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Nice ! Still having too much fun to stop :rolleyes:

Thank you RN. Patient and focused. Ready. (Waiting on a big, 5min TF, triangle break) Trade well. jas

I'll keep that idea in mind Handle. I'll admit my motivations are still of the selfish nature; consistency/profits so I can trade full time. ============= Not many opportunities for this trader today. Choppy , lots of overlapping bars. Good job of patience. Trading reversals within a range is...

Looking forward to getting back to it. Doing a little replay at 2x. Good trading to you RN.

Great stuff. Thanks . Will review some more. About all I've reverse engineered is 1) I need to be sure I get enough sleep 2) Exercise several times a week at a minimum. Pretty basic but took me awhile to not only figure that out but to be sure it happened. Now I'll need to really pay attention...

Organizing my trading notes/worksheet binder today. Watched the market for a bit. One SIM trade +25. Trying to get some notes down about motivation and getting into the proper trading mindset each day. Got nothing so far but that's what i'll be working on. Occurred to me the other day that...

My belief is: an above average trading system used by a trader lacking discipline (perhaps due to fear or uncertainty) will very likely lose money. The trader will be unable to follow the rules. An average trading method used by a trader with discipline will produce profits. We're all in the...

Is that a question ? I day trade CL . I am flat.

That's a good point. Wow, I needed to hear that ! I thought it was just me. I felt a bit forced and not as focused. Then there's that Uh-oh thought of how am I going to ever be consistent. But I have noticed it before. Mondays are not always me best days then add in the extra time off...

A bit choppy and pretty low volume early on. My first two trades stopped out. Became more cautious and then missed some good set ups. The holiday week low volume was playing with my head. If I had ignored the low volume and just traded the set ups I probably would have done fine. -33 ticks...

Art, You are welcome to post here, and I'm sure the mods would agree, as long as you stay on topic. If instead you have questions or comments outside of the current discussions you may want to consider starting your own journal. good trading to you. jas

Well, well, I step out for a bike ride and lunch and... Art, Redneck does not post metaphysical crap. I've know him now for several years. He knows where I'm at in my journey and knows what I need to be reminded of and what i need to focus on. Much of my progress is directly due to his...

Just reviewing charts right now. Will be looking to trade tomorrow but going in a bit cautious due to holiday season. That is, watching volume and hyper aware of possible chop. Expecting to trade for a couple/few more weeks.

Due to the Madoff Ponzi scheme,the laws were changed so that victims would be able to deduct the loss as a theft loss rather than a capital loss. Capital loss is limited to $ 3,000/ yr deduction against ordinary income with excess carried over to future years whereas the theft loss could be all...

No trading today. Decided to take some time off. :) Expect to trade next Monday. Happy Holidays traders !! jas

Yes, it was correct decision to take a break. That day I gave a lot of thought about some beliefs I have. I need to remember to go back to that page I wrote to keep myself balanced. There were times I would not take a break because there was always the feeling that 'today is going to be the...

Thank you RN ! I like hearing it. And I like that I'm creating new habits i.e. following my plan with better patience. I'm slowly becoming a rat and I'm fine with that !

Just one trade today but it was a good one because I did what I was supposed to do. Wasn't excited about the set up but it was valid so took it. Price did move and retrace quickly and I thought of exiting with +10 because it was the first trade of day and thought just start with any profit...

Yes, thanks. I'll be ready and aware in holiday week. Not forcing anything. ( And mostly don't anymore.)

.. and do everything Redneck suggests. jas