As has been said so often.. EVERY aspect of trading that works is well documented.. You can assemble EVERYTHING... system, money management.....
I seriously need some input from SUCCESSFUL (or non-losing) traders... How do you stay on the right side of the market mentally? The NDX daily...
Nearly funny how simple the daily looks.. just a day in a continuation that tested resistance.. The shrubs look sooo different..
To say the character of the markets has changed is an understatement.. To say I haven't changed (as a daytrader) is an even bigger...
Thanks Pac.... Still trying to find my way... holding for larger gains on key break days, and taking smaller when in range, and most importantly...
Good day... 1: 7.... moved one stop 2: 7.... panicked (scratched?) out of 2 3: 4.... 5 trades Seeming like rules not based on...
Morning Prep.. Tightening up.. 1808 (under and back to 1790's) to 1822 (over and up to 1838.. TOS missing some hourly tick data..
Pac, Thanks.. Yes NQ trades very nicely.. main reason I jeft ES for it. Busy morning, no trades which is not a bad idea considering Fed day.....
I haven't used Bar charts in so many years.. can barely read em anymore... Thanks for the charts... What are the yellow boxed on the Monthly??...
Good points.. a trade in a wrong location is dead regardless of stop.. With this thinking a my small stops are purely to allow me to survive long...
ammo and sal, Thanks for the pointers... I do use TL's a lot. Key problem for me is being patient enough to let them develop. Short ones get...
Noting more chop in the mornings with cleaner movement later in the day, the opposite of what it usually is..
5 more trades ending -1 for day, short from 1813 (stop 1816) to 1807 the most notable. Watching the 3 lows on Dow, SP, NDX (1790 key) closely...
Lack of gain "feels" almost worse than loss. Not seeing the forest for the trees.. Too focused on every tick and missing the read of what is...
Morning Prep.. After reviewing yesterday it is clear clear no set of rules will save you from bad executions.. There were no system trades...
Scalpers Delight today.. Morning movement as nasty as I have ever seen.. Every TL and price level except 1802 was broken just enough for stop...
Morning Prep.. 1777 area and 59 area possible supports.. 1812 and 25 area upper resistance..
D, You see what I am attempting to do with my little T/A journal.. We have the EXACT same problems as I am sure are major in that they are the...
Turned out to be chop early and wasted trades in it. Broke rules again, most seriously moved AND canceled a stop and paid dearly for it. Took a...
Morning Prep.. NQ Daily looking like there should be limited downside so flat to up likely but no predicting.. Will take good setups but making...
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