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  1. jas_in_hbca

    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    Patience pays off. 2 trades, + 6.75 Brief notes as usual on the chart.
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    No trades yesterday and looking like none today. I think i'd rather go study some charts than watch more of todays non-action. Have a good weekend traders !
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    +1.5 on 1 trade short. MFE +6.25 but a realistic exit would be around +5 if i acted sooner. There was a reversal bar that i could have acted on. Holding any longer than i did would have turned profit to loss. Lesson: Need to trust price action and act quickly. No other trades due to...
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    Hooti's Journey

    hey if you're going to keep at this journal you need to at least learn to spell 'lose' and 'losing'. Either that or only have Wins ! :)
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    Trading on "Instynct" (NQ)

    How are you determining vwap ? Last n period of time or ? Thanks.
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    Thanks , JP ! I hold stocks and will swing trade for longer trades but currently just focusing on learning to day trade the futures. I actually tried day trading futures almost 20 years ago. Pre internet days. (Anybody remember the NYFE ? ) Pick up the phone, reach for the speed dial button...
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    Trading on "Instynct" (NQ)

    AHG v1.0 !
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    1 trade + 7 Possible areas of improvement . Earlier entry , earlier exit or could have re shorted at failure to get above R1. On the daily charts I've got a very bearish bias right now so I was trying to hold this short as long as i could with out giving up too much in open profits...
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    -2.25 Buy off LOD One possible mistake i see is buying on the down TL near possible resistance. I've frequently seen these kinds of buys turn up fast so i don't think the entry is terrible. Now, maybe the fact that it didn't take off should have been a indication to get out sooner. Another...
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    Thanks for the info. Technical problems during trading hours are always a heavy sigh, damn it kind of moment.
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    I'm calling it a day. Got a few things that need to get done. Taking some charts home to review. Anybody have any problems with the NT7 upgrade ? I haven't done it yet. Expect to do it next week unless somebody has a horror story.
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    Seems like there's time to post. This is becoming one of my favorite set ups . exit for b/e . The way the week has been going i didn't want to watch this turn into another loser. Normally i would have given it a bit more time. So does that mean i'm not following my plan ? Maybe. But...
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    Ok, that 's what i thought you meant. thanks
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    ES Journal Archive (2009 - 2010)

    looks like an EW 5th wave off the july lows. 1250/60 area for a top if you believe that kind of stuff.
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    jp, not sure i understand what you mean but i'll keep looking. I haven't noticed much of diff between volume and tick charts. thanks.
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    Generally I don't trade the first hour or so on thursdays as wed is a late night for me. When i did make it to the office the action seemed slow, but I did buy a break out. I think this is a decent trade that just didn't work. I'm aware to be careful on HOD/LOD b/o's but as noted on chart...
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    Thanks, jp. The big gaps are still unfamiliar to me. Appreciate the input.
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    After reflecting on my trades yesterday i'm begining to believe that when i'm focused my entries are not bad. I think i'm making a small step in the right direction which gives me a small bit of hope. My current problems are not waiting for good set ups and not finding good exits. Today i...
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    Hooti's Journey

    I wouldn't worry about posting trades live. Stay focused on your trade, IMO. Good luck . Look forward to following along
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    jasinhbca's quest for discipline, knowledge & profits

    -3.75 Frustrating. Lots of movement today . Seems like i should have been able to pull a couple points out of it. 1st trade was simply a boredom trade. Knew it as soon as i got in and regretted the entry. I haven't made this type of impatient mistake in a while. And to top it off i sat on...
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