ES Journal Archive (2009 - 2010)
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I had a nice short trade today, what I am happy about is not only that it worked but that I did not move my stop or target on the 2 contracts and automation worked correctly for controlling everything once I was in the trade.
Sometimes in the past I would override automation after I was in a trade and saw a little green, or if the market started to go back against me, I might have gotten out 1 contract at BE.
But today I told myself that if I changed the trade it would screw up my long term risk vs reward and win%.
I felt today that by trading correctly and waiting for and taking my setup correctly gave me the reward, that it was not luck. Also, once I was in the trade, staying patient for the move to happen.
Trade looks even better in hindsight now that it is over.
Sometimes in the past I would override automation after I was in a trade and saw a little green, or if the market started to go back against me, I might have gotten out 1 contract at BE.
But today I told myself that if I changed the trade it would screw up my long term risk vs reward and win%.
I felt today that by trading correctly and waiting for and taking my setup correctly gave me the reward, that it was not luck. Also, once I was in the trade, staying patient for the move to happen.
Trade looks even better in hindsight now that it is over.
)schizo what made you certain to short @ the peak of that uptrend ?
Oh.
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