ES Journal - 2023/2024

[Picaso]

Amazing how fragile my discipline is at times.

My discipline improved a lot (almost 100% regarding not taking trades I shouldn't take / about 50% regarding taking trades I should take) when I made this my number 1 rule: When you are sleepy, bored, frustrated, ecstatic, depressed or scared, do not open any new positions.

In hindsight, of course, I look at the charts on periods I didn't trade and I see all the opportunities I missed, I should be rich by now, etc... but... It's so much easier to be profitable for the week, month, year when you have zero fuck-ups.

Obviously, it also improved my risk-adjusted returns.

 

[Bad_Badness]

GM All: Algo, by design, is on "Pause" until after 7 AM announcements.

 

[doubledoubledoublecup]

short 41

 

[doubledoubledoublecup]

short 41

-6

 

[Picaso]

-6

I was looking for a breakout either way, got chopped too.

 

[Bad_Badness]

3 trades for +15 ticks: 2 win one BE.

Missing the big moves, which is the next piece of code to add: "see some big moves and then adjust out of scalp-chop mode". A bit tricky to write though....

Back to Open line now. Testing it on volume. This seems significant. Gotta hammer 16 to break the Bond Opening Open line.

Now testing the "pre-open" or Bond open. Volume is highest of the day.

Looks like it held. One retest of the low, even a pull back, and then the downside threat should be neutered.... Oh here is the retest-pull back.

Go get em!

 

[theapprentice]

first few trades in a week or so
-2
-4
+17

 

[theapprentice]

L 5500
putting stop at 94. looking weak still

 

[theapprentice]

-6

 

[schizo]

I'm thinking we sell in the first half and reverse (perhaps a V) in the second half.

Are we halfway yet? I think we are.