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Thanks RN, another print worthy post. I have done the trade review note taking tasks before and have chart examples of my set ups; but you know what ? I need to do more of it , dig deeper and refine it further still as you suggest. I understand the brain to have a negative assessment bias...

Thanks ND ! I would love to bounce some ideas off you and hear any suggestions you might have. I'll send you a PM in the next couple days.

Thank you USRX. I've tried al brooks and just can't seem to get through it. I prefer Lance Beggs' website and materials. But one of these days I will give Al another try. Thanks for your time and comments on my trades. Been awhile since I've posted a chart so here's today. -12 ticks...

Excellent idea and yes, I've been thinking of returning to sim if things don't improve quickly. Thank you for posting.

Thank you Rn. The honest truth (and why do anything, in trading especially, without total self-honesty) is that I have a plan that I do not have complete confidence in. Most of my set ups depend on context of trends, reversals, trendlines etc and I have not been able to articulate this...

Been doing lots more studying and trade reviews which means another bad week. - $741 for the week. finished July with an extremely small gain of + $ 154 and starting Aug in the red. The positives: Had two trades MFE +20 closed for +2 & +3 and another trade with stop trailed too quickly...

- $ 84. for the week all commish. Thurs. I was not well rested and as happens I traded poorly. thurs and Friday I slipped into my old ways of exiting trades too soon. I'm aware of it so will again work to improve. The flip side of bad trading is that it usually inspires me to more...

+ 42 ticks for the week. net about $ 360 The profits are trickling in, which is a vast improvement over last year. The knowledge is also much better and I expect will continue to improve. It's that damn discipline. Missed several trades today. I hesitated thinking the set up wasn't quite...

nice. I think it's done. Looking for 110. flat currently and don't really care if it gets there. i'll trade it either way.

June results were - 108 ticks. with commish about - $ 1400 Went on a much needed vacation and back at it this week. Feeling rested, focused and less pressure to make money. Focus is back on trading my set ups and getting good reads on the market. The benefits of breaks from trading is...

Thanks for the encouragement RN. I'm actually going on vacation next week. I do think a break will help. Slow and steady is about my max. speed. But those darn hills where I start rolling in reverse sure get my attention. :)

I need a mid-week vent. I'm trading scared. Maybe i'm trying too hard. My mood was admittedly tense after hesitating and missing the first trade. I did not give trades enough time. Frustrating because I 've been here before and thought I had moved past it. How many times do I have to...

Been busy last several days. Quick update. -21 ticks last week. Not a lot of trades taken. Just not seeing good set ups. Friday did not trade-college roommate in town. Beers and margs at the beach. ES is getting my interest but not switching yet. gotta run. Good trading next week all.

Cool. Thanks again.

Wow, I hadn't even thought of that. Thank you !

Overall, I had difficult time finding set ups this past week. Lot's of chop and the few good trades I missed . -44 ticks this week. Out of the 14 weeks I've traded this year this is the third weekly loss. Also the biggest. Thoughts going through my head: * This is tough work. Will I...

Thank you for the reply, RN. Correct me if i'm wrong but I believe you've said before that trading is nearly all psychological and a small part methodology. I think I've been proving that to be true. Yes, i'm too often trading the last trade rather than listening to price. There's so...

+ 17 CL ticks for the week. $ 72 after commish. Mental errors of taking profits too soon. Took a scalp profit on tues probably because on the prior trade I didn't get an ideal exit/profit. Price then explode up I think 150 ticks. Couldn't get my head in the game to enter on any of the valid...

Profitwise it was the best week yet. Tradingwise i still need improvement. +84 ticks for the week, $ 787 after commish. For the month it was an even + 250 ticks, net $ 2,164 What concerns me is the distribution of profits. All the profits this week were from one +126 trade. I have...

RN Sir, Thank you for your comments and encouragement. Very much appreciated ! jas