This will be the journal of my journey, thoughts and ideas.
REASON
The main reason I'm starting is because I want and need a single place where I can put all the brainstorming going on during my trading day. I have screenshots on Drop Box, excel spreadsheets and videos all over the place.
I also want to share and learn from others. I have received so much from this community I cannot express in words. I learn something new almost everyday.
I post around Big Mike everytime i think i can make a contribution and help, so don't be surprised if you have already seen one of my videos/pics/posts somewhere else.
BOOKS
Following are the books that most influenced my trading and me as a person, in no particular order.
. Move your money and turn yourself rich, Aitor Zarate (this was THE book that got me interested and changed my life to what it is today)
. Master the Markets, Tom Williams
. Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets, John Murphy
. Technical Analysis of Stock Trends, Robert D. Edwards and John Magee
. Trading in the Zone, Mark Douglas
. Mind over Markets, James F. Dalton
. The Daily Trading Coach, Brett Steenbarger
THREADS
I've learned so much here, still am, and hopefully will never stop. Some of the following threads I've read entirely from post#1, created a document with the most important posts and thoroughly studied everything in it.
Threads are like an interactive book, you never stop learning. This is a great community.
TOOLS
I use video a lot, it's the best "muscle memory" tool so expect posts on video format. I don't have a microphone, will write on notepad during the videos.
They are uploaded with vimeo at the following url:
STRANGE LANGUAGE
If you see anything written in a strange language (it's Portuguese) just ask and I'll translate. Will try not to have that happen a lot.
You're not gonna see me use words like "accumulation/distribution" a lot. Instead you will see "sellers dropping contracts to facilitate price going up" and stuff like this. I don't what is the standard name someone else gave to what I'm watching, it just makes more sense to me and that's what works.