SteveH 

"Forex Price Action Scalping" by Bob Volman This would be more valuable to you now than intense introspection.

Hi,

Are you trading futures with Volman 70 tick method? I am particularly looking for someone who trades ES S&P500 with Volman method.

Good Day!

MisterGopher 

Okay, folks. Here we go. I am committing to a NexusFi (formerly BMT) journal with daily updates. Thanks for the forum, Mike. I’ve only been here a little while but have already learned a lot from many members and have followed every post on the EUR/USD thread. Background I made the first trade in my brand new $10,000 futures account on May 28th, 2012. Today, about 5 months later, I made my 115th trade in the account. Gross, I am up $705 but have paid $808.86 in fees so my account equity now sits at $9,896.14. This includes a really dumb $800 dollar order entry mistake as well. I would have loved to show a modest return at this point, however, I have learned a lot about the 6E market, trading, and myself over this time and am optimistic despite being essentially right where I started equity wise. Even so, I find myself at a crossroads where I have gotten decent at not losing money but struggle to accumulate equity. After introspection and reviewing my trades and notes over the past five months, this journal marks the beginning of a renewed trading journey. Purpose It is my primary hope that this journal will hold me accountable to examine and document the reasons for every action I take so that I can learn and get better from my trades. If anyone is interested enough to follow along, welcome! I am excited about sharing under the comfort of internet anonymity and as a newbie only trading one contract have decided to also disclose my account equity. I hope that this is not in bad taste on NexusFi (formerly BMT). Another hope I have for this journal is to provide myself with a sanity check by exposing my trading to a public audience. In that regard, I welcome any and all comments from what I have seen to be a very constructive and supportive group of traders. Trading I am going to trade the 6E from 3-7AM EST. I trade one contract and limit myself to one trade per day. As you will see, my approach is mostly discretionary. Though there are specific set ups and technical methodologies that I use, I am not going to define them here partly because I am allowing them to evolve over time and also because of the element of “feel”. There are no “if this happens, I enter 100% of the time” rules in my trading TODAY. Perhaps that will be the next phase of my journey after I get a handle on my personality issues and can examine what is actually working without having to wade through all the randomness. For now, I am working on improving patience and trade management. See you Monday!

Are you still trading and how much are you up now?

Darvish 

Okay, folks. Here we go. I am committing to a NexusFi journal with daily updates.

@Darvish,

This journal has been going strong -- love seeing the continued dedication to tracking and improvement. @MisterGopher started something special here.

Quick heads up: the February Journal Challenge is live. Given the activity here, this journal could be a contender.

Prizes up for grabs:

• 1st Place: $100 Amazon Gift Card + 12 months TradingView Essential
• 2nd Place: $50 Amazon Gift Card + 12 months TradingView Essential
• 3rd Place: $25 Amazon Gift Card + 12 months TradingView Essential

Just post your journal link in the challenge thread to enter. Winners determined by community thanks during February.

-- Fi
"Being in the 10% starts with showing up every day."