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Forum: Trading Journals July 28th, 2009, 04:09 PM
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Posted By Big Mike
Thx HighSea. I haven't taken any trades in a...

Thx HighSea.

I haven't taken any trades in a while. Lots of good info lately on the forum about money management, have learned a lot and am coming up with ways to adapt what I've learned into my...
Forum: Trading Journals July 16th, 2009, 07:31 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
I just uploaded a video where I plead and beg...

I just uploaded a video where I plead and beg fellow traders like yourself to work on your money management and not on your chart and indicators. The video talks about money management, psychology,...
Forum: Trading Journals July 16th, 2009, 04:34 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
An important note: I have renamed by charts to...

An important note: I have renamed by charts to make the naming more accurate: Big = 6765 volume, Medium = 4 range, Small = 1597 volume. Previous the 4 range and 1597v were the other way around,...
Forum: Trading Journals July 15th, 2009, 12:45 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
Took 1 trade on the ZN for 8 ticks. It was a...

Took 1 trade on the ZN for 8 ticks. It was a classic entry. Big chart says short, waited for the long failure and then took the entry.

Am not trading any more today, I am not in the right...
Forum: Trading Journals July 14th, 2009, 04:26 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
Took three trades today on ZN. Two losers, 1...

Took three trades today on ZN. Two losers, 1 tiny winner, for a total loss of 9 ticks.

Today I used poor judgment. I did not trade Monday because I hadn't slept. Tuesday I woke up two hours...
Forum: Trading Journals July 13th, 2009, 04:51 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
The Allas Avg on the medium chart is "visual...

The Allas Avg on the medium chart is "visual flare" and not part of my trading rules. I've documented my rules in several videos in the download section.

Mike
Forum: Trading Journals July 12th, 2009, 07:42 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
I've made a new video which goes over my setups...

I've made a new video which goes over my setups again and some of my trading rules and money management.

https://nexusfi.com/free_downloads/educational_manuals_ebooks_videos/86-download.html?view...
Forum: Trading Journals July 12th, 2009, 06:46 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
Click the Donate button for your options. It's...

Click the Donate button for your options. It's on the top of every page. It uses Paypal.

If you have more questions, please start a new thread.

Thx
Mike
Forum: Trading Journals July 12th, 2009, 05:33 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
VIP members are those who donate money to support...

VIP members are those who donate money to support the site and offset the costs of me running the site.

Mike
Forum: Trading Journals July 9th, 2009, 05:01 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
Four trades today on the ZN. Short 118'035: ...

Four trades today on the ZN.

Short 118'035: +4 ticks, it went 7 ticks and came back and hit my tight trailing stop.
Short 117'295: +2 ticks, I wasn't feeling good on this trade, got out.
Short...
Forum: Trading Journals July 8th, 2009, 02:05 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
Today I had two ZN trades. Trade 1: Long...

Today I had two ZN trades.

Trade 1: Long 117'140, 4 ticks
Trade 2: Long 118'100, 8 ticks

I've posted before my rules and talked about them in videos and etc.

The first trade hit a close...
Forum: Trading Journals July 7th, 2009, 11:50 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
Two trades today on the ZN. One was +3 and one...

Two trades today on the ZN. One was +3 and one was +6.

The first trade I just got nervous and exited +3 with no reason, should have got my target of +8. Happens to all of us.

Second trade I...
Forum: Trading Journals July 6th, 2009, 11:38 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
Here is the 11 range for today, something I've...

Here is the 11 range for today, something I've been playing with as Sharky mentioned he uses it for his big chart. My last video showed the 11 range as well.

Mike
Forum: Trading Journals July 6th, 2009, 11:35 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
Well I picked a lousy day to finally trade again...

Well I picked a lousy day to finally trade again for the first time in two weeks or so.

The ZN was complete crap all morning, in a extremely tight range and just hovering back and forth on Allas...
Forum: Trading Journals June 30th, 2009, 09:38 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
Try recalculating the MML hourly to see if you...

Try recalculating the MML hourly to see if you like it better, is an option. I fail to see what the BB is telling you that the ECO2 doesn't or vice versa, maybe you can point out -- they both seem...
Forum: Trading Journals June 30th, 2009, 08:53 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
Screenshot? :) What settings? :lalala: ...

Screenshot? :) What settings?

:lalala:

Mike
Forum: Trading Journals June 30th, 2009, 08:06 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
Did not trade today, have been really under the...

Did not trade today, have been really under the weather lately.

This 3 tick Renko chart is a thing of beauty though, and wanted to share. I think I am going to stop looking at the 6765v chart now...
Forum: Trading Journals June 30th, 2009, 07:01 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
I believe earlier in this thread as well as in my...

I believe earlier in this thread as well as in my last video (in the download section, or on the blog) you'll get a lot of detail in my setups.

Yes, I have been trading the ZN live. I always use...
Forum: Trading Journals June 26th, 2009, 07:26 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
I usually do not trade Friday's. Today I did not...

I usually do not trade Friday's. Today I did not even get on the computer until late evening, and boy I'm glad I missed all the chop.

Here are my charts for today.

393

394

395
Forum: Trading Journals June 25th, 2009, 03:13 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
Unfortunately, I did not take trades yesterday or...

Unfortunately, I did not take trades yesterday or today. Yesterday I overslept again. Today I am very under the weather.

Here are screen shots for today. Again, charts show Central time zone. ...
Forum: Trading Journals June 23rd, 2009, 02:49 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
No trades today, I overslept and don't like...

No trades today, I overslept and don't like trading the ZN past lunch.

Here are some charts.

310

311

Mike
Forum: Trading Journals June 22nd, 2009, 06:56 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
Hey guys. Today only took 1 trade on the ZN...

Hey guys.

Today only took 1 trade on the ZN for just 6 ticks and stopped trading afterward because the market just looked really choppy, and I don't want to trade chop.

The entry was @ 10:58AM...
Forum: Trading Journals June 18th, 2009, 08:05 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
Here are some charts for today, ZN 09-09. Chart...

Here are some charts for today, ZN 09-09. Chart times are central time zone.

Remember, ZN is in testing phase for me. I am using the following:

Big chart [trend] = 6765 volume
Medium chart...
Forum: Trading Journals June 18th, 2009, 12:51 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
Their VolumeSummary, HighLevelChop and VR4x1 made...

Their VolumeSummary, HighLevelChop and VR4x1 made me feel like I could hang on through the chop. I have the VS and HLC on my smallest chart, and the VR4x1 on my medium chart.

Mike
Forum: Trading Journals June 18th, 2009, 11:54 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,541
Posted By Big Mike
Today I took two trades off the ZN 09-09. ...

Today I took two trades off the ZN 09-09.

The first was @ 10:34am price of '145.

I felt like this was a good opportunity for a short because we had a small pull back and my disposition for...
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