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Forum: Trading Journals

February 21st, 2011, 02:22 PM

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Posted By wskid

Feb 21

Today I don't feel well, so I'm going to stay away from the mouse lol. Just catching up on my reading.

Forum: Trading Journals

February 18th, 2011, 11:22 AM

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Posted By wskid

Stopped out a point higher

Stopped out a point higher

Forum: Trading Journals

February 18th, 2011, 11:02 AM

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From Dream to Reality, My Journey Documented

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Posted By wskid

Feb18 th Trade in the morning

Again buyers get trapped at around 1339.75, this trade is still going on so not out yet..

Forum: Trading Journals

February 17th, 2011, 06:30 PM

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Posted By wskid

Greed and Fear...Yin and Yang

Market equilibrium is assumed to be a balance between greed and fear, like Yin and Yang. I guess it's what you could equate as range day.

When the external forces change, the internal...

Forum: Trading Journals

February 17th, 2011, 06:01 PM

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Posted By wskid

First SIM trade

ok so I was sick today so I got to test out NT and GOMvolume ladder.
Trade reasoning:

After a day of buying we reach a near pivot at 1340.00
The momentum changes as sellers come in to...

Forum: Trading Journals

February 16th, 2011, 10:55 AM

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Posted By wskid

I'll try that after work tonight and see how it...

I'll try that after work tonight and see how it goes. Thanks!

Forum: Trading Journals

February 16th, 2011, 09:42 AM

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Posted By wskid

Thank you in pointing me to the right place, I'll...

Thank you in pointing me to the right place, I'll check it out and report back my findings!:)

Forum: Trading Journals

February 16th, 2011, 09:21 AM

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From Dream to Reality, My Journey Documented

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Posted By wskid

Turning In circles

Ok so here's the real deal, I have about 15K of credit debt I have to clear before I start trading again. That's not a problem, I've made a schedule, I'll be debts free with start up capital by...

Forum: Trading Journals

February 15th, 2011, 08:24 PM

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From Dream to Reality, My Journey Documented

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Posted By wskid

Volume Ladder

I've been looking into this for a while and I've finally decided to delve into market profile. Downloading the GOMI volume ladder packages and installing them wasn't hard but now I actually have to...

Forum: Trading Journals

February 11th, 2011, 11:52 AM

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Posted By wskid

Tools to be Used

I have yet to figure out which data provider to use, as I am not fully knowledgeable about the requirements for my purpose.

My whole view on trading is that it's an auction process, people (or...

Forum: Trading Journals

February 10th, 2011, 11:55 AM

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From Dream to Reality, My Journey Documented

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Posted By wskid

VSA

OK there is a thread on this somewhere here but it's 4 pages long and has practically no information. I stumbled on another thread that addresses 3 types of strategies:

INSIDE BAR
OUTSIDE...

Forum: Trading Journals

February 10th, 2011, 11:18 AM

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From Dream to Reality, My Journey Documented

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Posted By wskid

Thanks and feel free to give input, all knowledge...

Thanks and feel free to give input, all knowledge is welcome!

Forum: Trading Journals

February 10th, 2011, 08:37 AM

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From Dream to Reality, My Journey Documented

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Posted By wskid

Indicators to be used

Here is my favorite section!

Up until recently I used to pack my charts with indicators, trying to find the holy grail of trading as they say...I'm not smart enough for that. I need to answer...

Forum: Trading Journals

February 9th, 2011, 04:33 PM

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Posted By wskid

Entry/Exit

To determine Entry is to determine Exit first, this is what I was taught by my first mentor. If you know how much you are willing to lose (the forever evasive answer) then it's a matter of price...

Forum: Trading Journals

February 9th, 2011, 04:15 PM

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From Dream to Reality, My Journey Documented

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Posted By wskid

Ok, where do I start?

So first things first, I need to know what I'm going to trade.

Criterion looked for: high liquidity, medium-high volatility, high profit margins.

I chose two possible markets that I am FAMILIAR...

Forum: Trading Journals

February 9th, 2011, 03:55 PM

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From Dream to Reality, My Journey Documented

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Posted By wskid

From Dream to Reality, My Journey Documented

So here I am, 2 years later, tried my hand at prop trading, and learned a lot. I mainly traded CGB futures on the Montreal exchange, very illiquid and stale market. I ran out of money since desk fees...

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