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 DaxyMcDaxFace 
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ETH vwap climbing to ~2207- my swing targets are normally around +5pts so if to fade highs then would need to be around the 2012 ath level to get decent swing trade on with room....or if set up looks good then do full size so can play around with scalping (and do better job than today). Prev day vwap is 2204 so cld be target 2.

To note RR could be ok at lower fade level to take a trade - just may mean a scalp target <5pts.

Some more levels....



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Eth vwap ~2208 may look for longs off this, going to be cautious fading.

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I said earlier - look for fades around ath and targets eth vwap then prev day vwap+....so i sold 12.5s took them off at 9.5s for +9

But i had long bias, so i............

~flipped @09.25 and stopped. Tick div looked ok but need to check, and rvol came in but prob profit taking like me prev!

annoyed cos i knew it was too hasty and was initially short, then completely took eye off of gap fill
~long at 07s cos decent PA, stopped. Tick div looked ok again - but am sure you can make anything look ok if want to trade.

- down PnL, got angry

And @ gap fill....
~and yest_vwap went long 04.75 too big size 5lot -silly. Reloaded @ SD-1 and just missed the 9s and bids collapse and just got stopped. The short @12s and this were the only 2 trades i should have taken.

+12.25pts for day.

Rollercoaster, some very poor trading.

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And @ gap fill....
~and yest_vwap went long 04.75 too big size 5lot -silly. Reloaded @ SD-1 and just missed the 9s and bids collapse and just got stopped. The short @12s and this were the only 2 trades i should have taken.

should i have added? bounced well - retail puking there, me included.

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My triple bottom play for a long worked well as my stop sold the lod.....good hard stop placement...3 pts given back.

And i dived back in 2 pts higher (good internals and logic btw), great trading.....not! The price i just entered wld have been an add on.

3 failures to push for eth lows is giving me some indication this will push higher.

Tough day.



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My triple bottom play for a long worked well as my stop sold the lod.....good hard stop placement...3 pts given back.

And i dived back in 2 pts higher (good internals and logic btw), great trading.....not! The price i just entered wld have been an add on.

3 failures to push for eth lows is giving me some indication this will push higher.

Tough day.



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thinking of going long onlu 135 contracts traded. and futures made new lows ticks and vix did not only 1 contract

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thinking of going long onlu 135 contracts traded. and futures made new lows ticks and vix did not only 1 contract

scratch -1.5 sell imbalance in billion

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I am up for the day, after being flat an hour ago then down 30 mins ago....but traded too big size at the end, and was battling when some composure/patience would have made it stress free up day. The level @99 is week vwap and just below eth lows and liked it, internals were great all the way down hence the averaging and was determined not to take a hit.... but still was too uncomfortable with size, and got out too early for that reason.

I played the longs at the bottom and got stopped out each time by having too tight a stop.

Sill trading and wont post pnl as every time i am about to post it i wipe it out.

Will review later.

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thinking of going long onlu 135 contracts traded. and futures made new lows ticks and vix did not only 1 contract

agree looked good area, it was just jumbled with other good areas also ie week vwap lower, and eth lows. 3rd time down there after a quick sell off should have been my signal to leave alone and let it play out.

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agree looked good area, it was just jumbled with other good areas also ie week vwap lower, and eth lows. 3rd time down there after a quick sell off should have been my signal to leave alone and let it play out.

my day was with a short bias. Shorted too early 2210.75 added another at 12 but covered too fast. shorted again covered 1 handle profit. either i add too many contract too fast or get out of position too fast. than went long got out with a small loss and shorted again at 2203.75 (POC) the moment the sell imbalance was over a billion. Added 1 at 03.50 than added another 03.75, seeing vix go up and ticks increasing.
2 contracts now riding it overnight for 94 (if it get there)

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Great levels down here.....will update when in office.

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