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Not wordy at all. I appreciate you taking the time and posting a chart. Yes i agree the clues were in the box. I missed them or was locked into a belief. You've given me some things to think about and some good tips. Thank you. 'see ya' tomorrow.

SF, Don't believe the old saying 'you can't go broke taking a profit' . I need some medium/ large wins to pay for my losses. But you are right about swinging for the fences. Problem is i've exited too many trades for small gains that then run another 20 points. Crazy biz. Still trying to...

Instynct, if you get a chance later could you take a look at my journal and my exit on my first trade. Thank you. jas

Instynct, Any tips on the exit ? MFE +10 exit +2.75 I did not have a proper channel drawn which would have made an excellent target. Having missed that is there another better exit than my "crap, i blew it" exit. 60 minute (& daily) large saucer top 2280- 2380 area. The 60 minute trend...

Just wanted to thank everybody again and add that although i'm ALWAYS looking to improve my entries my biggest problem now is trade management. Exiting too early; either a winner or before a trade has a chance to prove itself. It's a psych thing and probably the main reason why my results aren't...

Hooti Thanks for sharing. Are you using the w/s for trades you take or like ND logging all set ups after hours to gather stats and learn nuances ? On postion size i'm using fixed contract per acct size. You may want to try it as well as varying position size based on set up just adds...

Trading with Glen ? Celebrating some wins early ? Cheers !

I'm using 5 & 10 min charts for setups and 1 minute for entries. It is fast and part of the process is learning not to chase trades if you miss them. That took me awhile to learn. good trading to you.

Thanks Instynct. Very good point.

LOL. Yeah there were plenty of buy signals on friday to get me into that gap open trade.

Bombardier, thank you again. Impressive chart both from a trading perspective and from a how-do-you-cut-and-paste-all-that ? perspective. Certainly swing trading has it's own set of hurdles; albeit on a less hurried time frame. Too soon for me to throw in the towel on this time frame but...

Iceman, Yes, it's a fine line between positive self talk and denial. If you're offering me a reality check then thank you (sincerely). i certainly do question my progress as well at times. As far as changes; i'm always reviewing and keeping notes. Some of which end up in this journal...

iceman, Rest assured my Mother did teach me manners and i have responded and thanked Bombadier and the others as well. As far as my lack of success afer a year i'll forgo the discussion of objective goals and different measures of success and simply say, past performance is not...

Instynct, 1 trade today. My secrets revealed :D Not alot to analyze here. More next week.

Gmst, Thank you also for your time and suggestions.

Bombardier, Thank you for your time and suggestions. In regards to stops/exits, in the past i usually found that most of my winning trades go in my favor immediately with little heat. So now when a trade stalls soon after entry i get nervous. I also use close stops because most of my winning...

Thanks Insynct. I'd love to get your feedback. I don't have wed trades here at home but next week i can post a chart w/ trades and explanations. I believe you're right though it's partly confidence. I've also been reversing too quickly after a losing trade which more often than not has also...

My trade review process used to consist of printing out the chart for each trade, completing a trade review worksheet (set up type, exit type, gain/loss, mistakes, notes) then putting the info into excel. After a while i stopped entering into excel. Then it got to the point that it was too...

Instynct, thanks for continuing to inspire with your solid results. Happy T- day to you and all the other traders. Me... 8 trades -.75 pts.

Areas i continue to focus on: Overcoming hesitation on entries. Accept uncertainty. Take reasonable profits. Not every one will be a homerun. Take heat when price action indicates to stay in trade. I used to print charts of set ups and put in a binder. I've started doing that again...