I'm creating this journal to track my progress through the November-December 2018 Earn2Trade Gauntlet.
Wait... Isn't the prize a free stab at the Gauntlet? Yeah, but I was planning to do the challenge anyway, so the FIO challenge just sealed the deal for me.
My trading style is scalping with occasional runners. No overnight holds. I generally trade ES, NQ, and CL. I use 10t footprint and 10s charts for entries, a renko for trends, and 10/30min Volume Profile and 4hr/Daily charts for big picture.
I live on the East coast (US), but because I have a day job, I try to focus on the pre-market hours of 6a-9a. Fortunately, this time period is active, though not as active as the earlier portion of the Euro session. I may extend to 10a+ if there's a gap that looks like it needs filling.
I currently use Sierra Charts for trading and Tradingview for charting. I may move away from Sierra Charts at some point but only if the other platform meets a long list of criteria and not until after this gauntlet and challenge are complete.
Tomorrow I will begin connecting Rithmic to a new instance of Sierra in a new Windows 7 virtual machine. Rithmic is the data feed used in the Gauntlet. Otherwise I would be using CQG. Fingers crossed for an easy stand up.