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Forum: Trading Journals May 16th, 2011, 10:54 AM
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Posted By mindfultrader
Trading Journal 5-16

Back after a break and much study and personal asssessment:
See below and thank you for being the catalyst for my trading transformation.

Trading Journal 5-16
Been a while (about 3 weeks) since...
Forum: Trading Journals April 28th, 2011, 09:30 AM
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Posted By mindfultrader
Trading Journal and log 4-28

Well after several days of takign time form teh markets and I getting refocused. Next week staring 5/2 I will be trading every morning using better entry and exits defintions.
Forum: Trading Journals April 20th, 2011, 01:10 AM
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Trading Journal and log 4-19

Have been taking time off form trading to reassess what I hav been doing and complete a trading plan - working on my own style. I have always thought iof msyelfas a scalp trader and am now redefining...
Forum: Trading Journals April 13th, 2011, 02:58 PM
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Posted By mindfultrader
Trading journal and log 4-12

Trading Journal and Log 4-13
I am skittish today - trading feel s like I am experimenting with touching a stove burner to check if it is hot. Thus, very hesitant. And let 3 great trades go by...
Forum: Trading Journals April 13th, 2011, 09:17 AM
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Posted By mindfultrader
Trading Journal and Log 4-12

Trading Journal and Log 4 -12
Trading RT today using my old and updated trading plan based on cycle-trend- momentum. All trades based on trend with 23-50 optimized WEMA.
remembering to shake it off...
Forum: Trading Journals April 11th, 2011, 11:24 PM
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Posted By mindfultrader
Trading Journal and Log 4-11

Miss trading as my schedule has me working on other projects in preparation for a workshop.
Over the weekend I reveiwed the 1200 tick chart and started to clarify my trading plan in writing....
Forum: Trading Journals April 8th, 2011, 10:05 AM
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Posted By mindfultrader
Trading Journal and Log 4-8

Taking a coint education course today so no trading. looking forward to Monday.
Forum: Trading Journals April 7th, 2011, 02:16 PM
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Posted By mindfultrader
Trading Journal and Log 4-7

Trading Journal and Log 4-7
Today I continue to observe the basic trading plan I used a few years ago before I got caught up in finding the perfect indicator.. before I made a series of serious...
Forum: Trading Journals April 6th, 2011, 12:11 PM
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Views: 11,452
Posted By mindfultrader
Trading journal and log 4-6

Back to basics
Several years ago I took a course from Walter Bressert and learned about cycles using his cycle -trader. Very helpful at the time and was profitable. Then I started to change...
Forum: Trading Journals April 5th, 2011, 05:54 PM
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Posted By mindfultrader
Trading Journal and Log 4-5

No trades today.

I am studying the feedback from the post about "wanting to change everything".

I am reviewing my own history of trading. I responded to the "Why do I trade?" post and that...
Forum: Trading Journals April 5th, 2011, 12:43 AM
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Views: 11,452
Posted By mindfultrader
Trading Journal and Log 4-4

Trading Journal and Log 4-4-11
I will be trading sim for 4-4 to 4-7.
My focus is to practice my entries and exits and assess the details of my trading plan.
I am resistant to sim trading as I...
Forum: Trading Journals April 1st, 2011, 03:43 PM
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Views: 11,452
Posted By mindfultrader
trading journal and log 4-1

Trading Journal and Log 4-1
Today will be trading sim to really work on my entries and exits. A review of the past 30 trades shows how late my entries and my exits are always early.
7 am No...
Forum: Trading Journals March 31st, 2011, 01:03 PM
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Views: 11,452
Posted By mindfultrader
trading journal and log 3-31

Trading Journal and Log 3-31
The past day of futures.io (formerly BMT) contest but more importantly the 1st day of 5 weeks of journaling and posting - great stuff and very beneficial to me. ...
Forum: Trading Journals March 30th, 2011, 07:56 PM
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Views: 11,452
Posted By mindfultrader
What do you do when you want to change everything - the answer

The answer to that question has been finally come to me. I want to change everything whenever I feel stuck, have made a big dumb mistake, have not followed the discipline of a trading plan. Residual...
Forum: Trading Journals March 30th, 2011, 11:43 AM
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Views: 11,452
Posted By mindfultrader
Trading Journal and Log 3-30

Trading Journal and Log 3-30
1st trade 657 708 long @ 1322.75 cyc bottom in ut - target 1324.25 - 3t ret occurring - stopped out for 5 tick loss -5 tick
could have seen this coming as the ma...
Forum: Trading Journals March 29th, 2011, 01:34 PM
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Views: 11,452
Posted By mindfultrader
Trading Journal and Log 3-29 The Self-defeating Pattern is identified

Trading Journal and log 3-29
Risk management - I thought I knew what that meant - reality is I have been very naive and unwilling to take the time to really understand this essential aspect of...
Forum: Trading Journals March 28th, 2011, 10:56 PM
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Posted By mindfultrader
Trading journal and log 3-28 short morning

Trading Journal and Log 3-28
This will be a shorter morning for trading than normal. Continue to get helpful feedback to my post of 3/21. Great suggestions and support.
Narrow range at the...
Forum: Trading Journals March 25th, 2011, 10:44 AM
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Views: 11,452
Posted By mindfultrader
Trading journal and log 3-25

Life has a strange way of surprising me. Yesterday I cut short my trading day to deal with matters that carry through to today. Will probably trade for first 2 hours then stop to continue handling a...
Forum: Trading Journals March 24th, 2011, 12:32 PM
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Views: 11,452
Posted By mindfultrader
Trading Journal and log 3-24

Trading Journal and log 3-24
Feeling distracted as the trading day starts a few issues on my mind
630- 70 AM I notice how I want to find a reason to enter even though I have no entry setup yet. ...
Forum: Trading Journals March 23rd, 2011, 09:27 AM
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Views: 11,452
Posted By mindfultrader
Trading journal and log 3-23

Feedback from the futures.io (formerly BMT) community about my question has been very helpful and I find msyelf reading it over severa times. The steps I am now taking I should have taken years ago,...
Forum: Trading Journals March 22nd, 2011, 10:35 AM
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Views: 11,452
Posted By mindfultrader
trading journal 3-22

Trading Journal 3-22
Yesterday's responses to my question were unexpected and very grounding for me. Great encouragement and support - this process called trading is very important to me on many...
Forum: Trading Journals March 21st, 2011, 12:19 PM
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Views: 11,452
Posted By mindfultrader
Trading Joiurnal 3/21

Trading Journal 3-21
Needing to develop my execution skills - both entries and exits Will trade sim today.
700 1st - short 1292.25 in ut - exit loss 1293.25 -4 ticks
705 2nd - long 1294 exit...
Forum: Trading Journals March 21st, 2011, 12:40 AM
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Views: 11,452
Posted By mindfultrader
Reflections on Friday's trades and BIg Mike's Sat Webinar

After Big Mike's webinar Staurday, I got to thinking about my trading and the mistake I made on Friday. I can vividly recall the mindset I was in - talking to myself about how the market was soon to...
Forum: Trading Journals March 18th, 2011, 09:01 AM
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Views: 11,452
Posted By mindfultrader
Trading Journal 3-18

Trading Journal 3-18
Its early in Seattle (5:15AM) Pushed exercise limits yesterday and did a number to my left shoulder - hopefully Aleve will do the trick
As for trading, this day I am trading...
Forum: Trading Journals March 17th, 2011, 01:23 PM
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Views: 11,452
Posted By mindfultrader
Trading Journal 3-17

Trading journal observations based on 2 weeks of journaling:
1. The majority of my losing trades are the result of these errors:
1) entering longs at resistance in downtrends and shorts at support...
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