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Emini and Emicro Index
February 9th, 2024, 04:31 PM
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EDGE ideas discussions thoughts about what Edge is
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Are you saying edge is like a batter in baseball...
Are you saying edge is like a batter in baseball that gets on base consistently?
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January 14th, 2024, 10:18 PM
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King Of The Nasdaq
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How did you get funded? Or am I reading wrong. ...
How did you get funded? Or am I reading wrong.
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Traders Hideout
January 10th, 2024, 10:24 AM
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Backtesting without coding
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Thanks ! I have watched a Webinar from Shark...
Thanks !
I have watched a Webinar from Shark Indicators regarding Backtesting. My brief look at their website was too brief.
Irt NT - I tried to open a free account with them yesterday but was...
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January 9th, 2024, 08:22 PM
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Backtesting without coding
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I am trading NQ and day trading with 5 min...
I am trading NQ and day trading with 5 min charts. Plan to swing trade soon.
Also, I did find a service Capitalise AI that is free with interactive Brokers- it only goes back 3 months of data.
...
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January 9th, 2024, 10:43 AM
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Backtesting without coding
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Backtesting without coding
How to Backtest futures trading strategy with no coding experience. Is there a website available or an easy program
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December 18th, 2023, 05:35 PM
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APEX 300K+: The Journey
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I can relate. Thanks for sharing. How do you...
I can relate. Thanks for sharing.
How do you decide where to put your stops?
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November 1st, 2023, 09:16 PM
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King Of The Nasdaq
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Ok. I reread your post and stats show it’s 4.64:1...
Ok. I reread your post and stats show it’s 4.64:1
That’s big.
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November 1st, 2023, 04:54 AM
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King Of The Nasdaq
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Do you have a reward : risk ratio for each trade...
Do you have a reward : risk ratio for each trade you enter? I am working on this to improve my discipline
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October 31st, 2023, 08:53 PM
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APEX 300K+: The Journey
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Keep sharing! I made some rules to follow before...
Keep sharing! I made some rules to follow before I enter trades. It helped today as I traded less. Consider having your loss limit lower than your profit target. I am also working on that.
What...
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October 17th, 2023, 07:23 AM
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Journal : Trading and training the mind - Giddy Up!!!
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Oiler
Great advice for newbie’s, me included, given in...
Great advice for newbie’s, me included, given in 2015.
I am back into trading and am starting from ground zero.
Realize I need a good dose of discipline today.
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Emini and Emicro Index
October 16th, 2023, 04:28 PM
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Share your trading keyboard setup
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Oiler
great...I am always fumbling with my mouse. will...
great...I am always fumbling with my mouse. will set some keys up asap
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Trading Journals
October 7th, 2023, 07:09 AM
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Journal : Trading and training the mind - Giddy Up!!!
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It is now 2023 and after years not trading I...
It is now 2023 and after years not trading I started again in September met 2022 with options on stocks. Was mainly selling premium. Managed almost all trades were winning.
Common fail on my end...
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October 7th, 2023, 06:33 AM
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King Of The Nasdaq
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King Of The Nasdaq
When you enter a trade do you add stop at same time? I just started and love it as the decision is normally so tough without it. A mental tip.
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February 9th, 2016, 05:28 AM
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Journal : Trading and training the mind - Giddy Up!!!
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Oiler
I suggest any newbies save themselves time and...
I suggest any newbies save themselves time and print out the sage advice from Inletcap
Thanks again for the feedback, it can be lonely out there.
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Trading Journals
February 8th, 2016, 12:29 PM
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Journal : Trading and training the mind - Giddy Up!!!
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update
Morning trading felt better than expected.
Getting the poor trade closed up, helped redirect energies into flow of todays action. Loss aversion puts me in the state of inAction.
Taking action...
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February 8th, 2016, 09:45 AM
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Journal : Trading and training the mind - Giddy Up!!!
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Oiler
Update penny wise dollar stupid
Chasing some pennies in the first few minutes of RTH on Friday, Feb 5th has caused some pain.
Trading the short time frames, and going after pennies has put me in the position to once again say...
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Trading Journals
February 4th, 2016, 12:57 PM
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Journal : Trading and training the mind - Giddy Up!!!
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Update no cheese
This morning, I managed to have a few good trades in small pockets of S/R.
Noticed my expense trades, where those that were entered at s/r points that had been tested a few times already. Caution...
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Trading Journals
February 4th, 2016, 09:19 AM
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Journal : Trading and training the mind - Giddy Up!!!
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Oiler
Update control impulse
Control the impulse to buy the grand slam trade on the turn.
Small pieces of cheese with control is the plan. Know where to get in and where to get out.
good futures.io webnar on trader psych...
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Trading Journals
February 3rd, 2016, 05:17 PM
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Journal : Trading and training the mind - Giddy Up!!!
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Oiler
Update
Today was a bit of a heads up.
Need to be responsible for knowing what data is out each day. The ISM data today may have been what triggered a big sell off at 10am. This not knowing the data,...
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Commodities
February 2nd, 2016, 04:57 PM
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Need recomendation for LIve Pit Squawk
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Traders Audio
I used them before, Ben is an awesome guy.
When are they going to shut down the S&P pit?
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Trading Journals
February 2nd, 2016, 04:52 PM
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Journal : Trading and training the mind - Giddy Up!!!
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Oiler
Update Longer time frames
Today, I noticed how the longer time frames, like 4hour, can clear out the noise in trying to spot direction and more important key support and res levels.
These levels of s/r are helping me see...
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February 1st, 2016, 03:40 PM
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Journal : Trading and training the mind - Giddy Up!!!
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Update ADR
Must get into following the ADR a bit closer and avoid knee jerk reactions to close trades.
This is easier said than done.
I am working with a trading room that sticks to simple moving...
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Trading Journals
January 28th, 2016, 04:22 PM
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Journal : Trading and training the mind - Giddy Up!!!
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Oiler
Update - small shorting this pm nq es
This afternoon 2pm, I started trading after missing the morning.
Normally, I blow up in these PM sessions due to jumping into a trade. Today, I slowed down a bit and made 3 round trips.
the...
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Trading Journals
January 27th, 2016, 04:40 PM
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Journal : Trading and training the mind - Giddy Up!!!
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Oiler
Update on Bouncy decisions
Last 3 days have been lacking discipline.
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Have been drawn into a few trades way too early - basically getting excited that a level has been breached. Then taking a position without the market...
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Trading Journals
January 25th, 2016, 12:34 PM
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Journal : Trading and training the mind - Giddy Up!!!
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Oiler
Update
The past 7 trading days +$4447 have helped me turn my month into a positive revenue of $1388. Since starting in August my expense is at $659.
My turns have been quicker and I am finding myself...
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