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Thanks, ND. Good reference. I remember the study, I may have got it from you and I see it as a reference in the wiki, about fatigue leading to decision avoidance by parole boards. Prisoners with similar histories were more likely to be released if their case was reviewed early in the day or...

Thank you RN :) ============= Wasted the day, wasted opportunities. Good focus & lost focus. A couple little mistakes & some well executed trades. Calm throughout though. Not pleased at all with my overall execution. It's not that I'm regressing but I'm not progressing. I think I need a few...

Finally got some volatility. Nice thing is i can remember waiting for days like this and then losing money. No fun at all. I traded pretty well. Had a couple trades where I thought about an early exit , one of them I resigned myself to BE after being + > 10, but held both to my 25 tick target...

no, I'm using Kinetick unfiltered data.

Thanks, Moonmist. It does seem there are some great moves pre session. It's too early for me to be awake and functioning properly though. Perhaps if trading was all I was doing. ====== I considered sim today RN but after more thought I believe I was not rested as well as I thought I was...

I use Ninja + IB +Kinetick. With that combo Ninja does not calculate MFE & MAE on trades. If you use just Ninja and IB it does do the calculations. Ninja is aware of this problem but hasn't fixed it yet. Being that kinetick is their 'preferred' provider I was not happy to discover this...

Thanks, Nkhoi. Good to hear from you.

nice job, that was a tough day.

Another tough session. Narrow range and low volatility. I did make a couple bad trades but mostly it was no follow through on valid trades. I'll review later today to make sure the context was in fact valid. I'm not opposed to going back to sim if I continue to lose in chop. Part of a...

Nice job YK ! I noticed awhile back that coffee makes me a bit edgy. Not just when I'm trading. Didn't notice that when I was a bit younger. I drink decaf or low caf (mix decaf & caf beans) when I trade and at home. Yes, got off the caffeine. and now drink a beer, it's the weekend. Enjoy !

yeah, that bridge. I've been stepping out on it more than I realized. No second guessing, little fear. Just gotta stick with it. Thanks. Enjoy your weekend. jas

OK I'm back. Same PA conditions as yesterday to start the session. I was properly patient and all trades valid today. First two trades were losses but I wasn't concerned because they were valid and solid set ups. Next two trades worked. Only 4 trades compared to yesterday 10 I had a...

Thanks ND I appreciate hearing that. I don't recall seeing many days that PA stays poor entire session. I'm reviewing now and do see too many mistakes I made today. Sometimes I think I still have a hard time believing that if I stick with plan and wait for clear set ups I can do well every day...

My pre-session self talk with my inner-critic, who's been quiet lately, revealed some concerns about my ability to continue being profitable. Straightened that out by reviewing stats and accepting there will be losses etc then moved forward. PA was difficult initially indicating possible chop...

Thanks RN. :) Thanks Slugar, I appreciate the encouragement ! :)

Thanks RN. ===== I don't have a daily profit target whereupon I cease trading for the day. Currently, I trade until I get tired or lose focus. Sometimes making X amount of ticks makes me lose focus. :) Still working on that goal of ignoring the PnL. Eventually i'll get there completely where...

I've learned the same thing through my experience, my stats and from NoDoji telling me exactly that. :D

Back to live trading today and was greeted with chop. Only 3 trades but executed per plan. Last trade was a loss. I did then feel a desire (slight not overwhelming) to find another trade to try to catch the possible break out I had been waiting (hoping) for. But it was late in the session so...

I traded my plan. A more experienced me may have traded it with better results but I did what I'm supposed to do. Improving the plan is not the concern now , just trading it properly. My patience in trades and unemotional objectivity is at a level it's never been before. I attribute that to the...

Thanks Slugar, you too ! === Not a bad first week back. -12 ticks today. +56 ticks 19 trades for the week. My discipline did slip up near the end and I forced a couple trades. Management of trades was fine. I'll do some review this weekend and do some more sim next week. My win rate should...