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Forum: Trading Journals April 27th, 2013, 12:35 AM
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Posted By Brewer20
Hit the daily loss limit today. Lack of...

Hit the daily loss limit today. Lack of discipline and poor trading of a range bound market.
Forum: Trading Journals April 25th, 2013, 04:30 PM
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Posted By Brewer20
Combine day 4

I came into today anticipating a down day. Fortunately I recognized early (Thanks Mark Fisher and mfbreakout !) that it was not going to be a down day. I had to leave early and stop trading at...
Forum: Trading Journals April 24th, 2013, 02:38 PM
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Posted By Brewer20
Combine Day3

Today was a clear trend up day. As such, my three profitable trades were longs, and my 2 stop outs were shorts. I really need to learn to stop picking tops and bottoms.

Day 3 trades:...
Forum: Trading Journals April 23rd, 2013, 05:12 PM
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Posted By Brewer20
Combine Day2

Today was a wild one! I made some great trades, but got caught off guard by the mid-day rumors. Happy to end with a nice gain.

Day 2 trades:...
Forum: Trading Journals April 22nd, 2013, 11:17 PM
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Posted By Brewer20
kisskais I trade a discretionary system. The...

kisskais I trade a discretionary system. The essence is decoding price action to identify low risk areas for entry and also identify price targets. I do this via fib retracements as taught by David...
Forum: Trading Journals April 22nd, 2013, 03:09 PM
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Posted By Brewer20
TST Combine: Day1

Today I begin a 10-day $150k TST combine. I have tried several in the past and failed. I will be journaling my progress through this combine.

Day 1 trades:...
Forum: Trading Journals March 18th, 2013, 11:34 AM
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Posted By Brewer20
A brief update: I have decided to prepare for...

A brief update:
I have decided to prepare for the TST combine. I had been trading an underfunded account, and it affected my trade management and psychology negatively. I will still post post...
Forum: Trading Journals March 14th, 2013, 03:25 PM
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Posted By Brewer20
Didn't do much else today. Had a few quick...

Didn't do much else today. Had a few quick scalps in the afternoon range. That never went anywhere. I was out by the close, so didn't participate in the upside move.
Forum: Trading Journals March 14th, 2013, 11:52 AM
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Posted By Brewer20
Slow day today. I'm sitting in a long at 92.66,...

Slow day today. I'm sitting in a long at 92.66, looking for 93.11, which is just over the overnight highs.
took 1/2 off at 92.82 in case we don't get through highs.
Rest off at 92.72.

Avg gain:...
Forum: Trading Journals March 14th, 2013, 10:25 AM
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Posted By Brewer20
Yep, that was a nice entry right at the pit open.

Yep, that was a nice entry right at the pit open.
Forum: Trading Journals March 14th, 2013, 09:58 AM
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Posted By Brewer20
3/14/2013, trade1: Long 92.58, stop 92.43,...

3/14/2013, trade1:
Long 92.58, stop 92.43, target 92.79
Out at target of 92.79
+ 21ticks
Forum: Trading Journals March 13th, 2013, 02:36 PM
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Posted By Brewer20
Pulling from the high or low of the day is always...

Pulling from the high or low of the day is always in play. Beyond that, I look as to what traded previously.

In general, there are two types of series. The first (consider longs for this...
Forum: Trading Journals March 13th, 2013, 02:29 PM
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Posted By Brewer20
Last trade of day, short at 92.50. Ended up with...

Last trade of day, short at 92.50. Ended up with +9ticks, just didn't want to break down into the end of the day.
Forum: Trading Journals March 13th, 2013, 02:07 PM
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Posted By Brewer20
Another small long into the halfway back short. ...

Another small long into the halfway back short. +19ticks
Forum: Trading Journals March 13th, 2013, 01:26 PM
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Posted By Brewer20
Here is my next setup, short at 92.38. I'm not...

Here is my next setup, short at 92.38. I'm not convinced that we'll make new lows, and I'll be watching for higher lows to form...
Yeah, not happy with this one, off at break even.
Forum: Trading Journals March 13th, 2013, 12:50 PM
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Posted By Brewer20
Couple of quick trades: two shorts net +29 pips

Couple of quick trades: two shorts net +29 pips
Forum: Trading Journals March 13th, 2013, 10:44 AM
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Posted By Brewer20
3/13/2013, trade3: Long 92.88, stop 92.78. ...

3/13/2013, trade3:
Long 92.88, stop 92.78.
Targets: 93.28, 93.63, and 93.88.

This trade had a confluence of a HWB, European session swing low, and opening range low. (light bulb going off in...
Forum: Trading Journals March 13th, 2013, 10:06 AM
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Posted By Brewer20
3/13/2013, trade2: Long 93.13: target 93.45,...

3/13/2013, trade2:
Long 93.13: target 93.45, stop 93.04
This is based on half way back for the day.

Stopped out for -9ticks
Forum: Trading Journals March 13th, 2013, 10:05 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 12,595
Posted By Brewer20
I'm adding a few tools to the toolbox today. I...

I'm adding a few tools to the toolbox today. I need to give my analysis and trades more context. To help with this I will be also looking at the overnight range and opening range to help guide my...
Forum: Trading Journals March 12th, 2013, 04:59 PM
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Posted By Brewer20
Thanks for your comments zr1trader. What I am...

Thanks for your comments zr1trader. What I am trying to do is find retracements to buy/sell, and then close the position at a measured extension. Generally, I look at what measured moves have...
Forum: Trading Journals March 12th, 2013, 03:10 PM
Replies: 85
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Posted By Brewer20
Thanks zr1. Do you scale out at various fib...

Thanks zr1. Do you scale out at various fib targets?
Forum: Trading Journals March 12th, 2013, 02:09 PM
Replies: 85
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Posted By Brewer20
3/12/2013, trade6: Short 92.75: target 92.23,...

3/12/2013, trade6:
Short 92.75: target 92.23, stop 92.81
I'm looking for the -61.8% target of the day's HWB short. Once, 92.49 is reached, I will trail my stop.
Out at 92.61, +14 ticks.

PS....
Forum: Trading Journals March 12th, 2013, 12:51 PM
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Views: 12,595
Posted By Brewer20
3/12/2013, trade5: Long 92.82: target 93.78,...

3/12/2013, trade5:
Long 92.82: target 93.78, stop 92.76
Out at 92.8, -2ticks
Forum: Trading Journals March 12th, 2013, 12:21 PM
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Posted By Brewer20
3/12/2013, trade4: Short 93.04: target 92.53,...

3/12/2013, trade4:
Short 93.04: target 92.53, stop 93.19
Closed at 92.86, +18ticks
Forum: Trading Journals March 12th, 2013, 10:42 AM
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Posted By Brewer20
3/12/2013, trade3: Long 93.18: target 93.55,...

3/12/2013, trade3:
Long 93.18: target 93.55, stop 92.13
Stopped out at 93.13. Net: -5 ticks
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