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I ended up down around 3%. Not really much of anything happened, I didn't trade for long enough to draw any real conclusions. I understand back testing is susceptible to many errors, but I would like some semblance of statistical backing. I just bought a ouija board off ebay, thank for...

I am shutting down. Going on vacation for a week. Then returning and back testing. Here are the positions I closed. ARGN +53 EGHT +456 EGLE +1763 EJ +618 FRO +249 HNSN +172 LAVA +177 MMI +130 ONTY -159 OWW +237 RPTP +81 XRA -160 I bought Amibroker for backtesting. Anyone...

Closed a trade today RDN (animated in updated spreadsheet) Position: Short Profit/Loss: +$320 R Multiple: .79R Days: 54 Not much happened in this trade. Just caught a little chunk of a downtrend, then got stopped out.

There will always be more people who say "You can't" or "You won't" rather than "Give it a try". Even if I fail at trading, dealing with resistance is important no matter what endeavor I undergo. No one ever became successful by giving into the cynics. These people don't actually care...

I will redirect all my links to youtube, and will not mention my site here. No problem.

Good luck on your trading. I will look forward to seeing your journal as well. I use Adobe After Effects for the animations. I am less than a novice at it. Hopefully you can watch me slowly get better at using it.

Ha, I was thinking that too. Darvis boxes were interesting to read about. Thank you for that. I will have to look more into it later.

I understand the risks. I may lose a large chunk of my money. Then you can tell me, "I told you so." I will be here humbled and broke. At least I will provide some benefit, people can learn what not to do. Fortunately, I am not even near the failure point yet. I am optimistic about my...

Closed Position XRTX Position: Short $ P&L: -$24 R Mult: -.06 Days: 85 Very close to break even with this one. Major downside is the length of time held, opportunity cost.

Can you tell us a little about yourself and your strategy?

Closed my position in AREX today. Position: Short $ P&L: -$321 R Mult: -.77 Days: 12 Started to move against me fairly quickly. Had a little trouble sticking to my strategy on this one. The chart still looks good so I had to fight the idea of ignoring my stop. In...

Haha, these are some great ideas. I will try to work some in as I animate more trades. Just a little update. Not much has happened the last two trading days. Just some normal movement. I trade longer periods than most people on this forum, so the updates will be a little more sparse. I...

Profit targets cut off potential trends prematurely. I don't think it is necessarily a bad strategy, but it is the opposite of what trend following is. Nevertheless, I will keep it in mind. I don't want to tweak my strategy based off of the results from a statistically insignificant number...

Stopped out of ERIC long position today. P/L = -$425 R Multiple = -.92 Days held = 56 Nothing happened out of the ordinary with this trade. Just a loser.

Thanks, I will look into it.

Thanks, this is good advice. I didn't mean to appear defensive and closed off. I do have a bit of a cushion saved up. I realize trading 30,000 is not enough to live off of.

Well, I have no issue with taking losses. I have been trading for a while. Gaps still irritate me though when they blow past my stops. I think a lot of people hear they should be zen like when trading. So then they pretend like they don't feel anything, and put on a false stoic face...

No. I tried not linking to my site, I didn't want to look like a whore. That is why I linked to YouTube and a Google Spreadsheet. It is only my personal site I just started. I have always been interested in webdesign and graphic design. I apologize if it looks like I was trying to...

I have looked into prop firms. I still keep the idea open, but those firms that only give you leverage don't really appeal to me. I will continue to research and look around though. I will read those books. Thank you for the suggestions.

Haha, your welcome. In reality though I am only down about $500. I have open profits of $3500. I'm only down around 1.7% right now. Like I said, only closed trades go into that spreadsheet.