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NoDoji, I always enjoy your thoughts. Your comments got me thinking of something i failed to consider in the first post. First, Do i have very specific set ups ? No, not as specific as i'd like. Alot of my time currently is being spent in trying to make my basic setups more specific to...

EMDR. Had to google that one. Getting back to MDMA (ecstacy) don't quote me but i believe that's also been recently tested in PTSD. Unresolved root issues is probably a whole thread itself. Thanks for sharing

I haven't tried acid but have read several books on it and know people that have used it. it's one of those 'some day' things with me. And have thought about in trading context as well. Re boot and break down the doors. But to paraphrase ..ah there's the rub .. for what dreams may come..

thanks Handle . Very helpful !

I've recently been wondering if hypnosis would be helpful in my development as a trader. In searching ET i see very little written about. If anybody has experience with this please discuss. Handle, your name came up in the search. Care to share a little. What i'm wondering is if it's...

That's interesting as i've recently been considering if i should try it for myself. Rather than discuss here i'll start a thread in the psych section

thanks JP. great advice. I had laser focus MOST of the day but focused on a couple wrong things. Still i think something good must have been etched in the gray matter today. been noticing a few new nuances this week that will eliminate some of my common mistakes. Lots to review today too...

Exactly. I was in the state of mind of ready to take heat on the second trade but then outsmarted myself by watching the ES too much. lesson learned , i think. trades 3 and 4 attached. trade 4 not entirely proud of. trade 3 if anything should have exited sooner but i don't think it's...

working hard for nothing so far. 4 trades net -2.25 points per contract. trading 2 cars today. was even after 3 trades. 1st three trades had good entries. 1st trade didn't get enough follow through and ES acting stronger so i exited. 2nd trade price made another new low and stalled. ES did...

Monday: uneventfull 2 trades -1.00 . Then had internet problems Tuesday waited around for Verizon to come fix internet. (btw, impressed w/ their service. Tech fixed problem and recommended a new modem, vz shipped new modem to me overnight) Today Began trading 2 contracts. Didn't get a...

Understand what S & R are. Resistance for example may be a fund selling at certain price over a a period of days. It can be traders who bought previously that have watched the stock fall and now that it's come back up are selling to get out even. And can be a self fulfilling level as traders...

yes those are the times i see areas of consolidation. more res at 190.85. i'm no expert so take it FWIW. But always good to know if your buying into resistance/ selling at support. How you define S/R is somewhat subjective and depends on timeframe.

what was your target ? Looks to me you bought an extended move that was near 190.50 resistance edit: just to be clear the res is not shown on your chart . i'm referring to fridays res level

So in regards to stops. I could pick my exit area first and then make sure my entry is with 2.25 points of that stop. The problem is then sometimes i'll miss trades because price is too far from stop. I've gone through this whole debate with myself months and years ago and I like the fixed...

Someday (soon) i'll be a decent trader. maybe not great but decent. -4 points today , 4 trades and net zero for week. Mostly i enter on breakouts. For whatever reason stalled pullbacks scare the shit out of me and i just stay out of them. Going to have to work on that because i'm missing...

One of the things i look at , although not frequently, is the 10 period average of the nasdaq daily % range. The thought was it would give me an idea what to expect. It also seems to give a clue about volatility expansion/contraction if one assumes a relative low % range will return to a higher...

Have you read "One good Trade" by M Bellafiore ? About SMB capital prop shop and day trading stocks. It's a good read and you might pick up some good tips. FWIW

Nice call JP. chop. 1 short trade +5.25 MFE 10.00 I accept i will never master exits. However, I will try to improve on them. It just now occurs to me that on my trades that move a few points in my favor then retrace I am impatient (afraid ?) and exit too soon. With trades that run...

Thanks JP i was thinking the same earlier but did catch some of the short through OR(1st hour) Low. NASDAQ showing strength . YM & ES still below ORL. Going to be interesting.

Yes ! Very true today. Earlier today i actually wrote that down in my notebook i keep next to me so i'll remember next time. Man, i'm slow learner. :)