IncreaseNow's "Sell/Short" Futures Journal

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by increasenow, Feb 22, 2010.

  1. NoDoji

    NoDoji

    I was so happy you traded the same thing 2 days in a row, then this: now YM added to the mix???

    OMG, I've found someone more ADD than me! Incy, there's hope for you, really, there is.

    Just trade SF. Don't worry about what everything else is doing. SF likes you, you like it. It wants to dance with you, it's winking at you from across the dance floor and now you're gonna play hard-to-get?
     
    #671     Mar 19, 2010
  2. thanks Fireplace...this is really very good...and yes, I have to agree that with my trading so far I have been "Thinking too much, being a classic overthinker"...agreed +1...
     
    #672     Mar 19, 2010
  3. a lot of this for me was simply hating the losses that I took...can't stand it!!...so, the 'mini' wins here lately are building my confidence to just let the trade RIDE!!!...
     
    #673     Mar 19, 2010
  4. YEA...it felt great just trading the same thing 2 days in a row...as for the YM, was just watching to see where US markets were going...but...was looking like a cool short...didn't trade it though :p
     
    #674     Mar 19, 2010
  5. gonna try and trade Natural Gas this coming Monday...great range and per point value...JUST KIDDING ALL!!!!!...Ha! Ha! :D
     
    #675     Mar 19, 2010
  6. spd

    spd

    Jesus Christ dont scare me like that. I dont know where you live but if you start talking about nat gas losses I swear I will find you and slap you in the mouth :eek:
     
    #676     Mar 19, 2010
  7. spd

    spd

    94.6% of the time I trade CL
    3.1% of the time I trade Euro futures
    2.3% of the time I do not exist :p

    Im only keeping an eye on the indexes for the time being.

    Really, the way I see it, if someone has enough muscle to move the market high enough to take out a pivot like a swing high they can likey stir up some other momentum traders to jump in and keep pushing the market higher, possibly taking out a stop with a little more breathing room. So basically, if what I perceive to be key highs/lows/pivots/etc get taken out I consider my set-up invaild and just take my loss and move on. This may be completely off base, I am by no means a perfect trader, but for now this has helped me acheive some consistent success. Honestly Ive been really focusing on solid entry set-ups, if I take any heat on a trade Im usually just wrong and the market plows right through my stop and keeps on chuggin anyways. Ive gotten a lot better at knowing when to bail on a trade that goes my way for a second then starts to head back the other way before it gets close to my profit target. Ive been getting out for a scratch or small loss/profit on trades that used to stop me out all the time.
     
    #677     Mar 19, 2010
  8. yes, this was a total joke and just kidding around...maybe 'someday'...:p
     
    #678     Mar 19, 2010
  9. spd

    spd

    lol I know dude, I was just joking too. and yeah, maybe someday. There are somedays I love that contract and some days abhor it. I have a good "feel" for how nat gas trades and I still cant consitently take money out of that market, its too frantic. Im not trading it for the time being either.
     
    #679     Mar 19, 2010
  10. pwrtrdr

    pwrtrdr

    So true. Seriously, this is stuff "we" need to hear about ten times a day :cool:
     
    #680     Mar 20, 2010