Losing Trades Archive

Discussion in 'Trading' started by Maverick1, Apr 4, 2015.

  1. Maverick1

    Maverick1

    Hi All,

    Would any of the active traders here be interested in posted chart examples of your losing trades (any timeframe)?

    I've searched ET and there aren't any real threads dedicated to losing trades. There are obviously some examples in the Journals, but those are scattered all over the place, so I thought it would be helpful to have them in one place.
     
  2. Here is one of my losing stock chart trades when I was just beginning to trade...it was a quarterly earnings play -- I hoped and prayed it would turn around, it didn't.
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  3. Redneck

    Redneck

    Went long the DB on the 5 (red line and circled in yellow)..., thinking it a B/O of the range on the 15 (grey rectangle)

    Trade broke down (aka FBO)

    Exited when price breach the 5 DB (red line) - 3 bars later



    RN





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  4. Maverick1

    Maverick1

    Thanks RN, exactly what I had in mind. Clear charts/entry and exit.
     
  5. Turveyd

    Turveyd

    Not got an archive, but will post a few when I lose.
     
  6. Maverick1

    Maverick1

    Great, thanks Turvey.
     
  7. short @49.82 cover at 49.97
    -15 ticks.
    One of two losses for the day CL 05-15 (5 Min)  3_27_2015.jpg
     
  8. neke

    neke

    What function represents your involuted chart?
     
  9. Maverick1

    Maverick1

    RN,

    Meant to ask, was this a "with the plan" trade that you would do again?
     
  10. Maverick1

    Maverick1

    Hi stillgrinding,

    Nice job on keeping the loss small. Did you try again a bit higher around 50 and change? (around 11 am)
     
    #10     Apr 4, 2015