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Forum: Trading Journals March 29th, 2020, 06:49 PM
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
Sunday 29 Mar 2020 ================== ...

Sunday 29 Mar 2020
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Last week ended on a sour note with the ES plunging to finish an otherwise strong week limp and pestilent. Sunday opens gap down and immediately tries to...
Forum: Trading Journals March 22nd, 2020, 05:52 PM
Replies: 384
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
Sunday 22 Mar 2020 ================== ...

Sunday 22 Mar 2020
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Adjusting to the new way of being. Lemons -> Lemonade.

Finally dipped in for a trade on Friday. Got a short intraday on M6E. Was looking for a...
Forum: Trading Journals March 15th, 2020, 09:48 PM
Replies: 384
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
Sunday 15 Mar 2020 ================== Out...

Sunday 15 Mar 2020
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Out of an over-abundance of caution, I have not been swing or day trading.

I have, however, been slowly transitioning cash savings into equities. Slowly....
Forum: Trading Journals March 1st, 2020, 10:01 PM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Sunday 01 Mar 2020

Sunday 01 Mar 2020
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Wild market, easy to get chewed up. Let's see.

MES:
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=289256


MES is in a panic sell off. Bounce is...
Forum: Trading Journals February 23rd, 2020, 12:57 PM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Sunday 23 Feb 2020

Sunday 23 Feb 2020
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Proportion of counter-trend trades is too high. A personal weakness that I must correct. I saw the strength of ES and GC, but missed entries for good...
Forum: Trading Journals February 11th, 2020, 01:00 AM
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Posted By FlyingMonkey
Monday 10 Feb 2020

Monday 10 Feb 2020
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I'm bummed wasn't able to catch the long entry opportunity today in MES. My alert hit me in the early morning and I was watching while at work as it...
Forum: Trading Journals February 10th, 2020, 12:39 AM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Sunday 09 Feb 2020

Sunday 09 Feb 2020
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MGC:

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=286510


I was taken out at break-even as I waited in vein for a pop over 1600. This week I have...
Forum: Trading Journals February 2nd, 2020, 05:43 PM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Sunday 02 Feb 2020

Sunday 02 Feb 2020
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Swing Update:

MGC:
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=285931


Got long MGC at 1579.7. Moved stop to BE. Looking for a pop over 1600.
Forum: Trading Journals January 30th, 2020, 12:36 AM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Wednesday 29 Jan 2020

Wednesday 29 Jan 2020
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Dipping in for a mid-week update here.

Intraday MGC (feb):

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=285555
Forum: Trading Journals January 27th, 2020, 12:02 PM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Thanks for the heads up. Fixed it. Yeah,...

Thanks for the heads up. Fixed it.

Yeah, it’s a strange thing to process. What catches me by surprise, of course the tragic circumstances, but his fans never knew him — he was by all accounts an...
Forum: Trading Journals January 27th, 2020, 12:44 AM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Sunday 26 Jan 2020

Sunday 26 Jan 2020
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Recap:

MES:

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=285300

My short limit was filled on Tuesday at the open at 3317.50. My target limit was...
Forum: Trading Journals January 20th, 2020, 10:53 PM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Monday 20 Jan 2020

Monday 20 Jan 2020
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Recap:

M6E:
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=284814


Entered a swing long in M6E on Jan 8. Exited on Jan 17 at break even.
Forum: Trading Journals January 12th, 2020, 01:22 PM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Sunday 12 Jan 2020

Sunday 12 Jan 2020
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Recap of last week's action:

Intraday Trades:

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=283950

I squeezed in 1 intraday trade on Friday. In...
Forum: Trading Journals January 5th, 2020, 05:23 PM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Sunday 05 Jan 2020

Sunday 05 Jan 2020
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Happy 2020.

I ended last year with a win off that M6E short move mid-december. I checked out of the markets for the holidays and I'm a little miffed I...
Forum: Trading Journals December 15th, 2019, 11:15 PM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Sunday 15 Dec 2019

Sunday 15 Dec 2019
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Heading into the new year, trying to settle into a rhythm and make a decision on how I want to involve myself in the markets in the coming months.

Have...
Forum: Trading Journals December 2nd, 2019, 12:45 AM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Sunday 01 Dec 2019

Sunday 01 Dec 2019
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MES: Hey so it's been going up and every time it touches that green line there it just does it again. So, let's do that thing again, or at least give it a...
Forum: Trading Journals October 28th, 2019, 12:56 PM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Monday 28 Oct 2019

Monday 28 Oct 2019
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I entered a long trade in M6E as it has worked its way back toward the 1.1100 breakout point. Entered around 1.1135 and not looking for much - just a move...
Forum: Trading Journals October 21st, 2019, 09:56 AM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Monday 21 Oct 2019 ================== ...

Monday 21 Oct 2019
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Following up on last week's action.

My MGC trade went over half-way to my target and then came back. I pulled the plug on it for a small loss. Not...
Forum: Trading Journals October 13th, 2019, 06:05 PM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
The Big Idea

Sunday 13 Oct 2019
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The Big Idea

Made the transition to LIVE for swing trading only last week. There are a few reasons I need to keep intra-day trading on sim for now. 1,...
Forum: Trading Journals October 1st, 2019, 01:18 AM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Monday 30 Sep 2019

Monday 30 Sep 2019
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MGC
Last week I mentioned a potential long opportunity in MGC and indeed it did start to pop off. I got in around 1522 and rode it up to the top but then...
Forum: Trading Journals September 23rd, 2019, 12:16 AM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Sunday 22 Sep 2019

Sunday 22 Sep 2019
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Gold is opening the week strong after holding multiple defenses below 1500 last week. This is still a congested area in the low 1500s but the train is...
Forum: Trading Journals September 16th, 2019, 12:25 AM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Sunday 15 Sep 2019

Sunday 15 Sep 2019
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The three markets I follow are all exhibiting interesting trending conditions. 6E has been in a remarkably beautiful forex-style low volatility downtrend...
Forum: Trading Journals September 13th, 2019, 12:25 PM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Friday 13 Sep 2019

Friday 13 Sep 2019
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I happen to know a research scientist, trained and practiced in the scientific method of inquiry and experimentation. Everything he does is oriented toward...
Forum: Trading Journals January 27th, 2019, 07:29 PM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Sunday 27 Jan 2019

Sunday 27 Jan 2019
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Had a nice day at the beach today with the family. Time to jog the wheel on this here journal. Not much new to report. Ended up taking a 1/2R loss on the...
Forum: Trading Journals January 13th, 2019, 04:42 PM
Replies: 384
Views: 64,064
Posted By FlyingMonkey
Sunday 13 Jan 2019 ================== Just...

Sunday 13 Jan 2019
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Just a few trades for me the past week. I took 2 intraday trades for losses, -9 ticks in MGC and -4 ticks in M6E. I was reminded of one thing in taking...
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