Slow, rangy rollover day. 1 trade -4 ticks. Sat on hands a lot. Voice in my head said, Nothing to see here, move along. So, called it quits early.
You traders are great ! Your guidance and concerns for my progress and the respect shown to each other really put a smile on my face ! Thank you !...
Agreed. Slow and steady. And yes, not getting too excited over one days results. Still need much focus on me. Decided not going to trade...
thanks traders ! I appreciate the info. Alpha, I agree with your thoughts. Capturing the bigger moves I do feel is necessary from a business...
Thanks RN. have a great week end jas
Thanks, Handle. I appreciate the info and the good wishes. I have certainly been the go for homerun type trader and then end up with less. Already...
Off to a good start w/ lower target. Easy CL day ? Maybe the new target made it seem that way. My execution was perfect today. Only on last trade...
hey JS, thanks. rented a cabin. doing some hiking and hanging out. Drinking some wine and beer and a nice dinner or two. Plan on doing the first...
In doing a review of my actual trades and MFE I see that my profits would be much higher with a 15 or 21 tick target. (Win rate on w/s does not...
Thanks Handle. That makes sense and is helpful. I think that's the direction I'm heading in. Targets adjusted based on PA and type of day. jas
First an edit. On my previous post, last trade was MFE 15, exit 1 (not exit 15) =============== thanks RN. Very helpful to hear your thoughts. I...
Another great post RN. ============== Got whipped around and allowed myself to be today. Tomorrow not trading which is probably good. Waiting...
Thanks for sharing, I got ya. (and I recognize that attitude) Finding that traders state of mind. Most days I slide into it. Through routine...
I don't have a 'get pumped up' routine prior to trading. Instead it's a breathing, calm focus routine. Today I think I needed a 'get...
Thanks Handle. Question for you. Do you always scale out in CL ? I'm thinking about those +10,+50 trades. Actually I guess the question is: when...
Probably one of my best mental days since returning from my 2 + month break. Didn't rush into office . Arrived maybe 30 minutes later than...
yes Sir. Not rushing in to office tomorrow. Extra patience waiting for set ups. Added a timer to remind me to take a mid session break in addition...
One other stat. My 2 losing weeks this year , out of 10 weeks traded, both had my highest number of trades taken. 45 & 66 trades. Whereas, my best...
Not surprising to me Mondays are not good days. Small sample size, only traded 9 weeks. I may start coming in to office later on Mondays and see...
No , but just pulled up a report broken down by half hour. Jan, April & May 287 trades. Looks like I need to be more careful early on. Not what I...
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