Recent content by jas_in_hbca

Hi Rashid, Good to see you too ! yep, I remember bmw and that thread. Best to you! jas

Hi Instynct, Good to see you're still around ! Good trading to you ! jas

I haven't been trading last week or two. Returning sometime in April. Good trading all. jas

ah, CL did start moving. oh, well. it'll be there next week. Now I better get some work done.

Thanks for the comments/support traders ! BTW, WRB I always like and learn from your posts on ET. Thanks for dropping in here ===== Since, i'm here. No trades today. Didn't like the look of the price bars in my TF and price in a range on HTF.

I want to add and be clear on one thing. I wasn't trying to infer I disagree with Douglas. ( I agree with probably everything he says.) However 'anything can happen' is not an excuse to stay in trades the market is telling me i should no longer be in. Nor did Douglas mean that i should when he...

Yesterday I was in a long trade that was stalling and I saw some signs of weakness (selling signs). I thought of Douglas' "anything can happen " which has helped me stay in trades with patience in the past. I also know that repeating that phrase that has caused me to hold trades too long...

I would guess there are very few successful traders who approached learning to trade as a hobby. Perhaps this seems like nitpicking on your word choice but I believe it is not. If you haven't already I would think about "Why" you want to trade then set some trading goals and fully commit to...

Good trading to you too Slugar. I hope everything is progressing well for you.

Thanks, handle. Thanks guys. jas

yeah, it took me awhile to learn that context AND pay attention to it. ====== The goal this past week was to trade with more patience and control than the prior week. Check. That was accomplished. Another issue i've had over the years is staying focused and continuing to take trades once up...

yeah, a few times. LOL.

oh man, I just had a flash back. 15 years later and the memory still brings up an involuntary shudder. I was adding to my position over a few months plus buying calls as it went up. It was incredible, the trade we dream of. For awhile ... Biotech. News after after hours. Big gap down, blah...

Lesson learned this past week: I’ve heard some traders say their job is to manage risk; which sounds pretty cool. My job though is to be patient, have discipline to follow the plan and stay focused. That’s my edge and that’s my job. Yes, risk management is part of it but that’s built into the...

I traded well this week. Simmed on Monday then Live the rest of the week. Wednesday I went straight to office to trade CL after the inventory report. Rest of the days just traded a couple hours after the open at home. All trades taken, only around 10, were valid and managed properly. Wed. I...