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Psychology and Money Management
March 14th, 2024, 08:40 AM
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Retail Trading As An Industry
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i have both... spreadsheets and 4 monitors
i have both... spreadsheets and 4 monitors
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Emini and Emicro Index
February 16th, 2024, 03:09 PM
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EDGE ideas discussions thoughts about what Edge is
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that is an excellent description. thanks ...
that is an excellent description.
thanks
toucan
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Emini and Emicro Index
February 9th, 2024, 10:56 PM
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EDGE ideas discussions thoughts about what Edge is
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My edge consists of a number of things, but Trade...
My edge consists of a number of things, but Trade management is the key
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Emini and Emicro Index
February 9th, 2024, 10:52 PM
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EDGE ideas discussions thoughts about what Edge is
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I agree.Your edge can be just one thing or a...
I agree.Your edge can be just one thing or a combination of things that work together to give you an edge. And you definitely should be able describe it
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Traders Hideout
February 4th, 2024, 10:49 AM
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How did you learn what you know about trading?
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toucan94506bm
here is best guess at how to answer your...
here is best guess at how to answer your question.
What I say below is used for daytrading futures and if you don’t daytrade futures, I don’t think any of this will apply.
I daytrade futures...
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Traders Hideout
January 31st, 2024, 09:09 AM
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How did you learn what you know about trading?
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early on i read al brooks and i followed lance...
early on i read al brooks and i followed lance beggs from his beginning to the end... both were helpful in understanding trading, but in the end, i took everything off of my charts and just started...
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Psychology and Money Management
January 16th, 2024, 10:21 AM
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Indicators, a waste of time?
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i think a lot depends on your trading timeframe. ...
i think a lot depends on your trading timeframe. if you are a very short term trader/daytrader, then the indicators that you find on most trading software is only useful when looking at historical...
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Psychology and Money Management
January 13th, 2024, 04:15 PM
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My Trading Journey: A Quest for Self-Improvement and Profitability
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toucan94506bm
What I have done for years is at the end of each...
What I have done for years is at the end of each day I look a historical price movement for today. I first look at all the trades I should have taken based on my setup/entry rules.then I look at all...
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Traders Hideout
January 13th, 2024, 01:32 PM
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How did you learn what you know about trading?
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toucan94506bm
I forgot to ask... are you a daytrader and if so...
I forgot to ask... are you a daytrader and if so what do you trade. i am a daytrader and trade gold, natty and crude
cheers
toucan
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Traders Hideout
January 13th, 2024, 11:54 AM
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How did you learn what you know about trading?
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toucan94506bm
nice career... i worked for chevron for 35...
nice career... i worked for chevron for 35 years. always wanted to be an oil/gas trader, but it wasn't in the cards... was around traders for about 5 years and realized that trading for a large...
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Traders Hideout
January 12th, 2024, 05:40 PM
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How did you learn what you know about trading?
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toucan94506bm
Watching chart price action, talking with other...
Watching chart price action, talking with other traders and lots of testing of ideas
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Psychology and Money Management
January 8th, 2024, 01:11 PM
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A Cautionary Tale: My 25-Year Struggle in Pursuit of Trading Success
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toucan94506bm
i also use tradestation and easylanguage... i...
i also use tradestation and easylanguage... i daytrade futures for gold, natty and crude. do you daytrade futures and if so which ones.
thanks in advance
toucan
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EasyLanguage Programming
November 20th, 2023, 08:06 AM
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Tickspeed
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toucan94506bm
use yours... mine is from about 10 years ago and...
use yours... mine is from about 10 years ago and may not work in todays software
cheers
toucan
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EasyLanguage Programming
November 18th, 2023, 02:43 PM
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Tickspeed
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toucan94506bm
if you are looking for tradestation code, here is...
if you are looking for tradestation code, here is what i have, but it only calculates in realtime, not historical time that is in minutes. this code is for tick charts and plots the seconds in each...
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Psychology and Money Management
October 24th, 2023, 08:15 PM
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ES tscalper please advise
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toucan94506bm
I have a friend who only trades the first hour...
I have a friend who only trades the first hour and last hour
Forum:
Emini and Emicro Index
September 3rd, 2023, 08:26 PM
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EDGE ideas discussions thoughts about what Edge is
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toucan94506bm
I developed my edge as a manual/discretionary...
I developed my edge as a manual/discretionary trader. Then made it better by automating parts, then using offline computer resources for other parts while leaving some parts manual because I was...
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Emini and Emicro Index
September 2nd, 2023, 05:16 PM
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EDGE ideas discussions thoughts about what Edge is
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toucan94506bm
My definition of an edge is a set of trading...
My definition of an edge is a set of trading rules that has consistently made money over time. The rules and the timeframe depends what rules each trader needs to be sure that there is an edge and...
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Psychology and Money Management
July 7th, 2023, 09:09 AM
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Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable
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toucan94506bm
Tripken… its nice to find someone who can make...
Tripken… its nice to find someone who can make that strategy work. I can see from your charts it would be perfect for trend trading.
I see that you use tradestation for charting and broker. ...
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Psychology and Money Management
July 6th, 2023, 08:19 PM
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Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable
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toucan94506bm
Hi blackgrey… I haven’t traded Es in a while, but...
Hi blackgrey… I haven’t traded Es in a while, but I was thinking about your answers and have the following comments.
a risk to reward of 2:1 means that you are risking $2 loss to gain a $1 profit....
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Psychology and Money Management
July 5th, 2023, 09:25 AM
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Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable
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toucan94506bm
ok... best of luck trading toucan
ok... best of luck trading
toucan
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Psychology and Money Management
July 5th, 2023, 09:03 AM
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Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable
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toucan94506bm
you said: I've been trading futures off and on...
you said: I've been trading futures off and on since 2010 and I am not profitable. I still do it because I enjoy it and gives me happiness. I let my emotions get the best of me and do not respect my...
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Psychology and Money Management
June 30th, 2023, 09:15 PM
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Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable
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toucan94506bm
dejan... i don't trade ES, but i trade with a guy...
dejan... i don't trade ES, but i trade with a guy from Prague who trades the ES... he has his losing days, but from what i can see, he makes 2-3 ES trades per day for 3-5 points each.
hope that...
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Psychology and Money Management
June 30th, 2023, 06:23 PM
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Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable
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toucan94506bm
:). Sorry didn't proofread Do you day trade.. ...
:). Sorry didn't proofread Do you day trade.. My tablet autofilled
Sorry
Toucan!
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Psychology and Money Management
June 30th, 2023, 06:18 PM
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Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable
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toucan94506bm
Do you daytrade futures and if so which ones ...
Do you daytrade futures and if so which ones
Toucan
Forum:
Psychology and Money Management
June 2nd, 2023, 01:16 PM
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Indicators, a waste of time?
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32,458
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toucan94506bm
great explanation... thanks so much toucan
great explanation... thanks so much
toucan
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