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Forum: Trading Journals January 27th, 2017, 08:41 PM
Replies: 27
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Posted By KBal
January 27 Week 4 Update:

Well, there was lots of good point this week, but I managed to destroy my NG gains by developing bad trading habits pertaining to it.

First off, my Stock account had been up and down this year...
Forum: Trading Journals January 20th, 2017, 09:37 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,120
Posted By KBal
1-20-17 January Week 3 Update

Another positive week with NG SI ES CL with most of my success being again with NG. I have recovered entirely from my big loosing CL trade in week 2 and have progressed to a decent level of...
Forum: Options January 14th, 2017, 12:14 AM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 2,001,338
Posted By KBal
Yeah he does look shell shocked. Seems to...

Yeah he does look shell shocked. Seems to stunned by it still to do an interview. It's sad man.
Forum: Trading Journals January 13th, 2017, 11:38 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,120
Posted By KBal
1-13-17 January Week 2 Update

My initial Idea on how to protect profits:

After such a successful week last week, I withdrew the proceeds $10K from my Futures account, thinking that would help me protect my profits., to trade...
Forum: Trading Journals January 7th, 2017, 12:27 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,120
Posted By KBal
01-06-17 Jan Week 1 Update

Just thought I would start the year off right with an update to my trading journal. Will try to do weekly updates possibly more as time permits.

After a good start to 2016 I ended up...
Forum: Trading Journals November 9th, 2016, 04:36 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,120
Posted By KBal
11/9/2016 Post Election Update

I feel like I should be banned from freaking trading after the past week.

After last week, 9 days down, I had exited all my long positions....so when the market did the gap up 26 points then 50...
Forum: Trading Journals November 5th, 2016, 12:31 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,120
Posted By KBal
11-4-2016 End Of Week Wrap Up

Terrible Week. Terrible Trades.

Facing the choices I made earlier last week, I closed out my loosing positions that were continuing to loose and drag down my stock and options account 1.5% or...
Forum: Trading Journals October 29th, 2016, 12:00 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,120
Posted By KBal
10/28/2016 Weekly Update: I've realized My Major Problems

By the end of this week, I have come to some blistering understanding of where my money is going, and what I can do to stop it.

This is my plan to turn my trading from painful to profits.
...
Forum: Trading Journals October 27th, 2016, 10:38 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,120
Posted By KBal
10/27/2016 Extremely Bad Idea Day

Today was the day I decided to hold some ES 2150 calls that I was up on over $500 after leveraging down overnight. I didn't sell them, I bought more when it went down and now they are pretty much...
Forum: Trading Journals October 27th, 2016, 12:57 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,120
Posted By KBal
10/26/2016 NG Record Sell Off Capitulation?

What an overnight, and what a day of days trading.

1st ES Trade. Held Overnight/ Rule Break #1 Don't hold Futures you don't intend to hold overnight.

...
Forum: Commodities October 26th, 2016, 10:36 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 24,230
Posted By KBal
The Worst Is Over For Longs? Or Is it?

With the November Contract Expiring Tomorrow and the December Contract Becoming Front, I believe that what was witnessed today in the markets, were MM's who were short from the 3.36 Top earlier this...
Forum: Trading Journals October 25th, 2016, 11:22 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,120
Posted By KBal
10/25/2016 Bad Day

Need to work on discipline, main problem that is causing big losses, Holding Stocks into Earnings, thinking they will beat.

It isn't worth the risk. Even if they beat, they are likely to sell...
Forum: Commodities October 25th, 2016, 07:15 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 24,230
Posted By KBal
Got your message and I guess I accidentally...

Got your message and I guess I accidentally replied with no message. and now I have to wait 60 mins or reply here, so hey, we all make mistakes. Anyway I can sympathize with your situation, as I...
Forum: Commodities October 25th, 2016, 05:13 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 24,230
Posted By KBal
I have been trading NG Nov contract Intraday for...

I have been trading NG Nov contract Intraday for small scalps both long and short, and it looks like the 200 DMA is pulling it to 2.74 It is just 1 days trade off of it now. Wouldn't be surprised...
Forum: Trading Journals October 23rd, 2016, 10:28 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,120
Posted By KBal
Thanks for the comment! Yes, I did, just take...

Thanks for the comment! Yes, I did, just take the trader test last night. I am a "Detailed Trader" according to it. Imagine that. Enjoying the book immensely, and getting into the work.

It...
Forum: Commodities October 22nd, 2016, 08:50 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 24,230
Posted By KBal
Friday's Huge Decline In Natural Gas

Well, I was long NG to start the day on Friday, thinking it would recover after the report. Needless to say I got out quick prior to the official open of the market and so glad I did. Regret the...
Forum: Trading Journals October 21st, 2016, 11:41 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,120
Posted By KBal
10/21/2016 EOW Update

Overall Positive Week: First Positive Week in 4 Weeks!

With the advise of fellow traders on this forum I have started keeping a detailed spreadsheet logging every trade, win, loss or scratch and...
Forum: Trading Journals October 19th, 2016, 09:52 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,120
Posted By KBal
10/19/2016 Mid Week Update

Overall the Market traded as expected.

GS continued to trade up and I sold my 172.5 Call Option Position within the first 15 Mins of Open. I could have made more on it, if I had held on about...
Forum: Trading Journals October 18th, 2016, 11:00 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,120
Posted By KBal
10/18/2016 A New Perspective

Well, the market traded as I expected for once and GS beat on earnings as I expected, however...

The options didn't trade as I expected. I was expecting to much $ from the trade. After trading...
Forum: Trading Journals October 17th, 2016, 11:25 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,120
Posted By KBal
10-17-16 Some Improvement

1. I didn't trade anything last night. Didn't hold any futures or options on futures over weekend. I watched the open briefly before hosting a cookout with new friends. It was enjoyable and good...
Forum: Trading Journals October 15th, 2016, 03:23 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,120
Posted By KBal
Thanks For the Insight

SoftSoap, I appreciate you taking the time to review my journal and provide your thoughts on it.

At this time I am preferring to use my journal here as a stream of consciousness review of my...
Forum: Trading Journals October 15th, 2016, 12:00 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 23,623
Posted By KBal
Hey Thanks

Just read your journal entry from today and I can identify with your not being able to get into trades due to being stopped out. It has happened to me alot over the past few weeks and it's...
Forum: Trading Journals October 14th, 2016, 09:17 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,120
Posted By KBal
Update 2 10/14/16

Better overall day today, the market moved in a way that I anticipated yesterday. Some of my existing positions continued to move against me, however the winners outdid the loosers today in my...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 14th, 2016, 07:43 PM
Replies: 10,645
Views: 14,247,075
Posted By KBal
Welcome and My Experience

Ceasar, Hello and welcome to the site. I am new here myself, but I've been trading off and on for quite some time. I have a few years of options trading experience and that is why I am responding...
Forum: Trading Journals October 13th, 2016, 10:31 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,120
Posted By KBal
Update 1 10/13/16

The struggle continues, to an extent. There are bright spots, but they are overshadowed by the losses.

It seems that I am just trading backwards. I buy when I should sell and sell when I should...
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