Like a kid who has gotten his hand burned on a hot stove I have found my way to this forum.
I have been watching charts for about 4 months. And have been trading sim and my real account.
When I placed my first few trades I was surprised by how easy it was to make money. I think many beginners experience this as they have not had to deal with the psychology of trading. Or psychology has not crippled them yet.
Recently I have come to work my way through (not done yet) "The Elusive Price Action: How to Trade" thread. And am convinced that this is the direction I would like to take.
By no means do I have my method ironed out.
My short term goal is to get some support and resistance lines on my charts. Like the pivots and previous high lows etc. I have more knowledge on how to use them, than on how to get them on my chart. For example I'm all for using an automated indicator to draw them on. Also willing to put them in by hand. Just the basics to start with.
For today I placed two trades. Both shorts and winners. Then stopped. At this stage learning when not to trade is a challenge. I have never seen the bars this small for the whole day. The last 3 days the chart is completely sideways with microscopic bars. Im trading the NQ with tick charts btw.