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Couldn't connect to Rithmic via Motivewave, I don't know if it's Rithmic API or Motivewave problem, but I couldn't connect to rTrader. Another day without trading due to Motivewave, support there not helpful.
- **Opening Type**: Open Drive
- **Opening Location**: Below VAL
- **Day Type (Projection)**: Trend
- **Shape Type (TPO)**: Trend
- **Overnight Range**: Wide
- **Bias**: 🔴 Bearish
- **Narrative**: Form a pullback and after go more down.
@MGC - Context - Sep-18 0908 AM (Tick(1.2K))
# 18.09.2025 - MES
## 📊 Context
- **Opening Type**: Open Drive
- **Opening Location**: Outside Value
- **Day Type (Projection)**: Trend
- **Shape Type (TPO)**: Trend
- **Overnight Range**: Wide
- **Bias**: 🟢 Bullish
- **Narrative**: Trend continuation @MES - Context - Sep-18 0909 AM (Tick(2K))
# 18.09.2025 - MCL
## 📊 Context
- **Opening Type**: Open Test Drive
- **Opening Location**: Outside Value
- **Day Type (Projection)**: Normal
- **Shape Type (TPO)**: D
- **Overnight Range**: Wide
- **Balance Zone (if any)**:
- **Bias**: 🔴 Bearish / ⚪ Neutral
- **Narrative**: Don't have any particular expectation @MCL - Context - Sep-18 0910 AM (Tick(400))
For this week, I was trading only 1 day, due to Morivewave/Rithmic connection issues, I'm frustrated, because don't understand why I should spend more time to make paid software work rather than actual trading. I have Mac, so I'm limited on options, but need to think about alternatives.
- **Screenshot at 30m**: @MGC - Context - Sep-18 1042 AM (Tick(1.2K))
- **Screenshot at 3m**:
## ⚙️ Execution
- **Trigger Type**: Absorption
- **Entry Reason**: My suggestion was that it's a pullback in down trend due to more hawkish FOMC meeting.
- **Exit Reason**: SL
## 📈 Outcome
- **loss**
- **Would I take this trade again?** Yes
- **Emotion check**: Confident
Observations
• Scalping drills on MES done again.
• Not very useful for main trading style (profile/context).
• Absorption:
• Easier to spot on footprint than DOM.
• Hard to track on DOM — remembering filled vs pulled orders is inconsistent.
• HVNs (High Volume Nodes):
• Useful discovery → good spots for stop placement.
• Reason: velocity decreases there → gives more time to manage trade.
• Sometimes can even hold until price rotates back to break-even.
DOM vs Footprint
• DOM feels less practical for longer-view/context trades.
• Possible incorporation:
• Use DOM for entry timing (wait for momentum in direction).
• BUT momentum may be short-lived.
• Footprint already shows most of this information in a clearer, more reviewable format.
Takeaway
• DOM = training tool → not essential for longer-term execution.
• Footprint = main tool → better for absorption, imbalance, and reviewing context.
• HVNs as stop zones = practical edge worth incorporating.
- **Trigger Type**: Delta Shift Footprint Imbalance
- **Entry Reason**: Flip my bias to uptrend after saw strong momentum.
- **Exit Reason**: Half exit on 1R another half on 0.25R on trailed stop.
The question is, should I exit on 1R. Prices rarely revers immediately, usually create a pullback and after pullback or failed and retrace or price continue trending. Another question, how long I should sit in pullback if I'm already in trade? Should I immediately exit when swing formed or sit on pullback knowing that it could be reversal.
## 📈 Outcome
- **Win**
- **Would I take this trade again?**
- **Emotion check**: Doubtful
- **Trigger Type**: Tape
- **Entry Reason**: Higher than expected unemployment claims + yesterday FOMC hawkish statement.
- **Exit Reason**: Half exit on 2 contract exit on 1R, one contract exit on 1.2R due to the liquidity wall. 1 contract exit on 4R on POC level.
## 📈 Outcome
- **loss**
- **Would I take this trade again?** Yes
- **Emotion check**: Doubtful
I think I need reevaluate my scaling out, I always have problem with risk tolerance, due to which I trade small and scale out half on 1R, but with this I left big amount of profit on the table. Does it due to my lack of confidence or fear of loss?
