Catching Big Waves - a trader's journal of surfing the the markets

NexusFi · 2014-05-23T22:19:37-04:00

My win percentage in forex is around 80%. My win percentage last month in CL was below 40%. As I start to trade differently in forex, using scaling as an additional edge, and then attempt to mimic that at CL... my mind will not allow me to feel the same. As of today. I have tried a lot of ways, and am realizing that is why the need to "crawl you way". And going back to crawling is painful and humbling to me. Not a feeling that is easy to relax into. But, that is what I am making my core trade exercise; …

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Catching Big Waves - a trader's journal of surfing the the markets

May 17th, 2012, 12:36 PM	#2201 (permalink)
GaryD Orlando, Florida Experience: None Platform: shoes Trading: happy Posts: 6,462 since May 2011

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May 17th, 2012, 12:38 PM	#2202 (permalink)
GaryD Orlando, Florida Experience: None Platform: shoes Trading: happy Posts: 6,462 since May 2011	Crazy maybe, but I am buy ready

May 17th, 2012, 12:43 PM	#2203 (permalink)
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May 17th, 2012, 01:07 PM	#2204 (permalink)
GaryD Orlando, Florida Experience: None Platform: shoes Trading: happy Posts: 6,462 since May 2011	Orders cancelled. This one may get away.

May 17th, 2012, 01:18 PM	#2205 (permalink)
GaryD Orlando, Florida Experience: None Platform: shoes Trading: happy Posts: 6,462 since May 2011	Spike bottoms are tough to trade, and that volume burst to 92.10 had to prove itself before I was going to buy.

May 17th, 2012, 01:33 PM	#2206 (permalink)
GaryD Orlando, Florida Experience: None Platform: shoes Trading: happy Posts: 6,462 since May 2011

May 17th, 2012, 01:35 PM	#2207 (permalink)
GaryD Orlando, Florida Experience: None Platform: shoes Trading: happy Posts: 6,462 since May 2011

May 17th, 2012, 01:40 PM	#2208 (permalink)
GaryD Orlando, Florida Experience: None Platform: shoes Trading: happy Posts: 6,462 since May 2011

May 17th, 2012, 01:41 PM	#2209 (permalink)
GaryD Orlando, Florida Experience: None Platform: shoes Trading: happy Posts: 6,462 since May 2011	closed, will reenter though

May 17th, 2012, 01:43 PM	#2210 (permalink)
GaryD Orlando, Florida Experience: None Platform: shoes Trading: happy Posts: 6,462 since May 2011	weird time window I want my stop tighter on 4 or higher contract. in 2 currently

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