topsteptrader combine for Oraclewizard77
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Thanks. Using Combine as "second" in the entry queue could be a way out indeed, but then it would still be different from live trading. So I wish everyone doing Combine good luck, but will stay within my own model of reporting things. Anyone who doubts what's posted in a journal is always welcome to challenge me and back his/her words with the money.
Thanks for saying I stepped up. The difference between edge and skill, is my edge was fine, but my skill level has been a little poor early on. Today, I was in the zone. 22P positive. 1st day my 45 trade worked, but I guess you just need to keep certain setups in mind in case they ever show up on the chart including silver pin which never showed up while I was trading these 2 weeks. Today no losing trades, 1 BE trade.
I actually don't really consider myself using or reading PA. I am a TA trader who looks for certain setups and uses indicators. However, I am sure if I described my method, some aspect are probably considered PA.
For those of you trading real money, today is the last day you should be trading the Aug contract of CL or your brokerage will do like mine and fine you plus tell you next time they ship the oil to your house.
I will post final screenshots on Friday. I did not make enough money to pass the combine, but part of me doing this was to validate my new setups and risk vs reward rules for my real money trading. I heard some people stated that I may have qualified for another combine by being positive, so if I did I may be willing to do it, but I don't want to do it in public again. It's hard to trade in public when you see those that blow out their accounts getting picked on. I never got close to my $ 1,000 per day stop loss, nor obviously did I get close to the $ 2,000 combine stop loss. For those wondering if I was trading real money at the same time, no I was not. It's too hard to trade real money on another charting program while trading the combine on this one. This is also why I moved all of my indicators into Sierra Charts.
I actually don't really consider myself using or reading PA. I am a TA trader who looks for certain setups and uses indicators. However, I am sure if I described my method, some aspect are probably considered PA.
For those of you trading real money, today is the last day you should be trading the Aug contract of CL or your brokerage will do like mine and fine you plus tell you next time they ship the oil to your house.
I will post final screenshots on Friday. I did not make enough money to pass the combine, but part of me doing this was to validate my new setups and risk vs reward rules for my real money trading. I heard some people stated that I may have qualified for another combine by being positive, so if I did I may be willing to do it, but I don't want to do it in public again. It's hard to trade in public when you see those that blow out their accounts getting picked on. I never got close to my $ 1,000 per day stop loss, nor obviously did I get close to the $ 2,000 combine stop loss. For those wondering if I was trading real money at the same time, no I was not. It's too hard to trade real money on another charting program while trading the combine on this one. This is also why I moved all of my indicators into Sierra Charts.
To get those jobs you have to be qualified. (I'm not qualified for any job that pays more than about $40K a year.)
Then if you get a job like that, you have to work for someone. You might have a boss, co-workers, and maybe clients/customers as well. You may not get along well with them.
Traders are their own boss, can work limited hours (my trading day is done before noon), can take time off when they want, and can pretty much trade from anywhere there's a reliable internet connection.
