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I tried a short term trade on JY selling market. This was from a different signal than my normal Stop Entry. I only saw a drop of 10 ticks before ti reversed and was stopped out for -12 ticks (-150).
The Yen ended up today. I would not have triggered on longer set up stop.
The problem with trading is one needs to be right twice!
The problem with trading is one needs to be right twice!
I bought the ES @2009.75 STOP and after a nice run up moved my stop up based on my newly installed MP. I am not sure it was much different than I would have without MP but it did confirm my price only placement. Stopped out for $325.
I was short the yen and got weary of the fluctuations around my entry and bought it back at for one tick loss.
I then tried a shorter term signal and sold the ES for 62.50 gain. I was very satisfied with my exit.
+ 375 for the day
The problem with trading is one needs to be right twice!
--Some not so good trades and mismanagement
My main problem was I over traded the CL after my paper profits vanished.
I bought Gold. Entry was not very good. Sold on a STOP very near the low of the session. Stopped out for ($510)
Sold the ZB-03-15. Good entry, good exit for $437 including moving my stop down and a LIMIT exit
Sold CL 02-15. Good entry but I held it too long then over traded the CL on both buy and sell side. CLnet loss ($100).
Overall for today ($173) BC
The problem with trading is one needs to be right twice!
I did not find anything for the overnight session so I decided to try some short term trades this morning.
The first two were minor winners for $90 each, then 180 loss, followed by a 90 dollar loss.
Net loss for the day (90) BC. All four trades were based on selling tHe +1 standard deviation of the daily market profile.
The problem with trading is one needs to be right twice!
I lost $567 today in a volatile day.
I had three trades based on my break out signals and several other shorter term trades. I was satisfied with all the breakout entries, but can't seem to manage the trades efficiently once I am in them. I either get out too early, or like today, give it all back. I do have more fear than greed but today decided to resist the urge to take my profits on all three trades.
I went long Crude in the day session and was 500+ up. I moved my stop to break even and I broke even.
I was short the bonds and $500 ahead and moved my stop to break even an I broke even.
I traded four other quicker trades and lost $67.
I am traveling and did not realize my short in the ES triggered late in day and I was up $300+ when I was through with he quick trades, but I ended up loosing $500 when I was stopped out.
I had a short in Gold that did not trigger. I may keep that active for the night session.
/donald, the OKShunalTrader
The problem with trading is one needs to be right twice!
Lost $500 on a gold trade that was not a good entry.
I have a number of SIM trades that I am trying based on the market profile I am playing with. These will be set and check back later with ATM management.
The problem with trading is one needs to be right twice!
I had three break out trades and all three triggered.
The Gold in the previous post, Crude and bonds.
I made some serious mistakes that resulted in my not getting the potential profit on the Crude. My BUY STOP was at 47.96. Unfortunately, I used a short term ATM rather than my Break out that only had 10 tick profit before the trailing stop kicked in. So all I made on trade was $90. To top it off, I proceeded to over trade after the price peaked selling and buying on price action and ended up losing an additon 120 for a total of ($30) on the Crude. I did stop trading before it became serious but I should have stopped earlier.
Then late in day my Bond SHORT triggered and I closed out on the open for three ticks.
Loss for day (436) Before commissions.
As I get some time I will try to review the sim trades I made during the day. I am trying improve my management of the trades using MP. But what I did in real time was not based on MP at all.
The problem with trading is one needs to be right twice!