILVER, $USD/JPY, $USOIL, $WTI, $VIX, $SPY, $NATGASUSD


Compound Trading Thursday April 13, 2017 Review of; Chat Room Stock Day Trading, Swing Trading, Algorithm Chart Trading and Live Stock Alerts. $OCRX, $NVET, $CALI, $USOIL, $WTI, $DWT, $GLD, $XIV, $VIX – $DUST, $ONTX, $XOM, $NE, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, $MGTI etc …

Intro:

Compound Trading is a trading group active in day trading, swing trading and algorithmic model charting (black box).

Time stamped entries (in permanent archive) copied to this blog are direct live log chat from chat trade room as they occurred (random chat not applicable is deleted from transcript below but raw video footage is as it occurred – uncut). Chat trade room is recorded daily for trade archive (embedded below and available on our YouTube channel).

In addition to chat, this trade-room has live voice broadcast (that covers in detail what indicators we are looking for in and out off each trade. Typically at market open and for chart review during lunch hour at minimum) and has live chart screen sharing right from our monitors. At times guest traders and associate traders will screen share charting and/or voice broadcast.

EVERY CALL WE MAKE, EVERY PUBLIC INTERACTION, REPRESENTATION OF TRADE (ON EVERY VENUE) IS VIDEO RECORDED (TRADING ROOM), ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR ON BLOG / WEBSITE TIME-STAMPED FOR PERMANENT RECORD AND ABSOLUTE TRANSPARENCY. PLEASE ALSO REFER TO OUR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE https://compoundtrading.com/disclosure-disclaimer/ .

Notices:

Most recent lead trader blog posts:

Trading Checklist (Rules) I Follow Before Triggering. Part 2 of “Freedom Traders” Series.

Now I’m Inspired! My Guarantee to Struggling Traders (and Yours). Part 3 “Freedom Traders” Series.

Yesterday’s Post Market Trading Results can be found here:

Today’s Premarket Trading Plan Watch-list can be found here:

Most Recent Swing Trading Simple Charting can be found here: Swing Trading Simple Charts (Public) Apr 16 $SPY, $VIX, $USOIL $WTIC, $GLD, $GDX, $SLV, $DXY, $USDJPY, #GOLD, #SILVER

Premarket watch-list for me was all about: 

$OCRX $STAF $EYES $AAOI $TVIA

$OCRX Premarket Chart

$OCRX Premarket up 40% on news.

In play today in chat room and on markets:

Premarket was in $OCRX $STAF $EYES $AAOI $TVIA and then on the day it was $NVET, $CALI, $STRM, $VSTM and a few others. I didn’t trade any day-trades but did some Swing Trading management on that platform.

On the OTC side my $LIGA call was playing out well.

Also on top of $USOIL, $WTI intensely of course because I am in $DWT and Gold $GLD because I am in 1/5 small position in $DUST and $XIV, $VIX, $SPX, $SPY play getting interesting to me so watching very closely.

How-to Trade Stocks, Lessons and Educational:

It’s not about picking the right stocks. Focus should be mechanics of the trade – indicators for entry, exit, sizing, timing, trailing etc.

What a great post ???⤵ #trading #success

“Rules Based Approach” If there was only one thing I could drive home w/ new traders (that I speak to all day every day) is this one thing.

Never blame, never complain, never lack gratitude for the opportunity to learn. Be a good loser, dust off and move on to the next trade.

Stocks, ETN’s, ETF’s I am holding:

I am holding (in order of sizing – all moderately small size to micro sizing) – $DUST, $DWT, $XIV, $ONTX, $XOM, $NE, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, $MGTI (this is the daytrading portfolio and does not represent swing trading service portfolio): Looking at moving out of all these small positions over the next month or so.

Note-able Momentum Stocks Today (via FinViz):

Ticker Last Change Volume Signal
NVET 6.62 63.46% 1675615 Top Gainers
CALI 2.99 25.10% 5173259 Top Gainers
OIBR-C 6.73 19.54% 19104 Top Gainers
CO 8.01 15.09% 971070 Top Gainers
STRM 1.31 14.20% 821419 Top Gainers
VSTM 1.85 14.20% 1075600 Top Gainers
IMNP 2.55 1846.56% 326704 New High
NVET 6.62 63.46% 1675615 New High
CO 8.01 15.09% 971070 New High
MDXG 10.74 8.48% 4540807 New High
STRP 91.70 -0.33% 326559 Overbought
NVET 6.62 63.46% 1675615 Overbought
NVET 6.62 63.46% 1675615 Unusual Volume
SRNE 1.80 -38.98% 9131264 Unusual Volume
SPU 2.94 -44.84% 2244165 Unusual Volume
RORE 15.43 -0.06% 88200 Unusual Volume
CPE 12.51 -4.72% 7838100 Upgrades
APOG 50.72 -12.67% 2068900 Earnings Before
APO 25.62 -0.70% 2800200 Insider Buying

Market Outlook:

Our futures?⤵

#earnings $BAC $NFLX $GS $UNH $JNJ $IBM $GE $QCOM $VZ $SCHW $MS $CUDA $BX $PGR $V $MTB $HOG $ABT $UAL $CMA $RF $USB ⤵

Selling ahead of tax day is normal. So is a bounce after. We discuss here ….

Algorithm Charting News:

⤵ That tweat cause our $SPY algorithm warned us /members TWO WEEKS before last high we’d not return to high for some time?? @FREEDOMtheAlgo

⤵Epic nailed the top when the world was screaming this. @EPICtheAlgo

I wouldn’t get too excited long $SPY $ES_F $USOIL $WTI etc. until most recent highs are taken out and confirmed.

The Charting Algorithm Twitter feeds can be found here: $WTI (@EPICtheAlgo), $VIX (@VexatiousVIX), $SPY (@FREEDOMtheAlgo), $GLD (@ROSIEtheAlgo), $SLV (@SuperNovaAlgo), $DXY (@DXYUSD_Index).

Swing Trading Notes / News:

When I started talking leaning in to oil related short 4 days ago LOT of people, well you know. EPIC the Oil Algo ?? $USOIL $WTI $CL_F #OIL

The Swing Trading Twitter feed is here: https://twitter.com/swingtrading_ct.

US Dollar $DXY $USDJPY $UUP & Currencies of Note:

NA

Gold $GLD $XAUUSD

$GLD: SPDR Gold Shares Testing Post-2011 Down Trendline (linear scale) $GC_F

Keeping it simple doesn’t hurt??⤵ #Gold $GLD $XAUUSD $GC_F #Commodities

Gold Miner’s $GDX:

For those buying GDX on war concerns. Gold production tends to collapse during wars. Resources diverted to war efforts.

Silver $SLV:

NA

Crude Oil $USOIL $WTI:

#IEA >>More oil on the market than last year, a report finds

HEDGE FUNDS’ ratio of long to short positions in NYMEX WTI rose to 5.4:1 on Apr 11 from 3.6 prior week and recent low of 3.1 on Mar 28

Seasonality. Crude oil. $USOIL $WTI $CL_F #Crude #Oil

U.S. Oil Rig Count Climbs to Highest in Almost Two Years

WTI producers have trimmed their net short position in 2017 (mainly through more long exposure)

Volatility $VIX:

$VIX Market Bottoms ? …. Is A Market Bottom Near? Watch For A VIX Spike Reversal – blog by @hedgopia
$SPY $VIX $VXX

Stat Of The Day>Record $VIX Term Structure Skew: 1Mo/3Mo (VIX/VXV) @ Extreme High;8-Day/1MO (VXST/VIX) @ Extreme Low

$SPY S&P 500 / $SPX:

A number of notable short-term extremes suggest $SPX is near a point of reversal higher.

$NG_F Natural Gas:

NA

Live Trading Chat Room Video Raw Footage and Transcript:

Two Part video (Part 1 embed is below and go to Compound Trading Youtube channel for Part 2 of live feed from day and other charting from the day)

 Compound Trading Stock Chat-room Transcript:

Please note: Miscellaneous chatter removed from transcript and some discussions I will add notes with information I’ve gleaned in discussions online with traders on DM etc also for further explanation (noted with *). Most days at 9:30 ET market open there is moderator live broadcast explaining trades and at times during the day there is also live broadcast market updates and trade set-up explanations (so you have to scroll through video feed to market open etc to catch live broadcast portions – in future we will note in in transcript when we are on the mic so viewers can correlate time with transcript with video feed when reviewing trades). 

Note: We are testing a new trading room. This particular room does not list a time stamp with each chat entry – we are working on a fix. Also, please note, sometimes pieces of the transcript are missing (also something we are working on). But the video is raw and complete.

Optionsavvy: gm
Optionsavvy: I am looking for a calculated buy off yesterdays low as support. Mkts need to open near here or the RR wont be in my favor
Optionsavvy: UVXY also at a top of range here which supports a short VIX and a long mkts
Flash G: morning
Optionsavvy: Mkts closed tomorrow so watch your options exp
lenny: Good morning! Shopping day.
eddie: morn
Curt M: Protected: PreMarket Trading Plan Thurs Apr 13 $OCRX $EYES $AAOI, $SPY, $GLD, $GDX, $USOIL, $WTIC Link: https://compoundtrading.com/premarket-trading-plan-thurs-apr-13-ocrx-eyes-aaoi-spy-gld-gdx-usoil-wtic/  PASSWORD: PRE0413
Curt M: Open watchlist: $OCRX $STAF $EYES $AAOI $TVIA on mic at 9:28 for open >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Curt Melonopoly: $OCRX http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ocera-therapeutics-announces-presentation-data-200500336.html?.tsrc=rss
Curt Melonopoly: $EYES http://finance.yahoo.com/news/second-sight-argus-ii-retinal-110000258.html?.tsrc=rss
Curt Melonopoly: $AAOI http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-cloud-boom-is-still-raining-money-on-optical-networking-companies-2017-04-12?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
lenny: Looks calm. Some fear perhaps.
Curt M: Snowing here. Mountain snow. Huge flakes.
MarketMaven: Ut sucks.
MarketMaven: SNowboarding this weekend:)
mathew: Hey curt, here’s a VIX chart with levels to watch http://tos.mx/4qaoMO
MarketMaven: Thanks Mathew – he’s outside doing something.
MarketMaven: Mad.
MarketMaven: Snow.
Curt M: Back
Curt M: Thanks
Optionsavvy: Snow?
Optionsavvy: ha ha whats that ?
mathew: With the VIX I like to keep charts simple and only chart major levels. Im watching to see if we can make it to that down trend which I doubt but that would be a vol short for me
Curt M: Piss me off
Curt M: Surfer stuck in mountain snow land
Optionsavvy: what a difference a day makes. IWM short was money yesterday because it was weak. today is strong on rel basis so will be my long if I try at open
Cara: uck
mathew: /NG on a ripper from yesterdays lows
Curt M: $BLTO halt
Optionsavvy: long $QQQ here
Flash G: $DIS bullish tape
mathew: Short term gold shouldn’t have much room to the upside here with large divergences from real rates. More war premium can pop it but I’m cautious on gold. Miners have also played like crap thus far in the most recent run
Sammy T: all over $LIGA since last week it will be a multi bagger
Sammy T: lens in it to
Flash G: Adding to $BABA swing today
Flash G: Possibly $QQQ
Curt M: $XLNX scanner firing off on this
Curt M: We have a new 200 MA scanner coming out FYI – our coding
Optionsavvy: taking off half QQQ calls +100%
Curt M: nice
Curt M: MACD turns up on $XLNX on daily I’ll likely take it long
Flash G: $QCOM MA chatter on $XLNX
Flash G: $SHOP has chatter also
Flash G: You might be right about NASDAQ next week Curt.
Hedgehog Trader: what about Nasdaq next wk?
Hedgehog Trader: morning gents
Hedgehog Trader: and lasses
Curt M: Looking at adding to $XIV late today. Also looking at possibly adding to $DWT. And some tech stocks.
Curt M: Hey Nich.
Curt M: Next week I was saying I’m bullish $SPY and NASDAQ
lenny: $RTTR multi bagger on the way
Hedgehog Trader: yup and we have an astrological reason to start being bullish next week – Venus which also governs business and relations (think geo tensions) ends a 6 week retrotgrade period on Saturday
Flash G: $AAPL chart repairing
Curt M: Agreement is powerful.
Flash G: $NFLX chart repairing
Flash G: I think you guys hit it on the head. Next week could be very big.
Curt M: 10:03 Off mic – no momo plays – scanning – will do chart review at 12:00 EST – 1:00 EST in preparation for next week >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Hedgehog Trader: Curt, one of my forecasts on $IWC microcap index shows a very high magnitude one month move after Apr 17th

Curt M: Nice
Hedgehog Trader: so my guess is we see pressure relieved and a huge rally
Curt M: Lets review charts over lunch if you can (any you like) for next week set-ups. List them here if you got em everyone.
Curt M: Hedge is on it:)
MarketMaven: GOOD I need some momos
Hedgehog Trader: what may surprise some is that i do think the miners will also rally
Optionsavvy: out QQQ .44 2nd half from .12 +266%
MarketMaven: Banka!
MarketMaven: haha congrats savvy!
Optionsavvy: 🙂 my day is done. will look for setups for you guys though
Hedgehog Trader: very savvy Savvy!
Curt M: Nice way to cap the week Scott
Optionsavvy: ty ty
Curt M: Look at $XLNX bull power
Optionsavvy: ENTL on scan
Optionsavvy: prob more of a reversal / swing 1-2 weeks
Optionsavvy: these gold names still all over my scans
Optionsavvy: TRX candian miner coiled up off lows
Optionsavvy: Canadian even
Hedgehog Trader: $THM
Optionsavvy: eyeing IWM short but going to be a small pos
Optionsavvy: missed it
Flash G: I took the entry on $XLNX – looks good
MarketMaven: haha they’re going to run the china plays
MarketMaven: all over the scanner
lenny: $RTTR is going to rip in to next week – adding here
Flash G: Every tech name I follow is repairing or about to rip as you say.
Optionsavvy: saw a few china plays on my scan this morning Maven. I discard them because I dont trade them but let me see whats on there
MarketMaven: 🙂
Optionsavvy: JMEI not bad
Optionsavvy: http://www.finviz.com/screener.ashx?v=211&f=geo_china,sh_avgvol_o50,sh_price_u15,sh_relvol_o1.5,ta_perf_dup&ft=4
MarketMaven: I know theyre all junk
MarketMaven: sometimes i will just scalp em
Flash G: $SHOP break out likely to hold IMO
MarketMaven: Careful with $ZENO
Flash G: Curt, $SPY may turn up here – its possible.
Flash G: If it does that may be the trigger for the buys for next week instead of waiting until EOD.
Curt M: I think I’ll wait – but it looks decent.
Curt M: Its got the 20 MA up through the 200 on the 3 there
Curt M: SQZMOM not confirming
Optionsavvy: SPY at hard res 234.35 imo
Curt M: agree
Optionsavvy: next res above have marked is 234.15
Optionsavvy: oops 235.15
Curt M: yup
Optionsavvy: SPY trying
Curt M: there was a decent block there just now
Optionsavvy: mkts going to run now. my QQQ is HUGE now oops
Optionsavvy: DOW might get a bump here next major res 20745
Flash G: All my charts repaired in Tech and some on DOW too now.
Optionsavvy: move failing. may try some IWM puts now
Sammy T: $URRE tape coming alive
Optionsavvy: that auto loan default comment on your feed sounded a LOT like what they were saying in 05-07 about housing. its an asset and has a tangible value. think we all know how that worked out
Sammy T: yes
Flash G: Doesn’t look good the autos. Canadian housing prices too.
Flash G: Toronto and Vancouver.
Flash G: $GOOGLE strong now
Optionsavvy: cyclical trade would be short GM and F . auto values will collapse and noone buying anything
Flash G: $SPY still might take off from here.
Flash G: 50 MA about to cross up through 100 on the 3 there you never know
Optionsavvy: imo DOW would have to get moving for anything meaningful to happen today
Flash G: Thats a fact
Optionsavvy: starting to look like I’m heading to golf course early 🙂
Flash G: Well enjoy! I will be in the scotch at 1PM for an early tip.
Optionsavvy: this AXSM is setup nicely. got long it early in the week but might cut it loose if it doesnt wake up soon
MarketMaven: haha I’d like to see you take a puff Flash
MarketMaven: that would be funny
lenny: $CERU hit scan
lenny: $ESEAS gets a buy rating
lenny: $CNBX adding here
Optionsavvy: ok stepping away for a bit. stop back later GL all
Curt M: k
Flash G: Going for lunch
MarketMaven: Me too
Curt M: Theres not enough juice in the market to do chart reviews today so I am setting that off to first day back next week.
Sammy T: I agree.
Flash G: Thats good because I want out early I think.
Flash G: Still convinced SPY take off soon.

Sammy T: on lunch
Curt M: $USRM 5MM Funding news
Hedgehog Trader: $THM volume picking up (Alaskan goldie like $NAK)
Hedgehog Trader: i wonder if $LIT fills the gap before the next run begins
Flash G: Like $LIT
Hedgehog Trader: platinum trading at a good discount to gold $PPLT
Hedgehog Trader: miner $PLG a nice entry
Sammy T: so slow
Flash G: $TSLA
lenny: Curt – your $LIGA call hit.
MarketMaven: yup thats a good one – still in
Curt M: yepp
lenny: BLDP HOD
lenny: $CBIS +35%
Flash G: $TSLA the start f the ramp imo. Then $GOOGL and the others between close now and Monday EOD and all repaired.
Flash G: my theory
Hedgehog Trader: folks look at that MJ breathalyzer play i mentioned yesterday $BLOZF
Hedgehog Trader: volume increasing and a spike earlier
Hedgehog Trader: going to really run
Curt M: Looked at it last night
Curt M: Its bullish
Sammy T: ya nice chart
Flash G: I kept chearing for it but no luck today:) $SPY
MarketMaven: Positive man. Who knows maybe Monday if more bombs don’t go off.
Hedgehog Trader: Venus retrograde ends Saturday, so i expect hostilities to wind down
Sammy T: awesome
Hedgehog Trader: yeah it’s been going on 6 weeks so i think we’ll start to see better business news and improved foreign relations, translating into a big mkt rally as a sigh of relief
Hedgehog Trader: is exhaled
Curt M: Thats what I’m expecting Nich. Tough day to get grip. I did lots of swing trade babysitting but no daytrading.
Hedgehog Trader: yeah a good day to sit on the deck with a drink
gary y: I like this chat better than the tradinview one lol

Curt M: haha
Curt M: a lot of chatter
gary y: they’re all over the place
Flash G: Was going to say.
Shafique: I should jump in an rattle their chat once in a while.
Shafique: actionable is better
Hedgehog Trader: mmmm chocolate cake
Sandeep: Speaking of action… I took your $LIGA call Curt – like it a lot and I like $BLOZF thanks Nich
Hedgehog Trader: cool Sandeep, it’s been showing great relative strength BLOZF
Hedgehog Trader: vs sector
Hedgehog Trader: plus, it’s essentially a technology play with little risk regarding actual MJ
Sandeep: great
Sandeep: actionable is better too I agree
Sandeep: as the chat grows try and keep it that way
Curt M: yes
Curt M: in slow times I’ll feature chat rooms from around the world on the monitor lol for laughs
Curt M: but actionable I agree is the nly way when you’re in it to win it
Hedgehog Trader: emerging mkts are also strong i love $GREK
Hedgehog Trader: it completed a long 4-5 year bear mkt and has been consolidating since
Hedgehog Trader: but it’s been edging higher and is set to break out
Hedgehog Trader: you’ll never see a CNBC special on buying Greece guaranteed lol
Curt M: ha
Hedgehog Trader: i imagine we’ll see Gartman shorting the entire world by week’s end
Hedgehog Trader: long term charts of $GREK and $NBGGY look ready to do some serious rampaging
Hedgehog Trader: $THM major volume
Hedgehog Trader: now over 50 dma
Hedgehog Trader: mentioned it yesterday
Curt M: $IMGN one of the only good looking charts from the leaders today IMO
Curt M: even that isn’t great
lenny: $RTRR for Monday
eddie: off to buy eggs:) see ya mon
Curt M: cya eddie good to have ya back
Hedgehog Trader: ciao Eddie
Curt M: Well theyre going to leave $SPY on the pivot:)
Curt M: cya monday folks have a great easter
MarketMaven: bye bye
Hedgehog Trader: bye MM gary Curt
gary y: see you later

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I Just Received an Email From a Struggling Trader That Has Inspired a Change. I’m Pumped. Here’s My Guarantee and Yours in Return to Get You in to the Freedom Traders Club.

This is Part Three of the “Freedom Traders” Series – How I Learned to Get Over the Wall and What May Help You.

There are links at the bottom of this post to Part 1 : My Personal Stock Trading Story. How I Blew up Two Accounts and Then Learned How to Trade and Part 2 : Trading Checklist – Rules I Follow Before Triggering.

Introduction:

“To win consistently, a trader has to have a plan (a system) – that contains rules, controls losses (risk) and keeps emotions checked in at the door.”

Okay, so something big happened to me today while working on my charting set-ups for the week. A struggling trader sent me this email;

“Hi Curt I am trading for five years now with little success.I have continued my research which has brought me to compound traders doorstep.I have a decent understanding of the markets but not to the levels needed to trade successfully week in week out.Can I make profits using your live trading room/alerts bundle while taking time to learn your methodology along the way.I am a hard working student who learns quickly.”

WOW, what an email. Something clicked in me. FIVE YEARS! Unbelievable tenacity! And limited results? That should not be so I thought. Okay, but I can relate, I have had my own struggle. So here was my response;

Hi ______

You put 3 months in to our room (if time allows) and if not review daily room videos and pre and post market newsletters and I’ll guarantee you will become a profitable trader. But, you would have to follow the rules. You follow the rules (indicators) and you don’t make money I’ll refund you personally. And… you’d have to send me every entry and exit so I could check that you’re following the rules and preferably send me a daily trade plan (showing how the rules line up with your trade plan). There’s a video from Thursday mid day market review coming out in next 24 hours that explains the rules (indicator set-ups) clearly to follow.

Curt

Update: Here’s the video as an example of indicators – chart set-ups (and our next post in the Freedom Traders series will go in depth on the specific indicator set-ups).

So What’s The Big Change? The Realization.

So I realized a problem in my approach. When we first started Compound Trading we knew that we had very sophisticated big data mad scientist math figured out and that we had in fact cracked Wall Street. Yes I know, I know… sounds nuts but we can prove it. Anyway, the point is that this “cracking the code” or better described as cracking what the big trading firms are doing to bring massive returns (the ones that are).

BUT! You first need to understand how to trade the fundamentals. Our mad science stuff does absolutely nothing for the learning trader! The discipline and the know-how (the chart set-ups, the indicators) are key for the learning trader. That’s what first gets the struggling trader over the wall!

So how am I going to pivot to that? Let me explain in short.

Here’s My Pivot… A New Commitment and Format

So all the mad science stuff will continue because frankly we have many large traders and the like that rely on that and that’s now my life’s work. But that doesn’t mean I can’t pivot in that I bring a focus to the learning trader and the fundamental indicators and chart set-ups that cause a trader to win.

So here’s what I am going to do going forward:

  • I will be doing premarket chart set-ups (reviewing charting indicators) at 9:00 AM every morning in the room.
  • I will be trying to get as many of the chart set-ups for the standard indicators I preach about in my premarket trading plan (can be tough because premarket moves fast). Just getting a premarket report out in time is very hard.
  • I will be doing a mid-day chart set-ups review in the room everyday between 12;00 – 1:00 EST. Very specifically looking at the indicators I talk about all the time and specific chart set-ups.
  • In my post market report I will carve out and focus on the chart set-ups also.

So in other words, I will start to focus clearly for the learning trader specifically on these in a very detailed way and document the whole process.

And should a struggling trader work with me on it, I’m even gong to guarantee results (of course the trader has to reciprocate some accountability).

Here’s My Guarantee and Yours in Return

I let the cat out of the bag above obviously when I shared the email, but here it is. Sign up for our trading room bundle and print this and post it on your wall above your computer.

My Personal Guarantee

You put 3 months in to our room (if time allows) and if not review daily room videos and pre and post market newsletters and I’ll guarantee you will become a profitable trader. But, you have to follow the rules. You follow the rules (indicators) and you don’t make money I’ll refund you personally. And… you’d have to send me every entry and exit so I could check that you’re following the rules and preferably send me a daily trade plan (showing how the rules line up with your trade plan).

To do this (follow-through with the plan) review these regularly (can be done anytime because we publish all reports and videos of everything):

  • Premarket chart set-ups (reviewing charting indicators) done at 9:00 AM every morning in the room.
  • Chart set-ups for the standard indicators in premarket trading plan (as may be made available).
  • Mid-day chart set-ups review that will be done in the room everyday between 12;00 – 1:00 EST. Very specifically looking at the indicators I talk about all the time and specific chart set-ups.
  • Post market report specific to chart set-ups.
  • Send me your entries and exits on email [email protected] or by DM so I can review and preferably your trading plan (when you can) in advance of taking a trade for review.

That’s my guarantee to the new trading wanting to learn. It’s a huge commitment on my part and requires yours also!

So Sign-Up and Lets Get Busy

Here’s the link! And there’s a discount on the home page too that you can use (I think it brings price down to approximately 76.00 per month (or less if you register for longer terms)..

Live Trading Room Bundle

Message me anytime with your story, questions or additions to this checklist. I will update this list over time.

Peace and best.

Curtis

 

Part 1 : My Personal Stock Trading Story. How I Blew up Two Accounts and then Learned How to Trade.

Part 2: Trading Checklist (Rules) I Follow Before Triggering a Stock Trade.

Part 3: Now I’m Inspired. A Struggling Trader That Inspired Change. 

Part 4: We Want (Need) You! Apply to Nearest Recruiting Station.

Part 5: Learn How to Trade Stocks (Build a Small Account) Following my Journey. 

Part 6 a: Trading Set-ups. How-To Develop a Systematic – Predictable Process.

Get up. Dust off. And never give up.

Article Topics; Freedom, Trading, Trader, Learning to trade, Stocks, Rules, Checklist, Profit, Chart, Setups.


Below are the Rules and Checklist I Use Before Entering a Trade.

This is Part Two of the “Freedom Traders” Series – How I Learned to Get Over the Wall and What May Help You.

There is a link at the bottom of this post to Part 1 : My Personal Stock Trading Story. How I Blew up Two Accounts and Then Learned How to Trade.

Summary Introduction:

This is about the freedom achieved when one learns how to trade stocks with consistent profit.

Learning to trade is tough, but there is a significant reward for the effort.

I have observed, in working with newer traders, that many randomly trade “what they like” without a system or rules. As such, I created a checklist that trader’s could use prior to executing trades..

To win consistently requires a proven system that provides more winning than losing over a series of trades. This is a trader’s edge.

To win consistently, a trader has to have a plan (a system) – that contains rules, controls losses (risk) and keeps emotions checked in at the door.

You, meet You:

If you are struggling to trade for consistent profit this post and your effort to follow a rules based methodology will cause you to look in the mirror.

Trading for consistent profit is a war against oneself. It is a war against our inner need to be free from rules and discipline. Successful trading is boring, it is disciplined and it isn’t remotely like a Friday night at the roulette table. Successful trading requires confidence in a system that is proven to return consistent results.

Successful trading requires a disciplined, devoted and tireless commitment to study and personal betterment. If you are not prepared to study, and I mean really study, you won’t make it. You will blow-up your account.

Personal Reflection – Recent Interactions:

I talk to literally hundreds of learning traders every month in one form or another (social media, email, private messages, coaching etc). I recently asked learning traders to send me their trading plans in advance of market open on a Monday morning.

Here are a few things I noticed in many responses;

Lack of study. Lack of implementation or Consideration Toward Standard Charting Indicators.

For example, I constantly talk about simple charts, keeping it simple and basic indicators. I do this for two reasons; one – I can get too complicated for my own trading primarily because of the type of work I do in algorithmic modeling. And two – I believe learning trader’s should first keep it simple.

Anyway, my point is that most replied to my call for trading plans with-out even considering the simplest indicators that I preach day in and day out in the trading room, in newsletters on videos and social media. And I thought to myself, my lord, how do I get this across?

Simple indicators like taking a daily chart and considering the moving averages or MACD were not considered in near all replies. Most replies were, “I like this stock and I don’t want to miss out”. Oh boy oh boy oh boy. I was completely floored. I couldn’t care less if I like a stock and I definitely won’t base a trade on possibly missing out.

All of these traders have had access for some time to detailed docs I produce toward the subject, such as our swing trading service newsletters, our premarket and post market reports and the near weekly charts I produce called Keep it Simple Stock Charting (not even considering the algorithmic modeling).

Below is a recent twenty minute video (a snippet taken from our live trading room) of indicators I follow when considering a trade. The video isn’t great (near bad actually) but you’ll get the point. I drive this home (indicators) over and over because they work!

Standard indicators will provide you with a simple edge and a simple process – a place to start. There are many different trading systems used in the markets, this is just one.

If you truly want to develop an edge (a process) that will get you winning more than losing (trading for profit), then learn the simple indicators and use a stop! That’s all that is initially required.

Trust me, if you need it, here it is (at least a start) in 20 minutes or less (we actually have a better video on indicators in charting reviews from last Thursday that I will post when it’s ready and update this article because the video below isn’t ideal as mentioned).

Of course it then (your personal trade process development) goes on for lifetime there forward, but I think you get my point. It isn’t that hard to stop your losses and GET OVER THE WALL to profitability.

So learn your simple chart indicators! Some examples are; moving averages, MACD, daily charts, price action, and maybe some others like the squeeze momentum I use and a Stochastic RSI. (Note: Video was updated)

A Trading Process and Trade Rules are Critical to Successful Trading – the Legends Agree.

Here are a few examples:

Martin S. Schwartz.

“I always laugh at people who say “I’ve never met a rich technician” I love that! Its such an arrogant, nonsensical response. I used fundamentals for 9 years and got rich as a technician.”

It is widely reported that Marty Schwartz lost money as a trader for ten years. And also widely reported that once he developed a more rules based approach he never looked back. Martin turned 5,000.00 in to 140,000.00 in one year and is one of the most well known trading legends to this day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_S._Schwartz

Jesse Lauriston Livermore.

“Real movements do not end the day they start. It takes time to complete the end of a genuine movement.”

Jesse Livermore used a set of rules, one of which was to identify “real movements”, because there is profit in a real stock move. A real move – not a low float pop and drop.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Lauriston_Livermore

Ed Seykota.

“Systems don’t need to be changed. The trick is for a trader to develop a system with which he is compatible”

“I would add that I consider myself and how I do things as a kind of system which, by definition, I always follow.”

“Systems trading is ultimately discretionary. The manager still has to decide how much risk to accept, which markets to play, and how aggressively to increase and decrease the trading base as a function of equity change.”

Ed Seykota, a commodities trader, had a conviction in Algorithmic Trading. He utilized the rules of technical analysis and it made him one of the greatest trading legends of all time. One of his trading accomplishments was that he turned $5000.00 in to $15 million over a twelve year period in one client account.

Seykota calls his trading process, the Trading Tribe Process. He describes his ideas and practices in his book The Trading Tribe (2005).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Seykota

George Soros.

“If investing is entertaining, if you’re having fun, you’re probably not making any money. Good investing is boring.” Soros on enjoyable investing.

George Soros: Most Influential Quotes | Investopedia http://www.investopedia.com/university/george-soros-biogrpahy/george-soros-most-influential-quotes.asp#ixzz4eIkDeCuQ

Okay, so we know the trading legends agree, you need a system and rules. So I have prepared a checklist for you to review before taking your next trade and before every trade here forward until you consistently win. If you have any that I have missed, do me a favor and send them or tweet them to me so I can update this checklist.

Some Rules in Trading. Checklist Prior to Entering a Trade.

Rule 1 – Take Responsibility for Your Success or Loss. 

“A losing trader can do little to transform himself into a winning trader. A losing trader is not going to want to transform himself. That’s the kind of thing winning traders do.”Ed Seykota.

I tell our trading room and newsletter subs, “the shortest distance between you and the door is to blame myself or another trader for your loss”. Our systems, analysis, models or anything we say or publish, or anyone tells you or publishes is not the reason for your loss.

You lost because you lost to yourself or you lost because no trading system is infallible. This is without a doubt my rule number one. If I blame my lack of success on anything or anyone I’m doomed as a trader.

Rule 2 – Cut Losses. Use a Stop. Never Allow Losses to Get Out of Hand.

“The trading rules I live by are: 1. Cut losses. 2. Ride winners. 3. Keep bets small. 4. Follow the rules without question. 5. Know when to break the rules.” Ed Seykota.

“Trade with a stop, and know it before you enter.” Jesse Livermore.

“The most important thing in making money is not letting your losses get out of hand.” Martin S. Schwartz

Live to see another day. One of the most critical ingredients to success as a trader is in how long you are around to learn. You can always re-enter and the cards never stop.

Rule 3 – Ride the Winners.

“Let profits run. Close trades that show a loss (good trades generally show profit right away).” Jesse Livermore.

This is my biggest challenge. Always ride your winners. And once you learn that, you can then “hammer down” on your winning trends. This is where real profit is.

Rule 4 – Keep your Bets Small.

Take an entry that is at very most 5% and preferably closer to 1 – 2% of your trading account, and then when it becomes a winning trend, add as you see fit and the indicators tell you to do so. And yes, I know that I will take much larger trades, but that’s because of a host of more advanced (or refined) rules not included in this post and that trade is not my whole portfolio – it is a large portion of a specific account.

Rule 5 – Learn Trend Trading. Understand Your Charts.

“In order of importance to me are: 1) the long term trend, 2) the current chart pattern, and 3) picking a good spot to buy or sell.”Ed Seykota.

“Trade using the pivotal points. (Learn how to spot the pivot point from which a new movement will emerge; read Find A Trend With The Partial Retrace.” Jesse Livermore.

I call this “chewing around the edges”. If you learn how to spot trends or trend reversals for long term trend plays then you have hit the mother load and this is where serious profit is and accounts get built up fast. Read about pivot points. This happens to be one of the primary methods of our algorithmic chart modeling and why our algorithms have been so successful. Pivot points are powerful indicators.

Here’s a post from Steve Burns on the subject of trend trading.

Here is one Golden Rule trade example of what can separate you from just winning or wealth building. You find this one set-up in the indicators and you will win and win and win and really win. Below is the tweet and if you go to that tweet the chart that shows the set-up.

“When price trends up and Stoch RSI trends down that’s when you HAMMER down! Especially on a daily. #RULE $GDX $GDXJ $NUGT $DUST $JNUG $JDST”

Rule 5. Stay away from Momentum Plays. Pops. Pumps. Chasing.

I play morning momentum stocks for a kick. I play small and I play them smart. This is not a place for new traders. DO NOT join a chat room that plays momentum stocks as a beginner. Learn the predictable fundamentals of trading and become successful at low risk trades first. Do this for at least a few years before you try and learn momentum daytrading market openers and low floats and the like.

Rule 6. Buy in a Bull Market, Short in a Bear Market.

“Trade with the trend. Buy in a bull market, short in a bear market.” Jesse LIvermore.

If the market is red, be careful with your long trades. Now, if you know how to play by the rules and read a chart then red days are the days to study and prepare your shopping list for long trades. Then when the markets turn green or confirm you then have your hit list ready. And do not start your trading career shorting. I know, I know there are GURU’s that will disagree, but I fundamentally believe the best short sellers are those that first have the basics of long swing trading and even daytrading mastered. That is a personal “opinion”.

Rule 7.  Trade with an Edge.

“Don’t trade when there aren’t clear opportunities.” Jesse Livermore.

Trading with an edge can be understanding your basic chart set-ups with moving averages, VWAP, MACD and others or can be with methods such as our algorithmic chart modeling work. Or, even with fundamentals or with news events and more. You have to understand what provides an edge.

I often refer to a simple edge traders can follow as PTPTRR. Price, trigger, power, trade, risk, reward. Trader’s that know how to win will automatically understand what I mean by each point in PTPTRR. The question is, do you? If not, study it out – study each part of that equation. Trading price provides what edge? What are triggers? What does he mean by power? What is risk – reward in trading? And so on. In a future post I will cover this simple formula in more detail.

Here is an example on trading price from Investopedia as Jesse Livermore traded price action;

“Price patterns, combined with volume analysis, were also used to determine if the trade would be kept open. Some of the criteria Jesse used to determine if he was in the right position were:

Increased volume on breakout.
The first few days after the break prices should move in the breakout direction
A normal reaction occurs where prices retrace somewhat against the trend, but volume is lower on retracements than it was in the trending direction.
As the normal reaction ends, volume increases once again in the direction of the trend.
Deviations from these patterns were warning signals and, if confirmed by price movements back through pivotal points, indicated that exited or unrealized profits should be taken. (For more read our Greatest Investors Tutorial.)”

Rule 8. Trade Strength.

“Trade the leading stocks in each sector; trade the strongest stocks in a bull market, or the weakest stocks in a bear market.” Jesse Livermore.

I almost always trade strength. Strength in price action, strength in sector, strength in timing, strength in volume, strength in trend, strength in momentum, strength in fundamentals, strength in news, strength in wash-out (fear) and on and on. Trade the strength that comes with inflections.

Rule 9. Trade with Chart Indicators.

Know your simple indicators. A profitable career can be made trading indicators only. We have proven in our work that simple indicators will return 50% or more a year with the instruments we trade (more on this later). But the point is learn your simple indicators.

We are posting You Tube videos more and more on this subject and plan to cover it intensely over the coming weeks in our newsletters and on various other media channels.

Some of the indicators to consider; moving averages, channels or trends, pivot points, chart history, support and resistance, Fibonacci levels, volume, power, risk – reward and more. When you know these you can then even move in to custom indicators (such as I do with trading view charting) and even chart bots and algorithmic models if you choose. But first learn the basics of charting and candles.

Rule 10. Trade Price Action. Price is King (and Queen). Know That The Market is Always Right.

“It can be very expensive to try to convince the markets you are right.” Ed Seykota.

Have a plan and when price action says different cut quick. Never assume the market is going to do what you think it will do. Now, I know in the algorithmic modeling work we do, we do talk about advanced near future charting etc, but even so, it is still harnessed in the realities of trading – that never changes.

Rule 11. Entries. Exits.

Know the zone for entries and exits. There are many rules within this one rule. Some examples are; enter long at support and cut fast if it fails, trail out long positions at resistance and add at support, enter long when the stochastic RSI is at the bottom (one of my favorites), go long when the MACD crosses up and short when it crosses down, know your time-frame, enter long at the bottom of the trending channel… and so many more.

Rule 12. Continuous Improvement. Journal for Success. Be Yourself. Don’t Follow.

Journal your trades. Keep track of your trades daily, take notes, learn from your errors and reproduce your successes. Study, study, study.

Develop your own system. Develop your own style. Be yourself. Don’t follow in anyone’s trades – learn, but don’t follow. Turn off the noise.

Study “Trade Risk Management Psychology” and “Emotional Intelligence”. We don’t have enough time here to go in to it.

Rule 13. Support Other Traders

Support the traders that shout out a win and try and pass on what you have learned to traders struggling. You will be surprised how this simple good will posture will help your trading. I won’t go in to detail and I’ll let you discover how this helps your trading on your own.

Rule 14. Check Your Attitude.

Never blame, never complain, never lack gratitude for the opportunity to learn. Be a good loser, dust off and move on. You will never be a profitable trader any other way.

Message me anytime with your story, questions or additions to this checklist. I will update this list over time.

Peace and best.

Curtis

Part 1 : My Personal Stock Trading Story. How I Blew up Two Accounts and then Learned How to Trade.

Part 2: Trading Checklist (Rules) I Follow Before Triggering a Stock Trade.

Part 3: Now I’m Inspired. A Struggling Trader That Inspired Change. 

Part 4: We Want (Need) You! Apply to Nearest Recruiting Station.

Part 5: Learn How to Trade Stocks (Build a Small Account) Following my Journey.

Part 6 a: Trading Set-ups. How-To Develop a Systematic – Predictable Process.

Part 6 b: Trading Set-ups. Video Explains Predictable Winning Process (companion to part 6 a).

 

Get up. Dust off. And never give up.

Article Topics; Freedom, Trading, Trader, Learning to trade, Stocks, Rules, Checklist, Profit.

 


Compound Trading Chat Room Stock Trading Plan for Thursday April 13, 2017; $OCRX $EYES $AAOI — $DWT, $XIV, $ONTX, $DUST, $XOM, $NE, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, $MGTI – Gold $GLD, Gold Miners $GDX, Silver $SLV, Oil $USOIL $WTI, Natural Gas, US Dollar Index $USD/JPY $DXY, S&P 500 $SPY, Volatility $VIX… more.

Welcome to the morning Wall Street trading day session at Compound Trading!

Notes in red text below are new comments entered specifically today.

Notices:

Today’s Live Trading Room Link: https://compoundtrading.clickmeeting.com/livetrading 

Notice: Our platform algorithmic chart modeling is entering phase 2 coding. Reports will be unlocked at longer intervals to general public.

Blog post: When You Learn It – You Are Free (Part 1 of Freedom Traders). My Stock Trading Story. 

Yesterday’s Stock Trading Results 

The Quarterly Daytrading Performance Review P/L with Charting is Published.

The Quarterly Swing Trading Performance Review P/L with Charting is Published. The Algorithms Quarterly Performance Reports are being compiled as I write and will be posted soon.

Most recent Keep it Simple Swing trade Charting (MACD, MA, Stoch RSI, SQZMOM focus):

Current Holds / Trading Plan:

Main watchlist in my trading plan today:

$OCRX, $EYES, $AAOI are the morning momos so far.

$SPY is on support and lost 50 MA, $GLD is over 200 MA in break out, $GDX is testing 200 MA resistance, $USOIL, $WTIC (in upward channel) BUT is very near real significant resistance.

OTC on watch $USRM, $LIGA, $MMEX 

Most holds are small to mid size holds in this order according to sizing – $DWT, $XIV, $DUST, $XOM, $NE, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, $MGTI.

Per recent;

$DUST I will close for a loss if Gold holds 1260 – sucks, but it was a relatively small position (to portfolio size) but I didn’t follow the golden rule… when a trade goes against your plan cut fast and I didn’t so I will likely pay the price. And I guess what has become the second golden rule… listen to the algos… they haven’t been wrong yet – so yes, I didn’t listen to my own invention ROSIE the Gold Algo (give Rosie a little plug there she deserves it lol). Embarrassing, especially because ROSIE nailed the bottom many weeks in advance of the bottom – all I had to do was listen and boom new house. Sad.

Market Outlook :

Per recent reports:

There are significant resistance clusters above recent highs in oil and the S&P so I will be very cautious to upside going forward until recent highs are taken out and confirmed. I see significant upside challenges in Oil and SPY with most recent highs being taken out.

Morning Momentum Stocks / News and Social Bits From Around the Internet:

Premarket momentum stocks to watch: $OCRX 35%, $EYES 32%, $AAOI 25%, 

Gap ups / momo on these plays:  $AAOI OCRX $EYES $AEHR $LITE $FNSR $OCLR $ADPT $JDST $NUGT $DRYS $SBGL $X

News on these plays: $OCRX, $EYES, $AAOI

Chart Set-Ups: 

Previous Day Momentum Stocks to watch: 

$OCRX Premarket up 40% on news.

$OCRX http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ocera-therapeutics-announces-presentation-data-200500336.html?.tsrc=rss

$OCRX, Premarket

$OCRX Premarket up 40% on news.

Thursday’s #earnings $JPM $C $WFC $TSM $PNC $INFY $FRC $APOG $CBSH $FHN $YGE http://eps.sh/cal #earningsseasonbegins

If you are new to our trading service you should review recent blog posts, our YouTube Channel and at minimum our algorithm Twitter feeds because they do tell a story in terms of the market and how the inflections of the market determine our day to day trading. You will notice the algorithmic modelling has been undeniably accurate with many time-frames (intra-day, weeks and months out) so I myself have learned to respect their math (they have taken me from a 60% hit rate to 80% in my trading – all publicly posted live trades).

The algorithm Twitter feeds can be found here:$WTI (@EPICtheAlgo), $VIX (@VexatiousVIX), $SPY (@FREEDOMtheAlgo), $GLD (@ROSIEtheAlgo), $SLV (@SuperNovaAlgo), $DXY (@DXYUSD_Index). Our Swing Trading Twitter feed is found here: https://twitter.com/swingtrading_ct.  Our lead trader Twitter feed is here @curtmelonopoly, lead tech developer @hundalSHS, and associate trader @quadzilla_jr.

Momentum Stocks (Market Open and Intra-Day):

I do trade morning momo stocks, but I do avoid risk – so often I avoid the first 30 minutes (gap and go) and trade momentum stocks later in the day after the wash-out looking for a snap-back. Just prior to open and shortly after open I post momentum stocks to the trade chat room (and Twitter and Stocktwits if I have time).

Some of my Favorite Set-Ups:

(1) Momentum Stock Wash-Outs for Snap Back, (2) Bad News Wash-outs on Stocks with High Institutional Ownership, (3) Getting on the Right Side of a Trend Change and scaling in my position and (4) Our Algorithm Set-Ups.

The momentum stocks (from previous days and morning trade) I continue to watch through the day for indicators that allow a trade.

Morning Stock Watch-Lists for my Favorite Set-Ups:

(1) Pre-Market Gainers Watch-List : $OCRX, $EYES, $AAOI, $RLMD $STAF $FCSC $CASI $AGEN $HBI $AEHR $LITE $FNSR $OCLR $NTNX $GFI $JDST $SBGL

 I will update before market open or refer to chat room notices.

(2) Pre-market Decliners Watch-List: $SRNE $NADL $CNTF $GLBS $JNUG $WFT $AMD $NVDA $$MU $AERI $SNAP   I will update before market open or refer to chat room notices.

(3) Other Watch-List: Per above

(4) Regular Algo Charting Watch-List: Gold $GC_F $GLD, Miners $GDX ($NUGT, $DUST, $JDST, $JNUG), Silver $SLV $SI_F ($USLV, $DSLV), Crude Oil FX: $USOIL $WTI ($UWTI, $DWTI, $USO, $UCO, $CL_F, $UWT, $DWT), Natural Gas $NG_F ($UGAZ, $DGAZ), S & P 500 $SPY $ES_F ($SPXL, $SPXS), US Dollar Index $DXY ($UUP), Volatility $VIX ($TVIX, $UVXY, $XIV)

(5) Upgrades:  $NS $SKYW $CTSH $ECHO $CPE $MTZ $KBH as time allows I will update before market open or refer to chat room notices.

(6) Downgrades: $WFT $TLP $WIX $FSV $MOSY as time allows I will update before market open or refer to chat room notices.

Stay tuned in Stock Chat Room for more pre-market stocks on watch.

Study:

For new readers, a review of our unlocked posts on our blog would help you get in to the story we are following with the securities listed in this newsletter.

Free scanners to find momentum stocks that you can easily review charts of for indicators that bring probability of your trade being successful up considerably. These are not useful for first 30 minute market open gap and go type plays (you need a good momentum scanner, level 2, and best to have hot-keys for the first 30 mins of gap and go trading)… but are very useful for intra day scalping and swing trading (start with trending stocks and then look at indicators intra for simple set-ups – study scan study scan study scan).

http://finviz.com/

https://finance.yahoo.com/screener/predefined/ec5bebb9-b7b2-4474-9e5c-3e258b61cbe6

http://www.highshortinterest.com/

http://www.gurufocus.com/short-stocks.php

http://www.3xetf.com/all/

http://www.etf.com/channels/gold-etfs

GL!

Curtis

Article Topics: $OCRX, $EYES, $AAOI – $XIV, $DWT, $MGTI, $NE, $XOM, $ONTX, $DUST, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, – $UGAZ, $DGAZ, $NUGT, $DUST, $USLV, $DSLV, $UWT, $DWT, $JNUG, $JDST, Stockmarket, Pre-Market, Trading Plan, Wall Street, Stocks, Day-trading, Watchlist, Chatroom, $GLD, $GOLD, $SILVER, $USD/JPY, $USOIL, $WTI, $VIX, $SPY, $NATGASUSD


Compound Trading Wednesday April 12, 2017 Review of; Chat Room Stock Day Trading, Swing Trading, Algorithm Chart Trading and Live Stock Alerts. $NADL, $DWT, $XIV, $USOIL, $WTIC, $GLD, $GDX – $DUST, $ONTX, $XOM, $NE, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, $MGTI etc …

Intro:

Compound Trading is a trading group active in day trading, swing trading and algorithmic model charting (black box).

Time stamped entries (in permanent archive) copied to this blog are direct live log chat from chat trade room as they occurred (random chat not applicable is deleted from transcript below but raw video footage is as it occurred – uncut). Chat trade room is recorded daily for trade archive (embedded below and available on our YouTube channel).

In addition to chat, this trade-room has live voice broadcast (that covers in detail what indicators we are looking for in and out off each trade. Typically at market open and for chart review during lunch hour at minimum) and has live chart screen sharing right from our monitors. At times guest traders and associate traders will screen share charting and/or voice broadcast.

EVERY CALL WE MAKE, EVERY PUBLIC INTERACTION, REPRESENTATION OF TRADE (ON EVERY VENUE) IS VIDEO RECORDED (TRADING ROOM), ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR ON BLOG / WEBSITE TIME-STAMPED FOR PERMANENT RECORD AND ABSOLUTE TRANSPARENCY. PLEASE ALSO REFER TO OUR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE https://compoundtrading.com/disclosure-disclaimer/ .

Notices:

Our new systems are set-up and ready for Phase 2 – coding of our algorithmic charting! Long night but we’re ready for market. Cya in room!

Most recent lead trader blogpostWhen You Learn It – You Are Free (Part 1 of Freedom Traders). My Stock Trading Story.

Today’s Premarket Trading Plan – Watchlist  can be found here: Wednesday there was no premarket newsletter – it was handled in trading room because techs were in our offices getting ready for coding the charting algorithms.

Premarket watch-list for me was all about: 

Premarket Momo Watchlist: $BBRY $CNTF $NOVN $NADL $NBIX $SAEX $FHCO $AAU $NAK $DRYS $NUGT #Gold #Oil On mic in room 928 for open. GL!

In play today in chat room and on markets:

Besides $ADPT momo play and a $XIV tester here and the swing trades I guess… pretty quiet for me so far.

Well if that’s a near term oil top I started the short positioning process within .40 of the top. If that’s a near term top $USOIL $WTI #Oil

Trading Lessons, How-to and Educational:

Completed mid day chart review: $ARTC $SAEX $LGCY $DVN $GDXJ $GDX #GOLD $USOIL $WTIC $THM $NAK $VGZ $AAU Video will be on post market report

This mid day chart review and premarket are included in raw trading room footage below… we haven’t got time to splice out individual videos tonight. BUT I CAN TELL YOU FOR SURE that the noon chart review has a ton of learning educational about how I trade. Guaranteed worth a watch if you’re learning.

Stocks, ETN’s, ETF’s I am holding:

I am holding (in order of sizing – all moderately small size to micro sizing) – $DUST, $DWT, $XIV, $ONTX, $XOM, $NE, $ASM, $SSH, $LGCY, $TRCH, $ESEA, $MGTI (this is the daytrading portfolio and does not represent swing trading service portfolio): Looking at moving out of all these small positions over the next month or so.

Note-able Momentum Stocks Today (via FinViz):

Ticker Last Change Volume Signal
ADPT 2.25 108.33% 31561287 Top Gainers
CNTF 2.79 45.75% 4065835 Top Gainers
NAK 1.82 31.88% 23900357 Top Gainers
NBIX 51.80 24.88% 13087569 Top Gainers
DRYS 2.17 24.71% 29054621 Top Gainers
APRI 2.20 22.22% 631678 Top Gainers
BBRY 8.93 15.97% 48719627 New High
ALSK 2.12 8.72% 699963 New High
SPKE 37.45 9.50% 446599 New High
RGCO 23.24 4.26% 16922 New High
STRP 92.00 0.90% 647725 Overbought
PED 1.23 -7.52% 73268 Overbought
CNTF 2.79 45.75% 4065835 Unusual Volume
WVE 23.15 -12.81% 2119694 Unusual Volume
DXJC 23.85 -0.79% 430735 Unusual Volume
NADL 2.65 -1.85% 16675296 Unusual Volume
AB 22.95 2.68% 616382 Upgrades
CNTF 2.79 45.75% 4065835 Earnings Before
VIRT 15.35 1.32% 900469 Insider Buying

Market Outlook:

I have come to respect algorithmic chart modeling like a deep sea fishing vessel respects a weather forecast. #trading #charts #signals

The Charting Algorithm Twitter feeds can be found here: $WTI (@EPICtheAlgo), $VIX (@VexatiousVIX), $SPY (@FREEDOMtheAlgo), $GLD (@ROSIEtheAlgo), $SLV (@SuperNovaAlgo), $DXY (@DXYUSD_Index).

Swing Trading Notes / News:

NA

The Swing Trading Twitter feed is here: https://twitter.com/swingtrading_ct.

US Dollar $DXY $USDJPY $UUP & Currencies of Note:

Trump: US dollar is getting too strong

Gold $GLD $XAUUSD / Gold Miner’s $GDX:

Gold trade on fire over 200 day ? #Gold $GC_F $GLD $XAUUSD

Silver $SLV:

NA

Crude Oil $USOIL $WTI:

Crude Oil. #Oil $USOIL $WTI $CL_F

US #oil production rose 36k b/d last week to 9.2M b/d. Above its 30k b/d average weekly rise since last October #EIAreport

#Oil Watch: Brent (chart) and WTI have nearly recovered to the post #OPEC deal price range of Dec-Feb — #OOTT #shale

Volatility $VIX:

NA

$SPY S&P 500:

See warnings above.

$NG_F Natural Gas:

NA

Live Trading Chat Room Video Raw Footage and Transcript:

Two Part video (Part 1 embed is below and go to Compound Trading Youtube channel for Part 2 of live feed from day and other charting from the day)


 Compound Trading Stock Chat-room Transcript:

Please note: Miscellaneous chatter removed from transcript and some discussions I will add notes with information I’ve gleaned in discussions online with traders on DM etc also for further explanation (noted with *). Most days at 9:30 ET market open there is moderator live broadcast explaining trades and at times during the day there is also live broadcast market updates and trade set-up explanations (so you have to scroll through video feed to market open etc to catch live broadcast portions – in future we will note in in transcript when we are on the mic so viewers can correlate time with transcript with video feed when reviewing trades). 

Note: We are testing a new trading room. This particular room does not list a time stamp with each chat entry – we are working on a fix. Also, please note, sometimes pieces of the transcript are missing (also something we are working on). But the video is raw and complete.

Curt M: gm Mathew!
Curt M: yes lol agreed
mathew: Didn’t confirm lease, got approval from alaska gov to mine I think Flash
mathew: GM Curt and everyone
MarketMaven: gm Mathew!
Flash G: Yes. You are correct I believe Mathew.
mathew: Just checked. Approved land use permit. I still think that mine will never pay off but that’s me as an investor not a trader
Flash G: Exactly. Thanks.
Sammy T: In some BBRY 0.05
Lenny: im in NADL
Lenny: 3.40 from PM
Flash G: Glad I got out of my $QCOM bug probs
Lenny: $ADPT smokin
Lenny: $MOMO got momo this morning
mathew: Gold has a ton of war premium built in. Need tensions to remain high if everything else stays the same
nate: Thanks for the guidance guys:)
Curt M: Long $ADPT 2.26 1000
MarketMaven: lets doo this
MarketMaven: Out 2.53 1000 shares small win
MarketMaven: yup
MarketMaven: I added
Curt M: Thanks Maven for reporting
Curt M: Maven is in our offices today fyi Sartaj is out in conference
nate: im in it hopefully it doesn’t tank
sandra: mee too nitz
Hedgehog Trader: $NAK gapped no surprise
MarketMaven: congrats Nich
Hedgehog Trader: i did – slept w my 4 year old who has a fever 🙂
Hedgehog Trader: ah 🙂
Hedgehog Trader: thanks, i literally got up 10 mins ago
Sammy T: wow nice
Hedgehog Trader: congrats on ADPT
Lenny: I’m out ADPT
MarketMaven: out winner
MarketMaven: thanks nich
sandra: out
Flash G: Congrats kids. $ADPT that is.
mathew: More bull flow coming in to energy names. LNG today on the heals of a bunch of DVN last few days. Calls being bought
Sammy T: I re-entered $ADPT at 3.29 but cut 3.52
Lenny: I’m shorting $ADPT pops
Lenny: $RTRR and $SCON tape action intra only
Lenny: and what’s with $TWTR tape – announcement coming?
optionsavvy: GM
optionsavvy: Gold looking strong
Lenny: fhey options
Curt M: gm
optionsavvy: I am long this AXSM started 1/2 size yesterday. really like it here and if it manages to break 4.2 it may get some love
optionsavvy: I am in TWTR Lenny. no idea maybe it just got cheap enough to be worth the risk of a long shot they get bought ?
optionsavvy: TWTR should see 15.0X on this move
optionsavvy: curt is that CL_00 cash or is that the CL_F K futures ?
optionsavvy: looks like cash
Curt M: FX $USOIL $WTI
Hedgehog Trader: wow Curt very cool
mathew: Congrats man hard earned success for you guys
Leanne: Congrats Curtis!
Leanne: Amazing.
Leanne: Be careful over there
Hedgehog Trader: you are the Sultan of Swing
Leanne: you’ll be getting even less sleep
optionsavvy: just tweeted CL_ symbol list
Leanne: Sultan of Swing!!!!
Leanne: you need the wardrobe to go with the title
Curt M: Thanks for the kudos guys and gals. Scanning market quick for any plays and then break until lumch.
optionsavvy: OHRP trending if you dont mind sub 1.00s
Curt M: At lunch I’ll start process of looking at commodities, oil, Gold, silver Oil currencies etc for possible cofirmation of long term trend change – inflection I suppose. Anyway want to look at plays (individual equities etc) for swings etc starting at noon today.
optionsavvy: OHRP would be shot term intraday imo
Curt M: So any equities you would like to look at over lunch our get them in here and I’ll review them then – appreciate any lists or ideas,
optionsavvy: just re ran my scan. not much to look at
Leanne: I’ll be back for noon, take lots of profits everyone!
Lenny: $DRYS lol turd
optionsavvy: for those of you that dont follow here is the basic filter I use. http://www.finviz.com/screener.ashx?v=211&f=sh_avgvol_o50,sh_price_u15,sh_relvol_o1.5,ta_perf_dup&ft=4 I’d say it works is lil 🙂
Curt M: cya leanne
Curt M: nice thanks options
Leanne: Thanks optioinsavvy
Curt M: 10:28 off mic until 12:00 EST>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
optionsavvy: that scan is setup for defined moves off support on a near term basis. tends to work well to find scalps and 1-3 day plays
Curt M: Sartaj and I will be contacting everyone before Monday FYI for chart screen sharing and broadcasting training. Training in how to use it lol not broadcasting itself.
Lenny: thanks savvy
Flash G: Great tool there.
Lenny: taking trader nap till noon peace
MarketMaven: Sorted $UVXY earlier btw – holding
MarketMaven: shorted sorry
optionsavvy: would love to make a career out of shorting UVXY. You could beat the market easily in a flat to up bias mkt trend
MarketMaven: for sure
Flash G: $SWFT under pressure
optionsavvy: Last time I looked a short of UGAS + DGAZ combined would net about 35% return YOY if you did nothing at all. too bad you cant short both or I would do just that and go live on an island somewhere in the Bahamas
MarketMaven: interesting
optionsavvy: DOW shrugging off the negativity. could bounce soon
Flash G: I think you’re right.
Flash G: $PAAS has decent set-up on watch.
Flash G: $TWTR now on watch (although I never thought I would say that)
Hedgehog Trader: as a contrarian TWTR has to be on one’s radar
Hedgehog Trader: we all use it and it has been detracted since day 1
Flash G: Agreed
Hedgehog Trader: LINKD was once universally laughed at
Hedgehog Trader: when i think it was $30-40
Flash G: Very true.
Hedgehog Trader: greater the derision on twitter the more interested i am in a stock
Flash G: I have retail also (thanks to Curt) on my radar now. And thanks to this room the Miner’s. They seem to be the plays. Oil I agree with Curt could collapse here.
Flash G: Thinking out loud.

Hedgehog Trader: you are the Sultan of Swing
Leanne: you’ll be getting even less sleep
optionsavvy: just tweeted CL_ symbol list
Leanne: Sultan of Swing!!!!
Leanne: you need the wardrobe to go with the title
Curt M: Thanks for the kudos guys and gals. Scanning market quick for any plays and then break until lumch.
optionsavvy: OHRP trending if you dont mind sub 1.00s
Curt M: At lunch I’ll start process of looking at commodities, oil, Gold, silver Oil currencies etc for possible cofirmation of long term trend change – inflection I suppose. Anyway want to look at plays (individual equities etc) for swings etc starting at noon today.
optionsavvy: OHRP would be shot term intraday imo
Curt M: So any equities you would like to look at over lunch our get them in here and I’ll review them then – appreciate any lists or ideas,
optionsavvy: just re ran my scan. not much to look at
Leanne: I’ll be back for noon, take lots of profits everyone!
Lenny: $DRYS lol turd
optionsavvy: for those of you that dont follow here is the basic filter I use. http://www.finviz.com/screener.ashx?v=211&f=sh_avgvol_o50,sh_price_u15,sh_relvol_o1.5,ta_perf_dup&ft=4 I’d say it works is lil 🙂
Curt M: cya leanne
Curt M: nice thanks options
Leanne: Thanks optioinsavvy
Curt M: 10:28 off mic until 12:00 EST>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
optionsavvy: that scan is setup for defined moves off support on a near term basis. tends to work well to find scalps and 1-3 day plays
Curt M: Sartaj and I will be contacting everyone before Monday FYI for chart screen sharing and broadcasting training. Training in how to use it lol not broadcasting itself.
Lenny: thanks savvy
Flash G: Great tool there.
Lenny: taking trader nap till noon peace
MarketMaven: Sorted $UVXY earlier btw – holding
MarketMaven: shorted sorry
optionsavvy: would love to make a career out of shorting UVXY. You could beat the market easily in a flat to up bias mkt trend
MarketMaven: for sure
Flash G: $SWFT under pressure
optionsavvy: Last time I looked a short of UGAS + DGAZ combined would net about 35% return YOY if you did nothing at all. too bad you cant short both or I would do just that and go live on an island somewhere in the Bahamas
MarketMaven: interesting
optionsavvy: DOW shrugging off the negativity. could bounce soon
Flash G: I think you’re right.
Flash G: $PAAS has decent set-up on watch.
Flash G: $TWTR now on watch (although I never thought I would say that)
Hedgehog Trader: as a contrarian TWTR has to be on one’s radar
Hedgehog Trader: we all use it and it has been detracted since day 1
Flash G: Agreed
Hedgehog Trader: LINKD was once universally laughed at
Hedgehog Trader: when i think it was $30-40
Flash G: Very true.
Hedgehog Trader: greater the derision on twitter the more interested i am in a stock
Flash G: I have retail also (thanks to Curt) on my radar now. And thanks to this room the Miner’s. They seem to be the plays. Oil I agree with Curt could collapse here.
Flash G: Thinking out loud.
Hedgehog Trader: $GLUU interesting chart
Hedgehog Trader: about 20% owned by Tencent
Sammy T: $GLUU has legs imo. $DVD and $FNCX have tape momo
Flash G: $XME pressure intense
Shafique: Opening short frame ss on $CS
Sammy T: $ITEK underpinning strong
Flash G: Also have $TSLA add possible soon
Sammy T: $MSDI vol momo intra
optionsavvy: whoever had RTTR yesterday. amazing call nicely done
Sammy T: I’ll say
Flash G: Lenny likely
Flash G: Maven you should wak him up with a cold glass of water soon 🙂
MarketMaven: Heys pooped they worked all night these guys
Flash G: Consumer staples may get a lift here. $XLP
Sammy T: $MSDI has news also FYI
Flash G: $UVXY short seems to be high RR here.
optionsavvy: IF DJI..B prints a 20584 next level is 20543 imno
Flash G: Spot on.
Sammy T: $NOVN tape
Sammy T: Opened $NOVN long starter sizing
Hedgehog Trader: watch junior miner $VGZ
Hedgehog Trader: right at 109 tends to run
optionsavvy: prob with reading supp/res on 3x ETF charts is it doesnt account for decay so hard for me to calculate actual hard supp / res
MarketMaven: Curt just asked me to let room know if you could copy and paste any equities on watch for Commodities in to room to review that would be appreciated. He’s on mic at noon.
MarketMaven: I say copy and paste assuming some of you have lists already lol:)
Flash G: My only is $DVN and $URRE
MarketMaven: Thanks Flash.
Curt M: Getting charts ready will be on mic 12:10>>>>>>>>>>> for mid day reviews.
Lenny: here!
Curt M: Nice get me a list guys and gals.
Lenny: NAK!
Hedgehog Trader: VGZ
Shafique: $NAK $VGZ yes $DVN yes and mines chart
Hedgehog Trader: jr miner AAU i mentioned last week is in orbit
Hedgehog Trader: $THM quiet today but it is an Alaskan miner like 4nAK
Hedgehog Trader: $NAK
Curt M: On mic in 2 mins for mid day revew >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Curt M: Start with $THM $NAK $VGZ $AAU $GDXJ $GDX $GOLD $OIL and then others if possible….
Curt M: I want to look at $DVN and some othe roil related too
optionsavvy: think I missed the Premium sell on IWM for 2nd half
Hedgehog Trader: NAK has 22M shares held short
Hedgehog Trader: 7 days to cover all based on avg vol
Leanne: So Curtis you always look fo the 50 to cross above the 200 and that is good and crossing below is bad. Did I catch that right?
mathew: ATRC is a good example chart of having everything in order with price on top
Leanne: Can this also apply to a daily chart for swings?
Leanne: so if you were looking at this chart today for an entry can you talk about that
optionsavvy: still short IWM 2nd half. mkts keying off DOW today and it wont break down so at a decision pt
Hedgehog Trader: thanks for the technical breakdowns on the charts Curt!
Leanne: Thanks Curtis, I feel enlightened
trading2018: Thanks Curtis
Curt M: Off mic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> finished today’s review $ARTC $SAEX $LGCY $DVN $GDXJ $GDX $GOLD $OIL $THM $NAK $VGZ $AAU
Curt M: Looking at afternoon plays see you soon.
Curt M: You’re all welcome.
Lenny: Took heavy profits on $RTRR
Lenny: Hopefully some others took it and BANKED 🙂
MarketMaven: good call len
Flash G: $ES_F higher low

Flash G: Good response to $JPM earnings should be directive for markets.
Flash G: The big event N Korea is purporting is supposed to occur Thursday there. Source BNO news.
Curt M: Looking at a possible $XIV long after pit close at 2:30 FYI. Pending.
Curt M: Watching 2:30 Oil close
Curt M: Long $XIV 500 64.88 for a test
Curt M: Took out my 21 ema and 8 ema almost immediately after I entered fark
Curt M: Watching VWAP on $XIV now
Flash G: I thought you were safer after oil at 2:30 but…
Curt M: Oil pressure started but was delayed lol
Curt M: $XIV stopped at VWAP so we’ll see if the PPT steps in even with oil pressure
Curt M: If $SPY loses LOD I would likely have to exit $XIV
Curt M: $XIV is purely a PPT play for me
Curt M: The basic thesis is even if oil is under pressure the PPT is under pressure to hold up $SPY and hold down $VIX
Flash G: Well…. we have done it over and over again. Rinse and repeat I say.
Lenny: All day everyday! Well once a day haha
Leanne: Sorry Curtis, please excuse my ignorance, what is PPT?
Curt M: Plunge Protection Team – The Feds crew – you may want to Google its history.
Leanne: will do
Curt M: It is good to understand.
Curt M: It’s a crazy story.
Curt M: Instituted after the great recession lol 2008 period
Leanne: Wow, the things I am learning today, feel like a kid again!
Flash G: Leanne, we have used that same trade over and over again since the PPT was instituted, it is more difficult nowadays but it used to pay YUGE daily dividends.
Flash G: Our trading group has made a living off just that as have many others.
Curt M: Much more difficult now however. Flash is correct.
Sammy T: $SPX support – so you should be fine.
Lenny: I took the trade. PPT will be in today with geo issues.
Lenny: I noticed TradingView moderator warning to ban peeps talking about politics – couldn’t imagine. That’s our edge many days.
Lenny: stupid is as stupid does
Lenny: Shorting $UVXY every opening I get here in prep for next week. I expect a big week on the turn after the holiday.
Flash G: N Korea ordered 25% of Pyongyang residents to leave the city immediately. Unconfirmed chatter.
Flash G: Leanne. You will see things in this room many others like Sykes and similar just won’t teach you.
Curt M: Transcript>>>>>>>> edit that name pls 🙂
Flash G: sorry… he is suit happy isn’t he
Adam: I won’t even say how much money I lost starting in that room.
Curt M: hey Adam nice to have ya back – vaca good?
Adam: yes yes yes
Adam: Your $XIV MACD pinching on the 3 there Curt – looks tasty
Curt M: ya it might come
Adam: wow thats slick lol
Adam: nice feature
Curt M: ya thats one feature I like
Flash G: Tradingview is actually a good platform. I’ve come to rely on it.
Flash G: Especially currencies
Curt M: Trump is out screaming about the dollar folks
Curt M: Golds got mojo on Trumps screams
Curt M: He might just scream Gold to the moon this year lolol
Sammy T: Very possible
Sammy T: Looks like PPT showed up
Lenny: yepper
Lenny: Leanne thats why Curt calls for Yellen (Fed) every day on Twitter in afternoon
Leanne: that’s funny
Leanne: now i know
Lenny: everyday same time
Lenny: there they are
Lenny: Trump gets on phone with Yellen says here we go – he yells dollar goes down gold up stocks take a hit PPT steps in – Managed markets
Lenny: thats a bsic synopsis
Lenny: summary
Leanne: i’m fascinated
Flash G: Wait for what you will see with that 24 hour oil room.
Leanne: so how does the PPT step in exactly
mathew: Interesting that oil isn’t seeing the same reaction as the metals here. falling dollar should also help it out
Curt M: PPT buys equiies bonds and more. Japan even buys highleveraged ETFs ETNs
Curt M: They have many proxies too Leanne it’s crazy
Leanne: isn’t that sort of like fixing the market?
Flash G: 🙂
Sammy T: anyone? lololol
Flash G: It is fixed dear. Yes.
Flash G: The free market ended in 2008
Flash G: 🙂
Flash G: Now you know why Curt’s algorithms are being developed. Review the Compound Trading history on the website. Look at the video “the mathemitician that broke wallstree”

Flash G: sorry, sic
Flash G: Distracted with my swing trades now
Leanne: I did, read every page on CT site, watched every vid.
Leanne: Curtis is a genius
Flash G: The algorithms are being developed because the market players – the big guns have it locked in. Curt is simply cracking their code.
Flash G: we’re all genious in our own way
Leanne: no, not all of us. i can bake mean bread but genius no. just trying to carve my own little path here
mathew: I like to think about Curt like Ton Hanks in the Da vinci code except he’s uncovering the secret to kick ass trading instead of some weird conspiracy
Leanne: Curtis needs a super cool nickname
Curt M: Curtis has a stupid busy office lately. ha
Curt M: I like that Mat haha
Curt M: Can you make my $XIV go up please?
Curt M: I might be in trouble.
Lenny: It’s fine. Last 10 mins watch.
mathew: MOC 700 mill to buy side should help ya
Lenny: see
MarketMaven: Every trade I tried today stopped flat except 2 small winners
Leanne: You are all like the big gun traders to me I aspire to become
sandra: Well I appreciate the knowledge gained. Just thought I would put my two bits in.
Hedgehog Trader: an MJ stock to watch that has shown strength is $BLOZF they make a roadside test- much of the sector has been weak but not this one
Curt M: Knowledge acquisition and deployment of it puts you over the wall Leanne.
Curt M: Thanks Nich
Leanne: Next week is deployment week for me
Curt M: Disciplined deployment that is. Clarify there.
Curt M: Internet throttling ugh
Curt M: I may just hold $XIV
Lenny: Here comes the pump
Adam: .
Adam: ops
Curt M: Doesn’t look great
Lenny: $GLBS pops
Curt M: Holding $XIV overnight
Lenny: why not i say
Lenny: they’ll defend the res its sitting on $SPY
Lenny: $SNGX interesting for tomorrow
Lenny: momo EOD tape
Lenny: $ELED too
Flash G: $CMG in my sphere
Sammy T: $TOPS momo too hahaha
sandra: niite
sandra: tomorrow
Flash G: Have a great evening. Dinner time.
Curt M: cya guys great day
Sammy T: yepp peace

 

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