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  1. Discretionary Equity Trading Journal

    Actually, after everything was accounted for and after monthly fees, I started this month off with only about 5,700 in the account. Needless to...
    Post by: EquitiesTrader, Sep 9, 2014 in forum: Journals

  2. Discretionary Equity Trading Journal

    Had a technical glitch with my computer and trading platform that ended up being quite painfully financially. I took the last few weeks off to...
    Post by: EquitiesTrader, Aug 26, 2014 in forum: Journals

  3. Discretionary Equity Trading Journal

    One of the areas that I am seeing the most improvement in my trading recently, which really made a difference today is patience. Patience to wait...
    Post by: EquitiesTrader, Aug 7, 2014 in forum: Journals

  4. Discretionary Equity Trading Journal

    Agassi, I think I might have mentioned it in one of my previous posts, but I tend to watch somewhere around 10 stocks at a time. I try to make...
    Post by: EquitiesTrader, Aug 6, 2014 in forum: Journals

  5. Discretionary Equity Trading Journal

    Had a very good day on executions and sticking to my plan on Monday, but was off yesterday. Had another very good day in terms of executions...
    Post by: EquitiesTrader, Aug 6, 2014 in forum: Journals

  6. Discretionary Equity Trading Journal

    Today was a fantastic day in terms of executing on my plan. Trading smaller definitely allowed me to be less emotionally attached with each trade...
    Post by: EquitiesTrader, Jul 29, 2014 in forum: Journals

  7. Discretionary Equity Trading Journal

    Realized looking through my thread that I have been focused too much on profits and not enough on the key factors for long-term success. As a...
    Post by: EquitiesTrader, Jul 28, 2014 in forum: Journals

  8. Discretionary Equity Trading Journal

    I am extremely happy with my execution today. I got a great entry on UA early in the morning when it showed me some strength. I did a great job...
    Post by: EquitiesTrader, Jul 24, 2014 in forum: Journals

  9. Discretionary Equity Trading Journal

    I trade anything that I think will move significantly that day. The days that I traded YUM, UNH, and TWX, there were significant news catalysts...
    Post by: EquitiesTrader, Jul 22, 2014 in forum: Journals

  10. Discretionary Equity Trading Journal

    I stop trading once my daily stop loss is hit without exception. Today, being another example of that unfortunately. I had great execution,...
    Post by: EquitiesTrader, Jul 22, 2014 in forum: Journals

  11. Discretionary Equity Trading Journal

    Had a negative day today where I kept revenge trading NFLX to the long side and then hit my daily loss limit before I could reverse to a short...
    Post by: EquitiesTrader, Jul 21, 2014 in forum: Journals

  12. Discretionary Equity Trading Journal

    Not the best job today in executing. I chased TWX a bit instead of waiting until it pulled back, which made my loss a little larger than it...
    Post by: EquitiesTrader, Jul 18, 2014 in forum: Journals

  13. Discretionary Equity Trading Journal

    Was distracted a bit this morning by my toddler, so I was unhappy with the fact that I missed a few trades by hesitating, turning my head away...
    Post by: EquitiesTrader, Jul 17, 2014 in forum: Journals

  14. Discretionary Equity Trading Journal

    Was able to squeeze in two small trades today, before my toddler started requiring my attention. Traded lighter size today as well. Caught a bit...
    Post by: EquitiesTrader, Jul 16, 2014 in forum: Journals

  15. Discretionary Equity Trading Journal

    Today was pretty much a flat trade. Couldn't do much with my toddler pulling at my leg today. I missed so many trades, and made quite a few poor...
    Post by: EquitiesTrader, Jul 15, 2014 in forum: Journals