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Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 12th, 2015, 07:24 PM
Replies: 42
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Posted By xylem
Ive been having decent success lately minimizing...

Ive been having decent success lately minimizing my trades and being a LOT more selective.

Today however was really tough.
I massively controlled my losses but still ended up having a (smallish)...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 23rd, 2015, 09:35 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 9,129
Posted By xylem
Very interesting thoughts there Riela I'll...

Very interesting thoughts there Riela

I'll have to digest them but what I can get from them so far is that I definitely need to be in my False market less often and only enter the true market when...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 23rd, 2015, 06:32 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 9,129
Posted By xylem
It reflects how bad I feel about it. Thats a...

It reflects how bad I feel about it.
Thats a reality that im working on
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 23rd, 2015, 06:10 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 9,129
Posted By xylem
By wreck I mean Near a max loss day, it gave me...

By wreck I mean Near a max loss day, it gave me lots of losing trades and it put me on tilt.
It didnt wreck me financially.

Also Im only trading 2 contracts so cant go any smaller imo.
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 22nd, 2015, 06:33 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 9,129
Posted By xylem
Thanks for your more spiritual/ real life reply. ...

Thanks for your more spiritual/ real life reply.
I didnt really ask about it but it is of course important to me and probably most people.

Since I made this thread Ive had some good trading weeks...
Forum: Trading Journals July 20th, 2015, 06:47 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 16,352
Posted By xylem
Look forward to hearing more Bund talk as Im...

Look forward to hearing more Bund talk as Im looking to get back into trading it.
Forum: Traders Hideout July 16th, 2015, 01:23 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 20,160
Posted By xylem
I like volume as it usually comes with workable...

I like volume as it usually comes with workable orderflow.
I havent got a system that says big volume + breakout = real breakout.
But the more volume the more I can usually trust what im seeing.
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 15th, 2015, 01:54 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 9,129
Posted By xylem
I started my DOM trading with the BUND and was...

I started my DOM trading with the BUND and was fairly successful, IE I could trade it better than I can trade other instruments (ES, Forex etc)

Maybe I should revisit it.
I have however found CL...
Forum: Traders Hideout July 14th, 2015, 06:46 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 20,160
Posted By xylem
For me I believe overbought and oversold are...

For me I believe overbought and oversold are constants in the market. When people always talk of the market changing it feels like their saying you can never be a consistently profitable trader...
Forum: Traders Hideout July 14th, 2015, 03:08 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 20,160
Posted By xylem
Mike that doesnt really answer the question at...

Mike that doesnt really answer the question at all.
What stays the same as you say?
Are you saying the only constant is inconsistency.
It is not possible to profit from something that is truly...
Forum: Traders Hideout July 14th, 2015, 02:40 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 20,160
Posted By xylem
The market constantly changes. BUT What stays the same??

So the markets are always said to be constantly changing.
This is true to me in that we have bull markets bear markets.
Consolidation periods, periods of high volatility and sleeping periods.
...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors July 10th, 2015, 05:08 PM
Replies: 303
Views: 97,111
Posted By xylem
Interesting reading. It was obvious that Bobby...

Interesting reading.
It was obvious that Bobby didnt have the right mentality given his willingness to keep learning something new but he never really seemed to have 1 clear cut path to follow and...
Forum: Commodities July 8th, 2015, 03:58 PM
Replies: 2,696
Views: 617,462
Posted By xylem
Today I expected selling given the premarket...

Today I expected selling given the premarket retest of lows and obviously The EIA gave a hint of bearishness :p

I made a good few ticks on the downside even though I felt I was cutting my winner...
Forum: Commodities July 7th, 2015, 04:50 PM
Replies: 2,696
Views: 617,462
Posted By xylem
How did yall get on with your trading today? I...

How did yall get on with your trading today?
I was looking for the bounce all day with tight stops and caught it but it was very tricky and the commissions ate into my profit.
Personally I didnt...
Forum: Commodities July 2nd, 2015, 02:38 PM
Replies: 2,696
Views: 617,462
Posted By xylem
THis week has been tricky imo. Anybody else? ...

THis week has been tricky imo.
Anybody else?

So far im down 15 ticks and have only made a few mistakes.
For example Tuesday was a good downtrend day. But it was so choppy and the orderflow...
Forum: Commodities July 2nd, 2015, 10:32 AM
Replies: 1,806
Views: 362,622
Posted By xylem
Is this the most active CL thrread? I know...

Is this the most active CL thrread?
I know there is one that is constantly active and very long but I cant find it.
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 8th, 2015, 05:30 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 9,129
Posted By xylem
So in your example, presuming you are a...

So in your example, presuming you are a profitable trader can I ask what one of your setups is and how specific you have it?

My journalling process should start to smooth out my setup list as I...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 8th, 2015, 01:08 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 9,129
Posted By xylem
Interesting ideas. I believe in market auction...

Interesting ideas.
I believe in market auction and volume profile principles.
I like the trades best when the market is imo at an now or never area.

EG price has just broke down from that high...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 5th, 2015, 10:09 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 9,129
Posted By xylem
Today has been another good day as there is...

Today has been another good day as there is opportunity in the market.

Im starting a journal today and labelling my plays as I take them.

This should A: keep me out of mediocre trades and B:...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 4th, 2015, 02:08 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 9,129
Posted By xylem
These are my Setups from my trading plan detailed...

These are my Setups from my trading plan detailed with some effort put into it. Defining ALL the variables still is difficult for me but maybe this gives some idea as to what I do or what Im missing....
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 4th, 2015, 12:19 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 9,129
Posted By xylem
With regards to why I stopped trading live. I...

With regards to why I stopped trading live.
I felt I was losing money and so should go onto Sim to refine my orderflow techniques. The emotions I felt live were similar to how I feel on the sim.
...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 3rd, 2015, 08:56 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 9,129
Posted By xylem
What makes you think I have the wrong attitude? ...

What makes you think I have the wrong attitude?
^ I honestly want to know not trying to sound rude.

With regards to Sim trading I figure If I cant be profitable on Sim then I cant with real...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 3rd, 2015, 06:49 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 9,129
Posted By xylem
Trading When to call it quits? Oil Trader

So ive been trading for 6 years now.
Mostly on sim though I did do some real money trading and lost a small amount of money a few years ago.

I feel like im near to being profitable (as i think I...
Forum: Commodities June 3rd, 2015, 06:35 PM
Replies: 2,696
Views: 617,462
Posted By xylem
Bad week trading for me so far. How are yall...

Bad week trading for me so far.
How are yall doing?

Today was particularly choppy/ had a lack of opportunity.
Forum: Trading Journals March 26th, 2015, 11:48 AM
Replies: 978
Views: 207,945
Posted By xylem
Hey, Your patience is fantastic. I dont...

Hey,

Your patience is fantastic.
I dont know how you manage to skip so many trading days.
Do you ever feel you should be making more money faster or making money now fullstop.

This is...
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