'No Not Another Journal' Journal

the format of that trade report doesn't seem quite right

 

will try and mark the entries and exits later on

 

and that chart sucks too

worst journal ever

 

thinking about renaming this journal 'how not to trade the ES'
or 'the stop out journal'
I repeat: WORST. JOURNAL. EVER.
lol

 

data from yesterday

TRANSACTIONS


Futures
USD

Description Date Time Exchange Qty T.Price S.Price Commiss P/L Code
ES DEC08 2008-09-23, 09:03:04 GLOBEX 1 1,212.0000 1,187.0000 -2.40 -1,252.40 O
ES DEC08 2008-09-23, 09:14:42 GLOBEX -1 1,210.5000 1,187.0000 -2.40 1,172.60 C
ES DEC08 2008-09-23, 09:23:50 GLOBEX 1 1,211.7500 1,187.0000 -2.40 -1,239.90 O
ES DEC08 2008-09-23, 09:29:35 GLOBEX -1 1,210.2500 1,187.0000 -2.40 1,160.10 C
ES DEC08 2008-09-23, 10:04:32 GLOBEX 1 1,217.0000 1,187.0000 -2.40 -1,502.40 O
ES DEC08 2008-09-23, 10:05:16 GLOBEX 1 1,218.5000 1,187.0000 -2.40 -1,577.40 O
ES DEC08 2008-09-23, 10:05:35 GLOBEX -1 1,218.7500 1,187.0000 -2.40 1,585.10 C
ES DEC08 2008-09-23, 10:45:08 GLOBEX -1 1,213.7500 1,187.0000 -2.40 1,335.10 C
ES DEC08 2008-09-23, 11:00:51 GLOBEX -1 1,208.5000 1,187.0000 -2.40 1,072.60 O
ES DEC08 2008-09-23, 11:01:58 GLOBEX 1 1,211.5000 1,187.0000 -2.40 -1,227.40 C
ES DEC08 2008-09-23, 11:05:55 GLOBEX -1 1,207.5000 1,187.0000 -2.40 1,022.60 O
ES DEC08 2008-09-23, 11:14:03 GLOBEX 1 1,212.2500 1,187.0000 -2.40 -1,264.90 C
ES DEC08 2008-09-23, 11:37:22 GLOBEX -1 1,212.7500 1,187.0000 -2.40 1,285.10 O
ES DEC08 2008-09-23, 12:00:22 GLOBEX 1 1,209.7500 1,187.0000 -2.40 -1,139.90 C
Total -33.60 -571.10

 

don't have the earlier trades on the chart as it's only a chart from 9:30, will change that tomorrow
1st trade: now notice that the MA were going down
should have sold earlier. lesson learned (i hope)
2nd trade: quick stop out. looks like i followed the rules here
3rd trade: MA's sloping up, hmmm probably should have gotten out sooner
4rd trade closed out trade to stop for lunch actually my only winner

 

Good luck w/ the journal.

As another has said, get the rules written and try to follow them.

Screenshots might get others more involved too.

Try SnagIt, very nice screen capture tool. http://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.asp

 

yes brownsfan, had a chart that i marked my buys and sells on
but i can't see it on the attachment
damn gremlins

 

next try

 

that's better