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SandalTanLines
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1. TimeIn = 10:13 TimeOut = 11:26 Position = Long Profit = 8 MAE = 1 MFE = 8

EntryNotes: So this one took a lot of patience. I wanted to get long but I wanted to wait for a good entry price. It took nearly 2 hours, but I got filled where I thought prices had a good chance of rallying from.
ExitNotes: I held this one after 1100 because I really liked my entry price and the trade was progressing pretty well, so I thought I'd hold out after 1100 to see if the market would reach my +8 profit target, which it did
GeneralNotes: I was happy with how I entered this one. I felt confident I got a good price, and the market rewarded that entry. I kept the trade on after 1100 because of how well it was going, and since I've had a tough time lately, I didn't want to end this good looking trade early.

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SandalTanLines
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TimeIn = 08:58 TimeOut = 09:10 Position = Short Profit = -4 MAE = 4 MFE = 1

EntryNotes: I was initially looking to enter at 145-5, but since the market stalled there, I took the opportunity to sell 145-4 at the offer
ExitNotes: The market stopped after I got in, and was hung for about 10 minutes before rallying higher on lower volume and stopping me out after taking out the overnight high
GeneralNotes: I felt good about this one. I picked a price I could accept, I was able to play the odds, and it just didn't work this time.

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SandalTanLines
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1. TimeIn = 09:01 TimeOut = 09:33 Position = Short Profit = -4 MAE = 4 MFE = 2

EntryNotes: The market sold off and then rallied into what I thought was a good price
ExitNotes: The market went sideways for a bit after my entry, but never really got going, then stopped me out by hitting the new highs which I did not think would happen
GeneralNotes: This trade never was able to get traction going my direction. I was leaning on a low probability that the highs from overnight would be broken, but that was not what happened here. This trade has worked out in similar situations in the past though, so I think it was still a good idea. I got the price I wanted, but it just didn't work out.

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SandalTanLines
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1. TimeIn = 09:28 TimeOut = 11:51 Position = Long Profit = 2 MAE = 3 MFE = 7

EntryNotes: I had to be patient here. I had a good price in mind, and the market stalled right in front of it, but I held on and was filled
ExitNotes: 1100 came and I was close to my profit target at 145-10, so I moved my stop up to the +2 level and decided to let the trade go. The market failed to go higher and I covered at the +2 profit level
GeneralNotes: I was thinking the market wasn't going to make new lows, and it did not, but just barely. The low price became the offer at a couple points but still no breakthrough, then the market rallied. Good to see research premises hold up.

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SandalTanLines
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1. TimeIn = 08:34 TimeOut = 10:36 Position = Long Profit -4 MAE = 4 MFE = 3

EntryNotes: Quick entry at what I thought was a good price off the open. The market came right down and filled my order.
ExitNotes: Nothing I was hoping for came together on this trade. The market never followed through on the rally it had after my entry, and I was risking the overnight lows and the market slowly ground lower then stopped me out.
GeneralNotes: I'm happy with how I entered this trade, but the market just never did what I thought it would. It had multiple opportunities to rally higher and just could never do it.

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SandalTanLines
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1. TimeIn = 09:45 TimeOut = 10:52 Position = Short Profit = 2 MAE = 3 MFE = 4

EntryNotes: I wanted to get in originally at a little higher price, but since the market really stalled a couple ticks lower I decided to get in at the offer just above the range of congestion
ExitNotes: Price went through my limit order immediately and went sideways/higher for a bit, then reversed lower. I covered at what I thought was a good price prior to 1100
GeneralNotes: I was so sure this trade was going to be a bust but it ended up being ok. I would've left this one to run after 11, but it really felt like it was struggling towards the end so I got out.

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SandalTanLines
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1. TimeIn = 08:46 TimeOut = 10:00 Position = Long Profit = 8 MAE = 2 MFE = 8

EntryNotes: I rested an order at the bid at 143-08, thinking that if I couldn't get filled on an initial test there I could always get in at 09. The market tried to fill my 08 order then 09 went bid, so I moved my order up and was filled at 0. ExitNotes: After a couple of attempts for the market to move lower, a crazy correction occurred into the overnight highs, which then pulled back but then followed through to new highs which filled my profit target
GeneralNotes: I liked my entry price here, but wasn't terribly surprised when the market stalled and attempted to move lower. I thought the market had a low probability of breaking the overnight lows, which formed the basis of my trade idea. The wild correction the market made really helped!

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ElectricSavant
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Can somebody confirm the trading hours of the ZB?

This is what I got:

17:00 (cst) Sunday open
14:00 (cst) Pit closes
14:00 (cst) Globex starts
16:00 (cst) Friday close

When you have a position open when does it become an overnight hold? at 14:00 (cst) ?

ES

Very confusing? Is there an overlap?

Open Outcry: SUN-FRI: 5:00pm – 4:00pm
CME Globex: MON-FRI: 7:20am – 2:00pm

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