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7 1-20 Dax Cherry Short

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1. Trade Number: 1/20 Batch 7
2. Date/Time: 11/05/2020 - Afternoon Session
3. Symbol/TF: Dax
4. Signal Type / Direction: Cherry
5. Setup Type: A
6. The situation on M5: Potential New impulse wave.
7. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: Price literally broke the M5 range and then created a cherry; in hindsight it looked beautiful but the market didn't move as quickly as normally, but got in...
8. Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: Ended up being a BE; because the market didn't move as I wanted it to; I was a bit more cautious about the trade and moved the BE to quickly... Only allowed to move to BE once 1R or close to 1R
9. DS For this Trade: 0DS
10. DS Running Total: % (0/20)
11. Result: 0R
12: Badge R: 0 (Target 10)
13. %: 0%
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7 2/20 S1 Short

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1. Trade Number: 2/20 Batch 7
2. Date/Time: 11/05/2020 - Morning Session
3. Symbol/TF: Dax
4. Signal Type / Direction: S1 (Pink Dot)
5. Setup Type: A
6. The situation on M5: Potential 3rd into 5th
7. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: Price pulled back to the green; small box formed and I knew once price breaks it will create a pink dot; put pending order...
8. Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: Ended up with 1R; I had two exits, once price went to around 1R, and price stagnated and then once it hit the green line (could have used box trail...)
9. DS For this Trade: 1DS
10. DS Running Total: 50% (1/2)
11. Result: 1R
12: Badge R: 1R (Target 10)
13. %: 0.25%
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7 3/20 Dax Seed

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1. Trade Number: 3/20 Batch 7
2. Date/Time: 11/05/2020 - Morning Session
3. Symbol/TF: Dax
4. Signal Type / Direction: Seed
5. Setup Type: A
6. The situation on M5: Potential 3rd into 5th
7. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: I had 50% of my S1 trade taken off and seed appeared... The other S1 was still 50% in profit; so I figured that if this seed would be a loss it would be a technical BE. I also remember Immy mentioning that the big wins come from add ons...
8. Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: Price moved quickly down, I moved it to BE and then got out
9. DS For this Trade: 1DS
10. DS Running Total: 75% (3/4)
11. Result: 0R
12: Badge R: 0R (Target 10)
13. %: 0%
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Re: Ganesh Trading Journal

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1. Trade Number: 4/20 Batch 7
2. Date/Time: 11/05/2020 - Afternoon Session
3. Symbol/TF: Dax
4. Signal Type / Direction: Cherry Short
5. Setup Type: C
6. The situation on M5: Potential into 5th wave...
7. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: I was on a call; but also watching the market (first mistake); I was noticing how the market developed a similar pattern as last week (M5 about to get into 5th wave with a 1/2 on M1); I triggered the cherry with small risk and looking to add on after box break.
8. Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: Took the rent; then also realized that I traded without momentum (rookie mistake)
9. DS For this Trade: 0DS
10. DS Running Total: 50% (2/4)
11. Result: -1R
12: Badge R: 1R (Target 10)
13. %: -0.12% (0.12%
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Badge 7 Day 1 Reflection

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DS 0/1 0%


Day 1 Summary with a large account:
I am not going to be too hard on myself as it's my first day, but apart from my first trade, the others were not good.

Let's ask myself the question, why? I know why; I want to hit my goal for this month and in the past, my way of working has been to work as hard as possible and hit my goals; put hours in; make the effort...

Trading is not like this... I have to learn; anyways I promised myself not to be too hard on myself... So I am going to celebrate my first day of
not having lost and actually ending in profit :)

P.S.
I know have it in me; I know my rules; I have had many successful badges... tomorrow is another day...
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Re: Ganesh Trading Journal

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Great Start Ari

This was DAY 1 and it will be remembered one day. You have done well so far and the only way to continue this success is to do more of what works. One of the biggest mistake people often commit is to stop doing the things that made success possible in the first place.

So keep doing what you were doing until it feels like, you're not doing anything. It becomes second nature.... It just happens all on its own... Discipline becomes a part of you... and when that happens you don't try to be disciplined... there is no effort. It's just who you are.

Hard work, patience and discipline (but hard work in trading is OFF THE LIVE CHARTS) ...

I'm watching with a smile on my face...
What is the Secret of Successful Trading?
The Consistent Pursuit of DS1 :nerd

The thing that makes me money in trading is when I "Objectively Follow my Trading Plan".

I understand that I can't catch all the moves or all the signals but my objective is to catch THE VALID SIGNALS & ONLY the Valid Signals.

My Deathbed Advice "5:1 Reward to Risk Ratio".

Yo, banana boy! 🍌
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5 7/20 Dax S1

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1. Trade Number: 5/20 Batch 7
2. Date/Time: 11/05/2020 - Afternoon Session
3. Symbol/TF: Dax
4. Signal Type / Direction: S1
5. Setup Type: B
6. The situation on M5: Potential 3rd into 5th
7. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: Alarm started ringing around lunch time; could see a clear range break; beautiful S1 setting up; got in... out at 0.5R; then 2nd entry; out at BE... market didn't have the steam.
8. Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: Nothing wrong with the trade; visually perfect; however Immy suggested to go back to LO and NYO 2 hour sessions which I will do from now on.
9. DS For this Trade: 1DS
10. DS Running Total: 60% (3/5)
11. Result: -0.5R
12: Badge R: 0.5R (Target 10)
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7 6/20 Dax Seed Short

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1. Trade Number: 6/20 Batch 7
2. Date/Time: 12/05/2020 - Afternoon Session
3. Symbol/TF: DAX
4. Signal Type / Direction: Seed short
5. Setup Type: A
6. The situation on M5: Potential new Impulse wave
7. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: Was watching the market very close; Price towards bottom of M5 Range, NYO open; Hunt pattern forming; the only market wasn't moving; but there was a good chance it could explode once it goes below the range; so for me all Momentum trade criteria were fulfilled...
8. Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: My first proper win in this trade; happy, my decision making was good; I took 2 entries... I also was patient throughout the trade and let the profits run; didn't exit to premature; I was waiting until bar closes before decision making... This is the Ari I want to see; well done
9. DS For this Trade: 1DS
10. DS Running Total: 66% (4/6)
11. Result: 2R
12: Badge R: 2.5R (Target 10)
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Day 2 Reflection

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immy wrote: 12 May 2020, 09:58 Great Start Ari

This was DAY 1 and it will be remembered one day. You have done well so far and the only way to continue this success is to do more of what works. One of the biggest mistake people often commit is to stop doing the things that made success possible in the first place.

So keep doing what you were doing until it feels like, you're not doing anything. It becomes second nature.... It just happens all on its own... Discipline becomes a part of you... and when that happens you don't try to be disciplined... there is no effort. It's just who you are.

Hard work, patience and discipline (but hard work in trading is OFF THE LIVE CHARTS) ...

I'm watching with a smile on my face...

Thanks Immy; what a great 2nd day; today I felt more in the zone and even though my patience was tested a lot throughout the day; I was in the zone when it was required...

Both trades felt natural; nothing new, I've done this many times before... NEXT tomorrow is another day.

DS 1/2 50%
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7 7/20 DAX S1 Short

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1. Trade Number: 7/20 Batch 7
2. Date/Time: 13/05/2020 - Morning Session
3. Symbol/TF: DAX
4. Signal Type / Direction: S1 Short
5. Setup Type: A
6. The situation on M5: 3rd into 5th
7. Comments and Feelings at the Time of Taking The Trade: Was waiting patiently the whole morning; missed literally all the action in the am (nothing wrong with that as my trade plan) and then saw this S1 with all criteria fullfilled...
8. Comments and Trades After Exiting the Trade: Ended up being a BE
9. DS For this Trade: 1DS
10. DS Running Total: 71% (5/7)
11. Result: 0R
12: Badge R: 2.5R (Target 10)
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