7/31_SHOP, SSLJ, ABIO, HYRE

ABIO-hate the stock trading at this lvl.
SHOP-for good and bad. Perfect morning entry and nailed the move for $5k quickly. But catching the fallen knife kills me so I had to get out into the very first bounce and that ended up the momentum shift. saw that so started scaling in VWAP risk and saw refreshing bids at $138.50. Confident with it and even thought it may go r/g. No chance, sluggish market, that's it.
SSLJ-great o/n swing!

7/30_RDHL, SSLJ, MYND, AXW

turns out the premarket $34 is the top. No locate for me. Guess the best way to trade is either use relatively small size starting in premarket if it has crazy spike out of gate then stop out and use bigger size. Today is the day but could also be tomorrow.

 

RDHL-John Welsh's idea. thankful!!!
MYND-realized $13k before nailed the move. Thank Nate for the short-bias idea and each volume fueled pop is short
SSLJ-tough one!!! It really tests the risk management and position sizing skill trader possess. Holding full position-40k shares thru out the whole session is pure stupidity!!!!! I ended up stopping out all at high $2.90s but interesting thing happened: my 40k shares cover couldn't get it breakout $3 so I reshorted and nailed the move. Swinging 20k shares o/n. Not ez !!! stop out at $2.20 tomorrow!

7/27_AMD, AMZN, AWX, FB, SSLJ

Over-traded AMZN. Initially was tying to long dips but didn't workout. didn't reverse and go the way I wanted and glad I sold all before starting short pops. made some $$ back.
AWX-wtf is this fucker doing!!?? I ate $8k loss on it again today. I been taking losses on it 3 days in a row already!!!! Unacceptable!!!! Monday I will get up early for locates!!!! 2 ways to tackle it monday:1) parabolic short or wait for lower highs with fading volume. HAGW!!!

7/26_FB, SPOT, AWX

AWX-mother fucker chopper!!! Long-wrong. short-deadly grind. fuck it!! AVOID in the future!!!
FB-glad I caught a piece.
SPOT-scalping trade.

7/25_AWX, FB_from +$5k to -$20K

newbie short sellers' mistake: kept throwing shares into grinding consolidating action and got fucked. Should have stopped out EVERYTHING at $3.40s and never look back but instead I been fighting it all day. physically and mentally exhausted. longs got fucked just as much as shorts. this is no man's land!!! tomorrow likely avoid it. will make a plan premarket.

completely lost my mind and trying to trade anything that's moving to back some $$ back. WRONG!

7/24_HEAR, SCON, BLIN, TLRY

BLIN- glad I avoid the choppiness but fuck it it's consolidating near the top.. no thanks. 50/50 trade
HEAR-unreal comeback. got excited on the dump and thinking today is the day, nope...
TLRY-hot IPO and bought the weakness and sold into strength..I can always get back in if it holds.

7/23_DDE

Choppy one today!! directionless!!! but I did the best thing I could do..stopping out on the toilet when $3 defending itself and reshort into weakness and covered at low $3.s. right now it's 50/50.

7/18_MTSL, CPAH, NFLX, PED

as ended this ticker green but I didn't trade it well with set risk. In the morning I was down $10k at one point fighting it. The action is very jumpy and volatile, I sized in early and when it had weak pullback magnitude and above VWAP I should have stopped out all!!! In fact I only stopped out some. The main portion I made was late day $4.10 entry and covered all between $3.40-$3.70

MTSL-$3.50 refreshing seller so fuck it I am In. nailed it
NFLX-choppy one, unsmooth action but that was expected. Large cap had 14% gap down yesterday and made insane comeback is not the one you under-estimate, anything is possible! In my eyes $375 over/under is key lvl. at least one thing I did right: I took profit into VWAP rejection and reput back on which allows me stay green on the trades. Not ez.

7/17_GBR, AWX, AMRH, NFLX

AMRH-nailed it. after MTSL's frustration yesterday I guess not many patient shorts today.
GBR-same as AMRH.
NFLX-killer!!! AT09 ate $30k loss shorting it. Premarket heavy action is really trappy!!! Glad I stayed away from it since open.

7/16_GENE, CODA, CALI

CALI-pull from HOD was much bigger than I thought...divergence so got out
CODA-took $4k loss before the open and got frustrated and vengeance mode. Thin one and holding support so really thought it could go. choppy action out of gate and rest is smooth.
GENE-stopped out 2 times before nailed it. not ez.

7/12_IZEA

lost internet on 7/12 while IZEA go above $1.80 and pulling back and basing there. I immediately switched to my phone and covered 40k shares at $1.81!!! Had bad memory when lost connection but not this time!! Was able to avoid killer squeeze. not ez for sure!! Had I still have internet I may continue hold some. you just never know what you would do until facing with real situation. It is what it is... live to fight another day!

7/13_BIOC, PIXY

2 trades on BIOC and first one ended up nasty. Was up $12k near $11 but didn't take single share. Former runner and shorts got stuck and intraday and multi-day breakout got me ultra-bullish.
2nd long: I learned my lesson and took half off near high $11s. killer trade!!!

wow. unreal movement and actions today. Shorts having stressful day today. I didn't trade it the best I could but somehow I managed to end it green that's improvement.
Mistake:1) when it pullback and making triple bottom near $3.50s and couldn't crack I better cover the whole lot.
2)had wayyyy too much confidence and conviction on it so sized in pretty big near $5.1s but didn't pan out the way I wanted so got out and re-entered and got squeezed a bit but due to conviction I manged to stay in it and caught 30cents drop on it but it still not showing any signs of selling. fuck it!! massive squeeze may occur near the close and after-hr.
Yes some mistakes and mismanagements but overall I did well.

7/11_ACHV, MDGS, MTSL, MYOS, SEED

ACHV-Nate's bullish comment got me scared of staying short with patience.
MDGS-gave it chance and looking for homerun -$1.50ish but nope, $2 kept reclaiming, 50/50
MTSL-thought it would do big but could straight selloff out of gate so no thanks.

7/10_BLIN, DCAR, RSLS

Flavor of the day!! killer market order stop out!!!! good job!!! tough and crowded on both sides. first it trapped longs then it trapped shorts...rather avoid or late day!
That sub-vwap grinding action is really fatal to shorts!!!!! Been there so not digging my ass in the same hole again!!

4/9_STAF, MBVX_down $35k at one point!!!!!!

crowded action!!! I kept shorting at higher lvl which is unacceptable!!! After covered whole position at $3 I should avoid it from short side as it's holding higher lows and trend PERFECTLY!!! Yes it's low float trash, yes it's got retail involved yes it's got SSR meaning to my understanding it could washout BIG and changed the momentum but doesn't mean you add add add to da moon!!!!!
You just can't short a stock BECAUSE you anticipate something in this case: big washout coming. Trading is about reaction to the price, volume, timeframe, etc.... NOT anticipation!!!

how the heck is this even possible?!!! it got me again and again!!! nasty long trap before short trap!!!sub-vwap crack then come all the way back up and ripping afterhour!!! I gave it chance but didn't workout and stopped out all at $5.00 before flipped long. that was perhaps the best trade of the day. everything else just mess!! killer setup tomorrow!! reminds me of HTGM last year!!

sympathy to STAF so I heavily shorted it. glad it worked out!!

7/6_BBOX, TAIT, PRAN

Selection is all this game about!!!! BBOX is a tough one so I avoided and this price range is not my cup of tea.

7/5_DFBG, CCCR, ANW, GBR

DFBG_it's not tough until Nate got long biased on it probably because he was longing some heading into july 4th holiday. Bullish and and lots of buying action premarket but this shit surprised everyone last time so I wouldn't believe it. I remained short biased but the ONLY flaw is I sized in toooo early and got squeezsed a little. Should have waited a little longer or at least not sized in full and picture perfect premarket high rejected!!!!!
ANW-hate trading a stock at this lvl but saw the downside so fuck it imma in! glad it worked out!!
Very appreciated the opportunities today!!! thankful!!

7/3_SAEX, TGC, MU, TSLA, GBR

MU, TSLA-what a trade!!! TSLA-i been waiting for these 2 days for months but missed it. It always like this-amaeur shorts gets fucked, patient shorts banked!!!! good job Auspex, Elkwood!!
GBR-unreal!!!!just fucking unreal!!! manipulative action today premarket above yesterday's high and dumping out of gate unstoppably!! Nasty mint capital!

7/2_ADMP, PED, BASI, MXC, TSLA, AVLR

Proud on all my trades today!!!
GBR-WTF mode!!!! casino gambling long
BASI-hard to read so I avoided it
AVLR-nice continuation.