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September 5th, 2017, 12:11 PM
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Day 16, 09-05-17, Tuesday… Premarket thoughts:...
Day 16, 09-05-17, Tuesday…
Premarket thoughts: Market looks like a Sideways Day…Should be looking to be counter-trend player today? I will also be trading Simulation for the rest of the week…
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August 28th, 2017, 03:28 PM
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Day 16, 8-28-2017… Today I’m trading...
Day 16, 8-28-2017…
Today I’m trading the Simulator… I have my new Laptop up and running today. Very nervous about trading real money with untested laptop… I’m also buying two contracts...
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August 25th, 2017, 01:24 PM
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Day 15, 8-25-2017… (Made it three weeks with a...
Day 15, 8-25-2017… (Made it three weeks with a journal…. This is Crazy Talk!)
Trade #1 Long 2 ES @ 2447.00 @09:31. Where do I begin? On Trade Station, I hit BUY MKT, nothing happened (Why I hit,...
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August 24th, 2017, 08:51 PM
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I use both...
I use both...
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August 24th, 2017, 04:00 PM
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No worries Matthew...I appreciate the kind...
No worries Matthew...I appreciate the kind thoughts. Thank you.
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August 24th, 2017, 03:58 PM
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Day 14, 08-24-17 Long 1 ES @ 2447.25 @ 08:25...
Day 14, 08-24-17
Long 1 ES @ 2447.25 @ 08:25 Stop 2445.25…
Why: Small pull-back, then continued trend up (with trend)… Same as yesterday, I don’t normally trade premarket, but it looked like a good...
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August 24th, 2017, 08:22 AM
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Hi Matthew, actually No, I’m not a woman…...
Hi Matthew, actually No, I’m not a woman… Smartblonde is my wife, whom I love dearly… She has become quite sick as of late and may soon be unable to work and even function normally… That is why I’ve...
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August 24th, 2017, 08:08 AM
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After reading some of the things Big Mike and...
After reading some of the things Big Mike and others have wrote about on this forum, I decided to do away with most of the indicators on my charts. Also, not to make any changes to my charts for two...
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August 23rd, 2017, 04:02 PM
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Day 13, 08-23-17 Trade #1 Short 1 ES @ 2444.25...
Day 13, 08-23-17
Trade #1 Short 1 ES @ 2444.25 @ 08:29 Stop 2446.25…
Why: Small pull-back from downward trend (with trend)… I don’t normally trade premarket, but it looked like a good opportunity…...
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August 23rd, 2017, 03:28 PM
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I try to enter trades where I think I can get 2...
I try to enter trades where I think I can get 2 points ($200)... In a perfect world, I would have multiple contracts, take a small profit with one or two, then let the other contract(s) run......
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August 22nd, 2017, 02:29 PM
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Pure emotion...
Pure emotion...
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August 22nd, 2017, 01:15 PM
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Day 12, 08-22-17 Trade #1 Long 1 ES @ 2435.75 @...
Day 12, 08-22-17
Trade #1 Long 1 ES @ 2435.75 @ 09:32
Why: Overall Long Bias, Trading the trend only today…
Results: Covered @ 2437.25 (09:35) +$72.60… Moved upward quickly,I didn’t know how far...
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August 21st, 2017, 06:22 PM
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Yes, I did look at the longer time (30 Min.)...
Yes, I did look at the longer time (30 Min.) That's the killer part of the day... I was thinking it would be down-bias in the morning (Which it was) But all I could think about was going long... UGH!...
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August 21st, 2017, 03:50 PM
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Day 11, 08-21-17 Trade #1 Long 1 ES @ 2424.00 @...
Day 11, 08-21-17
Trade #1 Long 1 ES @ 2424.00 @ 09:37
Why: Breakout…
Results: Covered @ 2425 (09:37) +$47.60… Hit resistance quickly…
Aftermath: (Nervous exit, wanted to start the day with a...
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August 18th, 2017, 02:13 PM
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Day 10, 8-18-2017 Trade #1… Short 1 ES @...
Day 10, 8-18-2017
Trade #1… Short 1 ES @ 2425.75 @9:32, Stop @ 2427.75 (-$100.00)
Why: Continue trend after small pull back…
Results: Covered @ 2425.00 for +$72.60…
Results: Very late on the...
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August 17th, 2017, 02:34 PM
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Day 9, 08-17-2017 Trade #1… Short 2 ES (one @...
Day 9, 08-17-2017
Trade #1… Short 2 ES (one @ 2463.25, one @ 2463.00) @09: 53 Stop @ 2465.25 (-$200.00)
Why: Breakthrough of trend line.
Results: Covered @ 2459.75 for +$333.20…
The market went...
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August 16th, 2017, 01:54 PM
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Thank you very much... Is order flow available on...
Thank you very much... Is order flow available on TS?
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August 16th, 2017, 01:47 PM
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DAY 8, 08-16-2017… Today, after trading, I really...
DAY 8, 08-16-2017… Today, after trading, I really have to question my ability to trade. (I’ve asked myself too many times, what am I doing?)
Trade #1 Short 1 ES @ 2467.00 (09:40) Stop at 2469.00...
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August 15th, 2017, 12:40 PM
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Manually...
Manually...
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August 15th, 2017, 10:22 AM
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DAY 7, 08-15-2017 Trade #1 Short 1 ES @2467.50...
DAY 7, 08-15-2017
Trade #1 Short 1 ES @2467.50 (08:49) Stop @ 2468.75 (-$75.00)
Why: Break of trend line…
Stopped out @ 2468.75 for loss of -$64.90…
Results: A very late entry on my part…possibly...
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August 14th, 2017, 03:12 PM
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DAY 6…08-14-2017 Trade #1 Long 1 ES @ 2458.50...
DAY 6…08-14-2017
Trade #1 Long 1 ES @ 2458.50 (09:37) Stop at 2456.50 ($-100.00) Later dropped to (-$50.00)
Why: Continuation of strong up trend.
Results: Covered @ 2459.50 (+$47.60)
Why:...
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August 14th, 2017, 03:07 PM
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Thank you for taking the time... will look at...
Thank you for taking the time... will look at them tonight... Do you find that the Cl market is similar to the ES?
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August 12th, 2017, 09:54 AM
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That is a great idea… I haven’t, so far, been...
That is a great idea… I haven’t, so far, been able to distinguish the small differences in price action leading up to the break… Still trying to learn why things are different… Also, I have not...
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August 12th, 2017, 09:53 AM
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Thank you, I do leave Trade Station running...
Thank you, I do leave Trade Station running throughout the night. It might be a good idea to turn it off at night and restart in the morning. Close stops… It seems when I’m losing consistently, I...
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August 12th, 2017, 09:51 AM
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Excellent… I will give this a try. I know there...
Excellent… I will give this a try. I know there will many opportunities throughout the day but, the quickness of the moves can play havoc with rational thinking. (If I don’t get this trade I will...
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