No trading today. Day before a holiday (Columbus Day - Market Closed).

Trade Results: 62 Trades. 46 Wins / 16 Losses. Ratio: 74.19%. MTD: +45 ticks (per 1 lot) YTD: +489 ticks (since March)

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No trades today.

Trade Results: 62 Trades. 46 Wins / 16 Losses. Ratio: 74.19%. MTD: +45 ticks (per 1 lot) YTD: +489 ticks (since March)

No trades today. Yesterday was too volatile and kept me out of today's market.

Trade Results: 62 Trades. 46 Wins / 16 Losses. Ratio: 74.19%. MTD: +45 ticks (per 1 lot) YTD: +489 ticks (since March)

No trades today. Markets still too volatile.

Trade Results: 62 Trades. 46 Wins / 16 Losses. Ratio: 74.19%. MTD: +45 ticks (per 1 lot) YTD: +489 ticks (since March)

No trades today. Strange week.

Trade Results: 62 Trades. 46 Wins / 16 Losses. Ratio: 74.19%. MTD: +45 ticks (per 1 lot) YTD: +489 ticks (since March)

No trades today. Volatility from Friday kept me out of the markets today.

Trade Results: 62 Trades. 46 Wins / 16 Losses. Ratio: 74.19%. MTD: +45 ticks (per 1 lot) YTD: +489 ticks (since March)

No trades today.

Trade Results: 62 Trades. 46 Wins / 16 Losses. Ratio: 74.19%. MTD: +45 ticks (per 1 lot) YTD: +489 ticks (since March)

Contract: Crude Oil
Entry signal: Inside Bar Long
Entry price: 82.76 (red)
Exit price: 82.86 (green) Target
Entry time: 6:49 A.M.
Ticks: +10 (per 1 lot)


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Trade Results: 63 Trades. 47 Wins / 16 Losses. Ratio: 74.60%. MTD: +55 ticks (per 1 lot) YTD: +499 ticks (since March)

Contract: Russell
Entry signal: Inside Bar Long
Entry price: 1103.8 (green)
Exit price: 1104.5 (red) Early Exit
Entry time: 6:54 A.M.
Ticks: +7 (per 1 lot)

I took an early exit since the entry bar closed opposite and there was a small news event at 7:00. Better management would have been to bring the stop up instead of exiting early. Market shot up on the next bars.


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Trade Results: 64 Trades. 48 Wins / 16 Losses. Ratio: 75%. MTD: +62 ticks (per 1 lot). YTD: +506 ticks (since March)