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Forum: Trading Journals June 11th, 2013, 07:00 AM
Replies: 88
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Posted By quantum27
Took 5 trades today. I wanted to limit to 4...

Took 5 trades today. I wanted to limit to 4 trades, and I should have quit after my first two trades. I guess it’s just a matter of making progress, and getting better each day.

Starting to focus...
Forum: Trading Journals June 6th, 2013, 09:32 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Took 7 trades today, had a good trend going. I...

Took 7 trades today, had a good trend going. I followed through with my plan in staying away for first half hour and seeing what is going on with the market first. Eventhough first move could be...
Forum: Trading Journals June 5th, 2013, 09:46 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Got chopped up in the congestion after the first...

Got chopped up in the congestion after the first big move. I’m deciding to wait first half hour for my entries. My first half hour are usually quite poor performing.
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Forum: Trading Journals June 4th, 2013, 05:15 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Ok, tried out trading the new way, and it didn’t...

Ok, tried out trading the new way, and it didn’t work out for me. Main reason being, scaling in doesn’t work for me because I take suboptimal trades on first half. As nice as counter trend trading...
Forum: Trading Journals June 3rd, 2013, 07:23 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Monthly Review ------------------ Despite...

Monthly Review
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Despite being profitable for the month, I'm not quite happy with my trading results.

Taking big losses is really killing my profitability. I do have a big...
Forum: Trading Journals May 30th, 2013, 09:08 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Another day where I hit my daily risk limit....

Another day where I hit my daily risk limit. Looking back, I really need to sit on my hands for the first half hour for something obvious to come up. Market conditions are changing, and cannot be as...
Forum: Trading Journals May 29th, 2013, 08:55 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Took two trades today. Got stopped out on second...

Took two trades today. Got stopped out on second trade. Should have stayed out and traded with the trend.

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Forum: Trading Journals May 27th, 2013, 10:30 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Weekly Review ---------------- Despite my...

Weekly Review
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Despite my bad day on Thursday, I feel like I’ve turned my trading around quite a bit, and I have to feel good about it. It’s a process, where I feel my trading...
Forum: Trading Journals May 27th, 2013, 10:28 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Wow! What a terrible day trading day for me. Was...

Wow! What a terrible day trading day for me. Was an absolute shocker. Took 7 trades, when I should have been done on the first winner.

My mental monkey came out and got the best of me, and looking...
Forum: Trading Journals May 23rd, 2013, 07:43 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
It was some high volume day with some good...

It was some high volume day with some good volatility. I was alot more deliberate about my trades, and willing to let go of trades, not just jumping in. Which meant some missed trades, which is a...
Forum: Trading Journals May 22nd, 2013, 07:25 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Took 6 trades today. I really have to be more...

Took 6 trades today. I really have to be more selective about trading pullbacks in the first hour. From my experience, it’s usually not a good idea, as the market is testing levels in the morning....
Forum: Trading Journals May 21st, 2013, 06:13 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Starting a new way of logging my trades today...

Starting a new way of logging my trades today which will measure how well I’m following my trading plan, and look at it in a sample of 25. It’s also to help in execution of my trades, focusing one...
Forum: Trading Journals May 20th, 2013, 08:55 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Weekly Review ----------------- I felt I...

Weekly Review
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I felt I needed to start off the week fresh, eventhough I’ve been profitable this month, I’ve been developing some bad trading habits. I have a couple more weeks...
Forum: Trading Journals May 20th, 2013, 08:48 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Took 4 trades today, was a wakeup call day. Hit...

Took 4 trades today, was a wakeup call day. Hit my daily loss limit, and I’ve been thinking too much about my PnL. Felt like I’ve strayed away from good trading, and started to think about how much I...
Forum: Trading Journals May 16th, 2013, 08:55 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
I can’t believe what a big day it was, another...

I can’t believe what a big day it was, another continuation of yesterday. I was expecting more consolidation and choppy market, so I was paranoid about getting chopped.

First trade was rather...
Forum: Trading Journals May 15th, 2013, 09:19 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Market went straight up in a straight line...

Market went straight up in a straight line yesterday for first 1.5 hours, days like these I generally don’t do that well. Managed to take 2 trades, first one was good but the second one I spent too...
Forum: Trading Journals May 14th, 2013, 07:30 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Started the day off with a 2pt loss. Ouch! Manage...

Started the day off with a 2pt loss. Ouch! Manage to make my way back to 1pt gain having to be trading the whole day. It was way too exhausting.

What I’ve been thinking about is the current market...
Forum: Trading Journals May 13th, 2013, 08:49 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Weekly Review ----------------- It’s been...

Weekly Review
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It’s been a good week trading for me, with some nice gains. Still have to go back and focus on what matters, which is trading well.

The first couple days were...
Forum: Trading Journals May 10th, 2013, 02:17 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
I was very cautious about taking shorts today,...

I was very cautious about taking shorts today, past few days has been quite strong, so have to be on the watchout. Took my first short, and was on my toes about getting out quick. Looking back, it...
Forum: Trading Journals May 9th, 2013, 03:05 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Took a quick 1.5pt loss for my first trade, was...

Took a quick 1.5pt loss for my first trade, was spending most of my time waiting for a good retracement to get in long. But the market was STRONG. I haven’t seen it go up in a straight line like this...
Forum: Trading Journals May 8th, 2013, 09:07 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Took 3 trades today. Had some more broker issues...

Took 3 trades today. Had some more broker issues that got resolved, but manage to come out on top.

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Forum: Trading Journals May 7th, 2013, 04:37 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Had some technical difficulties today, with my...

Had some technical difficulties today, with my broker going down and I couldn’t send any orders. I was in a position when it went down, and decided to get out at breakeven to call it a day. My broker...
Forum: Trading Journals May 6th, 2013, 07:55 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Weekly Review ----------------- his week was...

Weekly Review
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his week was really up and down, and really had to optimise what works and what doesn’t. Nevertheless, despite two losing days, I managed to finish the week on a...
Forum: Trading Journals May 6th, 2013, 07:53 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Was a good day, I was with the trend, wasn’t...

Was a good day, I was with the trend, wasn’t fighting it. Took a small loss in the beginning, but was able to come back. My direction was right, but the trade just wasn’t working like it should be....
Forum: Trading Journals May 2nd, 2013, 04:23 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 11,667
Posted By quantum27
Another day where the first trade I took just...

Another day where the first trade I took just went against me. Right now I’m anticipating support and resistance on the MA, and I’m just wrong alot, not wrong but wrong very quickly. I look back at...
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