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Traders Hideout
February 20th, 2024, 08:04 PM
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How to edit the personal website URL in profile
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Trader146
How to edit the personal website URL in profile
Is there a way to edit the personal website URL in my NEXUS profile.
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Psychology and Money Management
August 12th, 2023, 12:58 PM
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A Cautionary Tale: My 25-Year Struggle in Pursuit of Trading Success
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Trader146
Here are the screenshots I intended to post...
Here are the screenshots I intended to post above. An to those who suggested I give up, all I can say is "I didn't come this far just to come this far." I heard that somewhere and it definitely...
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Psychology and Money Management
August 11th, 2023, 07:40 PM
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A Cautionary Tale: My 25-Year Struggle in Pursuit of Trading Success
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Posted By
Trader146
I just wanted to post an update. I'm still at...
I just wanted to post an update. I'm still at APEX. You can see my account status below.
I've come to accept that I am not a good discretionary trader. I'm not just figuring that out but I've...
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Psychology and Money Management
June 10th, 2023, 05:02 PM
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A Cautionary Tale: My 25-Year Struggle in Pursuit of Trading Success
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Posted By
Trader146
The top three reasons why I struggled was: ...
The top three reasons why I struggled was:
1. Not having a teacher or mentor, thus trying to teach myself by trial and error.
2. Trading real money right away instead of paper trading or sim....
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Psychology and Money Management
April 7th, 2023, 08:33 PM
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A Cautionary Tale: My 25-Year Struggle in Pursuit of Trading Success
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Trader146
Thanks to all of those who replied to my post and...
Thanks to all of those who replied to my post and to all of those who offered "thanks." I was really expecting a negative backlash for "whining."
I know that there are plenty of profitable...
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Psychology and Money Management
April 7th, 2023, 05:55 PM
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A Cautionary Tale: My 25-Year Struggle in Pursuit of Trading Success
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Trader146
Thanks a lot. I will reach out to you. Roland
Thanks a lot. I will reach out to you.
Roland
Forum:
Psychology and Money Management
April 1st, 2023, 08:50 PM
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A Cautionary Tale: My 25-Year Struggle in Pursuit of Trading Success
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6,146
Posted By
Trader146
My story is long. Over 25 years long. It's so...
My story is long. Over 25 years long. It's so long that I've enlisted the help of Chat-GPT to make a palatable read out of my ramblings. However, she made things sound much better than they really...
Forum:
Traders Hideout
January 14th, 2021, 08:13 AM
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How did you learn to trade?
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Trader146
The reason the results are so lopsided is because...
The reason the results are so lopsided is because the self taught Trader is the kind of person that would have found and use this site. That’s my belief anyway.
Forum:
Trading Journals
October 23rd, 2020, 06:24 PM
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Vince's Trading Journal - Advice Needed!
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Posted By
Trader146
I'd like to give you feedback, but your images...
I'd like to give you feedback, but your images are too small. I can't make out timeframes, entries or exits. You'll need to upload higher resolution images.
Forum:
Psychology and Money Management
July 26th, 2017, 07:04 PM
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Afraid to Trade Live - Advice Needed
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17,713
Posted By
Trader146
Hey nb10071981, Sorry for the delayed...
Hey nb10071981,
Sorry for the delayed response. I've been struggling trying to get funded with OneUpTrader. But it hasn't happened yet. I've blown up twice. Why? The only thing I can trace it to...
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Trading Reviews and Vendors
June 20th, 2017, 05:08 PM
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OneUp Trader / MES Capital / FuturesProfile (the owner lies about his identity)
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Posted By
Trader146
All you have to do is setup the commission rate...
All you have to do is setup the commission rate in NinjaTrader to $2.50 Futures - Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage under Options. ...
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Trading Reviews and Vendors
June 19th, 2017, 08:53 PM
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OneUp Trader / MES Capital / FuturesProfile (the owner lies about his identity)
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157,066
Posted By
Trader146
My account p&l includes commissions. It actually...
My account p&l includes commissions. It actually shows both my gross and net p&l. Is there any other fees you expect to see?
Forum:
Psychology and Money Management
June 19th, 2017, 02:46 PM
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Afraid to Trade Live - Advice Needed
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17,713
Posted By
Trader146
OneUpTrader
Well, I've decided to give OneUpTrader a try. The current offer is better than TST's so why not? And I got 50% off my monthly fee, so that was a bonus. But the real reason 1up is so much more...
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Psychology and Money Management
June 11th, 2017, 02:39 PM
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Afraid to Trade Live - Advice Needed
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17,713
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Trader146
TST Trial Complete +$3548.80
While the numbers may look good, I am very disappointed with my performance. I made a lot of mistakes. It makes me feel like I'm regressing at times. It makes me want to put off starting a combine.
...
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Psychology and Money Management
June 5th, 2017, 09:15 PM
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Afraid to Trade Live - Advice Needed
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17,713
Posted By
Trader146
You can't trade any smaller than one contract. If...
You can't trade any smaller than one contract. If I had learn to trade before trading real money it would be a different story. I lost over $50,000. So now I'm moving on to TST.
Thanks
Sent...
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Psychology and Money Management
June 5th, 2017, 06:25 PM
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Afraid to Trade Live - Advice Needed
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17,713
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Trader146
TopstepTrader Trial Started
Well, I decided to give TST a try (trial) after one last attempted at trading live. I had to accept that if I can't afford to lose what little money I have, the fear won't allow me to trade properly....
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Psychology and Money Management
May 25th, 2017, 02:58 PM
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Afraid to Trade Live - Advice Needed
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17,713
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Trader146
Tried to Trade Live Today
I decided to try trading live today. I wanted to try it at least once before going to TST. Well after two losses in a row I was too doubtful to take anymore. Of course those trades I passed up worked...
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Psychology and Money Management
May 18th, 2017, 09:43 PM
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92
Afraid to Trade Live - Advice Needed
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17,713
Posted By
Trader146
No trading for me this Friday. Sometimes I have...
No trading for me this Friday. Sometimes I have to work my day job.
Good luck to all!
Roland
Sent from my iPad using futures.io (https://on.futures.io/app)
Forum:
Psychology and Money Management
May 18th, 2017, 04:35 PM
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92
Afraid to Trade Live - Advice Needed
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17,713
Posted By
Trader146
So I've been watching the video of my trading...
So I've been watching the video of my trading today and I'm trying to determine why I kept going short in the face of clearly bullish price action. What I've come up with is a combination of missing...
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Psychology and Money Management
May 18th, 2017, 12:45 PM
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92
Afraid to Trade Live - Advice Needed
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17,713
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Trader146
Ignoring The Trend
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Well, I got my ass handed to me today. But, I get to blame it on lack of sleep! :sarcastic:
Not really, it was just a pure disregard for the immediate...
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Psychology and Money Management
May 17th, 2017, 12:26 PM
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92
Afraid to Trade Live - Advice Needed
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17,713
Posted By
Trader146
When I said "more wiggle room", I didn't mean...
When I said "more wiggle room", I didn't mean using bigger stops. I rarely use fixed stops unless they are for profit protection. I mean the daily lose limit TST imposes and the reduced contract...
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Psychology and Money Management
May 17th, 2017, 11:05 AM
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92
Afraid to Trade Live - Advice Needed
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17,713
Posted By
Trader146
Made 1 Trade - Done
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Psychology and Money Management
May 17th, 2017, 09:12 AM
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92
Afraid to Trade Live - Advice Needed
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17,713
Posted By
Trader146
Probably won't make a single trade today. I was...
Probably won't make a single trade today. I was up until after midnight working on client computer issues, so I'm sleeping late this morning and I'm not feeling well rested. Also, the market usually...
Forum:
Psychology and Money Management
May 16th, 2017, 11:34 AM
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92
Afraid to Trade Live - Advice Needed
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17,713
Posted By
Trader146
5-16-17 Results
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Today I worked really hard to stay with my long trades. It wasn't easy, and I bailed on the last contract. Target was reached soon after.
I'm also trying...
Forum:
Psychology and Money Management
May 15th, 2017, 09:02 PM
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92
Afraid to Trade Live - Advice Needed
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17,713
Posted By
Trader146
I use a journal now, Tradervue. But it's private....
I use a journal now, Tradervue. But it's private. However, I think twice about marginal trades when someone else will see them. That why I'm thinking I might benefit from having a public journal.
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