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I'm probably a little introverted and I think a lot. Putting my thoughts into written form really helps me organize and understand them. Sometimes I have these things swirling about in my head and it really does not become clarified until I start writing. For other people writing like that's just too much of a chore and gets in the way...lots of ways to skin the cat I suppose
Trade
• NQ . Long. Good Entry . Ok Exit
• NQ . Shot. Counter Trade on Strong Resistance … Bad
• GC . Short. Good Setup . Entered before System Signal . Then Signal Right . Then Bouncing After Taking T1
• NQ. Short . Based on Signal . Took T1 … Bounced From Support
• ZB. Short . Very Clear Signal … To timid on the Trade … Took little profit
End
• All Positions and Orders Closed
• Charts for Journaling Ready
Summary
What Did I do Right?
• Complete Checklist
• Good Discipline . Good Entries .
• Green
• Stopped on Time . No Greedy
• The System is giving great signals
What Did I do Wrong?
• I need to allow for runners
How Can I Improve?
• Review ATMs
• Become a Master of Candlestick reading
Trade
1. News - 10am Jolt
2. TST Balance +$478
3. Serious Problems with Internet
4. 9:48 Still Unable to Trade
5. Feeling Good … Two Good Reads last Week … Mark Douglas – Trade your Plan and Feel like the Slot Machine … Rande Howell – Trade like the American Cougar and not like a Lion … Wait for the Setups as long as it takes, avoid Fear/Flight/Fight
6. 9:54 System Starting to Work
7. 9:57 News in 3 mins … Not to Trade
8. NQ … Short 5 .. Too Aggressive … Good on Waiting … Took the Trade without Signal … Taking a lot of Heat …
9. ZB … Long 2 … Took it according to System … Now Wait and See ..
10. Good on the Psychology … Wait for Setup … No Guessing … And start much smaller …
11. 10:15 ZB T1 … NQ .. Some Heat, Support too Strong … Adjusted Stop to Adjust Risk, Taking Longer , Not working
12. 10:25 NQ Sold 2 at Loss to lower Risk … Still Getting Heat … Support too Strong … ZB Strong Close to T2
13. 10:31 NQ … SL …
14. 10:35 -$148
15. 10:36 GC Short 3 … Guessing … Not According to Setup … Bad !!! … Good on Psychology … Will Stop a 500 either way …
16. 10:47 … Hungry …
17. 10:49 GC SL
18. 10:50 Acumu - $246
19. 11:18 … Chaos … CL Long 3 then 5 then 7 … Bounced Strong against my Entry … SL … GC SL
20. 11:20 Acum - $1,150 … AGAIN !!!
21. 11:37 Good Comeback … Staying Calm … Acum -$250
22. 12:15 NQ Short … Good Trading … Acum -$29
23. Closed
End
• All Positions and Orders Closed
• Charts for Journaling Ready
Summary
What Did I do Right?
➢ Started with a Clear Mind …
➢ Good Start and Daily Rituals
➢ Waited as Cougar
➢ Didn’t allow myself to go into Reset Mind
What Did I do Wrong?
➢ Not Clear on Max Risk … Too much Adjusting during Trade
➢ Too many Trades at Once
➢ Didn’t want to be ‘wrong’ with CL becaused I was ‘sure’ of the Short … So Increased the Size … Loss of $1,000 +
How Can I Improve?
➢ Wait as a Cougar
➢ Hunt only Elephants
➢ Wait for Setup and Have a Clear Line to accept the Trade didn’t work
➢ Don’t Expect the Trade to Work … Pull the Lever on the Slot Machine and Wait for the Result … Whatever the result is not because I was Right or Wrong … Just a Probabilistic Outcome
Homework
➢ Candlestick Patterns
➢ Decide to Trade from Home … Better Internet
➢ Bring Food to Trade !!!
➢ Read more on Psychology … Mark Douglas
Trades
Jolts @ 10am
1. 9:40 NQ Short 4 Scalp … +$25
2. 9:42 GC Long 3 … Screen Froze … Closed Trade … +135
3. 9:47 NQ Short Few Scalps … + $150 … Acum $315
4. 9:56 NQ Short 2 … Acum $443
5. 10:09 NQ Short 2 … Acum $ 316
6. 10:13 CL Short 3 … Acum 475
7. 10:15 NQ Short 4 + GC Long 2 … Acum $780
8. 10:24 ZB Long 2 … + Green
9. 10:25 NQ Short 2 >>> Too Close to Support Clear Entry but Working … SL … Good Trade, Good Entry + Waited for SL
10. NQ Short 4 Scalp … Good Execution on Entry and Exit … Acum +867
Notes
¬ NQ Bearish
¬ CL Bullish – Topping @ $53
¬ GC Strong Bullish Overnight
¬ ZB Bullish
Summary
What Did I do Right?
¬ Waited for the Setups and Didn’t Chase
¬ Clear Mind about this is a Probability Games …
What Did I do Wrong?
¬ Exit the ZB because of Fear … The Signals were very Clear about staying
How Can I Improve?
¬ Review the ATMs to Stay longer on the Run
¬ Sleep Better … A little Sleepy During the Trades
Homework
¬ Improve Market Structure Workspace … Review it Nightly
¬ Review ATRs and Adjust System
¬ Adjust Rules to Incorporate Mark Douglas + Rande Howell