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I guess this was do to the fast market, but my charts were as much as 2 points different/lagging than my quotes at certain times today, at least one point many times today. eSignal for chart feed, and IB for quotes. Others were saying they had lagging problems too. (hey, just noticed...

Now, this is really cool. The daily range chart has been temporarily retired. I'm tired of looking at it. If the crowd clamors for it, I'll bring it back! Instead of doing the daily range, I did something for the first time today. I took my one minute charts with my trades on it, and...

Got killed here. Big losses thinking the market is gonna come back. Trade 8 -missed my entry at 961 and change, so kinda chased this one too, and held on too long. -2.25 Trade 9 - held on way to long. -4.0 (second biggest loss to date) Trade 10 - got in on a hesitation, but the wad...

Wild market for me today. Got my head handed to me because I was too emotional, too excited today. Chased 3 trades for a total of -2.25 pts. Exited early on 5, unrealized gains, too much to think about. Bought or Sold (to my detriment) w/i .50 pt of the high/low tick, 8 times. Overtraded...

Yes Dizzy, I did. I am looking at the 5 minute more and more. This is something new in my trading that wasn't there last week. Ain't learning cool!!!! Btw, didn't I pick a great time to learn how to trade? I remember way back in early June, when the market was trading in the 1050's...

I am trading one contract right now. I believe I understand about the increased flexibility trading multiples, but I would love to hear your take on it. I posted this the "Books about Money Management" thread in the Trading Forum, had to do with pyramiding positions.

No, I have not. From what I've read, that is an advanced technique for "experienced index futures traders" as AAA said. And I ain't experienced. Also, thanks for the math, as I wasn't quite sure I knew how it worked, although I heard it debated from time to time. Adding to a losing...

Net for the day: - 221.85 Net for the week: -31.45 Net for the month: +23.70 (not +214.35)

Assuming you are position or swing trading... The best kind of pyramid is the reverse one. Say your full position size is 6 ES contracts. Initial position is 3, first add is another 2, last add is 1. Or if you just have one add, the first position is 4 the second is 2. You want your...

I am a scalper, not a swing trader. I like trading a 1 minute chart, not a 5 minute chart. I like the risk of a scalper, not the swing trader. The wins of a scalper are ok with me, and if I only occasionally get a good run, that's ok. 1-2 points, several times a day are fine for...

No trades, but here is the graph.

Trading with the swing mindset today. And looking to fill the gap. Breaking lower out of the morning range. Trade 1 - Short at 9:56, right after the big black bar down, 3 bars before the BIG blue bar up. Gerry, you asked me how I dealt with the additional risk of intraday reports...

Daily Range: 34 pts. Intraday Travel Range: 44 pts

Thanks Dizzy! LOL. Before the market opened, and even Sun night, I was trying to figure out what head space I wanted to be in. I like the risk of the scalper, and the wins of the swinger. I don't really mind the wins of the scalper (1-2 pts.) but don't like the losses/drawdown of the...

Hey all, The friend of the family is a 16 y.o. girl (Jess) who lost a friend "C" (17 y.o.) in an auto accident yesterday. A trucker fell asleep and crossed the line and hit them head on. C was the passenger, and died on the scene. The driver of the car is in critical condition, and is not...

Anticipated some kind of rally in the afternoon. Had divergences all over the place, and the double hit of major resistance. My heart was not in trading this afternoon, and I should have just shut it down. Took one trade that I should have not taken. Trade 3 - Long off a small retracement...

Thought it would fill the gap, and played it that way. Trade 1 - Good trade. Had a projected target of 991 (gap close), out at 988.75 for gain of 2.0. Trade 2 - broke the low of the morning range, short off a retracement. Another good trade. Target was 982, out at 981.75 for gain of...

Daily Range: 34 pts. Intraday Travel Range: 88 pts.

I'll shoot you a PM later today!!!

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