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Stopped out ES @ 1281.25 Stopped out ZN @ 106 115/320 Combined loss $700.00 (538.5 + 162.50) Them's the breaks. I don't regret either trade.

<b>Sold 10 ZN @ 106 110/320</b>

<b>Long 6 ES @ 1283.00</b>

In previous posts, I've occasionally written about 'eureka moments' when something suddenly clicked, that's made a permanent and noticeable change in one's (my) trading. Here's one of perhaps the most critical, yet IMHO overlooked, eureka. (The present action in ES, and my reluctance to short...

I don't enter positions one contract at a time. What I said was that I OFTEN (far from always) start off with one contract; it gives me a more acute feel for where and how the market's moving. You can call it "putting out a feeler." My maximum contract size varies, depending on market...

Thanks for your interest. I had plenty -- just none I wanted to share. What started off seeming to be a good day... My thoughts, such as they were, were not something I felt like sharing, not even with my wife. It has been noted by others that trading can at times be an emotional roller...

I did end up taking a short off the top of that channel -- although I took it in ER instead of ES. ES was very congested at the EOD, and ER seemed the more likely candidate for any movement. I got in too early, and ended up taking a small loss (1.5 ticks) on 2 contracts. I kept the...

11 degree channel seems to be bracketing prrice on the ES 20,000 vol -- stay tuned. <center><img src="http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1126817"></center>

(cont'd) But something precious was lost, anthropologist Fox argues, when cooking came to be cast as drudgery and meals as discretionary. "Making food is a sacred event," he says. "It's so absolutely central--you have to eat three times a day." Food comes so easily to us now, he says, that we...

Haven't had much time to post lately. (If there's interest, let me know, and perhaps I'll make the effort to re-stert.) Anyway, I came across this gem of an article from Time Magazine (12 6 06) I thought you family traders (or those planning on building one) might enjoy. (Warning: No direct...

<b>Sold 5 ES @ 1314.00</b> Loss on trade: <b>$250</b> Obvious break of <b>established trendline</b> )see previous post) has me sidelined once again, although I do not believe we are going to see a sell off now. <center><img...

Chart to accompany last trade: <center><img src="http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1060095"></center>

<b>Bought 5 ES @ 1315.00</b>

D80: When I post my trades, I do so in real time. It's just not always possible to do so, and sometimes days go by that I can't update this thread. I do so in my "spare time" when the markets are trading in such a manner as to allow me the diversion to post on ET. Sometimes I'm busy...

In response to ILQ, who asked about compounding: I have been trading for about 8 (or 9?) years, but the vast majority of these I was doing so part time as I learned the markets and developed a feel for how I could (hopefully) earn a living from them. I have given compounding some thought...