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Forum: Trading Journals March 14th, 2017, 10:43 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,490
Posted By permeant
3/14/2017: Recovery day (4-0)

After tilting off 121 ticks yesterday, I seriously considered taking a day off, but thought it would be a good exercise to force myself to trade as I'm supposed to trade, but on a very short leash -...
Forum: Trading Journals March 14th, 2017, 10:06 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,490
Posted By permeant
3/13/2017: Meltdown day (0-5)

Today was a bad day that started off with losing on a couple of reasonable trades that didn't work out and then continuing to place bad bets on breakouts on what turned out to be a narrow range bound...
Forum: Trading Journals March 11th, 2017, 10:55 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,490
Posted By permeant
3/10/2017: Making money doing mostly nothing (2-0)

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Trade 1: Short CL on bar 7 (BOPB) (+20 ticks)

The entry was not great - should've shorted below bar 6 rather than waiting until it fell...
Forum: Trading Journals March 11th, 2017, 10:33 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,490
Posted By permeant
3/9/2017: Another day of being right and losing money (-14 ticks)

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Trade 1: Short CL on bar 5 (opening reversal) (+2 ticks)

Nice reversal bar at resistance (yesterday's LOD). Went quickly to scalp profit...
Forum: Trading Journals March 10th, 2017, 09:24 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 9,904
Posted By permeant
Yes, the same is true for most of us. Fear...

Yes, the same is true for most of us. Fear particularly - of missing out, entering too early or too late, a large stop, premature exit for a loss before the mkt goes our way, giving up our small...
Forum: Trading Journals March 9th, 2017, 10:57 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,594
Posted By permeant
Click the "Post Reply" button at the top or...

Click the "Post Reply" button at the top or bottom of the page.
Forum: Trading Journals March 9th, 2017, 10:54 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 15,377
Posted By permeant
Nicely done. I had the second trade also but only...

Nicely done. I had the second trade also but only got 20 ticks out of the failed BO after the report - didn't have the second contract to capitalize on the monster down swing (and too chicken to...
Forum: Trading Journals March 9th, 2017, 10:46 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 9,904
Posted By permeant
I think that scaling in successfully requires 3...

I think that scaling in successfully requires 3 things: 1) a large account, 2) Initial position is small compared to maximum position, and 3) being confident (and experienced enough) in your read of...
Forum: Trading Journals March 9th, 2017, 10:29 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 11,633
Posted By permeant
Sorry to hear that! Hope you you find the...

Sorry to hear that! Hope you you find the strength to bounce back from this.

Take care of yourself!
Forum: Trading Journals March 9th, 2017, 09:18 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,490
Posted By permeant
3/8/2017: How to be right and lose money (1-3)

Another day of being right on the direction (and how) and still losing money because of bad entries and bad stop management.

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Forum: Trading Journals March 8th, 2017, 08:44 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,490
Posted By permeant
3/7/2017: Difficult day (+1 tick)

I didn't trade that well today (though not very poorly either). I was right on the direction for the day (shorting all day long), but all I have to show for it is a +1 tick gross profit and a net...
Forum: Trading Journals March 6th, 2017, 09:41 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,490
Posted By permeant
3/6/2017: Death by small cuts (-17 ticks)

Today was not a super bad day of trading but I did enough things wrong that the accumulated small losses added up to a good chunk of change.

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Forum: Trading Journals March 5th, 2017, 04:45 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,474
Posted By permeant
Welcome and good luck with the journal. Look...

Welcome and good luck with the journal. Look forward to reading it.

I started mine recently and am finding it helpful at the end of the day to post ALL my trades, particularly the bad ones. When I...
Forum: Trading Journals March 5th, 2017, 04:29 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 15,377
Posted By permeant
What a perfect entry and exits on CL - great job...

What a perfect entry and exits on CL - great job catching the swing so perfectly.
Forum: Trading Journals March 5th, 2017, 04:19 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 11,633
Posted By permeant
Second that! I've been learning the hard way to...

Second that! I've been learning the hard way to stay away from some days/setups that are terrible for me, even though they look easy in retrospect at the end of the day, Absolutely no reason to take...
Forum: Trading Journals March 5th, 2017, 04:10 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,490
Posted By permeant
3/3/2017: One bad entry but small profit for the day (1-2)

One bad entry (trade #2) cost me some unnecessary ticks but eked out a profit for the day later in the morning.

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CL Opening reversal...
Forum: Trading Journals March 2nd, 2017, 04:53 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,490
Posted By permeant
3/2/2017: Trading the plan, good results (2-0)

Today was a good day per "Less is More" philosophy - two good entries, well managed, both winners.

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Trade 1: Long CL on bar 3 (opening...
Forum: Trading Journals March 2nd, 2017, 08:36 AM
Replies: 133
Views: 17,605
Posted By permeant
Congratulations on winning one of the prizes!

Best of luck to you with the combine and look forward to seeing your journey there.
Forum: Trading Journals March 1st, 2017, 11:12 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,490
Posted By permeant
3/1/2017: One good trade makes up for 3 bad ones (1-3)

Today was a mixed bag to launch the new month. Another couple of ok entries poorly managed, one bad entry and one good trade that made up for all of that.

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Forum: Trading Journals March 1st, 2017, 11:01 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,490
Posted By permeant
2/28/2017: Bad trading, small loss (1-1-2)

OK entries today (mostly) but not well managed.

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Trade 1: Long CL on bar 5 (opening reversal) (BE)

Good looking bottom near the LOD of...
Forum: Trading Journals February 27th, 2017, 07:51 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,490
Posted By permeant
2/27/2017: Good discipline, small loss (0-2-1)

3 trades today, none of them on impulse, so I feel good about the discipline part of it.

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Trade 1: Long CL on bar 4 (OR) (-7 ticks)...
Forum: Trading Journals February 27th, 2017, 09:01 AM
Replies: 133
Views: 17,605
Posted By permeant
Nice trade!

Great entry location with small risk...
Forum: Trading Journals February 26th, 2017, 04:54 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,490
Posted By permeant
2/24/2017: OK entries, bad mgmt (0-3)

Better discipline today sticking to planned entries, but not managed well, losing more money than I would've, had they been correctly managed.

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Forum: Trading Journals February 24th, 2017, 09:23 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,490
Posted By permeant
Thanks!

BoltTrader, I deeply appreciate you taking the time to write this up. What you say re: greed (and trades 3 and 6) is totally true.

I'll think about the ATM strategies you described and see if I...
Forum: Trading Journals February 23rd, 2017, 11:18 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,490
Posted By permeant
2/23/2017: Another day of backsliding and bad trading (0-4-2)

Zero tolerance policy was not in effect today, it was more like infinite regression and very humbling. Six trades and no winners, with a loss for the day when sticking to my trading plan would have...
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