a loser's journal......read at own risk

Discussion in 'Journals' started by padutrader, Feb 26, 2021.

  1. padutrader

    padutrader

    this trade is going well

    that is why it is important that the set up and context should match.

    i think one major reason i lost money for 13 years was not understanding the context part of it and the huge importance it plays

    and traders who curse Brooks and call him a scam have traded his set ups alone......

    brooks wrote one chapter on set ups and 14 on context.

    his only mistake was writing a book teaching trading....something that is hugely difficult to comprehend

    https://screenrec.com/share/swukv5mA3F
     
    Last edited: Mar 10, 2021
    #191     Mar 10, 2021
  2. padutrader

    padutrader

    you do not know when to exit because you trade set ups and do not match context to that set up if you did. if you knew the reasons you entered, it would be obvious when to exit.

    trade management and exit management is all about evaluating context.....has it changed or not? if context has changed brooks says you should also wait for a good signal bar in the opposite direction before considering to exit
     
    #192     Mar 10, 2021
  3. padutrader

    padutrader

    the purpose of these trades is to learn a few things....and not about how much profit has been made.

    but i do want to learn to cut losses and keep them to a minimum

    https://screenrec.com/share/WZil6haCNQ
     
    #193     Mar 10, 2021
  4. padutrader

    padutrader

    i am beginning to learn what climactic means....it is something difficult to learn .......and because there is no set up to understand it leads to many bad trades
     
    #194     Mar 10, 2021
  5. padutrader

    padutrader

    closed my short trade

    Brooks says first understand what kind of day it is, understand the market conditions, whether it is trend or range broadly, and then and only then look for set ups to enter in a direction agreeable to that market condition.

    where is the scam in that?

    https://screenrec.com/share/AWixqTe8j6
     
    #195     Mar 10, 2021
  6. padutrader

    padutrader

    trading is simple...you get a move up a correction and then another move up......if this move up tests the high and then reverses then take that signal.....https://screenrec.com/share/s9mnc5kNwP
     
    #196     Mar 11, 2021
  7. padutrader

    padutrader

  8. padutrader

    padutrader

    many say trading is gambling but gambling is easier there are only two outcomes in gambling.. win or lose. when you win it is clear you have won

    it is not so black and white in trading....there are many more outcomes in trading many shades of win and lose
     
    #198     Mar 11, 2021
  9. padutrader

    padutrader

  10. padutrader

    padutrader

    this is my system my way of trading...fairly straight forward though sometimes a few situations the market can get confusing and i just sit tight until it becomes clear or my stop goes.

    my purpose for trading this demo has been achieved: I wanted a way of thinking which is the same, which is repeatable, and which will then be trust worthy because it is the same every single time.

    https://screenrec.com/share/Yra4btW2LC

    i am ready to go live now once i can liquidate some of my assets....i never keep much in cash so i think i can go live maybe by 20 -22 of this month
     
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    #200     Mar 11, 2021