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Forum: Trading Journals February 13th, 2018, 03:52 PM
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
My dumb robot had the right idea today shorting...

My dumb robot had the right idea today shorting near the top, but aweful execution. As dumb bot continues to do dumb things, I am now sitting on a stockpile of ideas for improvement. I haven't...
Forum: Trading Journals February 13th, 2018, 11:26 AM
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
In NT there is an option to include commissions...

In NT there is an option to include commissions in the tick results. it just rounds the tick PnL to nearest integer I think, after commissions. Nothing similar in SC?
Forum: Trading Journals February 9th, 2018, 04:31 PM
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
Nice little scalp there JMP3 Today my...

Nice little scalp there JMP3

Today my monkeybot got confused toward the end of the session. -18

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=246784

I already had kind of figured that this...
Forum: Trading Journals February 9th, 2018, 09:21 AM
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
No trades yet. We are trapped in a little circle...

No trades yet. We are trapped in a little circle that I drew.

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=246761
Forum: Trading Journals February 8th, 2018, 11:50 AM
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
No action for me today. In modifying my logic so...

No action for me today. In modifying my logic so that I would avoid the window around the BoE interest rate decision, I had an error that resulted in no entries taken the whole session. Lesson...
Forum: Trading Journals February 8th, 2018, 01:01 AM
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
Here's a couple scenarios based on "the theory of...

Here's a couple scenarios based on "the theory of interesting lines and broken clocks." Yes, another bold prediction... It will either go up, or down, and it will probably squiggle somewhat while...
Forum: Trading Journals February 7th, 2018, 03:53 PM
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
Woke up to find I had made a little money with a...

Woke up to find I had made a little money with a pretty clean short. All other things being equal (which of course they never are), it's kind of looking like that sweet spot target is around 20-30...
Forum: Trading Journals February 6th, 2018, 03:10 PM
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
Much more interesting day today. 5 trades for a...

Much more interesting day today. 5 trades for a net profitable result of an amazing 6 ticks or so. I was firmly in the green for a bit there after 2 very solid short trades (circled). Unfortunately...
Forum: Trading Journals February 6th, 2018, 09:30 AM
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
Totally agree with all of your sentiments here. ...

Totally agree with all of your sentiments here. jackbravo was also on board with the idea of loosening up the rules to try to motivate more participants. I like the idea of making it an option...
Forum: Trading Journals February 5th, 2018, 03:58 PM
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=24...

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=246639


Don't like the trade for today. I also fell victim to under-preparedness. Superbowl etc. cut into prep time.

Continuing to tweak and...
Forum: Trading Journals February 2nd, 2018, 03:38 PM
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
Great trading JMP3, Rrrracer, TradeTheLevel ! ...

Great trading JMP3, Rrrracer, TradeTheLevel !

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=246534

Another breakeven result today. My entries and exits now are semi-unattended so I just let...
Forum: Trading Journals February 2nd, 2018, 01:29 AM
Replies: 423
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
Thanks for posting this, it's a great chart. Yes,...

Thanks for posting this, it's a great chart. Yes, I think this is an important view but I have one comment I want to make: If the time frame of one's trade is a few hours or less, let's think very...
Forum: Trading Journals February 2nd, 2018, 01:06 AM
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
Thursday 01 Feb 2018 ==================== ...

Thursday 01 Feb 2018
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Here was my one trade today. As planned, bought in with the show of strength over 2500 but unfortunately the ride was too lumpy for me and I was out for...
Forum: Trading Journals February 1st, 2018, 11:09 AM
Replies: 423
Views: 55,420
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Haven't taken any trades yet. Will take a long if...

Haven't taken any trades yet. Will take a long if we get continued buying pressure over 1.2500
Forum: Trading Journals February 1st, 2018, 03:04 AM
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
A look at M6E

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=246427

6E has been moving roughly sideways for the past week. Wednesday's rally turned into a show of weakness as a breakout over 1.2500 failed to...
Forum: Trading Journals January 31st, 2018, 04:47 AM
Replies: 423
Views: 55,420
Posted By FlyingMonkey
I'm doing it. Last month I bailed out miserably...

I'm doing it. Last month I bailed out miserably after the first week to go lick my wounds in my cave of despair. But now I am emerging from despair bearing new armor and weapons and once more...
Forum: Trading Journals January 13th, 2018, 02:53 PM
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
Had another negative day yesterday. You can put...

Had another negative day yesterday. You can put me down for ($143.82) on the week.

This week's experiment was educational but not profitable. Probably reduce size to one lot for a little while and...
Forum: Trading Journals January 11th, 2018, 11:12 AM
Replies: 423
Views: 55,420
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Nice trading jackbravo ! Glad to see at least...

Nice trading jackbravo ! Glad to see at least one of us hopped on board. I was tempted to jump in on the little pullback at 1.2055, didn't pull the trigger as it wasn't in line with the plan /...
Forum: Trading Journals January 10th, 2018, 11:40 AM
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Views: 55,420
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Today should have been an absolute killer day for...

Today should have been an absolute killer day for me. I was ready and waiting to buy a break over 1.20. Had some technical issues with NT8 alerts, partially my own fault from lack of testing, and...
Forum: Trading Journals January 10th, 2018, 09:35 AM
Replies: 423
Views: 55,420
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Come on in Kent, the water's fine. I'm sure...

Come on in Kent, the water's fine. I'm sure we're all happy to have a fresh pair of eyes around here. More the merrier. The only condition is please share more than stats. Charts, thoughts,...
Forum: Trading Journals January 10th, 2018, 12:39 AM
Replies: 423
Views: 55,420
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Great job identifying the likely range and...

Great job identifying the likely range and capitalizing on it! Not sure if you just felt it coming, but I did notice heading into the NY session that this the 3rd strong push lower in the last 3...
Forum: Trading Journals January 9th, 2018, 12:41 PM
Replies: 423
Views: 55,420
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Plan going into the London session: The HTF was...

Plan going into the London session: The HTF was indicating that there was still a clear path to run lower. If price crosses below the red line, look to sell short for a continuation lower. If price...
Forum: Trading Journals January 9th, 2018, 12:03 AM
Replies: 423
Views: 55,420
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Absolutely know what you mean. My better moments...

Absolutely know what you mean. My better moments as a trader have been when I can feel the pulse of the market as a narrative of buyers and sellers taking actions. The chart and the lines are the...
Forum: Trading Journals January 8th, 2018, 11:19 AM
Replies: 423
Views: 55,420
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Trying something new this month. Trading M6E...

Trying something new this month. Trading M6E with the relatively low monetary risk goves the freedom to try out different ideas live, even as I'm still formulating them. The new approach, if it...
Forum: Trading Journals December 30th, 2017, 07:49 PM
Replies: 423
Views: 55,420
Posted By FlyingMonkey
You gotta pony up for Elite membership :becky:

You gotta pony up for Elite membership :becky:
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