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+23 short, not that comfortable at this timeframe before EIA. For short would prefer a break below something, anything

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+26

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I want to buy and sell. The sell this morning was correct, but only hitting 1 contract, EIA day makes me a bit nervous ahead of the report, so much scrambling some days ahead of it. I have been asking for the 82 area since yesterda, and CL took 82.30 so far. On a higher timerame, the intermediate DB is still my priority focus. A break below that would have me shift the target to 77ish. But above that I am far more cautious on the short side.

Major confluence for support runs 82.00 - 82.20, and at a minimum I would like to see price prove or disprove that area for a heavier trade size today.



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ES showing a possible minor H&S, but a break above the LSP could be a game changer

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Volume seems to suggest that the zone placement is correct, but says nothing yet as to whether it will hold...

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Preparing my head for a position trade.

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Learn to spot the turn.

There is a sweet spot in every opportunity. I have dedicated the majority of my study to finding it. I am wrong a lot. It used to cost money to get a property under contract and complete the due diligence. But I could do that 5x, and still back out of the deal before the money "went hard". We might have been looking to make $500k, and so, what is $5k in due diligence? If I can pull that mindset back into my trading, it may be the best thing I have ever done.



I scanned through past pages of my journal, trying to gather my thoughts and emotions. Today is no special day, and price is not at some magical point, but it might be.

Not that my plan is to risk $5k, or make $500... I might trade 1 contract for that matter. The topic is hold time.

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Once CL broke through minor support, odds favor that it would reach the next zone more than it would break the next zone....

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ES 1308 coming into play

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