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Ego /On Although today was a work day, I was able to fire off 8 opening trades, 7 of which were scalps. 6 scalps were profitable, with a small loss on the other one. They were all counter-trend trades. All of these trades followed specific entry setups. All of my 4 morning trades followed...

Yes, the font on the screenshot of the annotated chart in my journal is small. but it is legible. Guess not everyone has an iPad, a telescope, or young eyes. While there have been no direct complaints so far, I’ll contact my imaging department and see what they can do. <Grin>

From Nasa.gov APOD: The Ion Tail of New Comet SWAN Image Credit & Copyright: Gerald Rhemann Explanation: Newly discovered Comet SWAN has already developed an impressive tail. The comet came in from the outer Solar System and has just passed inside the orbit of the Earth. Officially designated...

If you look closely, you can see Trump 2020 in the tail. Or is it just me? Edit: The interesting thing about “Trump 2920” spray painted in orange in the snow is either side might be willing to take credit for it.

The day before yesterday, in Wyoming while driving on 1-25, I saw “Trump 2020” spray painted in orange on snow. The question is, who put it there? A Trump supporter or a Biden supporter? Either way, worth a laugh. If we are going to hell, do we really want our girlfriends to be with us...

You are going to hell(After you die). Mind if I join you?

Attached below is a marked up chart for Tuesday, partially showing my scalping methodology. I do monitor the DOM as additional input for decisions. My losses yesterday were the result of solely relying on impulse or momentum bars for my decisions. As it turned out, scaling would have been the...

You left the best part out: Scalping in direction of trend and only making money on 1/6 trades. Yesterday’s train wreck aside, my account is still basically intact, making it easy for me to recover. As far as realizing I’m a idiot, I’m only $4900.00 or two months away if not significantly...

Lost about $60 in designated daytrades. My overall loss was $600, including closing out the rest of options spreads at a loss including one initiated today. Now flat. My account equity is now $29,900. Adjustments for tonight will be to focus on fewer, higher quality setups using wider stops...

Straight to 2881? Today? Ok, should buy it now, but I’ll just fade the WRB after 2881, I guess.

Stopped 2867.50. Timed.

Short 1 MES @ 2866.00

Using 1 minute bars and IB book trader. At issue seems to be the difference in my sense of time when I’m in a trade versus watching the market. I have extremely well defined setups, stops, and targets, but my execution needs improvement. On the last run up, I bought at 2859.25 and sold at...

Good point on high relative commissions on MES. My more immediate concern is trading better. I feel I’ve left 30+ points on the table this evening. If I were thinking straight, I would have at least hedged -.10 out of -.15 delta on an ES directional put fly I have on. Each iteration, I...

I can make money shorting a rising market but lose money buying a rising market? 5 separate long trades after the low in MES and have an average loss of .85 points. Getting wiggled out before MES move to upside. Will increase stops to 3.00 points instead trying to cut things so close.

Here is a poster who is not afraid of being specific: Maximumpossiblesuffering 3,213 Posts 1,147 Likes You guys have no imagination: The SP 500 cash index will top out at 3224.67 on Monday, January 13, 2020 at 9:57 am before declining to 2321.76 on Friday, March 26th, 2021 at 3:55 pm...

Have tomorrow, Monday, off. Will be scalping MES, MNQ, JPM, AAPL, DIS, CAT, and FB. A lot to start, but I’ll will have it no other way! Other than a 2 hour lunch, planning to trade all day and some micros after hours. It will be glorious! Or if not, I’ll feed them no more than $500. I will...

Exited the ES fly at 35.00 instead of hedging after noticing unnaturally low volatility during the European session. Bought a new ES fly in puts near today’s RTH close. Deltas were about .48/.20/.06. I set the body at a weekly low. On directional ‘flys in puts, probably having the body at...

Only 2 trades today, 1 closing and 1 opening. Missed several good trades while trying to provide liquidity. At least I tried trading with the earlier uptrend. Getting too precise, I guess! Today was further validation of my scalping methods, even though no trades were actually executed. My...

Looks like a test of 2700, the low of the week is in store for tomorrow. Bulls, do you feel in charge?