Thursday, July 17, 2008

Completely Crazy

I'm not going to get into my day. I think I traded as many shares as I have in the last 2 months, today.

No kidding.

I'm exhausted and really, unable to write too much now. I'll have the RO report up later. It must have been a record day for the office... or at least close.

9 comments:

Jawbreaker said...

Shades of last August IMO.

Dinosaur Trader said...

Absolutely.

It's all about the volume, isn't it?

-DT

Jawbreaker said...

Yes but also extremes imo. I bought a boat load of S&P's below/around 11k for a temp bottom after huge moves on the downside. Confusion on which shoe will drop next scenario creates great trading market. Hope you killed em DT.

bloggerdotcom said...

I smell a 5-figure take....

HPT said...

Damit DT, you better not have made a lot of money today. I'm jealous already. It's bad enough having to read Stewie making records everyday.

Dinosaur Trader said...

Okay, let me stem this speculation. I got killed early... like, really killed, and ended up making it all back and then some. I finished up $700.

I haven't had a trading day like this since January, and I hope not to have another like it in awhile.

However, "old DT" may come out of the shadows if this volume holds up...

-DT

Jawbreaker said...

You cant complain about the lack of volume and trading ops and then be reluctant to let your hands go when the market is ripping. As a trader you cant have it both ways.

Dinosaur Trader said...

Oh, totally. I hope it doesn't seem like I'm complaining. What I was saying is that the volume is back, and it gave me the opportunity to make my money back today... without that volume, no way I make back and finish positive.

I don't want another day like it anytime soon because it was very stressful. It ended well, but I went to a very bad place first.

-DT

Jawbreaker said...

I was just making a general statement. Believe me bro, iam very hard on myself. In this business your whole year sometimes comes down to a couple of huge months but if you trade scared you will never make it big. Its deff not easy but it is what it is.