Ganesh Trading Journal

[ganesha04]

1. Trade Number: 18/20 Batch 4
2. Date/Time: 31/03/2020 - Afternoon session
3. Symbol/TF: Dax
4. Signal Type / Direction: Short S1
5. The situation on M5: Potential new 5th Impulse Wave
6. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: Price came down heavily out of M5 range; perhaps new 5th Impulse wave on the M5; beautufil S1; had wrong setting in ATM, cancelled and re-entered so got a bad fill...
7.Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: Went out at BE; if I had used the 5 candle trail method, would have been 1R...
8. DS For this Trade: 1DS
9. DS Running Total: 78% (14/18)
10. Result: 0R
11: Badge R: 10R (Target 10)
12. Psychological Return: +7
13. Screenshot:

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[ganesha04]

1. Trade Number: 19/20 Batch 4
2. Date/Time: 01/04/2020 - Morning session
3. Symbol/TF: Dax
4. Signal Type / Direction: Short S1
5. The situation on M5: Potential 3rd into 5th
6. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: Price was in a downtrend since FO; it did a S1 (didn't completely cross the 0) and I thought maybe worthwhile going in for another downward movement.
7.Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: Paid Rent; no emotional affect; didn't bother at all ...
8. DS For this Trade: 1DS
9. DS Running Total: 79% (15/19)
10. Result: -1R
11: Badge R: 9R (Target 10)
12. Psychological Return: +9
13. Screenshot:

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[ganesha04]

A bit of learning:

- my wave count:

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- hunt dot trade on M5 clusterfuck break

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- pink dot...

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[ganesha04]

Some learnings from today: Trading involves thinking about the larger structure and then seeing how my S1 on M1 fits into the larger structure

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[ganesha04]

1. Trade Number: 20/20 Batch 4
2. Date/Time: 02/04/2020 - Afternoon session
3. Symbol/TF: Dax
4. Signal Type / Direction: Short S1
5. The situation on M5: Potential 3rd into 5th
6. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: I was waiting the whole day for a trade, and then I saw this S1; on M1 nice; but I forgot the bigger picture
7.Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: Paid Rent; as I was desperate to get into a trade after waiting the whole day...
8. DS For this Trade: 1DS
9. DS Running Total: 75% (15/20)
10. Result: -1R
11: Badge R: 8R (Target 10)
12. Psychological Return: +8
13. Screenshot:

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[ganesha04]

Key lessons from my last badge:
- Restrict your time trading (2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon); LO and NYO... When you're off the charts, don't think about trading, take rest...
- Stick to S1; don't get fancy; just simply stick to it... everytime you get fancy, you lose confidence...
- Bigger picture; M5 --> has price moved too far? Are you taken setups in high probability areas?

To summarise: I am getting better and better with technicals, but what I need to improve is my mental game. So the focus in my next T20 is to go through profitably without losing my head and feeling good!

[ganesha04]

My new trading setup; huge screen and laptop starting to pay off; I'm back to my old routine and I feel 1,000,000 times better; I'm here at LO and NYO... Only changes to previous Badge; Currencies included now as well and US30. My goal at the end of this badge is to find a TM which suits my personality.

Anyways, plenty of trades to analyse:
1. Trade Number: 1/20 Batch 5
2. Date/Time: 07/04/2020 - Morning Session
3. Symbol/TF: AUD/USD
4. Signal Type / Direction: Long S1
5. The situation on M5: Potential 3rd into 5th - but in hindsight was towards the end of the big wave 3 up...
6. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: Market was moving nicely, broke out of previous small M5 range and got in.
7.Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: Out at BE.
8. DS For this Trade: 1DS
9. DS Running Total: 100% (1/20)
10. Result: 0R
11: Badge R: 0R (Target 10)
12. Psychological Return: +1
13. Screenshot:

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1. Trade Number: 2/20 Batch 5
2. Date/Time: 07/04/2020 - Morning Session
3. Symbol/TF: GBP/USD
4. Signal Type / Direction: Long S1
5. The situation on M5: End of Impulsive 3rd wave on M5.
6. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: Sentiment was strong and the market was moving since LO so got it.
7.Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: Out at BE.
8. DS For this Trade: 1DS
9. DS Running Total: 100% (2/20)
10. Result: 0R
11: Badge R: 0R (Target 10)
12. Psychological Return: +2 (Target 16)
13. Screenshot:

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1. Trade Number: 3/20 Batch 5
2. Date/Time: 07/04/2020 - Morning Session
3. Symbol/TF: USD/CAD
4. Signal Type / Direction: Short S1
5. The situation on M5: End of Impulsive 3rd wave on M5.
6. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: Sentiment was strong and the market was moving since LO so got in, even though the red box was far too big; I think I got carried away by the fact that the bearish bar was a sign that the market could go down even further...
7.Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: Out at -0.5R
8. DS For this Trade: 0DS
9. DS Running Total: 66% (2/3)
10. Result: -0.5R
11: Badge R: -0.5R (Target 10)
12. Psychological Return: +1
13. Screenshot:

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1. Trade Number: 4/20 Batch 5
2. Date/Time: 07/04/2020 - Morning Session
3. Symbol/TF: Dax
4. Signal Type / Direction: Long S1
5. The situation on M5: End of Impulsive 3rd wave on M5.
6. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: Dax was going up aggressively; S1 showed up, feared that it was Btrap but got in according to my rules.
7.Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: Out at -0.5R
8. DS For this Trade: 1DS
9. DS Running Total: 75% (3/4)
10. Result: -0.5R
11: Badge R: -1R (Target 10)
12. Psychological Return: +2
13. Screenshot:

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[ganesha04]

1. Trade Number: 5/20 Batch 5
2. Date/Time: 07/04/2020 - Afternoon Session
3. Symbol/TF: EU
4. Signal Type / Direction: Long S1
5. The situation on M5: 3rd into 5th of M5
6. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: Before NYO, S1 even though sentiment was dead in the market.
7.Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: Out at BE
8. DS For this Trade: 1DS
9. DS Running Total: 80% (4/5)
10. Result: 0R
11: Badge R: -1R (Target 10)
12. Psychological Return: +3
13. Screenshot:

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1. Trade Number: 6/20 Batch 5
2. Date/Time: 07/04/2020 - Afternoon Session
3. Symbol/TF: USD CAD
4. Signal Type / Direction: Short S1
5. The situation on M5: 3rd into 5th of new impulsive wave
6. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: Around NYO; USD CAD showed a nice S1 after a break out of M5 zone...
7.Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: 2R within Tz1, so beautiful trade
8. DS For this Trade: 1DS
9. DS Running Total: 84% (5/6)
10. Result: 2R
11: Badge R: 1R (Target 10)
12. Psychological Return: +4
13. Screenshot:

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[ganesha04]

1. Trade Number: 7/20 Batch 5
2. Date/Time: 08/04/2020 - Afternoon Session
3. Symbol/TF: Dax
4. Signal Type / Direction: Short S1
5. The situation on M5:
6. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: Saw S1 and on my split screen the trade made sense and ok to my trade plan.
7.Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: Chatting and trading not easy; so easy to get influenced; I knew price was range bound, even put in the group but when I saw the tight box I got... But it's not part of my tradeplan (need to define) so according to where I am now the trade was correct! Anyways, my experiment with testing this new TM is coming along nicely (when price crosses red line, I'm out...)
8. DS For this Trade: 1DS
9. DS Running Total: 83% (6/7)
10. Result: -0.2R
11: Badge R: 0.8R (Target 10)
12. Psychological Return: +3
13. Screenshot:

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[ganesha04]

1. Trade Number: 8/20 Batch 5
2. Date/Time: 09/04/2020 - Morning Session
3. Symbol/TF: EU
4. Signal Type / Direction: Cherry Short
5. The situation on M5: No clear indication; FO open, potentially into new impulsive wave.
6. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: Sentiment was strong; currencies flying; took the momentum and took the short.
7.Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: My pre-defined SL strategy is strong; used trailing stop here but still need to define exactly TM plan once I hit 1R
8. DS For this Trade: 1DS
9. DS Running Total: 83% (7/8)
10. Result: +3
11: Badge R: 3.8R (Target 10)
12. Psychological Return: +4
13. Market Sentiment: Moving
13. Screenshot:

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1. Trade Number: 9/20 Batch 5
2. Date/Time: 09/04/2020 - Morning Session
3. Symbol/TF: EU
4. Signal Type / Direction: S1 Short
5. The situation on M5: Well could have been start of impulsive wave down but wasn't...
6. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: Based on above; felt strong sentiment and all factors added up; apart from large box in relation to the move; but still small in pips value...
7.Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: My new TM helped to get out of 0.5Rent; new TM if price closes or goes clearly above red line I'm out.
8. DS For this Trade: 1DS
9. DS Running Total: 88% (8/9)
10. Result: -0.5
11: Badge R: 3.3R (Target 10)
12. Psychological Return: +5
13. Market Sentiment: Moving
13. Screenshot:

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1. Trade Number: 10/20 Batch 5
2. Date/Time: 09/04/2020 - Morning Session
3. Symbol/TF: UC
4. Signal Type / Direction: Cherry Long
5. The situation on M5: Potentially new impulsive wave up
6. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: Again market was flying in the morning, clear monarch went in.
7.Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: Price went to 1R, back to BE and I was out...
8. DS For this Trade: 1DS
9. DS Running Total: 90% (9/10)
10. Result: 0
11: Badge R: 3.3R (Target 10)
12. Psychological Return: +6
13. Market Sentiment: Moving
13. Screenshot:

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