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what books have you bot? I would suggest The art and science of T A by Adam Grimes. That should provide hours of study and point you in the right direction, IMO. good luck.

Thanks, I agree. The other day I also added an additional 5 min chart with the intent to keep it clean for an occasional unbiased look. Then I forgot to refer to it. :oops:

Quitting early and will do some review later. 1 bad trade and missed a couple shorts but overall enough right to be +31 in CL. Lowered my 25 tick targets a couple ticks based on S/R levels. The last trade I particularly like as the entry area was tested twice and I did not panic or exit for a...

yes, I think the confidence came from following the plan and seeing it work. trade stalled a bit at plus 10 and the thought of exiting occurred. Stubbornness or experience kept me in. mostly the latter and knowing I 'm supposed to give it some room. anyway doing what I know I 'm supposed to be...

Thanks Humpy ! I appreciate the advice. I'll take a look. ================= Been pulling my hair out this week. Just not seeing set ups clearly then no doubt my mind starts making 'em up. Getting too many trades that go + 2-3 then stall out and exit -1.00 or worse. So when all else fails...

Nothing much to report. Some good trades, some bad. Better on exits this week. Spending time studying the HTF (5 minute) to make sure I'm trading the proper trends and when the odds favor my set ups. Lots of review work last few days. Been trying so hard to strive for consistency that I'm...

You two too.

Why not test that ? Why do you need 3 out of 5 ? Why do you assume it wouldn't work 3 out of 5 ? What would the results be if it only worked 4 out of 10 ? Just something to ask yourself. No need to respond

Sounds good Slugar. Good trading to you !

My exit rules are fine. My targets are too optimistic in ranges so I need to pay more attention to S/R levels. Mostly it's like I said before , need to accept what the market gives and not hold every trade for a homerun.

Up a couple points yesterday. Held one trade way too long expecting continuation. MFE of 8.25 and exit +2.00. Not good. Doing lots of review of my charts and exit rules. There are market environments where I should hold for bigger targets and times where taking lower targets makes more sense...

Do not, do not , do not belittle yourself or call yourself names. Whether you think you're joking or not. It leads to frustration which makes for a poor trader and a slow learner. The market will provide enough frustration . You do not need to contribute to it. We become who we think we are so...

In reviewing my written exit rules and what I did today I actually followed them. Basically, I'm not supposed to exit on a TL break unless there are other signs of weakness in the trend. Today had quick deep reversals without any apparent weakness prior. About all I can say is given the context...

-2.50 Choppy again. didn't trade the last hour. Doing some review work next couple days. I need to understand my exit rules better and understand what I think I'm gaining by not always following them. I'll see a TL break and wait to see if it's a fake break or it will hold. Cost me some points...

Thank you.

A bit better today but still down a couple points. Forced a few trades to fit my set up criteria. Not good. Forced myself to hold trades a bit longer. Lately I've exited too soon on trades ; taking a loss when I should have held or exiting a winner too soon. Today just wanted to intentionally...

Will do RN. Going to do a work out now and relieve some stress. back at it fresh manana

Thanks for the encouragement JS. Yeah I noticed there were missing charts in my journal. :mad: I was looking for something the other day. i'll contact a mod when I get some time. Let me know if I can be of any help to you (but just remember the source)

thanks Slugar. Glad to hear you're making progress and sticking with it. I'm fine at cutting losses. Too good in fact. I need to give my trades a bit more time in certain situations. It's a bad habit I need to break. I've been able to do it before(hold when I'm supposed to) but not consistent...

LOL. Of course I'm not pissed at you for offering an honest opinion and tons of advice, help and patience. And you're right I fucked up. I know that. There's no quitting so I will have to move forward. Geezus, it's just patience and objective focus. I can do that. Thanks RN. Your...