ES Journal - 2019/2020

Discussion in 'Journals' started by Buy1Sell2, Dec 19, 2018.

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  1. trdes

    trdes



    Theres 11706ish. Ugly and dumb trade, but covering some here and back in control.
     
    #29851     Oct 20, 2020
  2. trdes

    trdes

    Maybe a bounce from 11696-11706. if so I am going to short into it again, just holding 1 micro left over from that bad trade earlier, that luckily turned into a winner.
     
    #29852     Oct 20, 2020
  3. That probably is a result of using longer-term charts -- daily, 4-hour, 2-hour for my primary determinations so overbought / oversold is relative. Also, I derive most of my signals at specific times using those charts so price may have moved beyond a high or low before I enter -- just the nature of that process.

     
    #29853     Oct 20, 2020
  4. this is just the 2-hour chart but oversold is going to be a zone -- not an event. And I'm viewing this within the context of the daily and 4-hour and my cycles work.

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    #29854     Oct 20, 2020
  5. trdes

    trdes

    Ok, was just clarifying. If we go too much above 11740.00 I'll just have to cover and will end up losing a good bit of my profits. Otherwise looking for 11708.75 - 11718.75 range to cover some.
     
    #29855     Oct 20, 2020
  6. trdes

    trdes


    Damn 4 point away from 11718.75. Had to exit for a loss. Likely done for the day.
     
    #29856     Oct 20, 2020
  7. Thanks. Funny thing is that I used to be a perma-short when I first started out. I really loved to short. Ideally, a good trader is neutral in terms of direction, but I'll admit to finding it easier to go long these days.
     
    #29857     Oct 20, 2020
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  8. Today is just one of those days you had to have a view of the big picture and then have conviction on it. If you had the big picture wrong for today, it would have been a frustrating day.

     
    #29858     Oct 20, 2020
  9. The short side is always logical because it often aligns with your feelings and emotions about what's going on. Trading the long side in this environment requires you to just trade what you see. This is my 999th post. I better wait to make sure my next one is epic.

     
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    #29859     Oct 20, 2020
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  10. Stopped.

    Didn't get a push below yesterday's LOD after all, but managed to get in long near the LOD anyhow.

    I'll dedicate this trade to @SammyJ who thinks getting the big picture right is meaningless. LOL. :)

    I'm locking in some here below 50, but I'm wishful that this can turn into a more profitable swing trade.

    If it was a day trade - I'd trail a tight stop here behind price.

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    #29860     Oct 20, 2020
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