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Virtual Office, -$813. Dow, +42.27, 13121.35

HPT, $1000 on 49 contracts.
Evolution, $289 on 52,600 shares traded.
OBAT, $170 on 3600 shares traded.
Denarii, $70 on 1800 shares traded.
Misstrade, no stock trades.
Bubs, -$638 on 3400 shares traded.
Me, -$1704 on 7400 shares traded.

Well, our overall number was pretty crappy today, but it's mainly because Bubs and I, especially "I", turned in crapper days.

I'd love to comment on the market, but the truth is, I split when I hit my limit and enjoyed the rest of the day. It looks like we had a nice rally between 2 and 3 though and I'm sure some money was made there.

And while we finish in the green for the second day in a row, the volume really lagged. I'm guessing that the start of vacation season is finally hitting Wall Street now that the drama of the last few weeks has begun to subside.

Let's see what tomorrow brings. Sorry for the lack of posting today. That may happen more until we hit Labor Day. While I cancelled my vacation, if the market isn't in the giving mode, I'll be more than happy to spend a day or two on the beach.

NOTE: I think Blogger is going down at 7pm... not sure if I'll have my daily post up in time.

Loss Limit Breached

Yep, I was done trading by 10:00am today, courtesy of the Risk Management team at my company.

I hereby curse Brazil and all of its banks.

I will elaborate on this later.

For now, I'll be Mr. Mom and go grocery shopping with my 2.5 year old daughter. This is my punishment for getting thick headed today. Good luck, it looks choppy out there.