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hey guys, im basically posting to keep the journal alive, don't worry, I haven't given up completely. In my last couple of posts I have already explained how I tweaked my strat and bla bla bla longer stops bla bla bla holding on to longer timeframes. Anyways, either tomorrow or after tomorrow I...

Hey guys, sorry I haven't kept you posted for such a long time. I've taken most of my mind off the market for this time, to get my head cleared of any depression I might have had about loosing $. I've been papertrading this strategy which was very similar to my old one, except now I have...

Baggerlord, like VictorS said, thanks for the helpful advice. Sorry I haven't been updating my journal lately guys, it's just that I decided to take my mind of the markets for a couple of days before I jumped back in to do anything. So starting tomorrow and maybe the next week, I'll document...

So, I don't know guys, should I start posting up my virtual trades with the record keeping as well for you to critique? (I would hope you could help, but seeing as it's sim...) And btw I didn't really feel like trading today real or sim, so you can relax about whether I made bank or not...

Yes, like I said I will definitely do that, it sounds like a pretty good idea. However, since I will be doing this virtually for the next week or two, we all know the difference that real $ can make, so I guess the whole point in this is to give me full and utter confidence in myself so that...

Interesting cash money, I might just do that. Anyways, like I said, I will put the whole "trading with real money" on hold for a week or two, and test my strategy with bigger profit targets, and see how that goes. I guess I can post up my paper results too, but I just feel like it wouldn't feel...

Wow that's a pretty volatile journey that you have had. And of course I know about the whole "hot teen ass doesn't care about how much you're worth" thing, I'm just pissed off for my own sake, because daddy needs an Iphone, some Armani Exchange clothes, a new guitar, and a whole bunch of other...

Yes, thanks for this advice; you make a good point. Like I said I will be expanding my profit target to AT LEAST 3.5 points if not more as I realized that especially with the NQ you get lots of long runs that if timed correctly will make you a whole lotta $$$

Hmm... so are you saying that this "riding the wave" strategy is a good or bad thing in your experience. Guys, your comments have been very helpful, and it really got me thinking about my strategy. If you look at my charts, you can tell that I have a very low profit target, and very little...

All I can say is... check out my journal. All of your answers about paper trading and going to real money with index futures will lie within there

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.......... Well guys, it's been a shitty day. I like I mentioned in my earlier post today, I didn't have the balls for some reason to pull the trigger on my setup, which I have attached here on my chart. I also made the stupid mistake of being a nervous fuck and exiting a trade before my SL...

Man, the one good opportunity I had so far today I didn't have the balls to pull the trigger. I realize this is my main problemo... anyone else struggling/struggled with such a problem?

Well unfortunately I got nothing last night, as usual. All this work and no pussy makes me a very dull boy. Hopefully, today will go really smoothly in terms of my trading. Yesterday there just weren't that many opportunities, and the choppiness was just ridiculous. Good luck to everyone...

Yes let's all talk about our sex life! well I'm not getting any and ATM going out of the house to try and get some. Hopefully others will fill this thread with more interesting stories while I'm gone hunting.

Although you make a good point, what if you have a high batting average like me? Had I made that trade, I would be %75 right for the day, and woulda had a profit as well.

Nice man. I'm kinda jealous I didn't have a profit like that on my first day... but yeah, the whole sweaty hands thing takes a little getting used to, I didn't even have them today! (I think). Well good luck to you for tomorrow, hope I can start churning profits like that too.

Guys, let me just thank all of you who came on this thread to join my trading adventure and who wished me luck at it. Let's get down to the real deal. I guess I should call today a very good day in relative terms but I think it's more bittersweet. Anyways, let's get down to the sweet...

Well I know the high is 47.5 and the low of the day is 24, so no setups yet. In a way this is good, no overtrading, just being patient for now till I can clearly identify the best setup possible

Thanks guys for the positive comments here. Once again I am feeling positive going into this thing today; I know I have said this for the last three days and got crummy results but I hopefully this day will be my first diamond in the rough.