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Forum: Trading Journals September 16th, 2023, 07:35 PM
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Posted By Tuglife
I am looking for advice as I begin learning about...

I am looking for advice as I begin learning about backtesting and automated trading. Here is my plan at the moment.


1. Decide if Sierra Chart is the best platform to use while I backtest and...
Forum: Trading Journals September 5th, 2023, 03:19 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
I have decided to try and develop an automated...

I have decided to try and develop an automated trading system. I think my rules can be easily defined and backtested. Over the next 12 months I will have near unlimited time to work on this

True...
Forum: Trading Journals May 9th, 2023, 10:22 AM
Replies: 132
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Posted By Tuglife
I live traded this morning and it was more of the...

I live traded this morning and it was more of the same. Right at the open I shorted the high of the day (against price strength) 4 times, even moved my stop once. I lost 4 in a row and was close...
Forum: Trading Journals May 8th, 2023, 01:59 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
Paper trading today with the "full monty" 5...

Paper trading today with the "full monty" 5 monitor setup for the first time. I traded OK. Identified a nontrend day early. Woke up on time for market open which is the biggest win all year :)

I...
Forum: Trading Journals May 3rd, 2023, 10:07 PM
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Posted By Tuglife
Everything is ready to go. I feel like I am ready...

Everything is ready to go. I feel like I am ready in every area except I am petrified. I'm hoping this will go away with more experience. Or some modest success. I still haven't live traded and have...
Forum: Trading Journals April 9th, 2023, 12:36 AM
Replies: 132
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Posted By Tuglife
I papertraded the last two nights. About 3 hours...

I papertraded the last two nights. About 3 hours per session. Time well spent. I now have 20 period TEMA (triple exponential moving averages) on my charts. They turn the background blood red when...
Forum: Trading Journals April 7th, 2023, 02:22 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
Thank you for this. It is all excellent advice. ...

Thank you for this. It is all excellent advice.

I papertraded yesterday and realized that while I have spent a lot of time on my new setup, it still needs work as I can't really see what I need...
Forum: Trading Journals April 4th, 2023, 02:21 AM
Replies: 132
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Posted By Tuglife
I should be paper trading more and playing with...

I should be paper trading more and playing with indicators less.. When I paper trade it does not go well. The markets also really confuse me sometimes, the ES in particular.

There is a possibility...
Forum: Trading Journals April 1st, 2023, 06:07 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
I started setting up alerts tonight. I now have...

I started setting up alerts tonight. I now have the ability to color chart background when certain conditions exist. I firmly believe this will be a game changer, as I now have around 8 different...
Forum: Trading Journals March 30th, 2023, 02:46 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
My employment finds me sitting inside a...

My employment finds me sitting inside a 25,000,000 BTU water heater trailer all night. I basically heat a pond all winter and early spring. The unit is fully automatic and I have very little to do...
Forum: Trading Journals March 29th, 2023, 02:37 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
Sat down to do a chart replay tonight. 0/2 on the...

Sat down to do a chart replay tonight. 0/2 on the first two trades. I committed the cardinal sin of fading market strength.

I can be stoic at times. I'm thankful to have this problem thrown at me...
Forum: Trading Journals March 28th, 2023, 05:04 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
The work continues. I continue to have an...

The work continues. I continue to have an enormous amount of free time at work. I now have Sierra Chart set up well enough that I can sim trade if I want to.

Unfortunately I now need three...
Forum: Trading Journals March 20th, 2023, 04:38 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
I am finally setting up Sierra Chart. I was...

I am finally setting up Sierra Chart. I was unhappy with my old platform and couldn't be happier with Sierra Chart. It is written in C++ which is about a million times faster than C# (the language...
Forum: Trading Journals March 18th, 2023, 04:26 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
I am waiting for my new trading account to be...

I am waiting for my new trading account to be approved, and don't have CME data on Sierra Chart yet so I am just going through the chart every day looking at the price action. Thursday and Friday...
Forum: Trading Journals March 13th, 2023, 09:55 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
Although I made a decision a week or two ago to...

Although I made a decision a week or two ago to finally trade with the trend, the paper trading the other day convinced me I still have some work to do mentally. I think about trading all the time...
Forum: Trading Journals March 12th, 2023, 07:41 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
The most frustrating part is that I'm such a...

The most frustrating part is that I'm such a lunkhead that I still think it's going to be easy. I discover something simple, like a moving average crossover system and immediately think I will get...
Forum: Trading Journals March 12th, 2023, 05:41 AM
Replies: 132
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Posted By Tuglife
I have spent a significant part of my life being...

I have spent a significant part of my life being an arrogant ***. Apparently this will not change. After a couple of successful days paper trading I had already picked out the color for my...
Forum: Trading Journals March 11th, 2023, 05:58 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
I have wanted to switch from Ninjatrader to...

I have wanted to switch from Ninjatrader to Sierra Charts for awhile. I was going to do it a few weeks ago but I decided changing platforms wasn't going to make me a better trader. I've changed my...
Forum: Trading Journals March 7th, 2023, 07:04 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
Thank you Blackgrey45. Important update: I...

Thank you Blackgrey45.

Important update: I traded live for a couple of days, MCL and YM on nights. It didn't go well, thankfully. I went back to the drawing board. I have a nearly unlimited...
Forum: Trading Journals February 28th, 2023, 12:44 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
Sim trading continues. More signs that I am...

Sim trading continues. More signs that I am taking this seriously is that I have standardized my platform setup. It's nice to know exactly where to look to see things. I will be buying another...
Forum: Trading Journals February 22nd, 2023, 02:52 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
It has been a putrid few days of trading. Bad...

It has been a putrid few days of trading. Bad entries, worse execution. A little revenge trading even. The only thing I have going for me is that I'm not moving my stoplosses.

I'm still full of...
Forum: Trading Journals February 20th, 2023, 03:50 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
I traded poorly tonight. Overtraded and pyramided...

I traded poorly tonight. Overtraded and pyramided too early. Costliest mistake was moving my stop *up* on a GC trade. Really humbled me. It would have been my best trade of the night as price turned...
Forum: Trading Journals February 19th, 2023, 12:13 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
Trade performance for the last week. Things look...

Trade performance for the last week. Things look OK. My only concern about my new strategy of pyramiding into positions is that in periods of low market volatility there could be long dry spells. I...
Forum: Trading Journals February 17th, 2023, 02:26 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
Two paper trades tonight. I took a long on CL...

Two paper trades tonight. I took a long on CL that just sat there for 20-30 minutes. I closed it out for a partial stop of 4 ticks. I still need to remind myself not to fight the market. Everything...
Forum: Trading Journals February 16th, 2023, 08:24 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,422
Posted By Tuglife
Only took one paper trade tonight. Took a VWAP...

Only took one paper trade tonight. Took a VWAP test on copper, targeting the range just below the high (which was actually a test of last night's high, to the tick). Once the trade had gone green by...
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