Buy 5 er2 @ 780.50
Short 5 er2 @ 781.60.
I apologize for the absence. I took a planned vacation, but thought I would have time to make a few more posts before taking leave, in which I...
1) Don't hold overnight. 2) No reversal signal. Thanks for the interest. QT
In the middle of that ER2 trade, btw, I managed to eat supper with my family. I wasn't too nervous. The markets were in an obvious up-trend. I...
Often I see people saying "The entries aren't as important as the exits/trade management once you're in the trade, etc." For me, entries are...
Having that hard stop in this morning (I did not put it in until just before, or after RTH) was a sort of 'eureka' thing for me. My wife, who...
Sold 1 ES 4:14 @ 1310.75. -$37.50. Just in the nick of time -- I could have lost another 3 points if I had hesitated. (BTW, I hesitated until...
I know this is way after the fact. It is also going to seem far fetched. However, I offer no apologies. Last night: Long 3 ER2 @ 756.50...
Another 'eureka' moment for me was when I realized I trade far better when I start my trades with only 1 contract. I'm never scared to put down 1...
Another thing I try to do is reverse-engineer what bad traders do. We all know people that have blown out their accounts. It's really not that...
Obviously, trading is about finding (relatively) low risk trades with potential for decent profits. I'm not much of a mathematician, and I don't...
As you can already see, I am somewhat disorganized and tend to jump aimlessly from one subject to the next. In this way I have a complete lack of...
I don't have much of a social life. Very few friends. But no enemies either. My wife and kids are more than enough for me. I guess you could say...
Many don't believe this, but my desktop computer is a Pentium 3 800 or something like that. I take a minimalist approach to the 'stuff' I...
At this time, I use only 2 screens. On a laptop to my left, I have a simple quoteboard of all the contracts I follow, even some that I don't...
It was not my intention to belittle anyone. I did not see what seems to have been your original post--I hope it was not derogatory. I'm not...
I simply don't have the need to have tons of money in my account. I can do what I need to do with a minimal amount. I suppose that a 'black swan'...
I sometimes trade odd hours, as I'm in a different time zone. It's night time for me here. In the currencies particularly, the overnight market...
4:15 Sold 16 ZB @ 110 2/32. Profit $1,000 (even). Total Profit (for this thread and today) $2,500. Thankfully, I never took any heat on...
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