6/14/2007 +$60.09, 3 trades (3W) EURUSD: +9/14 USDJPY: +1/7 A Felt relaxed and ready, just not much movement today.
Thanks for reading my journal EtfTraderLives. You may be right, but I think that my problem is an issue of discipline rather than day or swing...
Right - you can setup Thunderbird to get Gmail messages; and there is a nice add-on to allow you to sync the Thunderbird calendar your Google...
Gmail is as secure as any web-based email can be. Ads along the right side of messages are generated based on the message content.
Gmail lets you import/export contacts (using a CSV file). I don't think you need an invite to sign up any more either.
6/13/2007 +$140.80, 3 trades (3W) EURUSD: +15/23 USDJPY: +8/17 B Should have done a better job of holding one of the positions to the...
Thanks gaj - you're exactly right about how one undisciplined day can take out so much hard work. Like they say, it takes decades to build a good...
6/12/2007 +$60.75, 4 trades (3W, 1L) EURUSD: +10/17 USDJPY: +1/11 C Felt calm all morning, but my head wasn't really in it. Probably...
6/11/2007 +$27.66, 3 trades (2W, 1L) EURUSD: +2/20 USDJPY: +3/15 B It is always disappointing when I hold a position for quite a while...
6/8/2007 +$176.93, 6 trades (4W, 1L, 1S) EURUSD: +10/56 USDJPY: +19/62 C Nice movement today, and I started out fine but started fighting...
6/7/2007 +$57.68, 2 trades (2W) EURUSD: +5.5/28 USDJPY: +6/13 A Started the morning nice and relaxed, following the rules. I missed a nice...
Here's my IB+Sierra Chart layout running on 2-17" LCDs @ 1280x1024.
I agree that it is good to aim for the stars. But under my circumstances (and knowing myself), I think it is reasonable to only expect to...
6/6/2007 +$796.34, 3 trades (3W) USDJPY: +127/114 A Closed the 3 remaining short USDJPY positions (from May 29th). They didn't reach...
6/5/2007 +$132.86, 1 trade (1W) USDJPY: +46/102 A Closed one of the short USDJPY positions (from May 29th) that reached it's target. Don't...
Thanks Mike - I like your suggestion of writing down my feelings/emotions (I try to keep a mental note now, but that is easy to forget or ignore)....
6/4/2007 No trades today.
Jaxon, any suggestions on how to stop tripping over my own bucket? :D
You're right PetaDollar and that has been my downfall thus far. I can make consistent progress for weeks (or longer) straight, but then something...
6/1/2007 No trades today.
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