I have been trading for a couple of years and still can not figure out what is the best day trading plan. I like 1 minute trading, but that seems to whip saw me to death, plus a MACD standard settings, and 2 SMA(20,50), and 1 EMA (10). One day I'm flying high next day is what the heck happend. Does everyone have this problem. I also journal my trades.

Leo1 

I have been trading for a couple of years and still can not figure out what is the best day trading plan. I like 1 minute trading, but that seems to whip saw me to death, plus a MACD standard settings, and 2 SMA(20,50), and 1 EMA (10). One day I'm flying high next day is what the heck happend. Does everyone have this problem. I also journal my trades.

Based on your post, I strongly recommend you take a few hours and read this thread front to back:

Ask any Trading Question I'm creating this thread with the purpose of a 'catch all' for any trading related question that NexusFi (formerly BMT) members want to ask, but don't want to create a new thread for -- or find an existing thread to reply to. I've …

It should be an eye-opening experience. By the end it should be obvious what mistakes rookies make most, and therefore you should be more likely to avoid them.

Mike