David's journal

[azadar]

Alright its decided then. Dont trade unless I got an hour or more of trading time.

I traded my plan today but it just didnt work very well. 2 rents and 3 BE. I took good setups and I feel like a winner even though I lost money today.

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[azadar]

Friday started well even though I missed the huge downtrend during london session. I followed my plan and got some winners. Unfortunately It ended with a bunch of rents. At least I followed my plan. Only made 1 mistake which was to take a cherry on an AO that was too big.

Im rather happy with my trading this week. I followed my plan and was disciplined the whole week. Made a few mistakes here and there overall it was good trading. Result wise im down 4%. Its a little frustrating since I followed the plan and following my plan should produce some nice results. Ill see how I do next week.

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[azadar]

Took only 1 trade today but it turned out to be a great one. Wiped all the rents from last week and still have profits left

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[azadar]

Good start of the day but lost discipline and took bad trades that reduced my gains for the day. I need to pay close attention to that and stop trading immediately once i feel my discipline slipping.

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[Nikita]

Pay attentio to overtrading problem. I really know how you feel! BUt your cherry trade - what a beautiful one!

P.S. What are you using - on the right screen you have T-candles and so on?

[azadar]

Hi Nikita, its an old beta version of Steve's trade manager. Im using it until he releases the official version

Today didnt work out so well but I think the trades I took were ok. Stopped after -4% because I didnt realize I had already 3 rents before taking my 4th trade. After that I stopped trading. I need to pay more attention to where im at so I dont go over my daily SL.

Surprisingly I wasnt angry after hitting my daily SL but I did feel a bit of sadness because it was still early in the session and I wanted to trade lol. Thats ok, there is always tomorrow

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[azadar]

Did some rule bending today due to strong downtrend but that didnt work out so well. Not because my instincts were not right (they were for the most part) but because I am conflicted with following rules vs bending rules to follow instincts.

Im happy with how I was able to read the market but not happy about not acting upon it. This is why I decided to reduce lot size to a minimum and try out to follow and trust my instincts for a few days and see how it goes. I want to build confidence so that I can act upon my instincts without second guessing.

Maybe im ready for that, maybe im not. There is only one way to find out and with reduced lots I wont be risking much.

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[azadar]

Day 2 of my little experiment. So far its working well enough. Took 2 bad trades, closed a winner too early but overall I think I did a decent job. Most importantly Im having more fun with seeds and fruits than seeds alone.

Trading fruits keeps me more focused on the charts which means I get to have a better feel of the market and make better decisions.

[immy]

Trading fruits keeps me more focused on the charts which means I get to have a better feel of the market and make better decisions.

I like that David! I like that.... I too feel more in tuned with the market when I'm paying attention to these things. Plus I keep my eyes on the price firstly, then the gator, the box and the most important bit eWaves or AIMS Wave analysis.

cheers

[Nikita]

Just my 5cents - too many trades. BUt its only my opinion.