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Forum: Trading Journals December 28th, 2014, 06:43 AM
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Posted By iqgod
You need to get into a situation where you can...

You need to get into a situation where you can get away with a profit because your opposition has already made asses of themselves. You need to wait patiently for such situations, where it is...
Forum: Trading Journals August 8th, 2013, 02:04 AM
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Posted By iqgod
Excel

Excel.

https://nexusfi.com/psychology-money-management/4884-trading-metrics-journals-record-keeping.html

https://nexusfi.com/trading-journals/395-trade-tracking-spreadsheet.html

Many thanks...
Forum: Trading Journals June 27th, 2013, 10:55 AM
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Posted By iqgod
The Good Ole Days

Ah yes.... I remember THOSE days alright:

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=116976

Sometimes the crows would adjust it for you:...
Forum: Trading Journals June 27th, 2013, 04:11 AM
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Posted By iqgod
Memory as the Foundation Stone of Cognition

The essence of the above two arguments thus leads to the logical premise that:

Memory is the most important foundation of the cognition process.

Though this is stating the plain obvious (what...
Forum: Trading Journals June 27th, 2013, 03:48 AM
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Posted By iqgod
The Elusive Obvious: Hidden Dolphins in the Markets

If you haven't already, look at the picture below and now try to find it in the above image:

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=116922


Once we know what we are looking for the...
Forum: Trading Journals June 27th, 2013, 03:41 AM
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Posted By iqgod
Humans: The Pattern Seekers

Here is where this gets interesting.

Even though our cognition does not cater to all bits of information we see, and though we process information selectively, the instinctual reaction is that we...
Forum: Trading Journals June 27th, 2013, 02:40 AM
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Posted By iqgod
The Role of Cognition: Contrasts

I am sure you have been through this process before, but just to reiterate, the two blobs of design that differ from the surroundings were distinctively highlighted by your brain.

Also, I saw the...
Forum: Trading Journals June 27th, 2013, 02:28 AM
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Views: 7,969
Posted By iqgod
The Role of Cognition

The human mind does not process everything it sees. We usually only process outliers and conflicting information.


Our visual senses which constitute 70% of all sensory information sent to the...
Forum: Trading Journals June 27th, 2013, 02:20 AM
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Views: 7,969
Posted By iqgod
Research Paper: Sleight of Hand

I am working on a research paper about why MOST people end up losing money in the markets - this includes long term investors, position traders, swing traders, intraday swing traders and scalpers...
Forum: Trading Journals June 18th, 2013, 09:28 AM
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Views: 7,969
Posted By iqgod
Day 9: Confirmation, more confirmation and then confirming that confirmation!

Confirmation, more confirmation and then confirming that confirmation!


Is that a valid trade setup?

No, isn't it?

Yet that was what I did when I bought the top of the Japanese Yen on day 9...
Forum: Trading Journals June 18th, 2013, 09:23 AM
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Views: 7,969
Posted By iqgod
Acceptance

I needed to be clear whether I was improvising or I was executing my practiced shots.

In the combine I was not seeing the difference.

To this day I still regret not having done more homework...
Forum: Trading Journals June 18th, 2013, 09:20 AM
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Posted By iqgod
Same pattern

This tiny profit taking sage continued on Day 7 of the combine.

All this knee shaking fearful trading was not mandatory.... but I realize that NOW, the key is to be int he present at that moment....
Forum: Trading Journals June 18th, 2013, 09:14 AM
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Views: 7,969
Posted By iqgod
Handling big volatile moves

On day 7 of my combine I was trying to scalp corn.

The big picture was that corn had gapped down HUGE recently and any upmove would be shorted into at visible resistance points on the chart...
Forum: Trading Journals June 18th, 2013, 09:02 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,969
Posted By iqgod
Thanks

Yes, that is an excellent observation!

GaryD has said that of his 2013 trading too. He is in a 'don't care about the money' trader and focused on the process.
Forum: Trading Journals June 18th, 2013, 08:58 AM
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Views: 7,969
Posted By iqgod
Block Break (Bob Volman setup)

The improvements in me happen everyday, for e.g. I was disciplined and was not taking piddling profits in the EURUSD yesterday.

The trade reached my target of 10 ticks but in the retail forex...
Forum: Trading Journals June 18th, 2013, 08:50 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,969
Posted By iqgod
Knee jerk...

As you can see dear reader, while I was in the combine the reaction were either:

1. Knee jerk
2. In slow motion (waiting for confirmation)

The knee jerk part meant I was 'reading price...
Forum: Trading Journals June 18th, 2013, 08:42 AM
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Views: 7,969
Posted By iqgod
6J trades on day 3 of combine

As I sit down to contemplate the mistakes I made, I will post my chart first - I have marked up every mistake I made:

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=115857
Forum: Trading Journals June 18th, 2013, 08:33 AM
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Posted By iqgod
Sticker

The most important line for me as I begin another trading session:

I DO NOT KNOW what price is going to do next.

I DO NOT KNOW.

But I am aware of, and KNOW that I DO NOT KNOW.


..... but...
Forum: Trading Journals June 18th, 2013, 08:20 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,969
Posted By iqgod
Trading is BORING

At this point in my life trading has become so boring - 90% of the time its a doormat position (a doormat with eyes if you will).

Suddenly (or not so suddenly if you are in the correct attitude)...
Forum: Trading Journals May 23rd, 2013, 01:14 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,969
Posted By iqgod
Hi Futures Operator, Yes, they do conflict...

Hi Futures Operator,

Yes, they do conflict against each other.

The problem being addressed here is that after three consecutive losers I usually (always?) tend to go on tilt.

Once I have...
Forum: Trading Journals May 22nd, 2013, 01:30 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,969
Posted By iqgod
Valid Entry

Coming soon.....

Please bear with me till then.

Yours humbly,
iqgod
Forum: Trading Journals May 22nd, 2013, 11:38 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,969
Posted By iqgod
Plan Focus: ME

ME vs Market Direction:

I now have developed "creepy crawlies" that tell me that I am entering too early and against a fundamental market structure.

ME vs Mr.Market and ME vs. MY SYSTEM:

I...
Forum: Trading Journals May 22nd, 2013, 11:26 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,969
Posted By iqgod
The PLAN: The Money

This is the MOST important component of a trader's business.

At the minimum, which I will state here:

- My money management plan

One liner: Capital divided into ten equal parts (and held in...
Forum: Trading Journals May 22nd, 2013, 10:43 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,969
Posted By iqgod
Importance of taking valid entries and NOT taking invalid or "early" entries

This is what happening right now next as Bernanke is talking:

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=113348
Forum: Trading Journals May 22nd, 2013, 10:39 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,969
Posted By iqgod
Part 1: Why a high probability system?

My system states that I need to take "with trend" trades when the price forms a pair (or more) of dojis - BUT the breakout above the dojis needs to occur for me to take the trade.

Note: Double...
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