Trade Journal 05/28/2010

Good Morning, There were three announcements this morning. I opted to stay out of the 6:30 trade, but got in on the Chicago PMI trade and made 1.5 points, and then again opted to stay out of the University of Michigan announcements. Jerry did not get here in time to trade. There are no trades Monday because of the Memorial Day, so the next opportunity to trade an announcement will come on Tuesday. The Exchange will be closed next Monday as well, and because of this, our Boot Camp classes are scheduled for next Tuesday and Wednesday for those of you that would like sign up. Email Lauren@theexchangeut.com for questions and to register. Lastly, don't forget that Market Mover Trading's Bright Futures Success Summit is being held next Thursday, June 3rd in Salt Lake City, UT. If you haven't signed up, you should do so, it looks this is going to be a very promising event!

Have a good weekend and stay safe over the holiday.

-Don

Trade Journal 05/27/2010

Good Morning, I'll keep it quick today. Two reports were released this morning: Unemployment Claims and Prelim GDP. We had mixed results here at the Exchange. I lost while Jerry won one point. We have a few more announcements tomorrow morning to finish out the week.
Until tomorrow,
Don

Trade Journal 05/26/2010

Good Afternoon, I'm a little late in reporting stats. Steffany is on vacation, so nothing to report on her end. I lost 0.5 points for the day, but Jerry did great with 3.25 points. Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. MDT we will hold our South Jordan Introduction Seminar at 10813 S River Front Parkway, Suite 300. All are welcome to attend to find out more about Market Mover Trading and The Exchange.
Finally, on The Long and Short of It, Steffany and I talk about the weekly Unemployment Claims announcement. In The Two Cents, Sydney went out to Engh Gardens, a local gardening center, to get some useful tips to make your gardens look even better. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t40j4ZMuclU
Thank you,
Don

Trade Journal 05/25/2010

Good Morning, I am sad to say that Steffany was the only one to trade this morning. I was running late and opened my computer just as the announcement came out and didn't have time to set everything up. I didn't want to force the trade, so I opted just to watch. Steffany did pull 1.25 points off the initial movement. Great job, Steff! Tomorrow is our Trading Arcade. All Market Mover Traders, regardless of whether you've ever attended Boot Camp, are invited to attend. If you would like to attend, the address is 10813 S River Front Parkway, Suite 300. We would ask that you be here by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning with your computers so we can get you set up with plenty of time.
Tomorrow we also have our free Introduction Seminar at our Orem office at 1411 West 1250 South, Suite 300 starting at 10:00 a.m. MDT. All are invited to attend to ask any questions about Market Mover Trading or The Exchange.
Please let us know if you have any questions,
- Don

Trade Journal 05/13/2010

We've been a little off our game this week. Jerry and I were here to trade this morning but I didn't get in. Stage fright after yesterday? Jerry did really well and got 2 points from two different trades. He's really taken to the contrarian movements and is getting really good at them. Steff and Don weren't here to trade this morning. We do have another good set tomorrow morning so hopefully I'll have my game face back on and will be ready to go.
Thanks, Amy

Trade Journal 05/12/2010

We had a couple of announcements this morning. Jerry lost .25 on the initial movement on the 6:30 announcement but he won 1.25 on the correction so an overall net of 1 point. Don, Steff and I didn't trade that announcement. However, we did trade the Crude Oil. I lost a point but Steffany did great in the Trading Arcade with the other traders. All of them won but I don't have the exact points yet since its calculated so differently.
Tomorrow we have our regularly scheduled South Jordan Introduction Seminar at 10:00 a.m. MDT at 10813 S River Front Parkway, Suite 300. You are welcome to attend and find out more about Market Mover Trading and The Exchange. We are excited about MMTs expansion into the European market and would be happy to answer questions about that, as well.
This week's Long and Short of It talks about Perfection - Ah, what a charade. Much better to strive for excellence and know that sometimes we're not going to win (like me today, for example). The Two Cents reflects eloquently on What Is Time?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsxFQewjf0M
Have a good day, Amy

Trade Journal 05/11/2010

Good Morning. We had two low impact announcements this morning both coming out at 8:00 a.m. MDT. Jerry got a point, Don got half a point and I got a quarter of a point (Steff didn't trade since the news was conflicting). For low impact announcements that's not too bad. The rest of the week we do have more high impact announcement times and are excited to get into the meat of the trading week.
Tomorrow is our Trading Arcade. All Market Mover Traders, regardless of whether you've ever attended Boot Camp, are invited to attend. Steffany does a great job of talking about the announcements and since Wednesday is always Crude Oil she goes over that in great detail, too. That is a very different announcement then we're typically trading and sometimes you need to see it a few times to understand it. If you would like to attend the address is 10813 S River Front Parkway, Suite 300 and we would ask that you be here by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning with your computers so we can get you set up in time and no one feels rushed.
Tomorrow we also have our free Introduction Seminar at our Orem office at 1411 West 1250 South, Suite 300 starting at 10:00 a.m. MDT. All are invited to attend to ask any questions about Market Mover Trading or The Exchange. We are happy to provide answers and support for your involvement with this rapidly expanding group and method of trading.
Please let us know if you have any questions -
Until tomorrow-Amy

Trade Journal 05/07/2010

It's late in the day but WOW, what an amazing and unprecedented market we've seen since yesterday afternoon. We were a little trepidatious to trade this morning, Jerry and I, but we still did and both managed to pull two points each. The market still responded to the announcement just like it should. I made a half a point on this afternoon's 1:00 MDT announcement but am out of my depths with what is going on all around me so I was glad to get that and move out. Who knows what the closing bell will look like today? It will make for entertaining viewing, at least.
We don't have any announcements on Monday so we'll touch base again on Tuesday. Our Boot Camp classes are on Wednesday and Thursday, May 12th and 13th, of next week and we would love to have new students as well as any returning students who may need to brush up on the contrarian movements or anything else that may still be confusing. We are here to make sure you succeed as a Market Mover Trader. Please contact Lauren at lauren@theexchangeut.com with any questions about The Boot Camp or signing up.
Have a great weekend, Amy

Trade Journal 05/06/2010

Despite there being good movement this morning, only Don was able to trade. Steffany, Jerry and I had prior engagements and weren't able to be here on time. Don did, however, get 1 point, which is great. We have two announcement times left this week and will report those stats tomorrow.
Short but sweet today.
Thanks, Amy

Trade Journal 05/05/2010

Happy Cinco de Mayo -

We had three good announcement trades this morning and there were mixed results. Don, Steff and most of the people trading in the Arcade did lose on the first announcement. Jerry and I won but it took me a while. Jerry was in and out in just a few seconds. Steff had better luck with the 8:00 trade and the 8:30 Crude Oil announcement so she ended up breaking even. Don didn't get in again and Jerry was heading down to Orem for our Introduction Seminar at that location today and wasn't able to trade the last two sets of announcements.Tomorrow and Friday also hold opportunities for other good high impact trades.
At 10:00 a.m. MDT tomorrow we will hold our South Jordan Introduction Seminar at 10813 S River Front Parkway, Suite 300. All are welcome to attend to find out more about Market Mover Trading and The Exchange.
Lastly, Wednesday is always our Long and Short of It day and Steffany and Don have great advice on shoulda, coulda, woulda. Handy Hay gives you an easy but impressive Mother's Day home-made suggestion - Enjoy:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw-uFfU6fhc

Trade Journal 05/04/2010

Good Morning. It's good to be back and emailing you again. Today there was one set of announcements at 8:00 a.m. MDT. Don got .5 on the correction, Steffany traded but didn't win. Jerry and I weren't here in time to trade but will be here really early tomorrow morning to trade the 6:15 a.m. MDT announcement which will be worth it since it's a high impact announcement.
We have our Trading Arcade tomorrow morning long before the sun rises, but again, a good set of announcements to come in and try out with our Boot Camp Instructors. You'll need to be at our South Jordan office by 5:45 a.m. at 10813 S River Front Parkway, Suite 300. If you would like to stay for the ISM non Manufacturing PMI at 8:00 MDT and Crude Oil at 8:30 MDT that will be fine.
We also have our Orem Introduction Seminar tomorrow at 10:00 at 1411 West 1250 South, Suite 300. This is a free class to anyone who would like to find out more about Market Mover Trading and The Exchange. It's a very informative class that gives good insight into this type of trading and why it can be so successful.
Have a good rest of your day, Amy

Trade Journal 05/03/2010

Good Morning,
We had mixed results this morning. The 6:30 low impact trade did not have much movement. I broke even and Don did not trade. We had three announcements come out at 8:00 and there were mixed results. I lost and Don decided to not get in. This week is a busy trading week we hope to have better results for you later this week.
As always this Wednesday come join us for our trading arcade. Be here30 min before the first trade of the day. This week you will need to be here by 5:45 for the 6:15 trade. We also trade the 8:00 trade and the 8:30 Crude Oil trade. I hope to see here at our South Jordan location.
Have a great day!
Thank You
-Steffany