Clowns ES Daytrading Journal

Discussion in 'Journals' started by ESclown, Feb 13, 2008.

  1. Specterx

    Specterx

    Same :) think we can get to 30?
     
    #461     Mar 3, 2008
  2. ESclown

    ESclown

    Look back at the 15min and you will see some great shorts you could have picked off. So easy to see after the fact - very hard trading day today for me.

    I hate choppy action and much prefer a trending day. Still no excuses plenty of opportunities were missed today to bag the 5-6 points IMO.
     
    #462     Mar 3, 2008
  3. ESclown

    ESclown

    If this is going to take off i am sure they will try their hardest to flush out all us early longs.

    :D
     
    #463     Mar 3, 2008
  4. ESclown

    ESclown

    1330 is POC on market profile today. It is rare for balance days like this not to re-visit the POC.
    Personally i like the odds of re-visting 1330. However, nothing is for certain in this world of trading so risk control is more important.
     
    #464     Mar 3, 2008
  5. Specterx

    Specterx

    Closed at 26.25, I think there could be a pullback to maybe 24, maybe a re-reversal... or maybe not, re-entered at 26.
     
    #465     Mar 3, 2008
  6. ESclown

    ESclown

    Good stuff SpecX that was a good trade eh, hardly any heat on that one.

    I'm still holding as i prey on the big winners. If it goes against me then so be it - as i am still up for the day.

    I need the big one to make this worth my while on my measly one lot. However, i would definitely has scaled out right where you did had i not only 1 contract.

    Good trading mate.
     
    #466     Mar 3, 2008
  7. ESclown

    ESclown

    That is the problem with expecting pull backs sometimes - you miss out on the big winner. That's why i generally hold all my trades too long - i am always waiting for that 20x risk trade.

    If you think it is going up then stay with it. It is much harder to exit and expect to get back in on a pull-back.
     
    #467     Mar 3, 2008
  8. ESclown

    ESclown

    Tgt 30 hit and filled for +8.5
     
    #468     Mar 3, 2008
  9. Specterx

    Specterx

    Well there you go, too bad I took a 1 tick profit on the re-entry when PA made me nervous... moving my stop up too quickly is a big problem for me. Good call on 30 though.

    I made $12.80 today on $200 gross, can you say overtrading? geez.
     
    #469     Mar 3, 2008
  10. ESclown

    ESclown

    Balanced day reversion to the mean is very high probability.

    That always happens to me with re-entries - because you were long from such a lower price it sometimes messes with your head and the risk-reward on the re-entry does not look so favourable.

    That's why scaling out is so attractive i guess.
     
    #470     Mar 3, 2008