Recent Content by BlueDiamond

  1. Just another journal

    The past two weeks have been a torrid time. I've been thinking about what went wrong, and I still am. Some things changed in my trading...
    Post by: BlueDiamond, Aug 2, 2009 in forum: Journals

  2. Just another journal

    Thanks for taking the time to register and reply, Myshkin, I appreciate your encouragement. I do think scaling out is a good idea, although...
    Post by: BlueDiamond, Aug 2, 2009 in forum: Journals

  3. Just another journal

    -$112 Maybe the end is near.
    Post by: BlueDiamond, Jul 31, 2009 in forum: Journals

  4. Just another journal

    -$280 Miserable day. Completely lost control. The frustration of all these wasted trading days is getting to me.
    Post by: BlueDiamond, Jul 29, 2009 in forum: Journals

  5. Just another journal

    +$20 1st trade short from 975, met strong support and exited too late, +2.25. 2nd trade is a mistake, shorting despite strong support, -1....
    Post by: BlueDiamond, Jul 28, 2009 in forum: Journals

  6. Just another journal

    -$100 Another negative day, mostly because I tried to beat the rules by going in early. Again! First trade was too early, long near the HOD,...
    Post by: BlueDiamond, Jul 25, 2009 in forum: Journals

  7. Just another journal

    A frustrating day today as I watched the opportunities come and go. Couldn't trade these few days due to various issues.
    Post by: BlueDiamond, Jul 23, 2009 in forum: Journals

  8. Just another journal

    Summary of first two weeks: Total no. of trades = 13 Wins = 6, +13.25 or +2.2 per win Losses = 5, -5.25 or -1.1 per loss Breakevens = 2,...
    Post by: BlueDiamond, Jul 19, 2009 in forum: Journals

  9. Just another journal

    -$137 Long near HOD, -1.25. Short near LOD, -1.25. I knew it was shaping up to be this type of day, but couldn't resist taking the trades. Both...
    Post by: BlueDiamond, Jul 16, 2009 in forum: Journals

  10. Just another journal

    +$275 Stayed on the sidelines yesterday. While sitting on the bench and having to watch all the action, I wondered about an options play to let...
    Post by: BlueDiamond, Jul 15, 2009 in forum: Journals

  11. Just another journal

    +$133 Started with a loss, -1, shorting near LOD. Was ready to call it a day when a long opportunity came near 877, +2.75. Then as I was...
    Post by: BlueDiamond, Jul 13, 2009 in forum: Journals

  12. Just another journal

    No live trading yesterday due to connection issues. Paper traded horribly. Today is another day with the index lingering within a few points of...
    Post by: BlueDiamond, Jul 10, 2009 in forum: Journals

  13. Just another journal

    +$50 No trades yesterday. Today is another range bound day in the morning. In view of that, any profit is good for me. First trade was a...
    Post by: BlueDiamond, Jul 8, 2009 in forum: Journals

  14. Just another journal

    +$31 Today I got into a good mood! Perhaps this averted the losses. Anyway, managed to get 3 ticks from 1 trade today. Shorted around 884,...
    Post by: BlueDiamond, Jul 6, 2009 in forum: Journals

  15. Just another journal

    This may be just another typical journal in ET. I started trading the ES with a $5000 account from the start of the year and by Feb it dropped by...
    Thread by: BlueDiamond, Jul 4, 2009, 17 replies, in forum: Journals