@Millionaire I think the outlier years you mention are like home runs. I am going to attempt to change your mind with lots of no-algo, no-HFT...
Haha. I purchased a new kevlar vest before posting my first entry. I knew what was coming; this is my third excursion into journaling on ET.
You are kind @.sigma I hope I can keep the slope positive and the account intact, and the blog worth reading.
I decided just today to recommit to the 2-hour window from from the Open to 11:30 ET. I am still doing real estate, and while I can trade and...
I finished the day at $189.25 with 40 micro contracts traded. I will get the actual AMP report late tonight. But at $.76 each that is $30.40....
Crazy day yesterday. In the old days I might not have survived. 48 micros yesterday. $36 in fees. = $.76 per round turn with the micros with...
Thanks for continued concern. I do mean it. Yep, no more prop stuff. If I were to win a "15 contract" account (again) the max DD is $5k. Hmmm....
I made one post and we are already on page 6, LOL. Thanks for the encouragement from some, and from the rest, well... let's see what I can do!...
@Overnight Great observation. I will keep it "light and tight." Many thanks. @ducatista Are you only referring to his objection to my posting...
FREEDOM! From Micros to Millions: 2% per day [ATTACH] I am ready to be FREE of everything that is holding me back from EXCELLENT TRADING....
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TIME TO FOCUS. I just closed two real estate deals, and things finally seem to be picking up for me. I have also done well trading in the last...
Big Congrats. The "funding company" route can work well for guys and gals who know what they are doing. Clearly you are in that highly exclusive...
[ATTACH] Done for the day. Commissions have to be taken out still, but I am pretty sure I crossed the $100 mark for the day. Finished in one...
Here is my new table and chart. I am barely hanging on to 1% per day, but again between the holiday and the storm and the real estate deals, I am...
[ATTACH] I made about $40 today. The whippiness of the market was awesome today, and I should have had $400, but I will take the $40. My real...
"University of YouTube" has THOUSANDS of beginning trading suggestions. WARNING: Learning to trade manually ("discretionary trading") is a long...
I took several trades yesterday and today, but I am down about $10 from Friday. [ATTACH] Oh well. I am not worried. I have many more trading...
[ATTACH] Done for the day. Up over $100. I stayed away from the NFP report as it usually kills me. And I know if I keep trading, now that I...
I found this pic again on my computer. I find it highly motivational. My account at $5k still feels like a tiny acorn, but this kind of growth...
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