OK based on the example by David_R (, I'm biting the bullet and throwing out a journal here in nexusfi.com (formerly BMT) as well. By no means am I a perfect trader, so I will be copying directly from my personal trading journal every day I trade. I hope this exposure will help me remain honest and objective as I progress. All your feedback/criticism/encouragement is welcome!
This is my 3rd combine, the 1st one trading the 6E using some of the ideas involved in perry's method. It's a 20-day, 150K/16K profit target combine. I trade all 15 lots, all in all out. 3K daily loss limit including commissions.
I failed the first 2 combines trading the ES mostly due to both not being able to handle the pressure of having to make a profit target, which makes losers very very painful, and a system that I now realize was just not for me.
I believe I'm becoming a psychologically strong trader, instead of a technically gifted one. That means I trade a very simple system that is focused on removing as much subjectivity as possible through clear rules; that way I don't need to make many "decisions" in the heat of the moment since I know I'm not that kind of "feel" trader.
I hope you will find this journey useful and look forward to sharing ideas with everybody!