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Haha. I purchased a new kevlar vest before posting my first entry. I knew what was coming; this is my third excursion into journaling on ET.

You are kind @.sigma I hope I can keep the slope positive and the account intact, and the blog worth reading.

I decided just today to recommit to the 2-hour window from from the Open to 11:30 ET. I am still doing real estate, and while I can trade and make the offers I need to for my clients, FOCUS is always an issue. I end up doing neither as well as I would like to. And as most traders know, this...

I finished the day at $189.25 with 40 micro contracts traded. I will get the actual AMP report late tonight. But at $.76 each that is $30.40. My net today should be $158.85. ------------------ Here is my main chart. I only look at the ES as my main chart because it has significantly more...

Crazy day yesterday. In the old days I might not have survived. 48 micros yesterday. $36 in fees. = $.76 per round turn with the micros with AMP Yes I did $93 gross, but ended with just $56, LOL. Yes, I am eager to get to the mini's.

Thanks for continued concern. I do mean it. Yep, no more prop stuff. If I were to win a "15 contract" account (again) the max DD is $5k. Hmmm. I have a bigger live and personal account now at almost $7k. And I don't have to share the gains except with my favorite Uncle Samuel. Yes, I am...

I made one post and we are already on page 6, LOL. Thanks for the encouragement from some, and from the rest, well... let's see what I can do! I know that my $1M goal seems preposterous. I may fail spectacularly; I admit it. Catastrophic destruction would be nothing new. I earned 6...

@Overnight Great observation. I will keep it "light and tight." Many thanks. @ducatista Are you only referring to his objection to my posting on ET, or to something else? Thanks for the well-wishes.

FREEDOM! From Micros to Millions: 2% per day I am ready to be FREE of everything that is holding me back from EXCELLENT TRADING. It's finally time to BECOME the disciplined and jubilant trader of my avatar: To begin this new journal, I now post an extraordinary goal: Starting with...

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TIME TO FOCUS. I just closed two real estate deals, and things finally seem to be picking up for me. I have also done well trading in the last week, and I am eager to keep growing my account gradually. I am up about $405 in 6 trading days on a starting balance of just over $5000. But I am...

Big Congrats. The "funding company" route can work well for guys and gals who know what they are doing. Clearly you are in that highly exclusive club. Keep up the great work! The following does not apply to you. And now for the new traders-- I want to clearly state in my public journal...

Done for the day. Commissions have to be taken out still, but I am pretty sure I crossed the $100 mark for the day. Finished in one hour, and now I can move on with the rest of life and work. While my rules allow me up to 5 micros per trade right now, the heightened volatility is keeping me...

Here is my new table and chart. I am barely hanging on to 1% per day, but again between the holiday and the storm and the real estate deals, I am satisfied. Let's see what the next few days brings.

I made about $40 today. The whippiness of the market was awesome today, and I should have had $400, but I will take the $40. My real estate business is starting to pick up again. Lest you think I can live on $40, I can't. But I did close on a deal today that has been in the works for 5...

"University of YouTube" has THOUSANDS of beginning trading suggestions. WARNING: Learning to trade manually ("discretionary trading") is a long uphill battle fighting the twin demons of fear and greed, and you need to prepare to be terribly frustrated for an extremely long time. When...

I took several trades yesterday and today, but I am down about $10 from Friday. Oh well. I am not worried. I have many more trading days ahead, and the current market volatility is certainly a bit higher than normal. This is certainly preferable to the large losses suffered by the Buy &...

Done for the day. Up over $100. I stayed away from the NFP report as it usually kills me. And I know if I keep trading, now that I have met my daily goal, I will probably screw it up big time. Have a great long weekend!

I found this pic again on my computer. I find it highly motivational. My account at $5k still feels like a tiny acorn, but this kind of growth is my goal: That looks like a $1,000,000 account to me... or 200x growth from my newly rebooted acorn of an account, starting with "just" $5k. But...

The official goal is 2% average growth over all trading days. If you look at the old progress report, you can see that I was close to 2% average, even though i had many losing days. I know a guy who trades with 50 ES contracts on a daily basis. So if I am successful, I have a LONG way to go...