again...it is a 'trading journey journal'...if you want straight trade posts...I.E. 'entered at 1100'...'stop at 1097'...check out ES Journal or the P&L thread...
It reads, "Sell/Short Futures Journal" so my guess is that you intend on actually trading something, eventually, hypothetically. If I may be so bold, why not post an EOD blotter?
as stated at the beginning...yes, will start trading..nah, probably not list every trade...why?...too much pressure to post an EOD blotter and as that might affect my trading
Then you have no credibility. A blotter is too much for your psyche, but propagating 50 posts of bullshit helps you trade? I suggest some play time with play-doh if the rigors of ET are too much for you, my flower. Have you ever considered the constructive criticism that transparency offers? Your trading couldn't possibly get worse. Not list every trade? WTF?
If I traded full-time for a living then it wouldn't be with 1 contract. It would be with 10. Right now I have a setup that I think has an edge and so I am testing it out with 1 contract. This gives me the chance to experience live trading without wiping out my account. I recommend you try the same. Since you are starting out your strategy I would recommend you do a combination of sim trades and live trades at the same time. When you r super confident it will work then take the live. If you are not sure, then take a sim. In addition, I study everyday the trades I've done and work on filters and exit strategies with focus on risk management. I target 5-15 points and use a max stop of 10 pts with also a time element (eg. if I'm still in the trade at 5-6 min then I tighten up on my stop). Everyday, print out your trades and market down comments. This helps. Focus and figure out ways to improve your setup and entry and exit. I think I've tried a zillion different methods and approaches. At first I thought it was easy and made a few thousand that I then lost. I am lucky that since 2006 I've managed to try different things out without wiping out my account. And all the cost has been is commissions as my winnings and losses had balanced out. I have a strong background in finance and work at a hedge fund but in fixed income and emerging markets (an area you needs millions to be active in - not a few thousand). I've always want to learn to daytrade and so I have had the journey I've had. My advise is that you need to find a setup that you are comfortable with. This has to be your baby and not the way someone else trades. I have a friend in Chicago who trades for a living the ES. He tried to teach some people to trade as he does. He was not successful although he really tried and I know as fact that he makes money. Also, realize there is no holy grail. (I know you prob heard this before but you need to drill it in your head). So find a setup, scroll back and look at what happened if you took such trades (don't be discouraged if it didn't worked all the time), then sim, apply filters, then trade. Backtesting is not a bad idea, however you must take it with a grain of salt. Why? Well because each day is different and each day needs some judgement besides the setup. My setup works because of my filters and the judgement I apply. Follow the news and what happened in other markets (Asia, Europe). These help you form a background. I am not saying trade on the news but use it as background to help you take higher prob trades. (eg. good econ news but market down = market is ignoring, so this could be a theme for the next few days, so tommorrow you put less attention on the econ and more on the other stuff (eg. some bailout package)). So if you get a feel that the market wants to drop then look at your setup for shorts but also short setups that the market CONFIRMS in a way (eg. trend down or unable to break resistance although its testing - double top, etc). My 2 cents has got long enough. Now go pull off a trade. After all this is a journal and you need put post something...
Doesn't look like you are holding up your end of the bargain with the moderators. Maybe you should have waited to start this journal when you are actually live trading? So far this seems like just pure chit chatter.
go read all the other journals...they are also 'trading journey journals'...not just actual trade postings all the time...'sold ES at 1000'...'stop at 997'...wow...yawn... also...go read 'chit chat'''is is basically all jokes, putting people down etc...here are real thoughts from my real trading journey...best to you in your trading journey