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If Swing Trading was working for you... why did you switch to day trading....


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 Sunil P 
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things only work sometimes TMFT...no guarantees in life on this planet.

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 Cloudy 
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But day trading is much harder than swing trading as I'm sure you know.
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Just saying it's the reverse for many of us. Swing trading was harder for me in that I eventually gave it up. I'm sure a lot of us went to day trading so as not to worry about gaps turning swing trades into losers overnight. If you don't mind recommending an effective swing trading education book I would sure be interested.


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 Cloudy 
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Thanks for the recommendations Cusp. Some resources and ideas for daytrading if case you haven't seen these before. Brook's price action books. Brooks Price Action - Home, PATs trading. Free videos here: PATsTrading - YouTube. YTC Your Trading Coach | Home ; lots of free videos there.
Perry's thread on elite of his method continuation has some nice moving average indicators.
Fattail's webinar and his numerous indicators for vwap, IB, daily high/low/mid and fib ranges, pivots etc.
Futurestrader71's webinars here on NexusFi (formerly BMT). Thanks, good trading on your journal.


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In the spirit of our March Trading Journal contest, I am asking everyone to spend a few minutes and share their journaling experience.

A) What are the top five benefits you have seen as a result of regularly posting in this journal?

B) What are the top five problem areas you have identified as a result of regularly posting in this journal?

C) Were you initially reluctant to start this trading journal? If yes, why?

D) How do you feel, overall, about your journaling experience?

E) Would you recommend to others that they should also start a trading journal?

Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions. I appreciate your posts, and I hope you have benefited from your journal. I also know that others will benefit as well, just by reading about your own experiences.

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