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Forum: Trading Journals November 13th, 2020, 02:26 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,980
Posted By isla
So it's been almost two weeks without trades for...

So it's been almost two weeks without trades for me. Just a couple of my thoughts on the place of trading in one's life.
Waiting (and trading generally) has become a much easier task for me after I...
Forum: Trading Journals November 2nd, 2020, 01:03 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,980
Posted By isla
A VWAP pullback setup on CL. We had some form of...

A VWAP pullback setup on CL. We had some form of a breakout early in the day with some follow-through. These are the type of conditions I look for on this trade. It was slow to take off and hesitated...
Forum: Trading Journals October 30th, 2020, 02:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,980
Posted By isla
Two trades in CL today. The first one was the...

Two trades in CL today. The first one was the Open drive with VWAP as resistance. Very clean move straight away...but against me:) Probably a reaction bounce from yesterday's VWAP and my stop was...
Forum: Trading Journals October 28th, 2020, 01:05 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,980
Posted By isla
A Gap trade in YM today, probably per Auction...

A Gap trade in YM today, probably per Auction Theory. Any gap represents an imbalance, hence a reason for large participants to adjust positions. I waited for a breakout from the first 30 minutes of...
Forum: Trading Journals October 22nd, 2020, 11:27 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,980
Posted By isla
Same setup on CL as last Thursday (10.15). Open...

Same setup on CL as last Thursday (10.15). Open drive and VWAP providing support this time. Slow trade, but probably gives more meaning to those shallow pullbacks to the VWAP in the first 5 minutes. ...
Forum: Trading Journals October 21st, 2020, 06:11 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,980
Posted By isla
Didn't start off well this run of results....

Didn't start off well this run of results. Normally I only get one trade a week out of all the instruments I follow, so maybe more frequent setups are a sign of a need for more selectivity right now....
Forum: Trading Journals October 18th, 2020, 05:28 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,980
Posted By isla
A review of both Thursday and Friday (10/15,16). ...

A review of both Thursday and Friday (10/15,16).

An Open drive trade in CL that didn't work out. Looking for the VWAP to provide some type of resistance in the first 5min of trade and then playing...
Forum: Trading Journals October 14th, 2020, 08:38 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,980
Posted By isla
Yesterday saw another rare event. Two losing...

Yesterday saw another rare event. Two losing trades in one product in a day:stickyman:
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The idea was to capitalize on the continuation of the Open sell-off, but it didn't work out. I monitor...
Forum: Trading Journals October 10th, 2020, 08:00 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,980
Posted By isla
For what it's worth

Hello!

I decided to give journaling another go. Not sure what will or can come out of it. I guess any human interaction, even if it's just information sharing, is better than none:sarcastic:
...
Forum: Traders Hideout July 9th, 2020, 11:20 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 12,587
Posted By isla
Hi! I rarely comment, but I think there are some...

Hi! I rarely comment, but I think there are some similarities between us so decided to share.

I am also 31, working nights to trade in the morning, single, but don't feel lonely.

Around 7...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 7th, 2016, 09:04 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,636
Posted By isla
I'm sure everyone experienced a feeling of being...

I'm sure everyone experienced a feeling of being lost and not knowing what's ahead in their trading. This video talks about different types of problems and ways of thinking about their solution:...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 12th, 2016, 03:36 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,636
Posted By isla
Today's post is more about dealing with losing...

Today's post is more about dealing with losing trades than analysing markets. I noticed that all information on trading psychology only became relevant to me after years of transforming and adjusting...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 8th, 2016, 11:48 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,636
Posted By isla
So it's been roughly two years since I got into...

So it's been roughly two years since I got into studying auction theory and I believe it was a turning point in my development as a trader. I started a blog a couple of weeks ago with daily updates,...
Forum: Traders Hideout August 26th, 2016, 08:57 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,159
Posted By isla
This is a facebook post from my friend who lives...

This is a facebook post from my friend who lives in Venezuela:

My country is broken. Every day I live in fear as crime is soaring - since my time here I have escaped a kidnapping attempt and just...
Forum: Traders Hideout November 18th, 2015, 08:42 PM
Replies: 434
Views: 201,563
Posted By isla
do you imply that all it will take for you to...

do you imply that all it will take for you to change your mind about usefulness of fibs is one profitable trader?

I use other resources to expand my trading knowledge. years ago membership felt...
Forum: Traders Hideout November 18th, 2015, 08:13 PM
Replies: 434
Views: 201,563
Posted By isla
Hello tigertradre. I don't think you can "cure"...

Hello tigertradre. I don't think you can "cure" everyone here, nor that anyone needs it. people do what they do because they don't know any better. there are also no logical arguments you can make...
Forum: Traders Hideout November 16th, 2015, 12:56 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,878
Posted By isla
Best trading education material

One of the most difficult things that differentiates trading from other careers, in my opinion, is absence of formal structured learning path. It is extremely easy, using information available...
Forum: Trading Journals October 29th, 2015, 10:23 AM
Replies: 893
Views: 122,614
Posted By isla
I am not saying that methodology is everything....

I am not saying that methodology is everything. But you definitely need one. You only mentioned a list of tools, but you need a consistent way of using them - your own style. You are talking about...
Forum: Trading Journals October 29th, 2015, 08:43 AM
Replies: 893
Views: 122,614
Posted By isla
Hello, You seem to be getting an incorrect...

Hello,

You seem to be getting an incorrect impression about what is required to succeed in trading. It has nothing to do with your past achievements or abilities.

I may be wrong to assume you...
Forum: Commodities October 28th, 2015, 09:03 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 29,673
Posted By isla
Hello Mike, I assume that you are trying to...

Hello Mike,

I assume that you are trying to be helpful to the majority of people reading this forum who are neither experienced nor are serious about trading and I can appreciate that.

I came...
Forum: Commodities October 27th, 2015, 11:28 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 29,673
Posted By isla
Hello, I double-checked the very first post...

Hello,

I double-checked the very first post in this thread in case the original question was posted in a context of a beginner trader asking for advice, but it looks to me more like an opening to...
Forum: Commodities October 27th, 2015, 10:58 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 29,673
Posted By isla
Hey man, why so moody? No need to extrapolate...

Hey man, why so moody? No need to extrapolate from your own experience. It can be done very realistically, and considering someone mentioned Topsteptrader program, there is plenty of evidence of it...
Forum: Commodities October 27th, 2015, 09:21 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 29,673
Posted By isla
I may be missing a point some people are trying...

I may be missing a point some people are trying to make but let's just think pragmatically. I am only talking about day-trading here. The question shouldn't be whether it is possible to trade futures...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors October 22nd, 2015, 07:05 PM
Replies: 932
Views: 383,980
Posted By isla
The way I see it, it's all about realistic...

The way I see it, it's all about realistic long-term expectations.

Averaging 20-30% a year may not provide you a good living depending on your account size, but you may become a valuable asset...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors October 19th, 2015, 12:25 PM
Replies: 1,296
Views: 502,377
Posted By isla
As someone who worked for a prop firm, I would...

As someone who worked for a prop firm, I would like to bring up a couple of points. Trading industry changed a lot in last couple of decades and so did the prop firms. Some focus on a specific...
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