Site Administrator Swing Trader Data Scientist & DevOps
Manta, Ecuador
Experience: Advanced
Platform: My own custom solution
Trading: Emini Futures
Posts: 49,780 since Jun 2009
Thanks: 32,308 given,
97,567
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Hi guys,
Continuing in the tradition of encouraging journals on FIO, I am announcing a new Journal Challenge for July 2019.
The rules are extremely simple:
a) The contest begins July 1 and ends July 31. All decisions made by futures io are final.
b) This thread that you are reading right now will act as the repository for all journals that are entered into the contest.
c) The author of a journal can enter his/her futures io journal into the contest by posting a link to his/her journal in this thread. Only the author of the journal can do this. Please post the link to the journal ONE TIME, AND ONE TIME ONLY in this thread.
d) Members of futures io will cast their votes for the best journals by using the "Thanks" button on the post that the journal author has made in this very thread. This is why it is very important the author of the journal make only one post, because only one post will be used to count the total number of "Thanks Received" in this thread, and that is how the winners will be decided. Members can vote for as many separate journals as they want by following the same procedure.
e) There will be three prizes awarded, based on the highest number of "Thanks Received" per the above. The prizes are as follows: 1st place: Lifetime NinjaTrader license valued @ $1099, 2nd place: 1-year NinjaTrader license valued @ $720, 3rd place: 1-year NinjaTrader license valued @ $720.
f) As we increase the number of these events, we find the need to keep it fair for everyone - so you are only eligible to win a prize in this event if you have not won any other prize within the prior 3 events on futures io. Feel free to participate in the process, but know prize eligibility will be a deciding factor in the final award process.
Thank you to NinjaTrader for sponsoring this event. You can ask questions about their products and services here, and get answers directly from Ray, the Founder of NinjaTrader:
It is my pleasure to welcome Raymond Deux (Founder of NinjaTrader) on Wednesday, May 3rd @ 4:30 PM Eastern US for an "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) event.
Ray always does an excellent job with answering questions from members, so be sure to …
My goal with these contests is to encourage the journaling process, as I firmly believe the more you participate in the journal process, the better trader you will become.
In addition, for Elite Members, NinjaTrader has a special offer -- receive a $100 discount off a new lifetime multi-broker license, using this special link:
Site Administrator Swing Trader Data Scientist & DevOps
Manta, Ecuador
Experience: Advanced
Platform: My own custom solution
Trading: Emini Futures
Posts: 49,780 since Jun 2009
Thanks: 32,308 given,
97,567
received
And with this post, I am officially opening this thread so members can start posting! Please read the rules from post #1.
Thank you again to @NinjaTrader for sponsoring this Journal Challenge. Elite Members can take advantage of their special $100 off a lifetime multi-broker license by visiting this link:
I tried a trade on the micro Russell today. It was very small ( 5 lots) and for few ticks. I just wanted to see how it moves. It seems to have a good range and may try it again next week. The trade above was an upthrust set up.
Here are my ES …
Thank you in advance,
K
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Watch as I try to take the new CME Micro E-mini's from $1000 to $5,000 in 166 trading days (8 months) on a live account growing the account at least 1% per day.
I just started a journal a few days ago in the Elite Journal forum, but I am starting a new one here so I can be included in Big Mike's journal competition. I do believe that journaling brings an additional level of accountability to trading which …
Thanks to Big Mike and NinjaTrader for sponsoring the challenge.
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Another attempt at making a more regular online review on my trading day to help make that final push to consistent profitability I feel I am so close to.
July journal challenge gave me the additional inspiration to take this step!
I trade right now …
Watch as I try not to do my a$$ every day!
Many thanks to Big Mike and NinjaTrader for the opportunity!
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Hello, I've been trading the for the past 2 years and the DAX for one year, I thought I would share my process and hopefully improve my trading by taking screenshots at the end of my trading session and recapping the day.
I have a couple of rules …
After reading most of @GaryD and @PandaWarrior journals I knew I needed to start my own to improve my trading, so why not during the challenge!
Velox
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The new year offers space for new ideas and new systems.
In the new year, I will post another journal in parallel with my The little DAX does not want to sleep yet (. Of course, I hope it will be just as successful. But I also hope that I will stick …
The biggest risk you can ever take is not betting on yourself! (Bill Williams +)
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SHHHT!
Just between us...
NOTHING is I m p o s s i b l e...
'1Shot2Kill4MES.Swing2Go#IP#ITP' is coming...
How to adapt Fibs.Inversion and tackle duo 'Inflection Points & Inflection Turning Point' effectively
by using predefined trade …
Adapt Fibs.Inversion and tackle duo 'Inflection Points & Inflection Turning Point' effectively with the new CME micro product MES
in between trips during the summer by using predefined trade setups for repeatable patterns with entries and exits without constantly monitoring
the market in a world of Algos & High-Frequency Trading.
Outline: '1Shot2Kill4MES:Swing2Go#IP#ITP
MAY
Fibs.Inversion Introduction & Attack Plan
JUN
IP.InflectionPoints vs ITP.InflectionTurningPoint
Q3 cSEP Rollover Process & Comparison Summary
JUL FIO Journal Challenge - Dial'M'4Micro.MES
AUG
'1Shot2Kill' Third Journal Series Summary
Dont forget to vote by pushing "Thanks" button, huh? Thanks a million!
Find the missing piece of the puzzle... Let's be amazing, be awesome in trading today!
iTS
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I recently signed up for the "Trading Challenge" with TraderDock. It's pretty much the same as the TopStepTrader Combine. I believe the biggest difference in the rules is that with TraderDock, there …
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I started my trading journal to show how I trade. By showing my strengths and weaknesses I hope to become a better trader than I was before. I love trading.
I learnt ABCD (123) trading in 1994 and Im still trading retracements after trading lots of different methods. Ive read about order flow and market delta but I havent started using them yet. On my charts, I use horizontal and diagonal trendlines, Fibonacci …
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What can be done with a Live Futures Account with only $590?
To prove to myself the effectiveness of my strategy and process using a live funded account I will be trading the new CME Micro ES (MES) futures product.
I want to prove that I can be successful with small initial investment and a very low cost of tools, the purchase of NinjaTrader 8 and a Futures.io Elite membership, one-time purchases and no other expensive tools or subscriptions. I will be trading only with tools that come with NinjaTrader 8 and that are available for free from Futures.io (some with some minor coding modifications that I personally made with the tools provided in NinjaTrader).
I will be following the attached daily schedule and market analysis and I will post the results of every trade I take. The scores from the Daily Schedule are entered into a spreadsheet and plotted with the Daily Total Score of 100 being made up of Trade …
For the purpose of the Journal Challenge please give this post a Thanks
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Site Administrator Swing Trader Data Scientist & DevOps
Manta, Ecuador
Experience: Advanced
Platform: My own custom solution
Trading: Emini Futures
Posts: 49,780 since Jun 2009
Thanks: 32,308 given,
97,567
received
Moderator Notice
Still plenty of time to submit your own journal following the very easy steps listed in post #1, and be eligible to win the NinjaTrader licenses at the end of this month!
Don't forget to cast your votes for your favorite journals by pressing the 'Thanks' button next to the post of your favorite journal, here in this thread.
Site Administrator Swing Trader Data Scientist & DevOps
Manta, Ecuador
Experience: Advanced
Platform: My own custom solution
Trading: Emini Futures
Posts: 49,780 since Jun 2009
Thanks: 32,308 given,
97,567
received
Moderator Notice
Hey guys,
We want to thank everyone who participated in this months Journal Challenge!
In order to select the winners, we now ask that all members cast their votes by using the "Thanks" button within this thread. The members with the most thanks received, in accordance with the rules from post #1, will be declared the winners later this week.
Site Administrator Swing Trader Data Scientist & DevOps
Manta, Ecuador
Experience: Advanced
Platform: My own custom solution
Trading: Emini Futures
Posts: 49,780 since Jun 2009
Thanks: 32,308 given,
97,567
received
Moderator Notice
Hey guys,
Congratulations to all the participants of this challenge!
The winners are...
Uh oh, we have a tie for third place!
Congrats to @shortcreeker [Lifetime license], @kareem40 [1-year license], and @OldGerman [1-year license] as well as @NW Trader [1-year license] (both tied for 3rd place)!
So what do we do, with this tie breaker situation??
We email @NinjaTrader over the past weekend, and ask them if they could help us solve our little problem -- and they say yes of course: here is a 4th license to give away to the last winner!
Thank you @NinjaTrader for stepping up to contribute the additional prize, and congrats to the four winners!
I will be reaching out to the winners shortly via PM to arrange for the prizes to be delivered.
My thanks to Mike, NinjaTrader and especially those who clicked the Thanks button for me. Wow, I booked profits today AND won a years subscription to NT. Think maybe Ill pick up a lottery ticket this evening! :-)
Mike
NW Trader
There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path.
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Thank you, for the 3rd place, thank you, thank you, to all participants of this challange, to all those who voted for me and especially to @BigMike for the organization of the challange and the forum.
For three / four years I am registered in the forum, and only for about two years, I am actively involved with my two journals.
I have to say, participating actively helped a lot to implement my strategies and actions.
Thanks again to everyone.
OldGerman
The biggest risk you can ever take is not betting on yourself! (Bill Williams +)
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First I would like to thank you for your generosity to me in the past. Although you do not know me personally you gave me Elite Status because I am Viet Nam War vet.
When we got back from that one everyone treated us pretty badly and a lot of companies would not employ us due to our involvement etc.
Anyway, your offer extending Elite Status to us vets was very generous and big deal to me. It was the first time I have ever been honored for my military service. I bring this up to let you know that I am not only thankful for your kindness but have been impressed with the kind of person that you are, your values, and what you hold dear.
Which brings me to the point of why I am contacting you.
I found out this evening that you have banned a friend of mine, Steve Theobald (sstheo), from FIO.
I think Mr. Theobalds posts and journals etc. add a lot of value for FIO users and will continue to do so for years to come.
My relationship with Mr. Theobald is also closer than others on FIO and in his Ohana trading room as I have a lot of personal knowledge and experience with him in other areas besides trading. Based on this knowledge I can vouch for Mr. Theobalds integrity and honesty.
I find this puzzling that he would be banned. From what I have witnessed on FIO you have previously always been kind and helpful to all. I hope you will reconsider and reinstate him on FIO so he can at least complete his micro trading journal. Please Big Mike . Please?
I know him well enough to know that whatever law you lay down he will abide by. He has no ill will toward FIO, even after he was banned; he is just sad. And as an aside I know for sure that you have at least two new subscribers from Ohana trading due to Mr. Theobalds promotion of FIO. And he promotes TopStep as well as a few other prop firms with advice on passing combines etc.
I have been following his journal on FIO and saw this morning that you and he were having some interaction concerning his Free Ohana Trading chat room, and only then realized that you thought there may be some conflict.
I have been sleuthing around FIO for almost 3 years now and have always seen people linking to all kinds of web sites and vendors. I recently purchased JigSaw software from Peter after finally being convinced that I need to take the leap after watching one of the many videos posted on FIO and FIO users commenting on JigSaw. And there are many others. Ohana trading chat room is Free and will be limited to @35 traders or so.
I am not a person that uses social media but I do refer to FIO when I have questions about trading software and vendors. It has been a great resource for me and as you know, to tens of thousands of others alike.
My most outstanding trading related experiences was right here on FIO over the last several months. I could name many individuals that I have followed including their journals etc. but my number 1 pick during that period has been Mr. Theobald.
In your post to him you seem to be questioning his motives for operating through PMs. It is my understanding is that it is because he wants to vet traders before giving us admission. I was vetted and barely qualified. If I had been rejected I am thankful that it would have been in private.
I am a member of the Ohana trading chat room and active there every trade day. There is no charge and no sponsor of any type. It is a completely free area where a small group of traders (about 25) right now post their trades and trading advice in real-time during various trade sessions throughout the world. I cant imagine that Ohana trading chat room could even handle 50 traders. It is already so busy with posts that you can hardly trade and keep up. On the other hand you have more than 100,000 subscribers.
Let me expand on the add value that Mr. Theobald brings to FIO.
He is a prolific writer.
His honesty and complete openness and frankness about his trading experiences; his loses and heartaches, his trials and prop firm experiences all laid out in great detail has inspired me more than any other single person in the trading realm. I could not find this level of information elsewhere on FIO.
If you let him continue his journals I cannot see how it will not add value to FIO.
From everything I have seen from him he just wants to help traders and offers constant help to me almost daily.
I am sure that he would promise to not say anymore about his chat room if reinstated. I would just like to see him at least finish his treads on FIO.
He came in 13th out of 1400 people on the CME challenge so he probably has something worthwhile to share. Good association for FIO.
His journal was winning him a lifetime Ninja Trader License (27 Thank Yous). Did you nix him on that too?
I hope you will work something out with him so he can finish his journal. I know it has already helped me have better trade goals and Im sure I cant be the only one following.
Please Big Mike .. Please?
Best regards always,
Mark Bondiett
The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner.
― Gordon B. Hinckley
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Site Administrator Swing Trader Data Scientist & DevOps
Manta, Ecuador
Experience: Advanced
Platform: My own custom solution
Trading: Emini Futures
Posts: 49,780 since Jun 2009
Thanks: 32,308 given,
97,567
received
Sorry, nothing to work out. As has already been discussed, he violated our terms. He also threatened me via email afterwards. I'm done with him. And it certainly doesn't belong here in this thread, it's inappropriate and unrelated.
Thanks to Big Mike, NinjaTrader and all of you who liked my journal. I received the LifeTime NinjaTrader License Key today. I have found that these public journals really help my performance by being publicly accountable for the trades I take. I am thankful to Big Mike for hosting and organizing these events and for this Super Great Incredible futures.io forum where I have learned soo much about trading and customizing indicators for NinjaTrader. This forum is one of my most valuable resources in my trading journey.
Thank You All!!!!!
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Now, in addition to the Runtime system on my VPS, I can perform development, testing and discretionary trading independently of the automated systems.
Thanks to all who have voted with. Thanks to BigMike for the organization.
Thanks,
OldGerman
The biggest risk you can ever take is not betting on yourself! (Bill Williams +)
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Yesterday I was contacted by the nice folks from NinjaTrader to arrange getting me set up with the 1-Year Lease that I won by tying for third in the July 2019 FIO Journal Challenge. This comes at an opportune time for me as I had decided to stick with my current platform despite higher commissions and iffy customer service until such time as I decided whether I could make a go of trading futures or not. After 8 weeks back on Live trading I have reached that point and so now it's time to make a few constructive changes.
Again, my thanks to Big Mike, NinjaTrader and especially to those folks who clicked the Thanks button on my journal in July.
Happy trading!
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Again thank you Mike. I got mine today and choose to upgrade to lifetime. Everything is working well and I will start posting with NT8 charts as of tomorrow.
K
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