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Forum: Trading Journals October 17th, 2018, 11:44 AM
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Posted By brunobt
Today I was scalping (5 and 1-minute chart) when...

Today I was scalping (5 and 1-minute chart) when prices went down strongly against my position. I decided to go with the flow and inverted to take advantage of the possible second leg down. I was...
Forum: Trading Journals October 17th, 2018, 06:53 AM
Replies: 108
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Posted By brunobt
Today I started to trade up to 45 contracts. ...

Today I started to trade up to 45 contracts.

My first impressions:

1)it didn’t make any difference for me, I don’t feel any stress due to the bigger position (400/450 dollars per tick);
2)I...
Forum: Trading Journals October 16th, 2018, 08:42 AM
Replies: 108
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Posted By brunobt
It's been almost 2 months since I started trading...

It's been almost 2 months since I started trading crude oil and things are going pretty well.

I think that the content of this thread is not useful the way it is (I don't want to post my PnL...
Forum: Trading Journals October 13th, 2018, 07:08 AM
Replies: 108
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Posted By brunobt
Yesterday I forgot to show my last trade. That...

Yesterday I forgot to show my last trade. That sh!ty trade that I make almost everyday... take lot of risk to make a little money.

And that bring us to the

OCTOBER - WEEKS 1 AND 2 REPORT

...
Forum: Trading Journals October 12th, 2018, 05:29 AM
Replies: 108
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Posted By brunobt
2018-10-12

Good Morning!

Today is a national Holiday in Brazil (Holy Marys Day), so it's time to have some (kind of) fun in international (at least for me) markets.

As the (London time) market was a...
Forum: Trading Journals October 11th, 2018, 03:36 PM
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Posted By brunobt
22 days overall, but about 12 with 20 contracts....

22 days overall, but about 12 with 20 contracts. The last trade saved me. Prices plummet in minutes and put an end to a losing position of hours.


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Forum: Trading Journals October 11th, 2018, 03:17 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 15,569
Posted By brunobt
I reversed 2 times unnecessarily (with a loss)...

I reversed 2 times unnecessarily (with a loss) when I “knew” prices were supposed to do that (“shake” the market wildly). My expectations were higher... but the market didn’t care :)


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Forum: Trading Journals October 11th, 2018, 11:22 AM
Replies: 108
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Posted By brunobt
2018-10-11

I made the same mistakes for 3 days in a row! F******ck!

:shot:

And, as always, my first guess is the correct one, but those pullbacks were nasty!

I've been using breakouts setup for the...
Forum: Trading Journals October 11th, 2018, 06:37 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 15,569
Posted By brunobt
My target is @71.41 Look at the pullback...

My target is @71.41

Look at the pullback punch I've just absorbed :boxing:

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Forum: Trading Journals October 11th, 2018, 05:28 AM
Replies: 108
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Posted By brunobt
Excelent morning till now I've made a couple...

Excelent morning till now

I've made a couple of scalps during breakouts

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Now I'm prepared for the main movement of the day -> big bear attack....... maybe

:lookoutbelow:
Forum: Trading Journals October 10th, 2018, 10:37 AM
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Posted By brunobt
2018-10-10

Good morning!

Today I inverted 2 times (almost $13k losses).

The brakeout in the end saved my @ss.

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21 trading days in green :roll:
Forum: Trading Journals October 9th, 2018, 11:19 AM
Replies: 108
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Posted By brunobt
Thank you! The European session and the US...

Thank you!

The European session and the US beginning confused me a lot today. In the end, it was a near 50/50 bet. This “always in” approach is tough.

If your results get worse with the real...
Forum: Trading Journals October 9th, 2018, 10:26 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 15,569
Posted By brunobt
Thanks! But I did a couple of stupid things today...

Thanks! But I did a couple of stupid things today and needed an even lower target in the end... I was lucky this time :becky:
Forum: Trading Journals October 9th, 2018, 10:23 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 15,569
Posted By brunobt
Today was hard. Inverted 4 times. almost 8 hours...

Today was hard. Inverted 4 times. almost 8 hours looking to the computer screen... I'm f*cking tired.

What a mess I did :pcguru:



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Forum: Trading Journals October 9th, 2018, 07:05 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 15,569
Posted By brunobt
Hanging on... It's up to you USA! ...

Hanging on...

It's up to you USA!

:usa2:

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Forum: Trading Journals October 9th, 2018, 05:48 AM
Replies: 108
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Posted By brunobt
Reversed 2 times today... losses amount more than...

Reversed 2 times today... losses amount more than 5k

But I'm still in for the last bet:
(1) stop loss -10k
(2) stop gain 5k

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:crazy_pilot:
Forum: Trading Journals October 8th, 2018, 07:09 PM
Replies: 108
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Posted By brunobt
Exactly! My account reached almost 150k now, I...

Exactly! My account reached almost 150k now, I don't know yet how much I'll leave in it.
It's risky af, but I've never blown any account... when things start to go wrong over and over I assume the...
Forum: Trading Journals October 8th, 2018, 06:53 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 15,569
Posted By brunobt
The step 2 is the first position I enter, usually...

The step 2 is the first position I enter, usually in the first 5 min or 15 min bar. After some time the market must go up or down, right?. So I go for the "most probable" outcome/scenario. If you...
Forum: Trading Journals October 8th, 2018, 04:20 PM
Replies: 108
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Posted By brunobt
From the “Crazy stuff” series: What some...

From the “Crazy stuff” series:

What some people try to do:

(1) Setup conditions = true
(2) Open position + Stop gain/loss
(3) Wait
(4) Profit/loss
(5) End
Forum: Trading Journals October 8th, 2018, 04:08 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 15,569
Posted By brunobt
And I was planning to wake up at 6am (GMT-3)...

And I was planning to wake up at 6am (GMT-3) today... thank you insomnia!

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2 trades today:

1) first one a bit risky (double-top + breakout bet)
2) in the second I was confident...
Forum: Trading Journals October 8th, 2018, 03:40 AM
Replies: 108
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Posted By brunobt
I'm bearish and shorted again @.72, "preliminary"...

I'm bearish and shorted again @.72, "preliminary" target @.50

:crazy_pilot:
Forum: Trading Journals October 8th, 2018, 03:25 AM
Replies: 108
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Posted By brunobt
Woke up early today First trade: 256860

Woke up early today

First trade:

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Forum: Trading Journals October 7th, 2018, 04:29 PM
Replies: 108
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Posted By brunobt
By definition, “beat the market” means something...

By definition, “beat the market” means something like the same trader doing it over and over again, competing with all possible players, in all possible situations, taking advantage of the market...
Forum: Trading Journals October 7th, 2018, 09:03 AM
Replies: 108
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Posted By brunobt
The point here is that trading activity removes...

The point here is that trading activity removes all market "discrepancies" (through arbitrage etc). That means some people are making money and others are losing it (zero sum game).

If a player...
Forum: Trading Journals October 7th, 2018, 08:26 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 15,569
Posted By brunobt
I'm a data scientist, but modelling markets is...

I'm a data scientist, but modelling markets is beyond my ability. So my idea is to look and make sense of the market movements while I learn (both consciously and subconsciously) to "think in terms...
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