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Forum: Trading Journals August 10th, 2011, 02:25 AM
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Posted By WayneA
Sickly, no trading

I've got a bit of a cold. So no trading tonight. I'll probably be better tomorrow. But tonight, my head is killing me.
Forum: Trading Journals August 9th, 2011, 05:05 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Checking Out + DAP Proposal

Done for the night.

After trying out hot keys during this session, I am going to put them into my daily action procedures. They help with my concentration and force me to stay focused on the...
Forum: Trading Journals August 9th, 2011, 02:14 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Checking In

I've set my hot keys for order entry. This makes trading much more tactile and like a video game. As an avid gamer, it's a good move.
Forum: Trading Journals August 8th, 2011, 05:10 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Checking Out

Done for the night. I wonder how the US market is going to open up w/ the downgrade. +1 for volatility.
Forum: Trading Journals August 8th, 2011, 03:57 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Fell off the Wagon

I fell off the wagon last week. I've got some ideas about why.

The main reason was that I caught a bit of analysis paralysis when thinking of a more engaging way to be in the market. Two factors...
Forum: Trading Journals August 2nd, 2011, 12:14 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
... Checking Out

I completely forgot to check out last night. I was so tired that I just shut down and crawled into bed. This is a better situation than my previous schedule. If I was tired after trading, then I...
Forum: Trading Journals August 2nd, 2011, 02:05 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Checking In

I was pretty busy this weekend and didn't think a lot about trading.

My main take away from the past couple of weeks is that I need to start thinking more about each trade. I'm not really...
Forum: Trading Journals July 29th, 2011, 02:12 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
No trading

I've got a day of meetings tomorrow. So, I'm going to take the evening to prepare.
Forum: Trading Journals July 28th, 2011, 05:09 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Checking Out

I don't want to get ahead of myself, but I think this new schedule is going to work better. Let's keep up with DAP 2 and, from this Sunday, DAP 3 for another week or so, and then I'll see if this is...
Forum: Trading Journals July 28th, 2011, 02:16 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Checking In & DAP Proposal

Time Management Development

Over the past week and a half, I've found that waking up early to trade is very difficult. It's not impossible, but I'll need everything else in my life to line up...
Forum: Trading Journals July 26th, 2011, 11:00 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Checking Out

Held out till the finish.
Forum: Trading Journals July 26th, 2011, 08:05 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Checking In

Up and ready.
Forum: Trading Journals July 25th, 2011, 11:22 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Checking Out

I've attached a picture of the chart and order entry setup I'm using. The large chart across the top is the 6E. The chart below is the EURUSD data that I'll be actually trading off of. MBT allows...
Forum: Trading Journals July 25th, 2011, 07:55 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Checking IN

Had a much better sleep than last Sunday night. The week is off on the right foot!
Forum: Trading Journals July 25th, 2011, 01:11 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Accepted & Ongoing DAPs

These DAPs are continuing this week:

DAP 1

Check in & Check out to the futures.io (formerly BMT) community.
Post that I'm ready to start trading activities.
Post that I'm done.


DAP 2
Forum: Trading Journals July 25th, 2011, 01:07 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Ideas from Last Week

Trade Mechanics/ Management



There's more in that simple expression. By the end of the week, I was feeling a bit like a machine. While I learned that I can execute a plan, albeit, as simple...
Forum: Trading Journals July 22nd, 2011, 10:45 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Checking Out early...

... I got bored.
Forum: Trading Journals July 22nd, 2011, 08:09 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Checking In

I'm so late. Just woke up about 10min ago. I fell prey to the snooze button.
Forum: Trading Journals July 21st, 2011, 12:10 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
What and How I Want to Trade

I'll use this post to start talking about what I'm trading, what I want to trade, and how I want to trade it.

When I first started trading, I was 100% systematic. Back then, Ninjatrader offered...
Forum: Trading Journals July 21st, 2011, 11:07 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Checking Out

Good day today. Took trades and ended strong without getting exhausted.
Forum: Trading Journals July 21st, 2011, 08:25 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Checking In

Most of the fiscal year stuff at work is over. So, less stress for the next week. Let's see how it goes.

(I did check in about 20min ago, but I pressed preview post instead of submit reply...
Forum: Trading Journals July 21st, 2011, 01:05 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Sure, it was with this group: Global Trading...

Sure, it was with this group: Global Trading Community (http://globaltradingcommunity.com/). I was looking for something similar to the famous firm, SMB Captial, onlywith a focus on futures.

The...
Forum: Trading Journals July 20th, 2011, 12:00 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Thanks Surly. I'm definitely starting to...

Thanks Surly.

I'm definitely starting to incorproate the main idea in that post. I think the gist is this: if given time and a safe, non-threatening environment to learn, the human mind is the...
Forum: Trading Journals July 20th, 2011, 11:04 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Checking out

More tired than yesterday, but not as tired as Monday...
Forum: Trading Journals July 20th, 2011, 08:03 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,703
Posted By WayneA
Checking in

I'm up, at my desk, and refreshed.
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