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Forum: Trading Journals August 6th, 2015, 02:46 PM
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Posted By ShruggedAtlas
No longer trading with strategy desk. Using NT. ...

No longer trading with strategy desk. Using NT. my journal is called Fresh Start Journal and I've been using tumblr mostly for journaling.


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Forum: Trading Journals July 29th, 2011, 08:08 PM
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Posted By ShruggedAtlas
Back from vacation

Ok I'm back. took a bit longer to get back to trading than I thought.

Not a great start to my resumption of trading so far. these last couple of days I have been trading with way too much...
Forum: Trading Journals July 20th, 2011, 09:57 PM
Replies: 53
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Posted By ShruggedAtlas
On Vacation

I left for vacation on Friday and am due back on Friday. I don't know if I'll actually be able to trade on Friday, we'll see. It was nice to take a little break from trading but I'm anxious to get...
Forum: Trading Journals July 8th, 2011, 11:52 PM
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Posted By ShruggedAtlas
MESSY TRADES FOR 7/8/11

Today I made several SIM trades using NT on Ameritrade data. Instrument was SPY.

1. First trade was an outstanding short entry at 9:55 at the top of the bar. I failed to set my stop one penny...
Forum: Trading Journals July 7th, 2011, 05:24 PM
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Views: 16,451
Posted By ShruggedAtlas
Hi TechTrader! Thx for the encouragement! ...

Hi TechTrader!

Thx for the encouragement! I'll send you a PM with some questions about your approach. Also I'll check out your journal if you have one and see if I can get an idea of your...
Forum: Trading Journals July 6th, 2011, 09:54 PM
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Posted By ShruggedAtlas
Hi Wazd, I'd be happy to try to answer any...

Hi Wazd, I'd be happy to try to answer any questions you have. I just got back from a mini vacation with the family these last few days so i'm sorry to post so late. Feel free to post questions...
Forum: Trading Journals June 28th, 2011, 09:52 AM
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Views: 16,451
Posted By ShruggedAtlas
TRADING SPY FOR 6-27-11

I had a decent second bounce trade on SPY (my new favorite instrument to trade) which had a decent 3:1 reward risk ratio.
It was not a perfect trade as I broke a couple of rules that ironically both...
Forum: Trading Journals June 27th, 2011, 12:36 PM
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Views: 16,451
Posted By ShruggedAtlas
A new approach to trading

Ok, I have now decided to give up my search for an appropriate screener. Instead i'm going to focus on just a few stocks that have the following characteristics.
1. S&P500 stock (i'm most familiar...
Forum: Trading Journals June 27th, 2011, 12:00 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 16,451
Posted By ShruggedAtlas
ThinkOrSwim doesn't do what I need it to do

thanks for your suggestion about TOS. Only problem is that it doesn't have a real time screener at all. It's scanner is not what I need. I need a real time screener that can dynamically filter a...
Forum: Trading Journals June 24th, 2011, 01:09 PM
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Views: 16,451
Posted By ShruggedAtlas
I have officially given up on trying to find...

I have officially given up on trying to find short term signals using any particular software. I am back to using Strategydesk even though Ameritrade is no longer my broker. Spent the last few days...
Forum: Trading Journals June 17th, 2011, 02:03 PM
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Views: 16,451
Posted By ShruggedAtlas
looking at the website now!

looking at the website now!
Forum: Trading Journals June 17th, 2011, 12:21 PM
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Posted By ShruggedAtlas
MY SEARCH FOR A GOOD SCREENER

My search is not going well :stickyman:

I have worked with StrategyDesk, Tradestation, NinjaTrader, Worden TC2000 and Now Multicharts and none of them seem to be able to accomplish what I want on...
Forum: Trading Journals June 16th, 2011, 12:03 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 16,451
Posted By ShruggedAtlas
Are we the only ones?

Thanks TechTrader for your comments! I have many questions for you regarding your experiences using the StrategyDesk alerts/screeners and of course...if only TC2000 did what you suggested it does!...
Forum: Trading Journals June 13th, 2011, 09:50 PM
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Views: 16,451
Posted By ShruggedAtlas
Thx Mike, I plan on it!

Thx Mike, I plan on it!
Forum: Trading Journals June 13th, 2011, 10:04 AM
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Posted By ShruggedAtlas
TC2000

I traded using TC2000 with real money last Friday but was disappointed about TC2000 watchlist sorting features. It's alerts features are limited to only price alerts and some sort of reminder alert...
Forum: Trading Journals June 9th, 2011, 01:23 PM
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Views: 16,451
Posted By ShruggedAtlas
TC2000 THREAD

I just might do that! For now I'm going to need time to understand the software better, paper trade on it for a while and make sure that my first priority is met which is to earn a living trading...
Forum: Trading Journals June 9th, 2011, 12:15 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 16,451
Posted By ShruggedAtlas
FINALLY DID IT!

I spent the last two days setting up my trading strategy/conditions in the new TC2000 software that I've recently subscribed to.

I'm in my first paper trade and I'm pleased to show that it is a...
Forum: Trading Journals June 8th, 2011, 11:02 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 16,451
Posted By ShruggedAtlas
DEFINITION OF WORK

It just occurred to me that in my last post I made a reference that I was ready to get back to work. It just dawned on me that this isn't work! I love trading more than the other business I own. I...
Forum: Trading Journals June 8th, 2011, 05:18 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 16,451
Posted By ShruggedAtlas
NOT TRADING TODAY

I spent the morning working on TC2000 screener features. The scripting language is very simplistic but the symbols even though very basic can combine to create some very complex indicators and...
Forum: Trading Journals June 7th, 2011, 03:46 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 16,451
Posted By ShruggedAtlas
AMERITRADE SUPPORT PROBLEMS

Ok, I've finally made the decision. I've officially left Ameritrade and put my money with Lightspeed trading. I have found a very powerful screener solution using TC2000 and have already begun the...
Forum: Trading Journals June 6th, 2011, 09:27 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 16,451
Posted By ShruggedAtlas
NOT TRADING TODAY

I'm watching my daughter this morning while my wife is out at meetings so I won't even paper trade today. Still, I have my alerts active to see what my net catches. As a test today I have my 5...
Forum: Trading Journals June 3rd, 2011, 11:22 AM
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Posted By ShruggedAtlas
GREAT DAY FOR AN OPENING GAP PLAY

Markets tumbled in the premarket paving the way for some classic gap down long positions. Once again, my alerts sat idle while backtesting showed a couple of really nice profitable trades. ...
Forum: Trading Journals June 2nd, 2011, 05:44 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 16,451
Posted By ShruggedAtlas
FRUSTRATIONS WITH STRATEGYDESK ALERTS

I usually do an end of day backtest to compare my alerts to actual trades that met my strategy conditions. Today I received only 4 real time alerts and 9 total backtest results. this is very...
Forum: Trading Journals June 1st, 2011, 10:26 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 16,451
Posted By ShruggedAtlas
PAPER TRADES FOR 6-1-11

Since my money is tied up these last couple of days in the transfer to Lightspeed trading I cannot trade with real money. Just as well since the markets took a bloodbath today. S&P 500 down 30...
Forum: Trading Journals June 1st, 2011, 11:22 AM
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Views: 16,451
Posted By ShruggedAtlas
MY TRADING METHOD - PART 4 - STOPS & EXIT

Stops are an essential part of the adage "cut your losses and let your profits run" I always set my initial stop just below nearest support. Support can be defined a number of ways. For the...
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