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  1. jas_in_hbca

    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    if i was the kind of guy that breaks keyboards , today would be the day. Might take it out on my liver later on. Moderately. -60 pts this week. Especially frustrating because i came in to the week with great expectations. trading 2 cars this week blew up on me. I could not read the market...
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    In spectacular fashion i was zero pts for the week. - $ 155 in commish. tues + 21 pts. best day ever. finally making progress ! wed -6.50 thurs +7.25 back on track . i can do this. (wasn't trading first hour and a half so missed alot of the upmove. i was happy to get the +7.25) fri...
  3. jas_in_hbca

    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    Quiting early today - pre holiday and all. +8.25 pts for week but down about $ 30 again after commish. Tues was only losing day at -16 pts. All trades 2 contracts except for today. From a psych standpoint i'm comfortable trading 2 cars and dealing with the larger intraday drawdowns...
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    ES Journal - 2012

    NoD, Great! Gotcha. I'm starting to catch more of those setups but just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything thank you
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    ES Journal - 2012

    NoD, On Handle's chart you also got short around 12:45 ? I see a TL break on the 5min and some matching highs at 1411.75. Is that enough for you to think a LH is in or is there something else, besides the Dom, that gets you short that you could share. Btw, i don't trade ES just NQ and...
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    An Ordinary Trader's Journey to Extraordinary

    Nice to see another NQ trader around here. Best of luck to you!
  7. jas_in_hbca

    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    +4.75 pts this week, which puts me down about 30 bucks after commissions. Mostly trading 2 contracts every time now. Tues & Wed were negative days for me. First time in a few weeks i've had two losing days in a row. Thurs i had problems with Ninja Trader so only 1 trade. I spent hours...
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    thanks. i was thinking about this one; which adds a bit of a history lesson as well. Alibris has great prices, Tough to pass up...
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    Thanks JP. Kind of like, "Do more of what works and less of what doesn't". Good advice. I've read Reminiscences twice years ago. I actually don't own the book so i'll buy a copy and read through it again. I'm currently reading Schwager's latest; 'Hedge Fund Market Wizards'
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    Week end 8/10/12 -.75 NQ pts Last week +13.75 pts Tried a couple trades last week entering with 2 contracts as i've talked about. It's not the magic solution to getting great exits but i still think it will offer the opportunity for better trade management by scaling out...
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    Journal XburbX - My Plan

    RN, Happy to help. And likewise, Thank you, Sir.
  12. jas_in_hbca

    Journal XburbX - My Plan

    measured move in real time. let's see how it plays out.. This is how i use them. Others may approach differently , i don't know. As always, take my advice at your own risk :D see ya
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    Journal XburbX - My Plan

    Measured moves from my files. Pretty self explanatory but the dashed line leg = following dashed leg . solid line = next solid.
  14. jas_in_hbca

    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    Update: Week ending: 7/20/12 + 9.25 pts : 7/27/12 Vacation in Oregon. 8 nights. Beautiful State. This past week 8/3 -14.50 pts Looks like it's going to take more than calm focus to book some profits. My exits continue to be a problem for me...
  15. jas_in_hbca

    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    Quick update. Still plugging along. +15.75 NQ points this week and profitable 4 of 5 days. I've had a few weeks like that and a few where i just blow up and lose 20 NQ pts in a day. I've finally come to the conclusion and belief that if i am rested, focused and calm then i can make money...
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    Deep thoughts...

    Not taking propecia are you ? FYI http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57413756-10391704/fda-adds-sexual-side-effects-warning-to-baldness-drug-propecia/
  17. jas_in_hbca

    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    Well, i sound like a broken record. Or is the phrase nowadays a broken ipod ? Trading scared again. Plus I get down a few points then start looking to just book any profit. Ended up missing a nice run because of that today. Then i see how close i was to catching the trades i start...
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    Thanks tihfa ! I'll take a look at that.
  19. jas_in_hbca

    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    thanks JP. Trading scared today. After that last trade i threw in the towel on the day. I agree, 45 degree = strong trend and almost any entry will work. I've got notes and examples on this in my notebook. 180 reversal seems like it might be a little late for my style but i'll keep an eye...
  20. jas_in_hbca

    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    dang. -2.00 points mistakes: Not paying enough attention to higher TF, hesitiating at numbers, trading scared. Mostly decent entries but mismanaged. I really want to keep the momentum going from last week. :(
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