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Well done. I guess its something ill have to find out for myself. I often think that bigger stops will help me, and it also seem that way when i go over my numbers in the evening. However, when i tell traders this, i often get shot down in flames. "bigger stops are just compensating for bad...

d'oh. Things managed to get worse! :eek: todays numbers: -1.5 -1.5 +1.25 +2 -1.5 -2.75 -2 Overall that makes -6 ES points! (-$360) Worst day since keeping track of my numbers. When i thought i'd found a trend and got in, it turned around on me. When i thought it was...

So is the ES impossible to make money from on a consistent basis? Obviously Traderzones and Zentrickster think so. Traderzones, would you say all trading is impossible or just the ES? Also, what brings you to a trading forum if you dont think it can be done? do you trade? I am trying to...

not a great start to the day. 4 trades. -1.5 , -1.5 , +1.25, +2 Too many trades, really. Also the first trade that was stopped out for -1.5 stopped me out and then dropped 7 points in my favour! (to where we are now) This happens quite a lot. It seems like everyday, a trade that i...

slight correction. Just going over my spreadsheet and Monday was actually a losing day of 2.75 points. Dont know why i wrote it down as -305. ill call it -180 So that gives us: mon -180 Tue - -85 wed - +140 slightly down for the week. See if i can turn it around tomorrow or make the...

thanks. I am trading a demo account using AMP futures software. Ninja platform. If in the unlikely event i can string together a few months of profit i would look to probably fund an account with them or someone like them.

ok. First winning day of the week +4 points 6 trades. So PNL = +$140

This journal is gonna be boring to start off with. I am trying to learn to trade the ES. What id realy love to do is learn to daytrade stocks, but im never likely to have the $25k required so thought id try to learn something i could at least try for real at some point. I've been keeping...