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RN, Blackdollars and Slugar - Thanks! Handle123 - thanks a lot for the help! I think this is definitely a step in the right direction. And yea, I've seen that happen to others, so thanks for the reminder! I try to remain humble because I know I'm still a beginner and have lots to learn...

I had a much better day today. I placed 3 trades. I got another helpful PM last night and as a result I started using the ninjatrader ATM stop strategies again. This is how I set it up for today: When I get 2.5 pts (10 ticks) in the money my stop gets moved to b/e + 1 tick. When I get to 3.5...

Hey k p, you might already have these charts, but I took this info from your journal yesterday and put ND's comments in. These two charts are about the retraces that she was talking about. Sorry to see you're having a bit of a rough week, I hear you, mine hasn't been all that great so far...

^ Good to hear you had a good month! Well I had a roller-coaster of emotions today. I placed 7 trades. The first trade was a short that worked out for 6 points. I was going to call it a day there, and in hindsight I should have. The next 3 trades were losses. The second trade was a short as...

k p - yea, your journal is also a learning experience for me too! Handle123 - Thanks again for the information and taking the time to make the chart. That's another one I'll print out and add to my collection!

^ Hey thanks k p, that sounds right! Thanks for taking the time to make that. I guess looking at my trading results the last couple of days it's not surprising I had it wrong! lol

Thanks ND, you're right, my entries leave a lot to be desired! Thank you for this. That really makes sense to me when you put it that way and it makes me now look at that in a different way. And that makes a lot of sense, where I'm entering I'm giving myself no airspace at all. There is a...

I didn't have a good day today again. The first trade was a short. The market broke through an area I considered to be support, and it looked like it was pausing for a moment before going lower, so I entered short. Unfortunately, I was stopped out. For the second trade, the market broke out a...

Hey Slugar, thanks! I try to find a balance between asking enough questions to seem engaged and interested, but on the other hand I try not to ask too much as to make sure I don't seem like I'm asking for something for nothing or that I don't want to put in the work myself. But you're right...

Hey Handle123, thanks for the info once again, I'll have to go over that a few times to let it all sink in! This is a tough game, but I'm improving slowly!

^ Hey thanks RN and ND, it's appreciated!

Not a good start to the week. I was stopped out for a 5pt loss on my first two trades. After the second loss I went out to the gym and missed the drop that I was hoping for. I came back and placed two more good trades and was up marginally at that point. I decided to go for one more long as I...

Turveyd and RN - Hey thanks guys, and I agree, entries and management are both important. I'm working on one aspect of each going into this week. Like I was saying with ND, I'll work on my changing my entries a bit and on the management side, with me that will mean leaving the trade alone a bit...

Have a great weekend all! Week 8 results 6 trades, 6 wins Monday: +$57.44 Tuesday: +$16.22 Wednesday: +$11.22 Thursday: +$32.44 Friday: no trades Net weekly P/L +$117.32

No trades today. I wanted to place a trade this morning, but I decided to sit out. I'll be honest, a part of the reason was that I wanted to post a positive week and didn't want to risk a loss. I fully realize that the gains that I do post are minuscule, and to some probably laughable, but to...

Thanks ND, and I hear what you're saying. I agree, nothing can beat that experience or taking the time to study the setups. I still have a lot of work to do, no doubt, but I'm learning more every day :D

Edit: ^ Yea Turveyd, I know exactly what you mean! I just try to keep improving and try to learn from my mistakes. Hey thanks for the info ND. Buying on the 14:03 bar sounds good. It's funny when I look at it now, if I had bought then I could have had 5 points already by the time we even got up...

I placed 2 trades today. I went out for a bit during the day as well. Today was another reminder that I need to leave the trades alone and let them work. I'm thinking about placing the trade and having my stop and target set, and either sit back or get up and do something. That's what I was...

Hey thanks ND, and haha, all things still make me nervous while in a trade! I'm getting better, but I still have a long way to go. And you're right, there was no reason for me to exit that trade today. And I will definitely look at that entry method you mentioned. Anything that can reduce the...

I placed one trade today. Almost as soon as I entered the position I took some heat. When it came back down, it hovered at b/e to a small profit, and I didn't really like how things seemed at that moment so I decided to scratch the trade and came out with 0.75. Today's results: 1 Trade...