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June 10th, 2012, 02:38 PM
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win rate
Sorry for the delay, I am not getting an update when someone posts here. How do I do that?
Position 1 is a 1X risk, position 2 is a 1.5 X risk. Risk is usually around 2%, sometimes less depending...
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June 10th, 2012, 02:29 PM
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Change in plans- tradign for a prop firm
Sorry for the long delay in between posts. My goal was to post at least once per week.
I have been invited to trade for a prop firm and decided I would give it a try. This way I am being held...
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May 23rd, 2012, 11:36 AM
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wheat
Well,
I guess this is why trading is so interesting. My trade plan with wheat was working like clockwork and now with the new hours, the setups are happening much earlier than I want to getup. I...
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May 22nd, 2012, 10:10 AM
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2 winner rule
Mike,
The 2 winner rule is only for Wheat. My back testing showed that the 3rd trade after the open using my system was a looser 56% of the time. Now with the new trading hours on wheat, it looks...
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May 22nd, 2012, 10:05 AM
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sailingman
Methodology
This is something I have learned recently that really helped my trading:
What
Where
When
How
What- Decide and STICK with either stocks, options, futures or forex. Each can provide you with a...
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May 21st, 2012, 11:59 AM
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sailingman
wheat
With the new trading hours, I will have to completely re think wheat. Normally I trade between 9:30 to 10: 30 exchange time. Today the big moves were earlier. No way to back test this yet.
Too bad...
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May 21st, 2012, 10:03 AM
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sailingman
Monday
Thanks for all your kind words! I love crude but the risk-reward is better for smaller accounts in the grains.
Wheat looks like it will have a good day today. I will post my trade (s) later.
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May 19th, 2012, 02:12 PM
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Goal vs reality
I am going to add one more thing before I go sailing...
Last summer I was able to take an 11K futures account and grow it to 41K in 3 months. I realized I was taking WAY too much risk per trade...
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May 19th, 2012, 12:23 PM
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I said "GOAL" ;-) Here are my rules that I...
I said "GOAL" ;-)
Here are my rules that I will be following no matter what:
50K trading account
Take all profits at the end of the month- reset account to 50K (I want a paycheck)
Always...
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May 19th, 2012, 10:51 AM
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8% per week
[body] This trading journal is a about my goal of grossing an average 8% per week trading grains. I am developing a new system that will trade wheat, beans, cattle and and corn. Not all at the same...
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February 26th, 2012, 01:41 PM
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The Greatest Weakness
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your head
Thankyou for your post! I printed it out and have placed it next to my computer. This is the true secret or "Holy Grail isn't it? Your head, not the screen.
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February 24th, 2012, 05:34 PM
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MFE
Is there a way to calculate that in Nija or Tradestation or is it automatic on back testing?
Thanks!:becky:
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February 24th, 2012, 01:11 PM
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I was taking a recent seminar and the guy said if...
I was taking a recent seminar and the guy said if you don't backtest and forward test your strategy, how are you going to be confident trading it?
I have spent quit a bit of time creating my...
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February 24th, 2012, 01:01 PM
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Hi everyone, I hve been a member for a...
Hi everyone,
I hve been a member for a while and have not posted much yet, but I am goign to take more advantage of this awsome resource.
I am a futures trader using the Think or Swim...
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February 2nd, 2012, 11:43 PM
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New Member
Hi everyone!
I just joined Big Mikes. I am looking forward to sharing with this group of great traders. I am using Think or Swim swing trading futures contracts. I was just introduced to Renko...
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