Good week, last week. Learned a lot. One of them was that journaling during the combine gives an extra layer of challenge and it is enough of a challenge on its on so I will continue the journal privately. I want to keep a good balance. I hope you understand.
Thank you all for the comments and good wishes!
I agree with wmwmw and for me it is not really a 150k combine, I wouldn't even want to call it that since the risk limit is only 4.5k and the profit target is double that. It is a tought challenge for sure, especially with the time element...
The goal is clear: Passing the TST Combine Step 1
I'm right at the beginning and you are invited to come along the journey.
A clean canvas as it is right now is a beauty for the mind.
2020-01-06
Not great trading. Bought bar1 on sim (because of the higher point risk) for a 1R move (did cover early though) and that started to have an effect on my mind, since I thought I should have bought live and so I invented a short, a dangerous short without any reason and added to it...
Happy new year traders! May all of you be happy and prosper.
First two trades of the year:
Trade 1:
Limit entry short with trend.
+2
Trade 2:
Buyers at the YH, test below the range and failure from the bears to push through. Good entry bar, good context, not great bar before the entry though...
Okay just a quick note: Most of the trades visibly have a higher move in them than a 1 point scalp, so it would be worth it to expand them. I used to scalp the DOM for years so the 1 point trade is an existing habit. What I will do today is compare the executions in excel to a few different...