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Today the current trend of this market is still up. We had an amazing climb yesterday, of over 100 points. After yesterday's closing bell, price went sideways and has stayed in a range ever since. About 63 to 73. However, I think it should be noted that price jumped out of this range and double...

Thanks TD. You're journal on here? What's the link? Here we go again!!!

This my friends is going to be long...I realized many things today. For starters... 1. I have an issue/emotion problem with the 930 bell. For some reason, it tells me to trade. And sometimes, trade I shouldn't. Immediately, I fear losing "that" trade. The one that runs 20 points. Stupid. For...

I it was pretty simple unless you like to trade beginning CHOP! Woops. I'm learning though. I'll pay to learn.

Boy did I dance. Today was my first day ever profitable. only like 7 points, but that's in the green! Made many mistakes though that I need to address. I know what CHOP is. It's painfully obvious. My mind is learning to SPOT it sooner. I also noticed that price is so much more rational and...

12OCT2014 PREP The market is still in an uptrend. After yesterday, we halted around the mean of the 09 trend channel. If traders are finding value here price will likely range. If not, traders might take price to either extreme. Currently at 3897. On the hourly, price has crawled back into a...

I ended the day with 1/2 point profit. :) So yeah. Commish put me in the red. I don't mean to sound like the arrogant noob I probably am, but spread + commish? Is that kind of like a flat rate plus commish? Sorry for asking.

In previous post, for trade 1. I obviously bought and didn't sell. If I bought thinking I sold, that could also explain my bad record.o_O woops

I knew it was gonna hit 72!!!! After the horrible morning I went for a couple beers and just thought. I reflected on some words of RN, and simply just the battle of trader psychology. I then looked at my plan again, and noticed there are some things I'm not really specifying which need to be...

Bummer!

Review: 7 trades: 1 winner(B/E), 6 Losers. 1. - 2 points. --> Premarket. A wedge breakout occured. This was actually a well-thought out trade, and would have been successful for 10 points. However, I set my stop too close. 2 points away from entry. I was immediately stopped out, and trade...

Thanks a bunch man. This exercise sounds incredibly similar to some other self-reflection I've done in the past. I will definitely do some of this today. Had a hard morning with trading again. It seems I need to spend some time on this, and also double check all of the backtesting I did. The...

10/20 Prep We have hit the extreme bottom of the 09 trend channel. Price will likely revert to the mean of that channel, or range at the low for a while. I wouldn't doubt if price even broke the extreme low a little bit. The one chart that is really confusing right now, is the hourly. Maybe...

A tool to assist in completely embracing the emotions that can wreak havoc on a trader? Of coarse! I'm all ears... You said the likely urges are to change the plan, or seek out "better"/"more" entries. I resonate with that. On that live day I was definitely seeking out "better" entries. These...

Thanks Harami. I'll need to stop damaging my property here soon. :) I didn't realize the battle with one's self is that real, or even that it matters "that" much in trading. It's got so real.....

Yes quitting the job sounds great! I'll stay until I have to quit. I've always been interested in the DAX, having lived in Germany for 4 years. I believe the contract is a lot larger though compared to the NQ, and since I'm still in the learning curve, I'm trying to limit that risk. I've look at...

Great info RN, thanks for the feedback. I consistently journal next to my monitor with my thoughts and feelings. It's not as in-depth as a recording might be. Your advice for learning to accept these emotions and be "at peace" with them makes perfect sense to me. The emotion's will exist, but...

Thanks for the input TD and RN. WILL respond more in depth later. At my job...

Below the uncensored trades list for today. I went live today and learned many things. As mentioned above I learned first hand what these "emotions" you have all been talking about really mean. I have not felt these emotions in SIM anymore, and that's why I thought it's time to begin my journey...