ES Journal - 2015

artemstreb · Feb 27, 2015

artemstreb said:
i longed nq 4440.25

exit4443.50

artemstreb · Feb 27, 2015

artemstreb said:
i longed 2103.25

exit 2105.25

Buy1Sell2 · Feb 27, 2015

Artemstreb's "trades" are disregarded for journal integrity purposes.
--Must have stop posted.
--Average or "add" trades are not a part of this journal and are an attempt to mask poor timing skills, or the fact that trades are not real, or to announce that one is not able to admit when wrong.
Feel free to post these types of "trades"--the information is meaningless however.

Buy1Sell2 · Feb 27, 2015

tortoise said:
After wavering for a bit, I'm coming back around to your POV on this. USD/JPY just one example of how the deck is stacked against shorts.

Do you mean about being long right now or about stop placement and no averaging?

Buy1Sell2 · Feb 27, 2015

cowf said:
Weak hands get shaken out, bad timing and good timing coupled with bad stop loss placement take you out ...some are maybe positioned properly with their timing and stop and just waiting for their position to prosper. Many seem to be very short term and post side by side with the noise of the market.

Agreed. Capital and the prudent use thereof is the only edge in trading.

Buy1Sell2 · Feb 27, 2015

In my view, not enough damage was done to the uptrend today to cause me to sell. My stop is still 2072.00 RTH.

romik · Feb 28, 2015

I am Short 2,107.25 Stop 2,118

artemstreb · Feb 28, 2015

Buy1Sell2 said:
Artemstreb's "trades" are disregarded for journal integrity purposes.
--Must have stop posted.

I use 'soft stop', general idea where I want out.

Sometime, after a 'larger' loss, I try reduce loss in contract take more small trades several points each.

--Average or "add" trades are not a part of this journal and are an attempt to mask poor timing skills, or the fact that trades are not real, or to announce that one is not able to admit when wrong.

adding size is never good trading?

Feel free to post these types of "trades"--the information is meaningless however.

I have no other expectation.

artemstreb · Feb 28, 2015

Buy1Sell2 said:
In my view, not enough damage was done to the uptrend today to cause me to sell. My stop is still 2072.00 RTH.

you willing give back +30 pts to youhard stop 2072? on what rational basis you so confident?

if i place 30 pt stops with each my trades, do i meet your criteria of 'timing' skill.

you should look within yourself, 30 pt stopis like no stop at all

artemstreb · Feb 28, 2015

Buy1Sell2 said:
Artemstreb's "trades" are disregarded for journal integrity purposes.
--Must have stop posted.
--Average or "add" trades are not a part of this journal and are an attempt to mask poor timing skills, or the fact that trades are not real, or to announce that one is not able to admit when wrong.
Feel free to post these types of "trades"--the information is meaningless however.

the more i consider you assertion, more irrational they become.

'great timing skill', which ostensibly you have, the emphasis is on target/profit, not stop which you have little need for by virtue of you great timing skill?

i guess i say i 'add' and you 'stop out', what is difference?