Didn't keep losses small enough today! Pretty upset at a lapse in discipline money management. Slightly profitable day $ wise, but -11 ticks....
Thanks for bringing questions/comments to the thread that are exactly what it should be about. Not arguing over what a good trader takes out of...
That is a very valid measure of performance. I can see how it would cause problems for my emotional balance though! I would over-trade because...
Just so we're all on the same page. I'm referring to ticks as the smallest incremental movement of any market. I'm not talking about looking...
Hey, thanks for the post and sharing your ideas! I'm pretty sure...High winning percentage = low losing percentage. Same thing right?...
Pretty simple position size calculation. How far away will the stop loss be? Based on that, how much money am I willing to lose on the trade?...
Here's the second driver: win:loss ratio I forgot to mention, each data point on these charts is for the last 20 trades. The win% is simply...
The two real drivers of profitability: win%(how often you are correct), and win:loss ratio (the size of your average win:average loss)...
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I wanted to share my drawdown chart with everyone. It's since I left my other job and began trading full time in Feb. It's on a trade-by-trade...
tihfa, as far as stochastics and keltner bands go, I don't really use them for entry or exit decision. Honestly, they're mostly there out of...
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Thanks for the info. What's the best way for me to post my trade recap videos? A link to, or embed, the post I've uploaded to youtube?
@Zr1Trader - No, nothing to sell here. Just trading. @Macho - I completely understand where you're coming from on that sarcastic post, there's...
I've been trading for a little over eight years now. My focus is on the Russell 2000 and emini S&P contracts. I usually have some type of...
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