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3 trades, 2 losses, 1 b/e for -4.25 pts. I'm pissed. Not at the market. At me. I watched several good setups pass me by. Took T1 w/o any confirmation or support. That came 25 minutes later, right when I was in the middle of a stupid short, T2. T3, desperation move at the end of the day...

Papertraded again today. Will probably trade $$$ tomorrow. 8 trades, 5 wins, 3 losses for +8.25 pts

Yeah, working on that one. Today, looking for the break out of the chop, had 4 trades, longs and shorts, with only one profitable. Got the concept down, but refining the plan. Not really looking for the holy grail, i know that is within me, and i trade against me and my emotions. Trying...

6 trades - 3 wins, 2 losses, 1 b/e for +5.5 pts.

Yes, and working on the childlike faith. :D H

9 trades, 4 wins, 2 loses, 3 b/e for +3 pts. Some obvious mistakes that cost me dear on missed profits. Learned more today, and wrote it down. Sorry so late, but had class tonight, and will every Tues till semester is done. Tired and going to bed. Our church is having a Day of...

Again papertrading. 10 trades, 5 winners, 4 losers, 1 b/e for +10 pts

Hey Dizzy, I don't think that way at all. And I know you are a strong supporter of close stops. You stand by your convictions, and that I like. Now stop putting words in my mouth, you hard sob!!!!! :D

I am not disagreeing with you two at all. My basic premise is still entering on pullbacks of the prevailing intraday trend, with the goal of capturing 3-5 min points per trade. I've never done this before, and find myself and my beliefs "evolving" as I knew they would. ie 1 min to 3 min...

8 trades, 1 winner, 4 losers, 3 b/e for -8 pts All papertrades. Definately a different kind of trading today than I am used to. Synopsis: Initial stop 4 pts. When 4 pts profit reached, stop moved to b/e plus a tick. After b/e, using a trailing stop to capture any gain. Entries based...

I did not trade today. Papertraded a new concept, and am changing stops, so will probably papertrade tomorrow also. I hope to get a chart up later today. Close to my max weekly cut off anyway. H

LOL Aphie... Right now, I stink as a trader, but the good thing is I know I stink, and identifing that is a beginning. H

Man, another crash and burn, but this time stuck with the plan. 8 trades, 1 winner, 7 losers for -8.00 pts Had 2 trades (T4 and T8) that were very poorly managed. Together they were up over 8 pts, and I let them turn into losers to the tune of -6 pts. Some trades that I took quick exits...

qwik and hardcash, Thanks for your ideas. Aphie, Futures are very different. Looking forward to your journal. H

qwik, Is trading chop, or a ranging market basically about finding the prevailing s/r, buying the support, and selling the resistance? Now of course, how you figure out what the s/r is, is another question. H

Yeah Puffy, me too. Me too. :) Nitro, I believe he is talking about my ME or Missed Entries, that I have posted on previous charts. I did not post them on this chart. Gosh, if he was in pain, I'd have killed him with my ME's today. Gotta stick to my stops, and exits. That is what is...

Not a good day, waffling between a new thing and an old thing, and got the worst of both. 8 trades, 2 wins, 5 loses, 1 b/e for -7.00 pts Net for the day: -388.40

Over the years, I have paid much more, and gotten much less. This has been the cheapest therapy I have ever had. 60 hours this week for little over $150. Next week, she pays me. Now ain't that cool. :cool: H

LOL, that is so true. I find it amazing that I take a trade, and I think it moves a little against me, and in reality I am down 1 to 1.5 pts., and I take a trade, and I think it moves alot in my direction, and I'm only up .75 of a point. The spread, only a tick, but really comes into play...

From what I've heard, back in the old days (I hate that phrase), before the electronic markets and global technology, trades were done on a nod, and a handshake. If you welched on a trade, word got around, and there was nobody who would take the other side. Back then your word was your bond...