Trade Journal 03/31/2010

Good Morning.
We had some good trades this morning. Here are our combined totals for the day: Don and Steffany both won big today with 4 points each, I'm up 1.75 points, Lindsey up a point, and Josh lost half a point.
We have an Introduction Seminar this morning at 10:00 a.m. MST in Orem at 1411 West 1250 South, Suite 300. We will have this same meeting in South Jordan tomorrow, again at 10:00 a.m. MST, at 10813 S River Front Parkway, Suite 300. You are welcome to attend either meeting and we look forward to your questions.
We had a great Trading Arcade this morning and really appreciate the traders who are willing to get up so early to be here. They come away with a renewed sense of what they're doing, simply because they converse with other MMT traders and can swap ideas, tips, thoughts, etc. We would wholly encourage you to mark it on your calendar each Wednesday morning. Our traders today walked away with some big points on their trade journals and two of them were live.
We have also had another great week of our Boot Camp. This 12 hour course is anonymously rated by the students as they complete the course. Without exception, every single student who has EVER attended has told us, again anonymously, that they would highly recommend this course and that it makes a huge difference in their understanding and success with Market Mover Trading. The course is $259 live and $199 through the webinar format and well worth the expense in gained knowledge and understanding. Please contact Lauren at 801-617-8109 or at lauren@theexchangeut.com for more information and to sign up. Remember, once you sign up you are always welcome to take the courses again and again to make sure you thoroughly understand. Also, you do not have to take all 4 courses at the same time, you can break them up over several weeks if that works better with your schedule.
Lastly, we have a great Long and Short of It with logical concepts of how and why to educate yourself ahead of time for each trade and The Two Cents gives you an entertaining dose of windy day do's and don'ts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDcv_4PeKWk

Trade Journal 03/30/2010

Good (late) morning, early afternoon. There was an 8:00 trade this morning that was odd. Steffany, Don and Josh lost, Lindsey got half a point and I got .75 of a point. We're hoping tomorrow's announcement times will work better in our favor.
Tomorrow is our Wednesday Trading Arcade and the first announcement is at 6:15 a.m. You are welcome to come and trade with other Market Mover Traders and our staff for tomorrow morning's announcements. You do need to bring your own computer and be here at 5:45 a.m. to make sure we can get everything set up in time and ready for the news. We encourage you to attend these arcades because it will give you real life experience with other traders who are doing the same strategies and garnering the same information as you, but who might have insights or more experience which is always something of great value.
We also have our Orem Introduction Seminar tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. MST at 1411 West 1250 South, Suite 300. This class is typically under an hour and will give you good insight into Market Mover Trading and The Exchange. Please feel free to come an ask questions and learn more.
The Long and Short of It discusses the Chicago PMI announcement which is released tomorrow. The Two Cents is all about popcorn with a twist:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdoWpsTL8B8
Thank you, Amy

Trade Journal 03/29/2010

We had mixed results this morning. Don and I both lost and Lindsey and Josh made .75 of a point. Amy is not in today so she did not trade. Just a reminder that our trading arcade is every Wednesday starting with the first announcement of the day, at our South Jordan location. Make sure you are here 30 minuets early so you can get set up and get your questions answered. Come trade with the support of other market mover traders. Today's Long and Short of It talks about exercising the brain and the two cents gives you a March Madness Update. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pck8b6F46zQ
Have a Great Day.

Trade Journal 03/26/2010

Good Friday Morning. We had two announcement times this morning. I did show up late this morning so I wasn't able to trade the first set of announcements but it doesn't look like I missed too much on that one. Josh did trade that this morning and he made a quarter of a point, the rest of our trading staff is not in the office on Fridays. On the 7:55 revised U of M Sentiment and Inflation Expectations announcement we both made a half a point, and we were going opposite directions of each other.
There is a 6:30 low impact announcement on Monday but I will be out of town. I will have Steffany send out the stats from the rest of the staff as well as The Long and Short of It for that day.
We hope you have a good and safe weekend.
Thank you, Amy

Trade Journal 03/25/2010

Good Morning. We had a single announcement this morning that was mixed news - good initial unemployment and bad continuing claims. So we had mixed results on the index and not incredibly good returns. Here are our stats: Don and I broke even, Josh got half a point, Lindsey got .25 of a point, and Steffany had a .25 loss. There's always tomorrow...
Today we have a 10:00 a.m. MST free Introduction Seminar in our South Jordan office at 10813 S River Front Parkway, Suite 300. It will be immediately followed by a marketing class taught by Chris Pelissie for those who are interested in staying or you're welcome to come for that class by itself. We're here to help you however we can.
We had our biggest Boot Camp ever this week and appreciate all of our students who are eagerly wanting to learn trading in general and the Market Mover Trading strategies and methods in specific. We're excited to see it ever expanding.
Our Long and Short of It today gives you great advice on how to increase your speed with your trades through alternative methods. The Two Cents gives you insight into a $110,000,000,000 annual industry in the United States (yes, that many zeros is accurate): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzkX_4Mea-E
Thank you, Amy

Trade Journal 03/24/2010

Good Morning. We had three announcement times this morning and here are our results: Lindsey got 1.75, Steff and I got 1.25, Don lost 1 (but was testing a theory) and Josh wasn't here to trade today.
Today we have a free Introduction Seminar in Orem at 10:00 a.m. MST at 1411 West 1250 South, Suite 300. The seminar is typically only 45 - 60 minutes depending on the amount of questions that are discussed at the end. We would encourage you to attend and find out more information about the Market Mover Trading program and all that it has to offer.
Attached to today's email you will also find our April 2010 Calendar which includes the Boot Camp, Trading Arcade and Social Forum schedule for next month. Our Boot Camps are going very well and we're pleased at the great response we've had to these classes. These 12 hour courses have made a big difference for a lot of traders, both beginners and experienced, and we're having people attend from Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, California, and even Connecticut. Remember, it's $249 for the live Boot Camp and $199 for the webinar version. You are able to re-take these classes as many times as you need to to make sure you fully understand and absorb the information. You do not have to take the classes all at once but we do encourage you to take them in order your first time since each class builds on the previous one's information. For more information or to sign up please contact Lauren at 801-617-8109 or lauren@theexchangeut.com
Today's Long and Short of It goes over long vs. short and why short can be such a tricky initial concept. The Two Cents reveals "Where's Bobbie?":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln73A0bRuqo
Have a great Wednesday, Amy

Trade Journal 03/23/2010

Good Morning. Only one trading announcement this morning but it was a good one. Josh made 1.75 points, Don, Lindsey and I got 1 point, and Steffany pulled .75 points.
Tomorrow morning is our Wednesday Trading Arcade for all full Market Mover Traders. The first set of announcements are at 6:30 a.m. so we need all participating traders to be at our South Jordan office by 6:00 a.m. This is so that you can get set up with your computer and we can talk about the various announcements that will be coming out together. We don't ever give you advice about what to do, but the education and synergy is very helpful. We encourage all interested traders to attend. It's proved to be very helpful for other MMT traders who are having questions or just want other people to trade with.
We also have a free MMT Introduction Seminar tomorrow in Orem at 10:00 a.m. MST located at 1411 West 1250 South, Suite 300. Jerry does an excellent job of giving you all of the useful information in a short period of time and is happy to answer questions about both Market Mover Trading and The Exchange.
Lastly, The Long and Short of It today gives a great example of methodology and to simplify, simplify, simplify. The Two Cents asks "Where's Bobbie?" with the chance to win a $25 gift certificate. You do not have to be a Market Mover Trader to win, this is open to everyone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GK_98DON9g
Thank you, Amy

Trade Journal 03/22/2010

There weren't any announcements today for Market Mover Traders but we do have some great announcement times throughout the rest of this week and will keep you up to date.
Here is a great Long and Short of It that spells out the difference between trading and gambling. As always, valuable information for you to know:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q26bc89gwy8
We will be back in touch tomorrow with trading results -
Thank you, Amy

Trade Journal 03/18/2010

3 announcements all came out at 6:30 this morning. Some good news, some bad news. It took me a while but I got .25 points, Josh got .75 points and Don lost .5 points. Steffany and Lindsey weren't here to trade today. There aren't any announcements tomorrow so this will be my last email for this week.
We do have our Social Forum this afternoon from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at our South Jordan office. The address is 10813 S River Front Parkway, Suite 300. You do have to be a full Market Mover Trader to attend but it is one of the best places you can come to learn more, get feedback, give suggestions, and just talk to other traders. An opportunity you really only get once a month. It's a casual atmosphere with good food and good company.
Lastly, we have an excellent Long and Short of It for you today. Don and Steffany give you a great weather forecast for the Futures Market and Nate offers valuable advice for both employer and employee on "sick days":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMYEZLTAP6Q

Have a great rest of the week, Amy

Trade Journal 03/17/2010

Good Morning. There were announcements this morning at 6:30 - Core PPI and PPI - but there wasn't much "there" there. It hardly moved. So I did get a quarter of a point, Don got a half a point, Josh didn't get in, Steffany and Lindsey weren't here to trade. We aren't huge fans of the Crude Oil so we didn't trade that one at 8:00, either. We do have a good set of announcements tomorrow and will let you know how that goes.
Today we have a free Introduction Seminar at our Orem office at 1411 West 1250 South, Suite 300 at 10:00 a.m. MST. We will also have this same meeting tomorrow in South Jordan at 10813 S River Front Parkway, Suite 300 also at 10:00 a.m. MST. And don't forget our Social Forum tomorrow afternoon from 4:00 to 6:00 at our South Jordan office for all full Market Mover Traders. This is an invaluable opportunity to talk to other traders and get tips, information, eduction and food all in one fell swoop. It's casual and you're welcome to come for just a few minutes or the full two hours, whatever works best for you.
Lastly, we have our Long and Short of It today. A special episode packed with trading information, bad Irish accents and an unbelievable way to fold t-shirts. Not to be missed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9VmFNjDnjc
May the luck of the Irish be yours today, Amy

Trade Journal 03/16/2010

We wanted to send you our email today after the FOMC announcement, but unfortunately the FOMC is the highlight of The Long and Short of It so I apologize that it is after the fact as far as today. This is an announcement that happens every 45 days so it will still help you in the future and is very worth watching.
So, on to today. Weird is the word I would use. We had a 6:30 set of announcements this morning. We all did well but were very conservative. We wanted to make sure that we were wary of any odd movement because of the FOMC that was scheduled for 12:15 today and can influence other announcements throughout the week and especially on the day itself. So around 12:00 we start getting ready. We put in our brackets, discuss our plans, we had Boot Camp students here that we were helping, we tell them that the announcement is typically late because its Ben Bernanke speaking and it takes him some time to get to the meat of his speech. So we're all ready, eagerly anticipating... At 12:13 I start seeing movement on the chart but figure that's just pre-announcement movement which can happen from time to time. But I then check the news server and realize that the announcement has actually been released 2 minutes early and the movement I'm seeing IS the reaction. So I missed the initial movement. Then I start looking for a correction and never see one. Ultimately I didn't get into a trade, dangit. Which is sad for me because I love the FOMC announcement. But today was... weird. Fortunately other traders here were more prepared than me so they captured good movement. For the day, Steffany got .75 points, Don got 1.75 and Josh walks away with the biggest win of the day with 4 points. Me? I got a half a point on this morning's 6:30 set. Live and learn, live and learn.
Tomorrow we have a 10:00 a.m. MST free Introduction Seminar at Orem. The address is 1411 West 1250 South, Suite 300. We will also be doing our Wednesday Trading Arcade at 6:30 a.m. MST. You do need to be at our South Jordan office by 6:00 with your computer to participate. You also need to be a full trader with Market Mover Trading. We want you to be here 30 minutes early so we can make sure we have enough time to help you get set up with your computer and prepared for the announcement. We don't want anyone to feel rushed since these are important decisions and it takes a few minutes to understand and plan prior to the announcement release. Our South Jordan office is at 10813 S River Front Parkway, Suite 300.
We also want to mention that this Thursday is our monthly Social Forum in South Jordan for all Market Mover traders to come together and talk, discuss, learn, strategize, etc. This has been a popular event in the past and we look forward to seeing you again on Thursday. There is food, great conversation and the ability to learn from others who are succeeding. We also have our Boot Camp instructors here for you to be able to ask questions to. That will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. this coming Thursday, March 18th and you're welcome to come for the entire two hours or just ten minutes, whatever your schedule permits.
Lastly, The Long and Short of It. Again I apologize for the tardy release but hope it will be good future information for you. The Two Cents gives you unbelievable tips on how to use your toothpaste for almost everything BUT brushing your teeth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH4TjmN6tOI
Thank you, Amy

Trade Journal 03/15/2010

Good Morning. There were announcements this morning but they were all low impact. I didn't trade them nor did most of the trading staff. Josh did, however, and he got .25 of a point. So not much movement this morning. However, we do have the FOMC announcement tomorrow which is one of those trades us die-hard announcement traders live for. It only happens every 45 days and it is the Mother of all announcement trades. We will see some great movement this week. MMT predicts 10 to 15 points of movement off of that announcement by itself. Incredible.
Today's Long and Short of It covers the all important stop loss and why they are so important. Pam gives us This Day in History on the Two Cents and we learn everything from blood banks to the triple lutz. Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twxK8rV014s
Thanks, Amy

Trade Journal 03/12/2010

Good Morning. Good movement on the market today. I got a point on the first trade today and then didn't trade the other announcement times. Our other office traders are not here on Fridays. But I did hear from a few other MMT traders this morning who mostly had a great experience but one who didn't because of incredible slippage. Is this happening to a lot of you? We've had more questions about it this week than ever before and would like to hear your experiences so we can learn from them and hopefully help you, too.
We hope you have a good weekend and look forward to touching base with you next week.
Thanks, Amy

Trade Journal 03/11/2010

Today there was great movement on the 6:30 a.m. MST announcements. I got a point, Don got 2.5 points, Lindsey 2.25 points and Josh half a point. Steffany is teaching our Boot Camp this morning and I haven't had a chance to get her stats from her.
Tomorrow there are 3 announcement times which will make it the most opportune trading day of the week.
We have a free Introduction Seminar this morning at 10:00 a.m. MST at our South Jordan location at 10813 S River Front Parkway, Suite 300. All are invited and welcome.
Today's Long and Short of it reviews the S & P Index a year ago this week as the bottom of the bottom. Steffany and Don also talk about how the lessons from that time can influence your daily trading plan. The Two Cents talks about how to relieve stress in the workplace: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4XKvuDmVAQ
Thank you, Amy

Trade Journal 03/10/2010

Good Morning. Two trades today, one low and one high. Steffany got 1.5 points, Don 3/4 of a point, I got half a point and Lindsey and Josh each 1/4 of a point. The Trading Arcade went well and we're looking forward to next Wednesday when hopefully we'll have more announcements and trading opportunities to learn from together.
Today at 10:00 a.m. MST we have a free Introduction Seminar in our Orem office at 1411 West 1250 South, Suite 300. This is a great way to learn more and get answers about what Market Mover Trading and The Exchange are all about. These trading methods have made brand new traders successful and we are excited to see all of the people who are joining and learning this new and valuable skill.
We will have another Introduction Seminar tomorrow at our South Jordan location at 10813 S River Front Parkway, Suite 300 at 10:00 a.m. MST followed by a Network Marketing class taught by Chris Pelissie at 11:15. You do not need to attend both meetings and are free to chose just one or both depending on your time availability.
The Long and Short of It discusses how to create planned trades with controlled risks - something we're all striving to get better at. The Two Cents is a great one that includes everything from fetching dogs to building forearm strength to home made shoe deodorizers all with old newspapers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFapb-BNI0w
Until tomorrow -Amy

Trade Journal 03/09/2010

There was a low impact trade this morning based on Economic Optimism. Josh, Steff and I got half a point, Lindsey got 3/4 of a point. We have a few trades tomorrow but don't get to the real meat of the trading week until Thursday.
We will have a free Introduction Seminar tomorrow morning at our Orem office at 10:00 a.m. MST. The address is 1411 West 1250 South, Suite 300. This is an ideal opportunity to find out more about Market Mover Trading and The Exchange and all that these programs have to offer. Please feel free to email us any questions you may have in the mean time.
Tomorrow we start our Boot Camp for the week with classes 1 and 2 on Wednesday and classes 3 and 4 on Thursday. The Boot Camp is a concentrated live course where we help you, step by step, learn about the futures market, the S & P Index, MMT strategies, Global Futures software and a variety of important aspects in between. There are definitely some tricks and tips that you'll want to be aware of and our helpful instructors, Don Downing and Steffany Hamilton, are here in person to make sure you have a thorough understanding and knowledge of the methodology. The classes are $249 for the live courses and $199 for the webinar version. To sign up please email Lauren at lauren@theexchangeut.com.
We will also have our weekly Trading Arcade tomorrow for the first morning's announcement. You do have to be a full Market Mover Trader and we also need you to bring your own computer. The first morning's trade is at 8:00 a.m. so if you wish to participate you'll need to be at our South Jordan location (10813 S River Front Parkway, Suite 300) by 7:30 a.m. Crude Oil is at 8:30 and we will trade that one together, too, for those who want to stay. This exercise is meant to help MMT traders have the experience of talking with other traders and to also be able to execute an actual trade with each other. We have found that a large part of our success comes from the fact that we're together each morning, trading independently but still having each other to bounce ideas and thoughts off of. We invite you to be a part of that each Wednesday and have enjoyed the last two weeks that we've done this.
Lastly, today's Long and Short of It delves further into success and asks each of you to define what success means to you individually, not through other people's eyes, but from your own idea of what's truly important to you, with no right or wrong answer. The Two Cents gives a good wrap up of Hollywood's biggest event of the year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys7KkMG62zI
Thank you, Amy

Trade Journal 03/08/2010

Good Morning. There weren't any scheduled announcements for today and this week is pretty light as a whole but we'll trade everything we can and let you know how it goes. I did trade the Consumer Credit announcement at 1:00 MST last Friday and pulled half a point.
Today's Long and Short of It discusses creating your own success and The Two Cents gives you something to dance about on a Monday Morning. Enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR_LoGgHaVg
Thanks, Amy

Trade Journal 03/05/2010

Good Morning - There were two high impact announcements that came out this morning at 6:30 MST. The news came out better than the consensus and the market reacted accordingly. I made 1.5 points in under 10 seconds which are always my favorite types of trades - to be in and out before I even realize what's happened. I was the only one who traded this morning since our trading staff is not here on Fridays. These mornings give me an understanding of what traders must feel like at home, trading by themselves and so I would encourage you to try to come to our Wednesday Trading Arcades so that you do have other people to talk with about strategies, announcement interpretations, etc all while doing live trades that morning together. I know that can be an extra early morning but I think you will be pleasantly surprised at how much you can learn and the good experience it can be. I will send out more details for next Wednesday's trade early next week.
There is a trade at 1:00 today, Consumer Credit. I do intend to trade and will let you know how it goes on Monday.
Have a safe and happy weekend, Amy

Trade Journal 03/04/2010

Good Morning. Better trading day for me but still some mixed results overall. I did win a point today because I only went after a small profit target after two losing days in a row. For me I was little gun shy and wanted to make sure that I was keeping to my guidelines and trusting the methods but not pushing my luck at all. So while I certainly left money on the table I feel better after the win and look forward to tomorrow's announcement times. Don is trying some new strategies and lost .75 points, Steff got .75 points and Josh got 1.25 points.
We have an Introduction Seminar today at 10:00 a.m. in South Jordan at 10813 S River Front Parkway, Suite 300. Everyone is welcome to attend who has questions or would like more information about Market Mover Trading. We will have a networking meeting directly afterwards today at approximately 11:15 a.m. Jerry Anderson will actually be teaching that class in lieu of Chris Pelissie because Chris is in London with Sean Larsgard and Jason Anderson, the owners and founders of Market Mover Trading. Everyone who has interest in the networking aspect of Market Mover Trading is invited to attend.
Lastly, we have today's Long and Short of It. Don and Lindsey do a great job of describing how to approach trading for the best results and in The Two Cents we get the NH twins introducing The Bottom Line:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnquHsMPxaY
Have a good day, Amy

Trade Journal 03/03/2010

Mixed day again for us. Don and I lost (we both won initially but then lost on the correction), Lindsey and Josh won. Steff was running the Trading Arcade and didn't trade. So for me, I know that I'm taking good notes, reviewing what I did wrong so that I won't repeat the same mistakes again. The good and bad part about this is that you really do make mistakes and you really can learn from them if you'll take the opportunity to review and keep an open mind.
Tomorrow we have a 10:00 a.m. Introduction Seminar in South Jordan at 10813 S River Front Parkway, Suite 300. We will also have a networking meeting afterwards starting at approximately 11:15 a.m. at the same location. That class is taught by Chris Pelissie.
I do need to mention that we have changed our main website to www.theexchangetrading.com. Please feel free to visit that website and bookmark it for journal keeping, our Boot Camp calendar and general information about The Exchange and Market Mover Trading.
The Long and Short of It's subject for the day actually has great timing for me with my losing trade this morning and the attitude that will be most beneficial in those circumstances. The Two Cents features Handy Hay - one of my favorite segments:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGvMfiNqnOM
Thank you, Amy

Trade Journal 03/02/2010

Good Morning. No MMT approved trades today but will have some high impact ones the rest of this week. We will be doing our Trading Arcade tomorrow for the first announcement at 6:15 which means if you wish to participate you'll need to be at our South Jordan office no later than 5:45 a.m. You do need to be a full Market Mover Trader and you do need to bring your own computer with you but we would encourage you to come and trade with us so that you can ask questions and gather more information. The address is 10813 S River Front Parkway, Suite 300.
Tomorrow we will also have a 10:00 a.m. Introduction Seminar at our Orem office at 1411 West 1250 South, Suite 300. Please feel free to invite anyone who may be interested in learning more about this valuable program.
Lastly, The Long and Short of It covers the ADP announcement scheduled for 6:15 a.m. MST tomorrow. This is an important announcement for many reasons and is typically an early prediction for other government released Unemployment announcements later this week. The Two Cents answers "Where is Bobbie?": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Dd1duCrPA
Until tomorrow, Amy

Trade Journal 03/01/2010

Not a fun day for us here. Macey, Josh and I lost 2 points. Don lost 1 point and Lindsey is still in her trade but she did win half a point from the 6:30 announcement. Steffany wasn't here today so she didn't trade. So, all in all, not a good day for us. But we know that happens in this environment and we shake our heads, write down good notes, remember this experience for the next time this announcement comes out and prepare to win again on Wednesday when we will trade the next set of announcements. We are uploading today's video on our YouTube channel so you can see Macey's trade and hopefully learn from it, too.
Again, this is why journal keeping becomes such an integral part of your trading system. We have created at online journal on our website for everyone who has taken The Boot Camp and it takes a lot of the work out of it for you since we input the prediction points, upload the announcement and have created drop down boxes to make the experience even easier for you. You can upload your chart, create your own notes, even upload your own video recording if you have one. It will keep track of your stats automatically so you don't have to do any adding, subtracting, etc. it will keep a running tally. You must be a member of The Exchange for access to this useful tool and if that's something that interests you then please contact Lauren at lauren@theexchangeut.com for more information.
The Long and Short of it discusses the CPI announcement and why it's important. The Two Cents asks "Where's Bobbie?": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzn4XAUKXTQ
Thank you, Amy