Happy New Year! This is my favourite thread on ET, let the fun continue. Here's my day. I'm updating it as the afternoon rolls on... Here's a link to last years thread Trader P/L 2006 Trader P/L 2005
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happy with the first day of the year....my goal each day is 2k and once i reach it (if i do) im shuttin er down for the day
Trading the ER I had 11 trades today. I'm showing my big winner. That's a 5 minute chart on the left and two minute chart on the right. I like to trade to targets, or atleast a suspected target. Through the day I was up and down till this last trade which went for 1.0 Put me up 127.20 for the day on 1 contract. I was done. Now of course as always right after I get out, the market tumbles down today for another 7.0 from my entry. What can I do about this? Absolutley nothing. I'm trading one contract, my nerves are a wreck, and I'm happy. lol For those of you trading the ER you know why it tumbled. BIG GAP from Friday. I love those Gaps, they always fill. Not always the next day or the next, but it's just like a guide, a road map, and I like that. I took no more than a .5 against me today before getting out. On all my trades had I stayed I'd of broke even or made some change. For me, I know it's better if I just dump it. Their is always another trade. I seem to have a very low tolerance for losing money now. I'm not half as good or a quarter as most of you guys, but I hope to get their. Green arrows on chart show entry on this trade and exit. White arrow shows where I entered on the candle. Reason for entering, it started to move in my direction. In this down trend here I sold 3 different times, and took two loses and a small profit. I hope to get better about staying and trusting myself. Trusten 3yrs 2 days experience.
would have been a decent day if i would have held onto some short positions, still looks decent but the blo0tter doesnt tell half the story of the struggle i put up with today. good luck in the new year everyone