Need somewhere to think out loud,

Discussion in 'Journals' started by Turveyd, Jul 29, 2014.

  1. Turveyd

    Turveyd

    Played GU short 26 0.05% held perfecly, up $103 today :) nice!!! :)

    Over thinking is stopping, sadly work to get to :(
     
    #3941     May 16, 2018
  2. Turveyd

    Turveyd

    New method is scoring perfectly, cleaner with BB removed, 3 different speed and range envelopes is looking like the solution all a long, been close to this for literally years, just not quite found the right setup before.

    Master it, grow account, quit business as always i have a shot end of year maybe end of the summer, maybe I will say screw it before.
     
    #3942     May 17, 2018
  3. Turveyd

    Turveyd

    Still trading barely and 1/2 sized, 14 trades on the month so far +11% and no losers yet ( DOOM coming every time I say that I dig in and LOSE BIG!! LOL )

    Method, suites me perfectly, playing chop range with direction, with fall back entry positions if market goes well markety!!

    Stay 1/2 for another week, try to spend more time trading, progress to full size, grow account give up work!!
     
    #3943     May 18, 2018
  4. Xela

    Xela


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    #3944     May 18, 2018
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  5. Turveyd

    Turveyd

    Plan stick to 1/2 sized till 3K+ then Full size it $10 per pt, tad more sensible!!

    5K+ go upto $15 then 10K+ for $20, scale back a tad.

    Problem is a loser, would likely knock out 50% of my profit, due to small profits.

    Problem is, if I go for bigger profits, then I expose myself to more losers typically.

    Need to find a 1/2 way ground I guess.

    On 19 trades without a loser +$109 today, total time in markets = 1Min+ 1min + 2mins + 5 + 2 + 7 = 18mins in trade time, likely 35mins watching, pretty nice money :)
     
    #3945     May 18, 2018
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  6. Mo06

    Mo06

    "total time in markets = 1Min+ 1min + 2mins + 5 + 2 + 7 = 18mins in trade time"



    One of my favourite quotes from Reminiscences of a Stock Operator:

    "It never was my thinking that made the big money for me. It always was my sitting. Got that? My sitting tight! It is no trick at all to be right on the market. You always find lots of early bulls in bull markets and early bears in bear markets. I've known many men who were right at exactly the right time, and began buying or selling stocks when prices were at the very level which should show the greatest profit. And their experience invariably matched mine--that is, they made no real money out of it. Men who can both be right and sit tight are uncommon."

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reminiscences_of_a_Stock_Operator
     
    #3946     May 19, 2018
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  7. Turveyd

    Turveyd

    Every time, confidence grows and i try to hold for more I end up taking big losses.

    I think i need to stick to playing the range as the range holds 80% of the time but...

    If the range breaks while I'm still in, then i should use the 6sma envelope to ride the breakout.

    Also enter big with 6 after a breakout needs work, better pts profit.

    Very few breakouts, can only think of 1 yesterday while watching, hence no losers.

    Thats got to be the way to play it, i think i try to hold every trade which =s doom.
     
    #3947     May 19, 2018
  8. Onra

    Onra

    Turveyd,
    Have you tried sticking on to a same set-up, but using two or three timeframes?
     
    #3948     May 19, 2018
  9. Turveyd

    Turveyd

    Dont see any benefit in different TFs just gets confusing, my different speed envelopes are the same thing kinda without losing important detail.

    No way to play chop tight range either on anything slower than M1.

    +12% with 2 hours trading time this month, is pretty good, just greedy want more, increase time trading and stick to the same plan until its broken atleast.

    Too much spare time weekends to over think and lose the plot lol
     
    #3949     May 19, 2018
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  10. vanzandt

    vanzandt

    Not this weekend... you have the Royal Wedding. :D
    Why is this even on my TV?
    What is up with you Brits anyway?
    I guess its ok... as long as they don't pre-empt Gilligan's Island reruns.
     
    #3950     May 19, 2018