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Dralion's Journal - Getting TST Funded

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 dralion 
La Paz, Mexico
 
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: NT7
Broker: Ninjatrader
Trading: NQ, CL, GC, ZB
Posts: 82 since Jun 2016
Thanks Given: 22
Thanks Received: 106

Today was a very active day ... Good Results but the feeling is that I could of made so much more ...

But Discipline is to Do what you must when you must ... My Rule is to Trade Between 7:35 and 10:00 am ET .. So when the time arrived I stopped ...

In my Journey to get funded we have made good progress ... and I have found that to track your progress es very importat, below are my results thus far:



Today was a good day, and I have found the instruments, the time frame and the systems that best fits my personality ... After a lot of soul searching I am happy with myy Complete Trading System, Rules and Plans ... Below is the table that shows today net results:




Only will show you one Trade ...





So I will keep on walking in my Journey to get Funded ... Will keep you posted ...

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 BoltTrader 
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Today was a very active day ... Good Results but the feeling is that I could of made so much more ...

Only will show you one Trade ...

Two things:

(1) You made money (No regrets ever!) My motto is: Don't be controlled by greed! Led by fear! or Puffed Up with Pride!

(2) I love looking at the charts more than anything - Show all your trades - lol

Have a great night and good day trading tomorrow!

Good job today!

Don't be controlled by GREED, Led by FEAR, or Puffed up with PRIDE!
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 dralion 
La Paz, Mexico
 
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: NT7
Broker: Ninjatrader
Trading: NQ, CL, GC, ZB
Posts: 82 since Jun 2016
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Two things:

(1) You made money (No regrets ever!) My motto is: Don't be controlled by greed! Led by fear! or Puffed Up with Pride!

(2) I love looking at the charts more than anything - Show all your trades - lol

Have a great night and good day trading tomorrow!

Good job today!

Thanks @BoltTrader ... I agree with what you are saying ... No regrets when green and (Try) to Trade under control ...

I am making progress little by little in my Combine ... Have a Great Weekend

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 dralion 
La Paz, Mexico
 
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: NT7
Broker: Ninjatrader
Trading: NQ, CL, GC, ZB
Posts: 82 since Jun 2016
Thanks Given: 22
Thanks Received: 106

Today was Friday, and I am always worried about Trading on Fridays ... I start the Trading Day Thinking that if I mess up the day and lose money my weekend will be ruined ... My Worst Day so far was last Friday ...

I am very happy to report that keeping the thought on my mind :

Capital Preservation before Profits ...

I was very careful in my Trading ... Disciplined to take ONLY the Setups according to my Plan.

Below is Today's Results



My Main Instrument Today was GC again ... It gave Clear Signals to Entry and Exit ... Because I was using tight stops we made several Trades:



This Gold Trade was a one that met all my Entry and Exit Requirements



NQ also gave clear signals but there was a broken correlation with the Cash Market, so also was using a very tight management of my Trades .... Little Green




The best thing about this Friday, is my Equity Curve on my Combine ... After almost 3 weeks, I am meeting my plan:



Almost half way there ... Little progress and a LOT of Discipline ...

Thanks for reading ... Happy to answer any questions ... I usually only write on my Journal once a day so please be patient.


Thanks ... Great Weekend ...

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Today was Friday, and I am always worried about Trading on Fridays ... I start the Trading Day Thinking that if I mess up the day and lose money my weekend will be ruined ... My Worst Day so far was last Friday ...

@dralion

Hey buddy I think you're doing great!...but if you want an honest opinion (just my uneducated opinion)....I think you are way overtrading. 9 trades! Huh??!!! You have the skills to let it flow...throttle back a little and gain more confidence, stay in your trades longer and focus more.

nike principal, just do it!

I know you can!

Johnny

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 dralion 
La Paz, Mexico
 
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: NT7
Broker: Ninjatrader
Trading: NQ, CL, GC, ZB
Posts: 82 since Jun 2016
Thanks Given: 22
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@dralion

Hey buddy I think you're doing great!...but if you want an honest opinion (just my uneducated opinion)....I think you are way overtrading. 9 trades! Huh??!!! You have the skills to let it flow...throttle back a little and gain more confidence, stay in your trades longer and focus more.

nike principal, just do it!

I know you can!

Johnny


@devilman

Thanks for your words ... I agree, need to learn to trade less, but this is what feels natural to me for now...

But I will work on it ....


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 dralion 
La Paz, Mexico
 
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: NT7
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Trading: NQ, CL, GC, ZB
Posts: 82 since Jun 2016
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Today I am traveling, and many moving parts around me before trading time ...

So I wrestled with the idea of not Trading today, but instead decided to practice disciplined trading while traveling.

Over the weekend I loaded my indicators on my laptop and made sure everything was ready ...

So, this morning with extreme carefulness I took a gold Trade good for $320 then a trade on CL that took a long time to work, so closed it at only $7 loss ... I decided to call it for the day ...

The following is the result of the Day:



My Gold Trade was based on my system for entry and also for exit ... very quick




So my Journey towards my Combine has reached the halfpoint, it looks that I will be away from home and my main computer for the rest of the week, but I will keep my pledge to keep on journaling my trip to a Funded Account



Have a great day ...

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 dralion 
La Paz, Mexico
 
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: NT7
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Posts: 82 since Jun 2016
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First Day of March ...

It was a day filled with News, so I decided to take the first trade after 10:00 am, Took several Gold Trades and a CL Trade ...

Not very Consistent, but happy because we finished on the Green Side.

I am still on the road, so trading with the tiny monitor of my Laptop is much harder that with my Complete 4 Monitor Station Back Home ... But Feeling good with the result






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 dralion 
La Paz, Mexico
 
Experience: Intermediate
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Trading: NQ, CL, GC, ZB
Posts: 82 since Jun 2016
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Quick Recap ... Good Trading ... Felt very Comfortable considering still trading from my Laptop ...

Just 3 Trades ... 2 on Gold and 1 on NQ ... Green ...

Today I have met the Goal for the Week and tomorrow I will not be trading ... I will write about my Trading Rituals,



Short Scalp on NQ based on a Clear Signal



Then a couple of good Trades ... Only the Last Trade exited too early ... But I have to remind myself that it is ok because this is my Trading Style ... Scalping short winning trades ... Keeping losses as small as possible ...


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
 
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Trading: ES
Posts: 52 since Dec 2015



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Today was a very active day ... Good Results but the feeling is that I could of made so much more ...



But Discipline is to Do what you must when you must ... My Rule is to Trade Between 7:35 and 10:00 am ET .. So when the time arrived I stopped ...



In my Journey to get funded we have made good progress ... and I have found that to track your progress es very importat, below are my results thus far:







Today was a good day, and I have found the instruments, the time frame and the systems that best fits my personality ... After a lot of soul searching I am happy with myy Complete Trading System, Rules and Plans ... Below is the table that shows today net results:









Only will show you one Trade ...











So I will keep on walking in my Journey to get Funded ... Will keep you posted ...



Hi @dralion, glad to see you are doing good on your combine!

I have a question and it troubled me for a long time... I would have a big winning day followed by an even bigger losing day. And I see the similar problem on your daily P/L chart too. Could you, or anybody who's reading this post, share some experiences on how to adjust oneself in order to avoid losing big after winning big?

Many thanks in advance,

Sabrina


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