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Forum: Trading Journals March 23rd, 2022, 01:28 PM
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Views: 4,649
Posted By TraderMichaelB
Apex account looking strong. Still just the one...

Apex account looking strong. Still just the one loss day.

150k Gauntlet Mini passed... just waiting on the email from them. I assume it's an email? Scared it will go to spam or I'll miss it. lol...
Forum: Trading Journals March 22nd, 2022, 03:32 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,649
Posted By TraderMichaelB
WAY later... I just finished day 8 on Apex. Up a...

WAY later... I just finished day 8 on Apex. Up a little over $8k.

So far, so good. I can't bring myself to try and create multiple accounts until I at LEAST get one of the paychecks. I'm due for...
Forum: Trading Journals July 15th, 2021, 06:55 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,649
Posted By TraderMichaelB
Yes! I like that the only rules I have to abide...

Yes! I like that the only rules I have to abide by are my own and those of my broker. Also, definitely like not having long delays in payouts and splitting it. I hadn't passed, and I was already...
Forum: Trading Journals July 15th, 2021, 05:36 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,649
Posted By TraderMichaelB
Thank you! Today was a bit turbulent for a live...

Thank you! Today was a bit turbulent for a live starter day, but I survived. I wired $2k to Tradovate yesterday at about 1 and was good out of the gates this morning. I ended up with $720 in profits,...
Forum: Trading Journals July 14th, 2021, 11:08 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,649
Posted By TraderMichaelB
I blew that account all to hell today. lol Too...

I blew that account all to hell today. lol Too much size adds too much emotion and I did some entries that were mediocre at best. Having said all of that, I'd still have $4k in a live account even...
Forum: Trading Journals July 13th, 2021, 06:18 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,649
Posted By TraderMichaelB
Thank you! It took long enough! lol :) Got so...

Thank you! It took long enough! lol :) Got so tired of good days here and there only to be demolished the following day or week. I stopped getting excited about "big days" a good while back....
Forum: Trading Journals July 13th, 2021, 04:54 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,649
Posted By TraderMichaelB
Another good day. Not perfect, but good. Had a...

Another good day. Not perfect, but good. Had a situation that caused some loss mid-day, but recovered and went on to a record settings day for myself with profits of $1,947. Mostly 1-2-3 contracts,...
Forum: Trading Journals July 12th, 2021, 04:38 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,649
Posted By TraderMichaelB
Pretty easy going day, traded max of 2 contracts...

Pretty easy going day, traded max of 2 contracts most of the day even. Felt super cautious today for some reason, but most of my trades worked well and it was a low stress day. Onto day 6!
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Forum: Trading Journals July 9th, 2021, 05:09 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,649
Posted By TraderMichaelB
Bit of a rough start today but it started going...

Bit of a rough start today but it started going my way pretty quickly. The first trade dipped a little more than expected, so I took the stop exit and waited to let it plunge a bit more before trying...
Forum: Trading Journals July 8th, 2021, 08:20 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,649
Posted By TraderMichaelB
Step 2 day 3.. man it was a tough day. I ended up...

Step 2 day 3.. man it was a tough day. I ended up doing quite well, but it was definitely an example of how NOT to trade. Risk:reward was all out of whack, and I actually came close to blowing up the...
Forum: Trading Journals July 7th, 2021, 06:47 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,649
Posted By TraderMichaelB
Hah! Well put.. lol Poetry... hahah Bought it...

Hah! Well put.. lol Poetry... hahah Bought it with a green day, broke it in with...
Forum: Trading Journals July 7th, 2021, 05:08 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,649
Posted By TraderMichaelB
Good solid price action today, and my trades...

Good solid price action today, and my trades worked 100%. If there's another thing to improve on for me, is letting these solid entries work, and let the instrument run for me. Taking 6-8 ticks could...
Forum: Trading Journals July 6th, 2021, 04:49 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,649
Posted By TraderMichaelB
That's GOT to be exciting! The live account...

That's GOT to be exciting! The live account pert... not the computer dying so much. Get it going again?



I think it's a good idea. However, I'll see out this challenge and see where it takes me...
Forum: Trading Journals July 1st, 2021, 05:00 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,649
Posted By TraderMichaelB
$150k TopStep, new ground for me

I've been trading live on and off (mostly off) for about 5 years with different instruments. I'd tried oil futures before with no success. I really did not do well with the price action there. And I...
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