Author Archives: TraderHank

First trade in the ZC – CORN

Posted on September 11, 2014 by TraderHank
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  I traded corn live today for the first time with a nice 9 tick profit.  I’ve been testing the JoBracket breakout system using Ninja Trader with great success trading the news.  I traded 1 contact of ZC just after … Continue reading →

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WAG breakout continued on Friday

Posted on September 7, 2014 by TraderHank
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I was able to capture a nice move on WAG on Friday.  On Thursday WAG had closed with a first higher low after a gap down over two weeks ago.  WAG finished Thursday with a nice wide range green bar … Continue reading →

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Two daily chart plays

Posted on September 4, 2014 by TraderHank
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  My two trades today gives you a really good look on how important the daily chart is to the success of your day trading.  My first trade in XLNX I found on my list because of a red bar … Continue reading →

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OMG trade in the QQQ

Posted on September 3, 2014 by TraderHank
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My first trade today came in the market (QQQ) this morning as the first 5 minute buy setup failed in the QQQ.  I was all over it shorting the breakdown.  Price attempted to recover but finally the Bears took over … Continue reading →

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Break out play in AAPL

Posted on September 2, 2014 by TraderHank
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  Another crazy day of trading as the market finally sold off hard only to recover later in the day.  My play of the day came in AAPL which made my early morning list as a Tier III gap up. … Continue reading →

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Wide range bar play in WFC

Posted on August 29, 2014 by TraderHank
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I had a very small list to start the day with but I was lucky to spot WFC while doing my 9:45 am wide range bar scan.  As the market sold off hard WFC pulled back into mS triggering a … Continue reading →

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Igniting bar play in the QQQ

Posted on August 25, 2014 by TraderHank
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I was not exactly excited today to see the market gapping up this morning after 11 days up.  After scanning my list of 100 stocks I had nothing on my list.  Even after taking a 2nd look at all the … Continue reading →

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9:45 am wide range bar play in EBAY

Posted on August 7, 2014 by TraderHank
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My play of the day came in EBAY which I found on my 9:45 wide range bar list.  Price action closed with a huge topping tail on the 15 minute bar but since ebay was consolidating since early Wednesday morning, … Continue reading →

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Automatic trading in ES

Posted on August 1, 2014 by TraderHank
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I’m testing out some new software that will allow me to trade the news using futures contracts.  I’ve taken about 6 trades already and have not had a loser, 3 winners and 3 no triggers, meaning the trade did not … Continue reading →

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Big play short in WFM

Posted on July 31, 2014 by TraderHank
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  I still have a few post from last week that I’ll get posted when I get a chance but today I just had a knockout day in WFM short.  I found WFM on my Tier III gap down list … Continue reading →

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