One of my most consistent trading methods is fading weak breakout/breakdowns. For example a weak breakout is a break that occurs into a...
I use different stop sizes for different patterns that I follow. I find that any stop smaller than 4-6 points makes it difficult to ride a trend...
Today was a light day for me. I hate trading oversold markets as the old " damned if you do,damned if you dont scenario" is in full effect. Being...
I did not overlook your post just not sure what you are asking. I agree commission costs are a big deal and this is one of the reasons I attempt...
For my use, a pivot refers to a short term change of direction following a multi-bar move in one direction. For example, if you get a 5 bar...
Hey Niel good to hear from you. first of all I feel that the Es and NQ are completely different vehicles and need to be traded with different...
This market gets stranger and stranger is all I can say. Some things are going on that I have not witnessed in a long time if ever and it makes me...
All markets are appropriate as I adjust my stops and targets based on a sample size of trades. This does allow me to adjust to all market...
I will move my stop to breakeven once I achieve 75-80% of my intended target. For that trade I entered at 866.50 with a target of 858, about 8...
Jeeze, am I this boring. " Have you ever thrown a party and no one showed up " LOL AllenZ
Second day of the journal was a wild one. Even though today was quite volatile, i had very few setups trigger for me. Trades Trade 1 -...
When there is wide range such as the range yesterday I am generally looking to fade moves. Buy into weakness and sell rallies. I am looking for a...
Well at least I picked a good to start this journal as we had one of the widest ranges of past couple months by days end. Let me post trades...
October 1 and here I am to start my journal for the month. Before I do so I want to set out in writing what I am looking for so everyone here...
I will start a journal of NQ trades under the title AllenZ's journal. Before I do so I want to set out in writing what I am looking for so...
Well, an average of 6 points a day over the course of the past 9 months is nothing to sneeze at. If you can post trades made in real time that...
Journal starts October 1. Over the next few days I will lay out the ground rules for the journal to give an idea of what will be posted. I will...
nkhoi-- I was just trying to find out what traders here at Elite are looking for out of a journal short of giving exact setups. I enjoy doing...
What type of profit return ( before commission ) do you expect? A question I always like to ask myself as well as other traders that have a...
Thinking about starting my journal back up for October. I have been only making about 2-4 trades a day lately. Success has been good, averaging...
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