Recent Content by FirstDegree

  1. CL Redux

    I figure lots of news this morning one right after the other so people are just waiting to get through all of that and then probably after 10am or...
    Post by: FirstDegree, Jan 14, 2011 in forum: Journals

  2. CL Redux

    Not much going on right now. Seems like it's waiting for Crude Inventories to give this market a jump start today. Breaks of the HOD have been...
    Post by: FirstDegree, Jan 12, 2011 in forum: Journals

  3. Birth of a trader

    10 tick stops do survive on the extreme breakouts that are real, true breakouts. There is no heat on the trade. My first HOD breakout instantly...
    Post by: FirstDegree, Jan 11, 2011 in forum: Journals

  4. Birth of a trader

    Here are a couple rules to throw into your bag of rules. 1. If price is sticking on the EMA, don't trade until it is able to break away from...
    Post by: FirstDegree, Jan 11, 2011 in forum: Journals

  5. CL Redux

    Talk about damage control. I was too busy pissing around with the stupid back and forth action previously that I wasn't keeping a clear mind...
    Post by: FirstDegree, Jan 11, 2011 in forum: Journals

  6. CL Redux

    I had 5 b/e trades today. I pretty much missed some of the better signals since I lighten up after 12pm. The day was still a success since I...
    Post by: FirstDegree, Jan 10, 2011 in forum: Journals

  7. CL Redux

    Crude is being bipolar today. Creeping down, being all depressed feeling sorry for itself, and then out of nowhere it's all jumpy and happy...
    Post by: FirstDegree, Jan 10, 2011 in forum: Journals

  8. CL Redux

    4 scratch trades for me, one of which went +19 (20 tick target) before coming all the way back. Along with hitting some support, it's also...
    Post by: FirstDegree, Jan 10, 2011 in forum: Journals

  9. CL Redux

    I have to keep remembering... It's never too low to short until I decide to short the LOD, then it will be too low to short. haha Picked up...
    Post by: FirstDegree, Jan 6, 2011 in forum: Journals

  10. Birth of a trader

    Could you elaborate on this a little bit? Are you reading the Steenbarger book? I remember reading something like this.
    Post by: FirstDegree, Jan 4, 2011 in forum: Journals

  11. CL Redux

    There will be a reversal signal when it's ready to reverse. That big bounce wasn't really a reversal, imo.
    Post by: FirstDegree, Jan 4, 2011 in forum: Journals

  12. CL Redux

    Ah crap. Forgot to switch over my contract today and I was seeing <500 volume so I was like "eh, Friday, can't trust these signals on low volume,...
    Post by: FirstDegree, Dec 17, 2010 in forum: Journals

  13. CL Redux

    Late question: Treasury Budget anything to sit out for in CL?
    Post by: FirstDegree, Dec 10, 2010 in forum: Journals

  14. Birth of a trader

    I've gotten used to the moves that CL makes. I've gotten a feel for it. Sometimes I believe I can gauge the incoming momentum just on feel....
    Post by: FirstDegree, Dec 6, 2010 in forum: Journals

  15. Birth of a trader

    I have the 6E on my screen during the day. Basically my setup goes: 6E CL1min ES 5min CL and my DOM is vertical from top to bottom of my...
    Post by: FirstDegree, Dec 6, 2010 in forum: Journals