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This past week was difficult. Last weekend i couldn't get trading out of my head. I became obsessed with the thought i needed another week of profits so i could accomplish 4 weeks straight. And also thoughts of how can i increase my overall weekly profits. I didn't sleep well. I also had a...

A good week overall. Tues and Wed I was frustrated about missing trades. Thurs made the week with a + 86 tick trade. It was my best trade management to date IMO. Net for the week was + 67 ticks ($600 after commish) The trade was very quickly + 28 then retraced to only be up a few ticks. I...

JP, I hope life is treating you well. I'm looking forward to following along ! GL jas

Good trading leads to good trading and ...... Missing too many trades overall. The trades I missed today are driving me crazy. I will be doing market replay this weekend. For the week I was +27 ticks. This is a good result for me compared to last year but well below what I expect I should...

Thanks Hooti. Not doing what you think you're doing. I'll have to give that some more thought. On trade review I was actually speaking of post -trade review. I find that most helpful for me. During the trading day I will sometimes begin to make notes on my charts to keep me focused on the...

It was a break of pLOD and a failed double bottom so I figured it was primarily stops and bears jumping in. Fun stuff !

Thanks Hooti ! I hope your trading is going well. oh, BTW that big win was off an Elliot wave set up. I don't take those too often but this was a count i couldn't pass up. Let me know if you want to see it. ................. Lately I've been reading “ Subliminal. How your unconscious...

And so the journal continues a bit longer. First full week of live trading. + 55 ticks ; $ 470 net. All of this comes from thursday trading when i caught a + 84 tick trade in CL. I exited way earlier and should have held for another +40. A trailing stop would have worked well. The exit was...

Try olive oil in the pan. When it starts to smoke then the pan is the right temp to properly sear the meat. I think it was in Pollan's "Omnivore Dilemma" that i learned that. I always use an instant read thermometer too Last great steak i had i bought Prime at Costco and grilled myself. Prime...

Thanks, me too.

Fantastic to see you're back and trading well ! best rgds, jas

nice trading. Any plans to add more size ? ps I hope to be back trading in 3-4 weeks

I like what you're posting. Good trading to you !

Glad to see you're still trading and have started a journal. Good trading to you !

Since my last post i only had time to trade 2 more days. Feb 15 was my last trading day. That's more than i traded last year in Feb. Feb. results : 23 trades. 39 % losing. Net +46 ticks in CL. Average win + 13.67, average loss -5.50 This is two 'months' in a row of profit and the best...

Monday after 3 losses in a row i thought i probably should quit for the day. My focus was poor and i was trading in chop. I ended up taking one more loss. In alot of other areas in life we can push through being tired or dig a little deeper to push on. Not the best strategy, for me anyway, to...

I know these problems ! And i think i'm finally beginning to move past them. 1. on taking losses. Use a stop. IMO, this should not even be an issue. That's me though. 2. Get use to missing moves. It happens, it's part of trading. Having said that after you miss alot of trades you get...

the second trade on this chart where i exited too soon is the exact spot i noted on the previous chart where i was nervous. That's gotta mean something ?

The plan is improved but not perfect. Exits still are rough and looking ahead to trading multiple contracts i'm not sure about scaling out. There has been improvement in results though. (Still trading CL) It finally set in that It's a Numbers Game. I put together an excel w/s showing...

another pullback then out and up ? Yawn..