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Hi, my name is Ota and I am 23 years old university student from Prague. I am going to start this journal, because my major trading problem is execution, I just cant pull the trigger. I am quite sure that it is because I am afraid of being wrong and I do not want to lose money. I have started two months ago with 6000 Euro, now it is 5400, max was 6300. I am trying to trade FT71´s method and I want to thank this wonderful guy for everything he is doing. My main market is FESX, trading hours 09:00-11:00 Prague´s time . I always do my homework in the morning before the market opens. I was trading two contracts but now I am going to trade just one contract with RRR 1:1,the goal is just to improve my execution.
My risk is 2% of my account per day so If I lose 100 euro I stop trading. My SL is usually 50 euro or less. My daily goal is 200 euro.
Homework-FESX
We are in a balance area, which has been forming from 10.4. until now. Yesterday we tested unfair highs and I expect today little bit more short then long. The market has always three options it can go down to test unfair lows or turn and go up again or stay in the value area.
My levels where to do business
BuyZones:
2228-value area low and minor LVN
2212-major LVN from 10.4-present profile
2200-naked VPOC and who is short will probably target this number
SellZones
2265-long term and short term VPOC
2297-LVN and HoY
2311-major long term LVN
Expectaions
1)If we go UP, I will look for to go short on 2365 and I will expect the market to test 2228. If the short fails, I will not take long on 2365 and I will wait for 2297 or 2311 to short again. No long trades from these levels
2) If we go down I will take long on 2228 and I will expect test of 2365, if the short fails I will try to get short on pullback towards 2212. If the long fails on 2212 I will try to get short. Same for 2200.
When is time to trade, is not time to THINK!!!!!!!
* I tried to post my screenshots, but I need at least five posts.
Today I had two trades according to my homework mentioned in the morning.
1)Short from 2265, but the level did not hold. I was stopped -5tick
2)Pullback short from 2265, SL was one tick above VWAP high, I got stopped exactly on my SL price. -4ticks
So for today it wasnt nice day for my P&L, but I executed trades without hesitation.
Good morning all.
FESX yesterday tested 2228 level several times and then closed there. Yesterday I was expacting short and I was trading short hovewer too early. The market closed on its low and I little bit expect more short than long. I think that market will probably test 2171 today or on Monday, but anything can happen. If we go up, I expect test of 2262-2265 and then back to unfair lows.
Levels where to do business
Buyzones
2212-major LVN of short-term profile
2200-naked VPOC
2171-major LVN long term profile
SellZones
2228-but we need to get below this level
2262-LVN from yprofile
Today I did not have any trades, but definitely there were many opportunities.
1)I wanted to short when the market hit VPOC level (homework), but the price was really fast and I wasn’t fast enough. I usually trade just first test of VPOC so I did not enter later.
2)I wanted to short 2261-63 level but the market stopped at 2258 and turned down
Today I expected more shorts than longs and I definitely did not expect that 2228 will hold 5 tests so I didnt go long.
Have a nice weekend everyone
Ota
Hi all, sorry that I did not post my homework in the morning, but FESX gapped down and I wasn’t prepared for it and unfortunately all my supports became resistance levels. I was quite confused, because FESX likes to close gaps so I wasn’t sure if I want to short them or wait for long. After 20 minutes of thinking I decided to short 2183 and 2209 (yVPOC). For long side I prepared just 2117 (major support).
I ended up with one short trade from 2183-2177 (VWAP high).
I would really love to take at least three trades a day in order to have more samples of this probability game. My major goal is to improve my execution, because every entry is a big deal for me, I want my execution to become mechanical, just without thinking. And for it I think I need more trades, on the other hand overtrading kills. I hope it makes sense.
Have a great day
Regards Ota
Good morning everyone ,
Yesterday we had strong up trend and we are back in the value area. Today I am open to everything. I will trade my levels as they are in the screenshot.
Hi all,
after watching new FT´s webinar I have decided to continue with my journal. I will post my entries with comments. I am not going to post pre-market analysis because is usually the same as is presenting FT71 in his Trader bite.
The main reason for re-opening my journal is that I am still battling to make a turn in trading. And maybe I can get a good advice here. I moved from NQ to ES because I wasnt fast enought to trade it and I am much better in reading the order flow in the ES than in the NQ.
Plan for next 30 trades: 4tick SL, 4tick PT in the ES, 1 contract. I tried to exit my trades discretionary, but to be honest I am not sure if it was better in this way. After 30 trades I will have atleast some statistics.
1st. Trade
+4 ticks. MAE 1 Tick, MFE 4 Ticks.......Wanted to exit with 3 tick PT.
2nd.
-4 ticks. Trade MAE 4 ticks, MFE 3 ticks....Wanted to exit with 2 tick SL.
Can someone please explain me, what BSO (best scale out) means on an example? I am not able to understand it from a definition.