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Forum: Commodities April 1st, 2016, 11:54 AM
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Posted By Okina
Here is the link to the new trading journal. ...

Here is the link to the new trading journal.

https://nexusfi.com/elite-trading-journals/38925-old-tiger-snow-trading-journal.html#post561370
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Forum: Commodities March 31st, 2016, 06:33 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
THIS JOURNAL HAS MOVED TO THE ELITE SECTION AND...

THIS JOURNAL HAS MOVED TO THE ELITE SECTION AND WON'T BE UPDADED
Forum: Commodities March 17th, 2016, 07:21 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
you can have 2 charts at the same time in Qtrader...

you can have 2 charts at the same time in Qtrader :)

I have also made some evolutions in my system, I do not use the 2 RB for entering a trade, I use them only to manage the exit now. I also now...
Forum: Commodities March 10th, 2016, 04:12 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
it means more trade with 1 for the moment. I'm...

it means more trade with 1 for the moment. I'm learning YM and I start to like it.

My targets are 250 ticks per week/contract.
If I can maintain them I will increase my size by 1 every month up...
Forum: Commodities March 10th, 2016, 04:03 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
today 2 trades + 72 ticks (1 contract) Now I...

today 2 trades + 72 ticks (1 contract)

Now I squat Michaelleemoore thread but I will continue to update this journal.

More seriously I have decided to be more "serious" (I should say pro) about...
Forum: Commodities March 9th, 2016, 08:55 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
Again incredible trend during the night. I never...

Again incredible trend during the night. I never see that. I work with very short term indicator and very short term bars (2 RB and 200 CVB) so usually I have signals in all directions but now my...
Forum: Commodities March 8th, 2016, 08:34 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
Since I start reading futures.io forum I have...

Since I start reading futures.io forum I have learned something interesting at least once per week and I have learned something major to improve my trading at least once a month :)

Thanks.

My...
Forum: Commodities March 8th, 2016, 07:49 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
CL IS TRENDING

CL has definitely changed its behavior during the last week.

Usually my trades last 5 or 10 min max in average. Now it is not the first day that I notice trends that last at least 30min to 1h...
Forum: Commodities March 7th, 2016, 10:42 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
03/07/2016

First trade : I always put a what I call a virtual target that is 10 ticks away. It is due to a limitation of CQG with bracket order (I wont go into the details but if you enter a bracket order...
Forum: Commodities March 4th, 2016, 11:23 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
Assesment

So far I had encouraging results. I need to bring that "thing" and myself to a new level now.

Challenges:


I'm a part-time trader. I need to go to full-time. I need to develop the dedication...
Forum: Commodities March 3rd, 2016, 06:20 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
The reason I'm trying to do this SIM is to try to...

The reason I'm trying to do this SIM is to try to be more "natural".

If played tennis at a good level when I was young and the purpose of training is to repeat move thousands of time without the...
Forum: Commodities March 3rd, 2016, 05:58 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
I've tried 4 but I was stop very often and after...

I've tried 4 but I was stop very often and after 7 was fine.

4 looks fine on paper but even in SIM I'm too slow and I miss the entry by a couple of ticks minimum depending how fast is the market. ...
Forum: Commodities March 3rd, 2016, 11:55 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
So far not so bad. I try to trade on SIM...

So far not so bad.

I try to trade on SIM shorter moves with tight stop (no targets). I've been stop a lot a the beginning but it is better now....
Forum: Commodities March 2nd, 2016, 09:32 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
Tomorrow I will be able to trade all the day. ...

Tomorrow I will be able to trade all the day.

I've start to notice new setups that I want to try on SIM.

I'm also using sounds to trade. I have setup the DOM in order to have a click at each...
Forum: Commodities March 2nd, 2016, 08:05 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
I know that I could not trade today so not very...

I know that I could not trade today so not very surprisingly I weak up much early than usual and I was in front of my screen at 4:00AM lol

Took 2 trades before I left home. One of it is explained...
Forum: Commodities March 2nd, 2016, 06:27 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
Conclusions : The charts above show a...

Conclusions :

The charts above show a possible short trade that would have generated around +20 ticks of profit.

Why do I take 2.5 time, 2 ticks RB, 200 CVB and 25 bar average for the time? I...
Forum: Commodities March 2nd, 2016, 05:56 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
I received private messages asking for...

I received private messages asking for clarifications about my system.

I though I have been extensive and very clear in my previous explanation but it does not seem to be the case. So let me do...
Forum: Commodities March 1st, 2016, 07:44 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
Difficult day. Difficult days are not most...

Difficult day.

Difficult days are not most of the time losing day they are day when you have a long waiting time between trades and where you have few but huge opportunities. Quite frankly I...
Forum: Commodities February 29th, 2016, 10:27 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
Lots of good trade opportunities. Explosive move...

Lots of good trade opportunities. Explosive move at the close of the pit 41 ticks in 60s. Did not catch this one but was nice to see.

+39 (vs a potential of 110) - last down move at 14:08 was...
Forum: Commodities February 28th, 2016, 08:53 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
I will start to maintain some stats about my...

I will start to maintain some stats about my trades and my signals. I usualy take screenshots and I will now also fill a spreadsheet with the following elements:


Actual trades
Comparison...
Forum: Commodities February 26th, 2016, 04:33 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
I wont post all my mistake of the day (it will be...

I wont post all my mistake of the day (it will be too long) but some of them (just in order to remember to not do that again... :becky:). All of them have been of the same type. They are in some way...
Forum: Commodities February 26th, 2016, 03:15 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
Yes ! First losing day

I did not trade well this week. The reason behind that is we had a lot of huge moves that I did not catch. The first one my system did not catch it so I stick to the rules and I did not play it. The...
Forum: Commodities February 25th, 2016, 08:52 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
I'm not leaving CL I like it and I'm just at the...

I'm not leaving CL I like it and I'm just at the beginning of my journey. I need to start to learn how to trade other instruments. It is also for pure intellectual interest. My system seems to fit...
Forum: Commodities February 25th, 2016, 02:51 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
michaelleemoore Thank you for your kind...

michaelleemoore

Thank you for your kind words.

I think most people has a bias against scalpers for a very human reason. I think it is in human nature l to want to "look intelligent", to have...
Forum: Commodities February 25th, 2016, 01:37 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 40,713
Posted By Okina
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=20...

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=203194

Big one (missed). I post it just in order to "remember" and also because this one (like most of the big one) is a perfect illustration of the...
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