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Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors January 11th, 2017, 09:24 AM
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Views: 500,683
Posted By gatortick
It would indeed take much, much longer to pass...

It would indeed take much, much longer to pass the FTP with this rule change, however I think it is well worth having the 10 Day-must maintain positive balance rule gone. I think the incentive of...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors December 7th, 2016, 06:05 PM
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Views: 500,683
Posted By gatortick
Thank you TopstepTrader, I am glad you said...

Thank you TopstepTrader, I am glad you said this.

I was asked to withdraw at $1600 and I declined. I was told I could decline, but at $2000 of profit, 10% would be pulled and sent to me...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors December 7th, 2016, 05:53 PM
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Posted By gatortick
Could you consider this as a recommendation and...

Could you consider this as a recommendation and not mandatory? I, for one, know this absolutely does not have a positive effect on my psyche. In fact, I find it quite damaging personally. I feel...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors December 7th, 2016, 05:45 PM
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Views: 500,683
Posted By gatortick
This is incorrect. It is not all the sense for...

This is incorrect. It is not all the sense for the company.

The company's only risk is the initial max drawdown. This drawdown follows you up as you accumulate profits. So once your profits...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors December 7th, 2016, 11:41 AM
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Views: 500,683
Posted By gatortick
TopstepTrader's Michael Patak (President) - Ask Me Anything (AMA)

Hello TopstepTrader



I am a funded trader with you guys. I know Hoag is no longer with the company, but I have a question about the statement he made quoted above.



I wholeheartedly...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 23rd, 2016, 12:46 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 5,002
Posted By gatortick
I can understand this. But I'm assuming you're...

I can understand this. But I'm assuming you're fairly new to it all based on your name here and the fact you list your futures experience as "none." If you find you have a passion to pursue...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 23rd, 2016, 10:22 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 5,002
Posted By gatortick
Hi noobforlyfe, Agree with Pariah Carey. ...

Hi noobforlyfe,

Agree with Pariah Carey. IMHO the "doing your homework and creating your edge" in trading is more difficult than the requirements of most occupations, both skilled and unskilled...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors July 12th, 2016, 11:25 AM
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Views: 500,683
Posted By gatortick
You do have to email them at...

You do have to email them at [email protected] to review your combine. They won't monitor it automatically - they only do that for the FTP stage, I believe.

Once you email that address,...
Forum: Trading Journals April 6th, 2016, 03:04 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,492
Posted By gatortick
Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Results: 52 ticks - 3 round turns' commission and fees

Today was a good day with a nice trend catalyzed by the oil inventories news release. Early on I took a long trade based on momentum off...
Forum: Trading Journals April 5th, 2016, 01:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,492
Posted By gatortick
Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Results: -15 ticks - 2 round turns' commissions and fees

Another trading day with a tight range, similar to this past Friday (April 1st). Although not a profitable day, I was more selective and...
Forum: Trading Journals April 1st, 2016, 04:01 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,492
Posted By gatortick
Friday, April 1, 2016

A rough day to attempt to ride a trend intraday in Crude.

Results: -29 ticks - 3 round turns' commissions and fees

Trades

My first trade was placed long on momentum to the upside after the...
Forum: Trading Journals April 1st, 2016, 08:07 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,492
Posted By gatortick
Thursday, March 31, 2016

If every day were like this...

Results: +44 ticks - 3 round turns' commissions and fees

My first three days of this journal taught me that I need to be more selective, be more in tune with the...
Forum: Feedback and Announcements April 1st, 2016, 07:33 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 19,579
Posted By gatortick
GT Trading Journal

Hello to all,

Below is a link to my trading journal that I started at the beginning of this week (March 28th) and will continue through April and beyond.

My goal is become consistently...
Forum: Trading Journals March 30th, 2016, 01:37 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,492
Posted By gatortick
Tuesday & Wednesday, March 29-30, 2016

A nightmare followed by some redemption

Tuesday, March 29th
Results: -38 ticks - 11 round turns' commission and fees

This was about as bad as it gets for me. I suffered huge slippage on my...
Forum: Trading Journals March 29th, 2016, 08:31 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,492
Posted By gatortick
Thank you Tymbeline. From 9:00am to 11:30am...

Thank you Tymbeline.

From 9:00am to 11:30am I'd say a fair average would be 60-70 900tick bars, or 25 per hour. 11:30am to 2:30pm this would drop to say, 40 bars, or 10-15 per hour. Of course...
Forum: Trading Journals March 29th, 2016, 08:18 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,492
Posted By gatortick
Monday, March 28, 2016

Results: +10 ticks - 7 round turns' commissions and fees

*See attached image

I want to highlight one trade I am happy with how I managed my entry and exit, and two mistakes I need to learn...
Forum: Trading Journals March 28th, 2016, 04:47 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,492
Posted By gatortick
GatorTick's Trading Journal

Introduction

After joining Futures.io, I finally became convinced that I should diligently keep a trading journal. Mentally taking stock of my trading decisions and reviewing my executions log...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 29th, 2016, 08:42 PM
Replies: 10,645
Views: 14,243,753
Posted By gatortick
Hi all, Like many of us, as a beginner I was...

Hi all,

Like many of us, as a beginner I was enamored with the possibility of a holy grail indicator combination. This cost me a lot of money.

Now I'm focusing on wising up, improving my order...
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