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August 23rd, 2021, 11:55 PM
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Most of my posts in this journal thread are me...
Most of my posts in this journal thread are me rambling on and on about the thoughts rattling around in my head.
So I thought for a change, let me share a couple of visuals:
Today was my first...
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August 23rd, 2021, 11:03 AM
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As usual, I make a few posts in this thread, take...
As usual, I make a few posts in this thread, take a "short" break.....and then almost a year flies by.
Here's an update.
The last few months have been one of my best periods as a trader. I'm...
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October 28th, 2020, 01:02 AM
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I don't want to drum it up too much, but this...
I don't want to drum it up too much, but this whole thing about setting an automated DLL has really helped me over the last 6 weeks.
Since adding this automated stop out, I've:
slowed down...
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September 11th, 2020, 12:21 PM
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Yes good point matthew28 thanks for pointing that...
Yes good point matthew28 thanks for pointing that out.
I've not used Tradovate yet but I'd imagine there's a solution there too (and also that they won't make it easy for you to find it).
I...
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September 11th, 2020, 10:24 AM
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Hello folks! Almost 6 months since my last post. ...
Hello folks! Almost 6 months since my last post.
I connected pretty much every major issue I've had to not having a daily loss limit. Or, being really bad about sticking to it :).
Over the...
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March 29th, 2020, 01:50 PM
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I just listened to an interesting podcast - Tim...
I just listened to an interesting podcast - Tim Ferris interviewing Josh Waitzkin, the author of "The Art of Learning" (which is a great non-trading book for traders, btw).
One point that Josh...
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March 25th, 2020, 05:11 PM
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Thought this'd be a good place to share a quote...
Thought this'd be a good place to share a quote that's been on my mind for quite a while.
It's one of the few "check-in" tactics that actually work for me. i.e. if I start getting worked up...
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March 24th, 2020, 02:00 AM
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I disappeared since the last post - guess I'm...
I disappeared since the last post - guess I'm still not great about the whole forum thing.
It's about a year and a half since my last post, I think. Thought I'd add an update with a couple of...
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September 19th, 2018, 07:52 PM
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See those "specific actions"? I haven't...
See those "specific actions"?
I haven't posted here, so I haven't really followed through on #4, but that's alright. I'll get to posting as things progress.
Steps 1-3, though, have helped me...
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September 7th, 2018, 07:41 PM
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Personal interventions
This felt somehow appropriate for my actions today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XgpQRfwMIc
So, this being a journal and all.....consider this an intervention to myself.
I've got a...
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September 7th, 2018, 06:57 PM
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Thanks Scalpingtrader, I appreciate the feedback....
Thanks Scalpingtrader, I appreciate the feedback. I took a look at your journal from earlier this year and I can see you had some similar experience, so your advice is extra valuable.
I asked TST...
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September 7th, 2018, 11:09 AM
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So, full disclosure...I've done it again and hit...
So, full disclosure...I've done it again and hit the max loss in one day.
I might reset and try again, but not making any decisions until Monday. I think the money/effort might be better placed in...
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September 6th, 2018, 06:29 PM
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Thursday, TST Combine Day 2
Alright folks....Some charts for a change :becky:
Going chronologically:
A) CL
I've been looking for reasons to get short based off the H1/D1 big picture. The 5 hours leading up to the open...
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September 5th, 2018, 03:07 AM
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You know the difference between knowing something...
You know the difference between knowing something vs acting on it?
For example:
1. Smoking. I don't smoke, never have, not interested.
2. Diet. Uh....different story. If junk food makes it...
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September 2nd, 2018, 04:02 PM
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I thought I'd share a little story that I find...
I thought I'd share a little story that I find pretty analogous to trading development.
A few years ago I was working on a software product and joined a few other software entrepreneurs for a...
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September 2nd, 2018, 03:12 PM
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Thanks! It's definitely the sort of book you...
Thanks!
It's definitely the sort of book you can go through multiple times.
Also, great Steenbarger quote you've got there in your signature! I recently went through his The Daily Trading...
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September 2nd, 2018, 12:25 AM
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couple of NQ charts
Here's Friday's session.
Results: up about $30 on NQ overall, down about $90 on a set of frustrating CL trades.
You'll see I exceeded the DLL by $27, but I'm not worried. It wasn't really...
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September 1st, 2018, 12:22 PM
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Thanks much! I'll post some charts later today...
Thanks much! I'll post some charts later today and get into the nitty gritty.
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September 1st, 2018, 02:25 AM
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McJackson's Journal - developing healthier trading processes + mindset
Aaaaaaalrighty then. Hello folks!
I'm one of the those "long time listener, first time caller" types. Hoping to change that now and get more active. Maybe even provide some value!
My...
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