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December 28th, 2014, 06:43 AM
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You need to get into a situation where you can...
You need to get into a situation where you can get away with a profit because your opposition has already made asses of themselves. You need to wait patiently for such situations, where it is...
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August 8th, 2013, 02:04 AM
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Excel
Excel.
https://nexusfi.com/psychology-money-management/4884-trading-metrics-journals-record-keeping.html
https://nexusfi.com/trading-journals/395-trade-tracking-spreadsheet.html
Many thanks...
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June 27th, 2013, 10:55 AM
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The Good Ole Days
Ah yes.... I remember THOSE days alright:
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=116976
Sometimes the crows would adjust it for you:...
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June 27th, 2013, 04:11 AM
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Memory as the Foundation Stone of Cognition
The essence of the above two arguments thus leads to the logical premise that:
Memory is the most important foundation of the cognition process.
Though this is stating the plain obvious (what...
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June 27th, 2013, 03:48 AM
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The Elusive Obvious: Hidden Dolphins in the Markets
If you haven't already, look at the picture below and now try to find it in the above image:
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=116922
Once we know what we are looking for the...
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June 27th, 2013, 03:41 AM
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Humans: The Pattern Seekers
Here is where this gets interesting.
Even though our cognition does not cater to all bits of information we see, and though we process information selectively, the instinctual reaction is that we...
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June 27th, 2013, 02:40 AM
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The Role of Cognition: Contrasts
I am sure you have been through this process before, but just to reiterate, the two blobs of design that differ from the surroundings were distinctively highlighted by your brain.
Also, I saw the...
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June 27th, 2013, 02:28 AM
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The Role of Cognition
The human mind does not process everything it sees. We usually only process outliers and conflicting information.
Our visual senses which constitute 70% of all sensory information sent to the...
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June 27th, 2013, 02:20 AM
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Research Paper: Sleight of Hand
I am working on a research paper about why MOST people end up losing money in the markets - this includes long term investors, position traders, swing traders, intraday swing traders and scalpers...
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June 18th, 2013, 09:28 AM
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Day 9: Confirmation, more confirmation and then confirming that confirmation!
Confirmation, more confirmation and then confirming that confirmation!
Is that a valid trade setup?
No, isn't it?
Yet that was what I did when I bought the top of the Japanese Yen on day 9...
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June 18th, 2013, 09:23 AM
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Acceptance
I needed to be clear whether I was improvising or I was executing my practiced shots.
In the combine I was not seeing the difference.
To this day I still regret not having done more homework...
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June 18th, 2013, 09:20 AM
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Same pattern
This tiny profit taking sage continued on Day 7 of the combine.
All this knee shaking fearful trading was not mandatory.... but I realize that NOW, the key is to be int he present at that moment....
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June 18th, 2013, 09:14 AM
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Handling big volatile moves
On day 7 of my combine I was trying to scalp corn.
The big picture was that corn had gapped down HUGE recently and any upmove would be shorted into at visible resistance points on the chart...
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June 18th, 2013, 09:02 AM
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Thanks
Yes, that is an excellent observation!
GaryD has said that of his 2013 trading too. He is in a 'don't care about the money' trader and focused on the process.
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June 18th, 2013, 08:58 AM
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Block Break (Bob Volman setup)
The improvements in me happen everyday, for e.g. I was disciplined and was not taking piddling profits in the EURUSD yesterday.
The trade reached my target of 10 ticks but in the retail forex...
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June 18th, 2013, 08:50 AM
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Knee jerk...
As you can see dear reader, while I was in the combine the reaction were either:
1. Knee jerk
2. In slow motion (waiting for confirmation)
The knee jerk part meant I was 'reading price...
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June 18th, 2013, 08:42 AM
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6J trades on day 3 of combine
As I sit down to contemplate the mistakes I made, I will post my chart first - I have marked up every mistake I made:
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=115857
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June 18th, 2013, 08:33 AM
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Sticker
The most important line for me as I begin another trading session:
I DO NOT KNOW what price is going to do next.
I DO NOT KNOW.
But I am aware of, and KNOW that I DO NOT KNOW.
..... but...
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June 18th, 2013, 08:20 AM
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Trading is BORING
At this point in my life trading has become so boring - 90% of the time its a doormat position (a doormat with eyes if you will).
Suddenly (or not so suddenly if you are in the correct attitude)...
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May 23rd, 2013, 01:14 AM
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Hi Futures Operator, Yes, they do conflict...
Hi Futures Operator,
Yes, they do conflict against each other.
The problem being addressed here is that after three consecutive losers I usually (always?) tend to go on tilt.
Once I have...
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May 22nd, 2013, 01:30 PM
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Valid Entry
Coming soon.....
Please bear with me till then.
Yours humbly,
iqgod
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May 22nd, 2013, 11:38 AM
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Plan Focus: ME
ME vs Market Direction:
I now have developed "creepy crawlies" that tell me that I am entering too early and against a fundamental market structure.
ME vs Mr.Market and ME vs. MY SYSTEM:
I...
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May 22nd, 2013, 11:26 AM
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The PLAN: The Money
This is the MOST important component of a trader's business.
At the minimum, which I will state here:
- My money management plan
One liner: Capital divided into ten equal parts (and held in...
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May 22nd, 2013, 10:43 AM
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Importance of taking valid entries and NOT taking invalid or "early" entries
This is what happening right now next as Bernanke is talking:
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=113348
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May 22nd, 2013, 10:39 AM
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Part 1: Why a high probability system?
My system states that I need to take "with trend" trades when the price forms a pair (or more) of dojis - BUT the breakout above the dojis needs to occur for me to take the trade.
Note: Double...
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