.. Forgot to fill out contracts column after the debrief. Will start doing that with log number 5. And hopefully we get some more Ms and Ws! <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=2167701>
Thanks so much for the prompt, rich and detailed answers, and know that I'm taking it in as fast as I can. I often sketch or take shorthand notes as I'm reading, and fan out the most pertinent information around my keyboard, until such time as it's been fully absorbed. I have noticed my receptiveness and understanding both steadily improving, though there's still vast room for improvement on both fronts. Regarding the book... <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=2167723> You mentioned that you might be able to provide a reading list. As not all of the books you've suggested are available over here, I wonder if you could post a list to cover the entire virtual syllabus. I could get them all in one bulk overseas shipment, keep them in the spare room, and read them as and when directed.
This goes back to one of yesterday's questions, about how soon prv can be relied upon, when M can be recorded, and ultimately, having TRUST in the market to hear its TELLs. While I now have absolute faith in the sanctity of sequences and geometric channels, I've yet to trust prv or the forming bar as it takes shape. It's almost an indulgent pleasure to have end-of-bar data available on the paper drills, even if I'm picturing the landscape forming as it would in real time. With M, I find I'm constantly rechecking to make sure the IB doesn't surge into a range extension, or that the confidently advancing bar doesn't end the 5-minutes back inside the lateral. Once I can firmly believe in each bar's consummation of intent, this (self-constructed?) hurdle will have been overcome.
... Couldn't physically fit any of the numbers into the Contracts column... <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=2167811>