Yesterday I joined futures.io (formerly BMT) forum as an elite member finally after just visiting once in a while after joining almost a year ago. Never posted anything until today as my trading life was in a whirlwind. I was blowing out my account last year and could not seem to catch my breath.... I was searching and clicking and refreshing and searching for the "holy grail" to save me - last year. Well, I finally wiped out all my money and was forced to stop trading. Hindsight, maybe that is what I needed. I took a long needed break over the past several months. Read books, learned a lot about money management and a lot about my mistakes.
I was a reckless trader. I did not have a system that I would stick to. I bounced from one indicator to the next. I have been watching charts for the past couple weeks - hoping to prepare myself better to trade again. It will be a while before I put $ into my trades. My hopes are to simplify my charts, find 2 or 3 good tools for my charts, set my rules out in black and white and trade again (on simulator for now). Yesterday, I spent the entire day reading all your threads, journals, watching videos and checking out indicators... I must admit by the end of the day I was a bit overwhelmed - but you all have so much good information to share and I really appreciate it. I hope to become a successful trader someday and be part of this group where I can help a rookie as well. I am looking forward to your guidance and hoping Big Mike will consider coaching me for a short time to get me back in the saddle. Thank you again everyone that has contributed to make this an outstanding site for others!