We're going to find out.
Honestly, I never thought that I would ever write a public journal. But after following some other journals and speaking with a few members, I thought it might help. So with that said, I hope we all get something out of it. As long as this is a productive journal, I'll update it. As soon as it's no longer helpful, I will stop. As with most journals, time will tell which way this goes.
Trading background:
*Got bit by the bug in '87, post crash - especially after reading Mkt Wizards and about Tudor Jones, et al.
1- Part time retail 1989 - 1994 (futures, stocks, options)
2- Full time prop 1994-2001 (stocks)
3- Stopped daytrading after 9/11 for personal reasons.
4- April, 2010 - back on the bike. 9 yrs? :eek: (stocks @ prop - trading remote)
5- I was profitable during my FT trading years. I really think that I was just in the right place at the right time. Anyone with an IQ of a doorknob should/could have made money during those years (just my opinion of course). I never blew up while trading, but like many traders, came VERY close a few times.
Journal purpose:
1- I hope to get back up to speed with help from members willing to share. It's been a while and I have a lot of catching up to do.
2- I also hope the journal will help some of you thinking about remote trading, trading at a prop firm, etc... Just follow and read, you'll know pretty quick if this journal is for you or not.
What:
I will be writing mostly about my journey back to trading. Though I never took my eyes off the mkt since 9/11, I have not traded actively. The reasons are many, but all of them were mental/psyche issues. My office was across the street (NY Merc) from the WTC when they came down and had a huge impact on me. Simultaneously, I was also going through some personal/family issues. As most of you know, it's hard enough to trade you're in the zone, next to impossible when you're not. I just knew I had to stop. Let's just leave it at that for now.
How I trade:
I'm a K.I.S.S. kinda guy.
As my username says, I'm old school. My trading learning curve went something like this:
I was fortunate enough to meet some excellent traders during my time, and they were nice enough to teach me some old school tape reading skills and basic TA. Then I started writing filters/scanners using Insight and other like programs. I finished by writing VB in Excel - mainly for position management.
When:
Weekly updates - will post blotter and summary.
That's it for now, I will post week one ending 4/23 a bit later.
As always, all constructive comments/questions welcomed.
os
Honestly, I never thought that I would ever write a public journal. But after following some other journals and speaking with a few members, I thought it might help. So with that said, I hope we all get something out of it. As long as this is a productive journal, I'll update it. As soon as it's no longer helpful, I will stop. As with most journals, time will tell which way this goes.
Trading background:
*Got bit by the bug in '87, post crash - especially after reading Mkt Wizards and about Tudor Jones, et al.
1- Part time retail 1989 - 1994 (futures, stocks, options)
2- Full time prop 1994-2001 (stocks)
3- Stopped daytrading after 9/11 for personal reasons.
4- April, 2010 - back on the bike. 9 yrs? :eek: (stocks @ prop - trading remote)
5- I was profitable during my FT trading years. I really think that I was just in the right place at the right time. Anyone with an IQ of a doorknob should/could have made money during those years (just my opinion of course). I never blew up while trading, but like many traders, came VERY close a few times.
Journal purpose:
1- I hope to get back up to speed with help from members willing to share. It's been a while and I have a lot of catching up to do.
2- I also hope the journal will help some of you thinking about remote trading, trading at a prop firm, etc... Just follow and read, you'll know pretty quick if this journal is for you or not.
What:
I will be writing mostly about my journey back to trading. Though I never took my eyes off the mkt since 9/11, I have not traded actively. The reasons are many, but all of them were mental/psyche issues. My office was across the street (NY Merc) from the WTC when they came down and had a huge impact on me. Simultaneously, I was also going through some personal/family issues. As most of you know, it's hard enough to trade you're in the zone, next to impossible when you're not. I just knew I had to stop. Let's just leave it at that for now.
How I trade:
I'm a K.I.S.S. kinda guy.
As my username says, I'm old school. My trading learning curve went something like this:
I was fortunate enough to meet some excellent traders during my time, and they were nice enough to teach me some old school tape reading skills and basic TA. Then I started writing filters/scanners using Insight and other like programs. I finished by writing VB in Excel - mainly for position management.
When:
Weekly updates - will post blotter and summary.
That's it for now, I will post week one ending 4/23 a bit later.
As always, all constructive comments/questions welcomed.
os
