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Hey everybody, Still around but got all screwed up in the charts. Have been using tick charts but my files keep getting corrupted. Going to go with minute charts from now on because I've never had a problem with them. So redesign of method is in store. I'll start posting again when I've...

I've been following along for a while thinking about what austinp says verses pekelo. A modern example of this argument could be ripped from the headlines as L&O says. Marylin Monroe comes to mind. Successful for a long period of time. Debatable as an actress. Legend. Idolized. We've made more...

I did the same with our retirement funds on tuesday and wednesday. I may be early but I had a good run from where I bought in may/june. It maybe like late 2003 and keep going. But to many ??? for me. I'm more comfortable with funds in cash for a little bit. Have a good break! JIM

Day (21) ER Mini ----------------------- Today/+506.00 Cumulative total after com./ +$2335.75 Much better today. Threw out all the indicators I was using. I was getting to many false signals and conflicts I couldn't get my head around. I need to work on not jumping back and forth when...

Thanks JJ I was just feeling down at the end of a frustrating week and started flailing about with trades. Looking back at the market with the set of eyes I am trying to develop in real time, my trading should have been simpler. I have also been rereading High Probability Trading by Marcel...

Day (20) ER Mini ----------------------- Today/-29.50 Cumulative total after com./ +$1829.75 Humph! Maybe I should go back to shoveling. After a full 4 weeks of trading days in this thread and I am worse off than when I began. JIM

Day (19) ER Mini ----------------------- Today/+109.00 Cumulative total after com./ +$1859.25 To tired to type much. Shoveled my butt off. Traded very little, but very little was offered anyway. JIM

Day (18) ER Mini ----------------------- Today/+267.50 Cumulative total after com./ +$1750.25 Time to go face the shoveling. It's blizzard time in PA. :( JIM

That would kill me and wife. Both terribly allergic to kitties. I might have to camp up there with a bb gun. :mad:

Day (17) ER Mini ----------------------- Today/+151.50 Cumulative total after com./ +$1482.75 Anybody know how to rid myself of chipmunks in the attic? literally. One keeps scurrying around above me all day. It drives me crazy. Is it spring snap neck time or what? Any experienced...

Day (16) ER Mini ----------------------- Today/+159.00 Cumulative total after com./ +$1331.25 Only got to look at charts in afternoon, chores in the morning. JIM

I use Ninja with a realtime feed. During fast markets I'll get slippage occasionally on stops, even on 1 contract. I think it's fairly realistic from what I have heard and seen. I won't know how exact things are until I come off sim mode. JIM

I think JJ's point is that you don't have to pay taxes from you profits until the end of the year as futures are marked to market. So if you make $1500.00 in the first month of the year then proceed to lose $2000.00 you don't pay taxes on any of your winning trades from the first month if they...

JIMMYJAM I've read a number of austinp's posts about Money management. It does seem to be pretty good info. I suppose I have to be making money to be able to scale up contracts. But it is something to keep in mind once you were a consistant money maker. How you utilize that ability and your...

Day (15) ER Mini ----------------------- Today/0 Cumulative total after com./ +$1172.25 I can't post friday. Made a lot of mistakes got frustrated and started getting mad. My brain flew the coupe but I ended up making a lot of paper profit. Today would screw up my results. I was not...

Day (14) ER Mini ----------------------- Today/-$121.00 Cumulative total after com./ +$1172.25 Thanks JJ. That's good info. It's good to know things didn't just happen overnight for everybody else. I'll take a look at that thread. Thanks JIM

JJ I appreciate your interest in this thread, but would like to suggest a more constructive way of posting here. We know this isn't real trading that's why we are doing it in a thread called Simulated P/L. We are just trying to get to the point where I presume you are. If you would like to...

Day (13) ER Mini ----------------------- Today/+$49.50 Cumulative total after com./ +$1293.25 It seemed like I tried to lose money today, it just didn't take. To many bad ideas that didn't work. Total today probably should be worse, but it isn't. I guess that means something.:confused:

Thanks austinp I'm not quite sure how everyone here that is profitable developed their skills and system, but I believe this thread is one of the valid ways of doing so. A certain amount of accountability and comradery are something more than paper trading and never showing some one what's...

Day (12) ER Mini ----------------------- Today/-$10.75 Cumulative total/ +$1243.75