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Forum: Trading Journals March 21st, 2024, 03:28 PM
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Posted By Binkius
Five years later... After my last post, I...

Five years later...

After my last post, I spent about four years away from trading due to familial obligations.

I've been back trading for a year and passed an evaluation for a funded account...
Forum: Trading Journals December 16th, 2018, 07:24 AM
Replies: 35
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Posted By Binkius
I don't want to harsh in someone else's thread,...

I don't want to harsh in someone else's thread, so I'll post on my own thread instead.

I've been reading a lot of posts about psychology.

Now, I'm having my own fight with psychology and...
Forum: Trading Journals December 1st, 2018, 01:25 PM
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Posted By Binkius
It's been a long time since my last post. Here...

It's been a long time since my last post. Here are my last eight months of SIM trading.

(3) losing days in (152) trading days - but employing self-destructive trading practices.

Eight months of...
Forum: Trading Journals May 1st, 2018, 07:05 AM
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Posted By Binkius
Earlier, I said learning to trade is horrible...

Earlier, I said learning to trade is horrible because there simply isn't one single answer. Another reason that it's horrible to learn how to trade is that there is an endless amount of bad...
Forum: Trading Journals May 1st, 2018, 05:03 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
FESX April 2018 Review

Title: This Green wall of win is actually a trading disaster waiting to happen.

April 2018 results (Jigsaw Performance Dashboard).
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=249179
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Forum: Trading Journals March 21st, 2018, 08:00 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
"Never Go Full Retard" - Tropic Thunder

Crap. I did it again. I doubled down into a truly epic loser trade.

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=247883

Price is clearly dropping after two initiative breakouts. The there is...
Forum: Trading Journals March 20th, 2018, 12:24 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
9th day trading FESX. Every day positive, which...

9th day trading FESX.
Every day positive, which shows improvement.

But... This is what I'm doing:

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=247862

I can, with a decent amount of...
Forum: Trading Journals March 20th, 2018, 05:01 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
NQ Swing Trade

Solid breakouts of PnF patterns.
Real-swing-trade short Nasdaq ETF's all green.

Major Trading Problems:
I made my daily nut fairly early sim-trading. Then I saw strong signals all over the...
Forum: Trading Journals March 18th, 2018, 11:25 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
Nasdaq Swing Trade

My real swing-trading is going horribly (Nasdaq ETF's (I think I've erroneously stated NQ when in my mind I've been thinking Nasdaq)). My sim day-trading is going swell.

I think the problem is...
Forum: Trading Journals March 18th, 2018, 08:38 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
FESX Homework for Trading on 3/19/18

I'm doing a more in-depth homework analysis because it's the weekend. Thanks in advance to those who go through it all.

Too Long, Didn't Read Summary in One Pic:
Overall trend is up (but...
Forum: Trading Journals March 17th, 2018, 09:48 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
Red Square of Death

I had to take some time off journal'ing to take care of my parents. I've managed to start sim-trading FESX. I have a real swing trade in NQ I will update, but my focus on intraday will be on...
Forum: Trading Journals March 7th, 2018, 05:02 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
Too much family stuff today. I just want to wrap...

Too much family stuff today. I just want to wrap up yesterday.

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=247413
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=247412...
Forum: Trading Journals March 6th, 2018, 02:27 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
Dead cat bounce or resumption of uptrend? ...

Dead cat bounce or resumption of uptrend?

Charts:
- Volume profile char is showing that price is still searching for direction through the distribution centered at NQ'6812. Price is exploring...
Forum: Trading Journals March 5th, 2018, 06:47 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
Weekend Analysis, Part 2. 6:30 am New York,...

Weekend Analysis, Part 2.
6:30 am New York, EST.

Charts:
- Price continues to chop through the volume profile best defined by the microcomposite from the Feb. low.
- Overnight, Smaller lot...
Forum: Trading Journals March 4th, 2018, 01:42 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
Soul Searching and More Weekend Analysis

... Weekend Analysis Continued...

Part 1 - Alcoholics Anonymous

I've read a few of the journals on Futures.io and I think one of the important benefits is the soul searching necessary to...
Forum: Trading Journals March 3rd, 2018, 01:27 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
End of Week 2/25/18 - 3/2/18

End of Week Update 3/25/18 - 3/2/18

15x3 PnF
- Price has retested back to several important technical landmarks.
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=247311

15x1 PnF
- Price has...
Forum: Trading Journals March 2nd, 2018, 04:00 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
I'm 13 hours ahead of New York market time and...

I'm 13 hours ahead of New York market time and it's really bad for my life. I think I'm going to have to switch over to something like EuroStoxx50 to get into a reasonable time zone. Or maybe just...
Forum: Trading Journals March 1st, 2018, 07:39 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
...Continuation of previous post... ...

...Continuation of previous post...

Overnight action has been bearish.
Prices rose on small buyers without big buyers. Setting up a good sized decline.
It took me a long time to figure this...
Forum: Trading Journals February 28th, 2018, 11:58 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
I'm kicking myself in the ass for covering....

I'm kicking myself in the ass for covering. Things I've learned:

1) Never listen to outside advice. I listened to someone else instead of following my own analysis. Poor volume internals (rising...
Forum: Trading Journals February 27th, 2018, 01:19 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
With volume profile showing a large, balanced...

With volume profile showing a large, balanced distribution, there was bound to be a large vertical move. Unfortunately for me, I guessed that the move would be down, but instead, it was up.

I had...
Forum: Trading Journals February 22nd, 2018, 06:20 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
Sim Trades: Still sitting on 18 contracts short...

Sim Trades: Still sitting on 18 contracts short from late January/early February.
Real Trades: Short NDX (via 2x-inverse QID).

PnF chart showing breakdown from a broadening pattern.
In this pic,...
Forum: Trading Journals February 19th, 2018, 07:46 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
Moved back to Taiwan. Homework for trading on...

Moved back to Taiwan. Homework for trading on 2/20/18.

Chart 1: Sunday over night, Monday RTH, Monday overnight. Price is just exploring the volume node without initiative buying to push out of...
Forum: Trading Journals January 30th, 2018, 08:46 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,593
Posted By Binkius
NQ - Slowly figuring things out. Very slowly.

Homework (evening of 1/30/18) in preparation for 1/31/18 trading day.

-Breakdown of accelerated channel lines.
-Looking for sideways trading until FOMC meeting concludes (news event).
-Looking...
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