Hi everyone. I have been lurking the forums for quite some time, and have found the multiple perspectives very helpful. Finally decided to join the elite member forums to see how far the rabbit hole goes, and I am already getting a lot of value from it.
I'm going to try to keep this Journal short and sweet, and I welcome any questions.
Bit of background about me:
I mostly focus on ES, have been trading live and sim unprofitably for over 2 years (I started trading live without much sim experience.) I am constantly learning and refining my views on the market. More importantly, I am always auditing myself and looking to see where I fall short in terms of habits and rule following. I do not journal consistently, but I do my best to write down my thoughts whenever I can. I love talking with other traders and bouncing off ideas, but I prefer to keep to myself when I am executing during the day, as I have found that I am easily influenced.
I've read tons of books, articles, forum posts. Watched tons of videos on youtube, and I am always looking for knowledge about the markets. It's a wonderful journey, and I am approaching it like a marathon.
I use Sierra charts as my trading platform. Currently I am trading sim in the TST combine. I've taken enough losses this year in my live account to a point where I realized that I need to step back and figure out how I wish to approach the market differently. My current goal is to become profitable enough on SIM, before returning to my live account to take another shot.