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Hi ZBE, Good to have you here and posting. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and info. I've mentioned before trader/educator Lance Beggs. I think my style is similar to his. Looking for basic set ups and using some discretion to judge context or strength of PA. One of my set ups is...

Thanks. thanks. I'd be a fool to ever tell you to shut up. I learn too much from your comments. Always makes me think. But I will let you know if I don't see things the same way. jas

I've done a lot of review past couple weeks and the problems noted on chart I think I've made progress in resolving. Some rewriting of plan to keep me focused on context and key reminders to provide consistency of the thought/action. These two charts i think are representative of how my...

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Wow, you traders are fantastic ! I really can't properly convey my gratitude for all your help. Thank you!! And every post was helpful and will be read again. Earlier this year I hit a point were 80% of my weeks were profitable. More importantly I was executing well and following my plan with...

I have yet to find trading simple. I still am looking for ways to filter trades to improve odds and also to find ways to avoid missing some of the trades I should have taken. Sometimes the trades are plain as day and easy to take. It occurred to me this morning that maybe I should just watch...

I agree w/ RN. Discuss your fears and the mental training/steps you've taken to try to develop the proper mindset. Are you paying attention to your body language before and during trades ? Fear of being a loser ? Maybe try some books on conquering the Inner Critic. Helped me. Also "With...

Still here plugging along. Re-reading chpts 3-4 in Trading in the Zone over vacation helped. Simmed after I got back then past week live. Lost a few ticks. I'm back to doing more daily post trade review. Annotating charts, noting mistakes, correct behavior, missed trades. Very, very helpful...

Thanks guys. Will do. jas

Traded Live today. Went OK for awhile with good patience and objectivity but later I f'ed up. I believe there are some triggers, missed trades, trades that fall short of target, trades that go way beyond my exit etc that are causing me to lose my patience & focus and trade with emotion...

Sim traded last few days. Straightening some things out. Starting to make sense to me again what I'm supposed to do. It occurred to me once more that if I could have some patience I could make some decent money. Need more patience in the range. That shouldn't be too hard to fix.:rolleyes...

Yep, made me cry. That was beautiful. Thank you, ND. ===== We'll get back to trading very soon.

Thank you, Slugar. They certainly do become part of the family.

Thank you. We said good bye to her on Monday. Very, very difficult. jas

So here's kind of a recap of where I'm at: I've have studied my beliefs. I've seen how my plan did not necessarily match the realities of the market. So, I changed my plan. I've learned about my inner critic and how it impacts my feelings & response to mistakes , losses and wins. Then I learned...

RN, Back at you in the a.m. I was writing up a response to cut and paste and will finish tomorrow. Short answer. I think my beliefs are fine. Just need a couple specifics in the plan to iron out. The other day there were two trades where I was long exited and should have reversed but instead...

Thanks for the reply. It's interesting and gives me something to consider. You sound more lucid on drugs than me sober. Speedy recovery to you.

Hooti, It may or may not help with the discussion but I'm curious what specifically you're working on re :Hard time following your plan. Entries ? Management ? Exit ? That is if you want to share. jas

oh, yeah. Sim on Monday. Probably all week. Reviewing my plan/notes this weekend. I'm overthinking things that used to be easy. Specifically, context and when not to take the trade. It (context) was more intuitive before. But I want it clearer so there's no guess work on what I'm supposed to...

Great post again Hooti. Back at you tomorrow. ===== Simmed today. Got up +48 ticks on nice easy set ups then finished -1. Still frustrating even though sim but it's clearing up some things for me. Only a little bit more analysis and I got it ! :D Used my digital recorder to play back...