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Forum: Trading Journals February 27th, 2012, 11:24 AM
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Posted By Cloudy
I'm getting whiplashed in the ES again trying to...

I'm getting whiplashed in the ES again trying to follow volume indicators which I'm probably doing wrong.
I've decided to stop posting # of contracts and p/l in $ as it's silly since I'm the only...
Forum: Trading Journals February 26th, 2012, 01:09 AM
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Posted By Cloudy
Thanks Dakine, I was going to give jperl a try...

Thanks Dakine, I was going to give jperl a try when I get around to reading it. Is it only the POC , skew numbers shown that's off? FatTail's vwap std deviations and the fp_market seems to have the...
Forum: Trading Journals February 25th, 2012, 10:45 PM
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Posted By Cloudy
Forget what I said about the new "Filthy Rich"...

Forget what I said about the new "Filthy Rich" cnbc show. Turns out it was only a one time special. Probably to be repeated on weeknights when there's nothing else on CNBC
Forum: Trading Journals February 24th, 2012, 03:47 PM
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Posted By Cloudy
Terrible trading today. Complete losers. Complete...

Terrible trading today. Complete losers. Complete losing day. I felt bad about it.

I was trying another method with lagging indicators(don't they all) for ES. Didn't work out at all. I didn't...
Forum: Trading Journals February 23rd, 2012, 04:13 PM
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Posted By Cloudy
Three days in a row starting with a major loser ,...

Three days in a row starting with a major loser , then having to claw back to positive. Didn't trade too long.

CL
-11-7 (big loser)
-1+2+6.5+7 (double scale-in)
+2+7+5 (fine)
-5+0+2+2+5+5...
Forum: Trading Journals February 23rd, 2012, 07:26 AM
Replies: 77
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Posted By Cloudy
New show premiering today! on CNBC

I liked watching American Greed on CNBC. How every other show there's some ponzi scamming wealthy people of tens of millions, or in the worst case, unfortunate frugal middle-class people of their...
Forum: Trading Journals February 22nd, 2012, 10:57 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 15,838
Posted By Cloudy
Ok, Powerbroker, np, thanks. I've lost $k's doing...

Ok, Powerbroker, np, thanks. I've lost $k's doing options and covered calls previously before starting daytrading futures a year ago. I've gained and lost $ with futures as well. I had good success...
Forum: Trading Journals February 22nd, 2012, 10:14 PM
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Posted By Cloudy
What happened Powerbroker, was that I had traded...

What happened Powerbroker, was that I had traded YM a lot the last couple of weeks. I just recently switched to ES. Ninja still had YM so it was one detail I missed, so it was an accident. Zenfire...
Forum: Trading Journals February 22nd, 2012, 06:36 PM
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Posted By Cloudy
Another rocky day. At least I honored my stops a ...

Another rocky day. At least I honored my stops a little better, for some of the losers. Having a big loss is a drain on time, energy and emotional capital. As it took me that much more work and...
Forum: Trading Journals February 21st, 2012, 08:10 PM
Replies: 77
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Posted By Cloudy
Hey Tiyf, hehe, yep, my auto-sprays strafing the...

Hey Tiyf, hehe, yep, my auto-sprays strafing the HFT computers. When I followed along with CJBooth last year, I got tired of waiting in between setups so I would learn to take scalps based on...
Forum: Trading Journals February 17th, 2012, 01:12 PM
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Posted By Cloudy
Seemed like fuzzy two sided trading this morning...

Seemed like fuzzy two sided trading this morning with a lot of spikes. Did as I could. Accidently did a trade on the 6E. I was just looking at it, then decided it wasn't any better than the YM. Maybe...
Forum: Trading Journals February 16th, 2012, 10:56 AM
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Views: 15,838
Posted By Cloudy
Ok today. Better. I quit after 15 minutes. One...

Ok today. Better. I quit after 15 minutes. One reason is I didn't want to "jinx" it. Could be an example of how scalping when done well enough, can be a time saver for a part-time trader out of...
Forum: Trading Journals February 15th, 2012, 07:12 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 15,838
Posted By Cloudy
Not good trading again. Some ok scalps. But some...

Not good trading again. Some ok scalps. But some major mistakes.

CL
-1-1+3+3+3+3
-9-4-9-4-3-3-3-3 +4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4 //a massive scale-in blunder, danger of margin call

YM...
Forum: Trading Journals February 14th, 2012, 05:19 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 15,838
Posted By Cloudy
No problem. What I mean by "double scaling-in" is...

No problem. What I mean by "double scaling-in" is that while I usually scale in a trade meaning averaging in a trade with the intent to go long or short with both entries. So I would enter into a...
Forum: Trading Journals February 13th, 2012, 06:08 PM
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Posted By Cloudy
Bad trading today. Big loss total due to...

Bad trading today. Big loss total due to commissions and fees.

3 major losers. 1 of them was because I was ready to get out with 2-3 tick knowing the sentiment had changed, and I had chances to...
Forum: Trading Journals February 10th, 2012, 11:30 AM
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Posted By Cloudy
I haven't traded the 6E anymore for a few weeks....

I haven't traded the 6E anymore for a few weeks. I got tired of it not moving anymore and tepid daily volume. i.e. kbit's thread on "Are futures dying?" I was using the 377 tick and the 1131 tick on...
Forum: Trading Journals February 10th, 2012, 10:54 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 15,838
Posted By Cloudy
Taking time off from day trading today. With the...

Taking time off from day trading today. With the markets range bound and the media hounding on Greece news again. Decided to restart my option spread practice.

This time I looked at the daily...
Forum: Trading Journals February 9th, 2012, 10:27 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 15,838
Posted By Cloudy
While scalping, I noticed I had been taking many...

While scalping, I noticed I had been taking many countertrend scalps. Using indicators and pa, I should probably try to figure how to discern higher probability scalps from riskier countertrend...
Forum: Trading Journals February 9th, 2012, 12:01 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 15,838
Posted By Cloudy
Just YM today. And just a couple of periods of...

Just YM today. And just a couple of periods of taking trades.

YM
+4 +4 -1 +4 +3 +2.5 = 16.5
Forum: Trading Journals February 7th, 2012, 12:38 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 15,838
Posted By Cloudy
A little better on CL today. However had one...

A little better on CL today. However had one which should have been a loser which I doubled , actually quadrupled down on. Then YM I did the same for a couple of trades. I think I need to step back...
Forum: Trading Journals February 6th, 2012, 05:46 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 15,838
Posted By Cloudy
I didn't perform good trading today again. I felt...

I didn't perform good trading today again. I felt like I was doubling down too much rather than "advanced scaling in". I had heat for -15 ticks or so which I ignored my stop again gambling on the...
Forum: Trading Journals February 3rd, 2012, 01:39 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 15,838
Posted By Cloudy
Went on to do some scalping on the YM. Not very...

Went on to do some scalping on the YM. Not very good trading this morning. Very tight range and choppy yet the volume is big. This is what Al Brooks calls when the "bulls and bears are in balance"....
Forum: Trading Journals February 3rd, 2012, 08:47 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 15,838
Posted By Cloudy
A little better. Went back to scalping and more...

A little better. Went back to scalping and more scaling in and shorter stops. As a result I usually don't get more ticks than 5 at a time on a good trade, and miss out on swings, but I try to scalp a...
Forum: Trading Journals February 2nd, 2012, 08:32 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 15,838
Posted By Cloudy
Not great, but a little better overall than...

Not great, but a little better overall than yesterday. I had two major losers. I revenge traded the opposite direction then held on. And I traded at a bad time. Probably trying to prove to myself I...
Forum: Trading Journals February 1st, 2012, 04:16 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 15,838
Posted By Cloudy
I made a mistake in starting to post live results...

I made a mistake in starting to post live results yesterday. I'm not ready for it. I was having nightmares while sleeping and was frozen in today's session making mistakes. It was worrying about...
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