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To enter the challenge competition, you need to do the following things:
1. Open up a trading journal thread on nexusfi.com, if you don't have one already. This will be a thread where you enter the information about your trades that you want to record -- whatever you like, anything that you think will help you in your trading. Usually people note their trades, show charts, and otherwise explain what they did.
2. Make a post here, in this thread where you are reading this, giving the link to your journal. This will be the only time you will need to post in this thread.
3. Post in your journal thread (not here) as you trade.... again, whatever information you want in the journal. The process of having a journal is meant to help you improve your trading, so make it valuable for you.
4. Other members who want to have a look at what you are doing in your journal will be able to click on the link you have provided in this thread, and will then go over to your journal thread. If they find it helpful, or like it for any other reason, they can click on the Thanks button on one of your posts in that thread, and the total number of Thanks you receive will be your score for the competition.
The rules and the procedures are spelled out in the first post of this thread, by @Big Mike. Click here to go to that post, where it is all explained. Read down to the How to Participate and Rules sections:
I don't know if it is to late to enter the contest but will provide my link below just in case it isn't. It has been awhile since I kept a journal here on nexusfi.com but have been struggling lately and have always found it helpful to do so. The accountability, keeping things simple and getting back to the basics is always good for me. I currently am trading the following micro instruments if you are interested in following my progress: MES, MNQ, M2K, MYM and MGC. I will begin posting my live trades tomorrow. Here is the link:
Its been a long time since I posted a journal here and I am not sure if it is to late to be included in the Journal Contest but even if it is not included, I am hoping that it will help me get back in sync with the markets, consistent and profitable. …
Thank you!
Don't be controlled by GREED, Led by FEAR, or Puffed up with PRIDE!
Congratulations to everyone that is participating so far! And for those that have not yet created a journal and/or submitted their journal to this thread, please do so now! You still have plenty of time to participate in the event.
And remember, if you are not writing a journal, we still need your participation by using the "Thanks" button as you read through the various threads written by the authors mentioned in this thread. This is how the challenge winners will be decided.
At this exact moment, here is how it looks for the participators so far...
Journal Challenge February 2021 results (so far):
Total participants: 14
Rules considered by the system:
Owner of the journal must submit their journal link in the main event thread
Only posts made during the event will be considered, regardless of the date the journal was created
Winners are determined by the number of Thanks Received on eligible posts
In the event of a tie, the timestamp of the journal submission link will be the tiebreaker (so submit early!)
Site Moderators and Site Sponsors are ineligible
You are only eligible to win a prize in this event if you have not won any futures io prize during the last three events
Ranked 1st, @SBtrader82 received 72 thanks from 16 posts in February in their thread:
Hi traders,
I am not the kind of person who would normally take the time to share personal stuff on social media or blogs, but this time I decided to give it a chance. After working on my trading style for such a long time, I feel now I am really close …
Ranked 2nd, @Mtype received 14 thanks from 8 posts in February in their thread:
Day 2 of TopStep February Trading Journal Challenge - A little longer than what I like but a unique day today. See trade pictures to the left and my reason for trading following.
02/02/21 trading journal- all ES trades 1st trade around 9:35am I …
Ranked 4th, @iqgod received 9 thanks from 4 posts in February in their thread:
Its been a long time since I posted a journal here and I am not sure if it is to late to be included in the Journal Contest but even if it is not included, I am hoping that it will help me get back in sync with the markets, consistent and profitable. …
Ranked 6th, @TraderNeo received 6 thanks from 18 posts in February in their thread:
Hello Everyone,
I am Manmohan. I am a Futures trader with one year experience. Note, I am not a finance pro so follow your own due diligence when investing. I will document my Topstep trades here so I have a chance to win the February 2021 contest. I …
Ranked 7th, @CfreeZ received 5 thanks from 5 posts in February in their thread:
Last year I entered with a terrible strategy. In fact it wasn't much of a strategy at all. I was rude to people who tried to help and I'm sorry for that and that will motivate me this year to KEEP TO MY STRATEGY.
My strategy is an entry based …
Ranked 9th, @dsulli6 received 2 thanks from 5 posts in February in their thread:
Hello all, Thank you for viewing my Journal. This is my journal that will layout my decisions from front end software picking through my attempts at automated trading.
My first major hurdle was User Interface: It could just be me, but this has …
Ranked 12th, @fxpro312 received 2 thanks from 1 posts in February in their thread:
I am here to hold my self accountable to my trading actions and behavior. To document my journey and find any daily actions that do and do not contribute to my path to a more consistent trader.
02/02/2021 Tuesday-
Market has rallied from Sunday …
Ranked 13th, @qwachu received 1 thanks from 8 posts in February in their thread:
New to FIO and novice with futures. I'll be updating as I figure what journaling is, how to apply it, etc. Goal: Journal at least the best and worst trade of each day. Thanks for support. /ES, /NQ, RTY, GC, SIL are primary areas of interest.
Hi Traders,
I will cut right to the chase with this trading journal. I will post updates to my journal and my retrospective of the day after the AM and PM sessions are over and I have completed my post day analysis. I will upload the updated trade log …
Please check out my new journal. The idea is that based on the first 30 minutes of the DAX future (9:00-9:30 CET) I take a trade with fixed entry and exit times and with a predefined SL. Based on historical data/statistics. Please see my journal for more information and don't forget to hit the thanks button there
Congratulations to everyone that is participating so far!
And remember, if you are not writing a journal, we still need your participation by using the "Thanks" button as you read through the various threads written by the authors mentioned in this thread. This is how the challenge winners will be decided.
At this exact moment, here is how it looks for the participators so far...
Journal Challenge February 2021 results (so far):
Total participants: 16
Rules considered by the system:
Owner of the journal must submit their journal link in the main event thread
Only posts made during the event will be considered, regardless of the date the journal was created
Winners are determined by the number of Thanks Received on eligible posts
In the event of a tie, the timestamp of the journal submission link will be the tiebreaker (so submit early!)
Site Moderators and Site Sponsors are ineligible
You are only eligible to win a prize in this event if you have not won any futures io prize during the last three events
Ranked 1st, @SBtrader82 received 116 thanks from 22 posts in February in their thread:
Hi traders,
I am not the kind of person who would normally take the time to share personal stuff on social media or blogs, but this time I decided to give it a chance. After working on my trading style for such a long time, I feel now I am really close …
Ranked 2nd, @iqgod received 61 thanks from 15 posts in February in their thread:
Day 2 of TopStep February Trading Journal Challenge - A little longer than what I like but a unique day today. See trade pictures to the left and my reason for trading following.
02/02/21 trading journal- all ES trades 1st trade around 9:35am I …
Ranked 5th, @Deetee received 18 thanks from 9 posts in February in their thread:
Hello Everyone,
I am Manmohan. I am a Futures trader with one year experience. Note, I am not a finance pro so follow your own due diligence when investing. I will document my Topstep trades here so I have a chance to win the February 2021 contest. I …
Ranked 7th, @JoeyZaza received 8 thanks from 5 posts in February in their thread:
Hi Traders,
I will cut right to the chase with this trading journal. I will post updates to my journal and my retrospective of the day after the AM and PM sessions are over and I have completed my post day analysis. I will upload the updated trade log …
Ranked 8th, @BoltTrader received 7 thanks from 26 posts in February in their thread:
Its been a long time since I posted a journal here and I am not sure if it is to late to be included in the Journal Contest but even if it is not included, I am hoping that it will help me get back in sync with the markets, consistent and profitable. …
Ranked 9th, @CfreeZ received 5 thanks from 5 posts in February in their thread:
Last year I entered with a terrible strategy. In fact it wasn't much of a strategy at all. I was rude to people who tried to help and I'm sorry for that and that will motivate me this year to KEEP TO MY STRATEGY.
My strategy is an entry based …
Ranked 12th, @dsulli6 received 2 thanks from 5 posts in February in their thread:
Hello all, Thank you for viewing my Journal. This is my journal that will layout my decisions from front end software picking through my attempts at automated trading.
My first major hurdle was User Interface: It could just be me, but this has …
Ranked 14th, @fxpro312 received 2 thanks from 1 posts in February in their thread:
I am here to hold my self accountable to my trading actions and behavior. To document my journey and find any daily actions that do and do not contribute to my path to a more consistent trader.
02/02/2021 Tuesday-
Market has rallied from Sunday …
Ranked 15th, @qwachu received 1 thanks from 15 posts in February in their thread:
New to FIO and novice with futures. I'll be updating as I figure what journaling is, how to apply it, etc. Goal: Journal at least the best and worst trade of each day. Thanks for support. /ES, /NQ, RTY, GC, SIL are primary areas of interest.
the money is what kicks in the emotion and causes traders to begin trading erratically and too frequently ( I speak from experience ). If you can learn to trade well for the sake of trading, money will follow.
I may have to participate in the next challenge, but this has opened up my eyes to the utility of looking through others journals and share learning experience (wisdom)!
Hi traders,
I am not the kind of person who would normally take the time to share personal stuff on social media or blogs, but this time I decided to give it a chance. After working on my trading style for such a long time, I feel now I am really close …
Ranked 2nd, @iqgod received 120 thanks from 33 posts in February in their thread:
Day 2 of TopStep February Trading Journal Challenge - A little longer than what I like but a unique day today. See trade pictures to the left and my reason for trading following.
02/02/21 trading journal- all ES trades 1st trade around 9:35am I …
Ranked 6th, @TraderNeo received 14 thanks from 22 posts in February in their thread:
Hello Everyone,
I am Manmohan. I am a Futures trader with one year experience. Note, I am not a finance pro so follow your own due diligence when investing. I will document my Topstep trades here so I have a chance to win the February 2021 contest. I …
Ranked 7th, @JoeyZaza received 14 thanks from 13 posts in February in their thread:
Hi Traders,
I will cut right to the chase with this trading journal. I will post updates to my journal and my retrospective of the day after the AM and PM sessions are over and I have completed my post day analysis. I will upload the updated trade log …
Ranked 8th, @BoltTrader received 8 thanks from 26 posts in February in their thread:
Its been a long time since I posted a journal here and I am not sure if it is to late to be included in the Journal Contest but even if it is not included, I am hoping that it will help me get back in sync with the markets, consistent and profitable. …
Ranked 9th, @qwachu received 7 thanks from 22 posts in February in their thread:
Last year I entered with a terrible strategy. In fact it wasn't much of a strategy at all. I was rude to people who tried to help and I'm sorry for that and that will motivate me this year to KEEP TO MY STRATEGY.
My strategy is an entry based …
Ranked 13th, @dsulli6 received 2 thanks from 5 posts in February in their thread:
Hello all, Thank you for viewing my Journal. This is my journal that will layout my decisions from front end software picking through my attempts at automated trading.
My first major hurdle was User Interface: It could just be me, but this has …
Ranked 15th, @fxpro312 received 2 thanks from 1 posts in February in their thread:
I am here to hold my self accountable to my trading actions and behavior. To document my journey and find any daily actions that do and do not contribute to my path to a more consistent trader.
02/02/2021 Tuesday-
Market has rallied from Sunday …
Ranked 16th, @aBuzz54 received 0 thanks from 1 posts in February in their thread:
New to FIO and novice with futures. I'll be updating as I figure what journaling is, how to apply it, etc. Goal: Journal at least the best and worst trade of each day. Thanks for support. /ES, /NQ, RTY, GC, SIL are primary areas of interest.
My …
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