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+1.00 I maintained my trading plan today and performed slightly better. I am still using a reduced number of contracts (2cts), so the actual points captured is higher. I was seriously considering taking the short position in to the end of the day, but didn't quite get the balls to do it...

I do not understand what is everyone's obsession on this board with photoshop and posting false performance. Why in the world would anyone do that while not exhibiting a single alter-motive? Perhaps, Cazza la Randa, you are simply reflecting upon your self and wish you could perform half...

Cheers to that my fellow trader!

BM, Trading has been an incredibly pleasurable experience as well as a painful one. Painful in that it is full of self-discovery and acceptance. Commitment and discipline has always been an issue of mine since I was young, so naturally it leaks out in my trading every so often. This is an...

Hi Art, I just noticed this thread. Thanks for taking your time all of this year to put together the odds czar for ET. :) Have you kept a 'track record' of your biases and how the market performed according to your odds? Thanks and cheers!

A tad bit better today, but I really need to breakout in terms of profit. +1.00 on 6cts, but I traded partial contracts due to my performance yesterday, so the actual number of points taken from the markets was higher, just on reduced contracts. I seem to be getting hurt the most when...

From October 2007 to December 2007 was a period of large drawdowns for me. What happened is that I was employing a strategy of adding to losing positions. Basically, I was utilizing my leverage as the 'edge' -- which, we all know, is wrong. The largest losing day came when I was short some...

My original capitalization in 2001 that I grew in the past was $6,000. I had just graduated high school and went straight into trading the NQ. Fast forward several years later, college, graduation, etc. and you arrive at December 2007. Follow that by a bunch of research, odd-jobs related to...

1. My current stake is just under $10,000. 2. -4.50 points today. I keep a trading journal which I track every single one of my trades and have found the reason for today's loss was: a. I had 7 trades. All of which were losers, primarily because I was utilizing a strategy that is not...

"Prior to the change, the maintenance margin for any long ETF was 25% of its market value and the margin for any short ETF was 30% of its market value. Under the new rules, these margin requirements will increase by a percentage commensurate with the leverage of the ETF, not to exceed 100% of...

Also, it's called get rich quick because life is too short to get rich slow. :) I'll post more after I review later this afternoon. Hope all of you are well.

WOW I did not expect the response I received from the initial post. This thread will quickly become 100+ pages if 1post per 4 pages is the response rate. Today was a +1.25 point/contract day; +$375.00. I could have performed much better as I had several signals that I was too "chicken"...

Hello EliteTrader, I have been a long time user and contributor and am writing this under the alias, DayStructure. I hope this story inspires hope among the trader community, especially those who face the challenge of being properly capitalized to trade. This story should also resonate...