The RO Report, "Pruned" Edition

My day was hijacked by a crew of tree pruners.

There I was long 5,000 WFC just as it was breaking $20, when I heard a knock down on the door. "Be down in a minute!" I yelled. More knocking. WFC dipped below $20... FUCK! I sold 4000 and answered the door.

A man who couldn't speak English was trying to ask me if he could climb a tree on my property to remove a tree from my neighbor's property. Sure, I said. Knock yourself out. Then, I decided to hire him and his crew to prune a tree on our yard. Back upstairs I cursed as I saw WFC printing $20.20.

After that I basically went on tilt, trading close to 300k shares today and placing more trades than everyone in the RO besides "Trader D" who, as you all know, is a total crackhead. Anyway, I didn't beat commissions... not by a long shot.

It was a mixed day. Out of 32 traders, 20 were gross positive or 64%. 7 traders made over $1,000 gross and 6 lost over $1,000 gross. I was 8 out of 32 but net negative due to my crackheaded tendencies. Not blasted, but not happy either.

"Lucky Pierre" - Trader D, $10,447 on 362k shares traded.

2. Trader B, $5,324 on 369k shares traded.
3. Trader H*, $3,762 on 16,066 shares traded.
4. Trader O, $2,610 on 21,000 shares traded.
5. Trader Z, $2,181 on 180k shares traded.

"Chambermaid" - Trader A, -$11,459 on 267k shares traded.

2. Trader V, -$2,980 on 49,400 shares traded.
3. Trader F, -$2,059 on 187k shares traded.
4. Trader C, -$1,450 on 264k shares traded.
5. Trader P, -$1,192 on 284k shares traded.

Seriously Fly, WTF?

I gotta pay $2 to vote?

I call a blogging foul.

Gang Starr Featuring MOP - B.I. Vs Friendship

Trader B spray choice.

The RO Report, "IYR Nickname" Edition

So what's a good nickname for IYR? Nothing really comes to mind for me just looking at the ticker. The squeeze that's occurring is really nuts though, so maybe I'll just call it "Tits" from now on. I welcome your suggestions.

Anyway, I had a weird day. It started out slow, nothing happening and then BAM! I get obsessed with ADI (what a piece of shit that stock is) and of course, "Tits." I was long and then short all day with big positions and only went green at 3:42.

Sometimes that's how it goes.

The RO (minus a very scummy Trader B) had a pretty rough day. Out of 32 traders today, 14 were gross positive or 44%. 7 traders made over $1,000 and 6 traders lost over $1,000. Pretty bad numbers. I pulled it out and ended the day at #5, or bossy.

"Lucky Pierre" - Trader B, $23,761 on 434k shares traded.

2. Trader D, $10,274 on 501k shares traded.
3. Trader H*, $6,310 on 19,900 shares traded.
4. Trader F, $6,223 on 90,200 shares traded.
5. Trader S, $2,101 on 178k shares traded.

"Chambermaid" - Trader C, -$8,864 on 510k shares traded.

2. Trader A, -$4,658 on 187k shares traded.
3. Trader Z, -$3,472 on 91,330 shares traded.
4. Trader 9*, -$2,119 on 3,100 shares traded.
5. Trader O, -$1,503 on 40,800 shares traded.

SWING UPDATE: I just want to mention that my small purchase of SRS the other day at $31 which I vowed to "sell when $30 broke" isn't working out well. And since I was so blasted when $30 broke intraday, I was unable to exit my swing position in a timely fashion. So, like any good trader, I tripled my position at $27.25 just after I got green on the day in my intraday account. Ah, the life of a trader! At this point, with the IYR squeeze being what it is, I'll exit next time IYR trades $33. Not going to add again to this one.


FINALLY, So much smoke...

An Analogy

The RO is the dude laying on the ground... the market, well... you'll figure it out.


Kid Doesn't Think His Friend Will Jump - Watch more Funny Videos

75% in the red at 1pm.

Blitzen Trapper, "Wild Mountain Nation" (live from Juan's Basement)

The RO Report, "Teabag" Edition

You know, for 8 fucking years I watched as George Fucking Bush and his band of merry neoconservatives dismantled the country. You can sit and argue in the comment section otherwise, but I won't be listening. The fact of the matter is, while I may be prone to emotional outbursts, I'm highly perceptive and probably a lot smarter than you are.

I also have a moral compass that is flawless.

Anyway, here we are 3 months into Obama's presidency and complete retards who worship at the alter of Rush, Sean, and now Glenn (Anne and Michelle seem to have lost their relevancy) are calling for revolution and shit. The same idiots, mind you, who were complaining about people's lack of patriotism if they even questioned the completely fucked up and idiotic war that has cost us roughly a "bailout" in the middle east.

And you're complaining about government spending??? Really?

Grow up you little bitches. Also, I hope to God you are at least wasting organic tea and properly disposing of the little plastic tea packages.

On to stocks...

It was a decent day in the RO. Out of 31 traders today, 19 were gross positive or 61%. 6 traders made over $1,000 gross, and 4 traders lost over $1,000 gross. I was #18 of 31, gross positive, net negative. Lame. I blame you and your gay tea party.

Finally, I know a lot of people are having slow page load time with this here blog. That will be changing soon. I appreciate your patience while I upgrade this thing. It's a mess and I'm completely deficient when it comes fixing it. My time has already been stretched recently. Indeed, I'm having a hard enough time even posting each day, let alone working to make the site faster.

"Lucky Pierre" - Trader B, $10,304 on 467k shares traded.

2. Trader N, $7,363 on 154k shares traded.
3. Trader Z, $4,980 on 79,290 shares traded.
4. Trader V, $3,676 on 71,200 shares traded.
5. Trader ^, $1,843 on 0 shares traded.

"Chambermaid" - Trader D, -$16,344 on 645k shares traded.

2. Trader J, -$3,066 on 103k shares traded.
3. Trader C, -$2,552 on 259k shares traded.
4. Trader H*, -$1,112 on 14,500 shares traded.
5. Trader &, -$493 on 9,000 shares traded.

This Site Will Be Torched.

Developing...

Panda Bear, "Take Pills"

One of my favorite songs off of this awesome album.

The RO Report, "Poll" Edition

This not having the software thing is starting to suck a lot. Also, my page seems to be taking a very long time to load.

So please answer this quick question before you go on to read the numbers.

Is this site loading slow (i.e. taking longer than 10 seconds or so?) on your comp? Don't answer if you don't have a cable modem or other high speed connection. If you're using dialup, your opinion is irrelevant... Okay, go click that little button on the right... it'll take less than a second. Thanks.

UPDATE: Trader A has come through... I will have a legit RO report up in a couple of hours. I have to split for awhile...

UPDATED VERSION:

Okay, it feels good to put a little more meat on these numbers. I know I've been a bit out of it around here lately, but that's been because of some bad trading and no RO software to keep me abreast of what's going on intraday with the office.

I twit midday that it was all about IYR again(meanwhile, you like my end of day SRS swing pickup yesterday?) It seems that the IYR is either leading the market up or taking it down... just pick your day. Today it led down but not without an afternoon freak-out that left some of the RO members in tatters.

Anyway, out of 31 traders today, 21 were gross positive or 68%. 9 traders made over $1,000 gross and 4 traders lost over $1,000 gross. Mediocre. I was #10 of 31.

"Lucky Pierre" - Trader N, $5,030 on 131k shares traded.

2. Trader C, $4,107 on 177k shares traded.
3. Trader 10*, $4,063 on 0 shares traded.
4. Trader D, $3,604 on 163k shares traded.
5. Trader F, $3,585 on 154k shares traded.

"Chambermaid" - Trader A, -$5,048 on 431k shares traded.

2. Trader Z, -$3,006 on 137k shares traded.
3. Trader 9*, -$1,351 on 2,300 shares traded.
4. Trader E, -$1,291 on 33,400 shares traded.
5. Trader M*, -$855 on 0 shares traded.

The E-Trade Book Commercial

Back when even the commercials on CNBC were entertaining... now it's all a big party of suck over there.

Micah Wolf, "One By One"

Normally, I wouldn't post such a gay video. I mean, shots of multi-ethnic types smiling capped off by a sing along with kids? Holy fucking shit man, can we make this any more hackneyed? But the thing is, as a surfer and a concerned citizen, it directly addresses a topic near and dear to my heart, plastic in the oceans. It's a fucking mess. Anyway, fans of Jack Johnson might also like the song...

The RO Report, "$31" Day

I'm still long in my swing account, but I decided to buy a little SRS today, a small amount, to hedge. I think there is something seriously funny, not in a "ha-ha" kind of way, about the IYR. Anyway, I'll quickly cover if that piece of shit SRS trades below $30. I mean, all you have to do is take a look at FAZ to understand why you can't get all close and personal with these leveraged ETFs.

Anyway, still no software. I'm very frustrated by this. But you know what? Deal. I am told a solution is in the works.

"Lucky Pierre" - Trader D, $10k

2. Trader C, $8k
3. Trader H*, $5k
4. Trader 9*, $4k
5. Trader M*, $1,500

"Chambermaid" - Trader P, -$2,400

2. Trader N, -$2k
3. Trader V, -$1k
4. Trader &, -$1k
5. Trader B, -$1k

IYR and SRS visit $31 in same day!!!

Just another fun stock market fact for you, beloved reader.

I have to say, the strength in the IYR is bewildering.

Open Letter To Somali Pirates

Dear Somali Pirates,

Fuck you, we win.

Sincerely,

-DT


-Somali Pirates, 2009

From First To Last, "Waltz More"

Trader A Easter Bunny spray.

The RO Report, "Two Markets" Edition

First of all, I want to address the lack of blogging around here lately. I've been struggling, but beyond that, just really in the dumps about it. This year has been a disaster for me... made money the first few weeks of January, lost it all with one bad week... then, made it all back and then some through February and March and now lost it all again with one bad week.

This is not the way you make money trading and I'm frankly a little mystified. That said, it's been very hard to find the energy to creatively blog. The good news for you, is that Trader A will be doing a guest post soon. As for me, I'm gonna continue to take it easy until I come back around.

Anyway, I called the report "Two Markets" edition because it truly seems there are two markets right now... the one Trader A is trading, and the one everyone else is trading. Kudos to him.

"Lucky Pierre" - Trader A, $88k

2. Trader F, $28k
3. Trader N, $25k
4. Trader H*, $19k
5. Trader 9*, $10k

"Chambermaid" - Trader B, -$20k

2. Trader 10*, -$5k
3. Trader J, -$1500
4. Trader S, -$1400
5. Trader 6*, -$600

Fuck Esignal

More issues today. It's 10:27 as I write this and I have no feed. I called and they said "We're having connectivity issues. We have no E.T.A. Just watch that little red monitor and hope it turns green."

I think it's time to switch to DTNIQ...

Anyway, feel free to harass them at their corporate support #... it's 510-723-7377. Option 2. Then press "0" to leave them a nice message.

The RO Report, "Passover" Edition

Apparently PNC doesn't believe in any God.

And we have no RO report... software still fucked up and no update from my gay confreres in the main office.

You know why? Cos they all smoked...

Hopefully everything back to normal next week.

Esignal Customer Service

Simply the worst.

They are in desperate need of more competition.

Just saying...