To be honest there is no set way currently. Things I do look out for include, what the m5 chart looks like just prior to a breakout. If I am trading an aggressive breakout, I want to see the m5 candles just before the breakout, go sideways for a ...

Nasdaq Futures NQ Trading Diary

image I couldn't trade today but I am happy to see a 3/100 come in

Nasdaq Futures NQ Trading Diary

Trade 2/100 Short, close below the IB and London open image i'll take that, stop loss placement was to make sure I didn't lose my shirt on a quick reversal. The rest of the trade was good enough. image

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Going to do some forward testing to try and prove somewhat the theory that an Initial Balance range has some meaning for when making range extensions. 0.5x IB = 66% probability of being hit 1.0x IB = 33% probability of being hit What I aim to do is ...

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I made my money , glad you did too. Tesla will rally to $1000 so we should see supporting levels on the Nasdaq. FIngers crossed the rest of the FAANGs do well with their earnings this week.

Nasdaq Futures NQ Trading Diary

Away from my trading desk, so going to keep things simple. image plan the trade, trade the plan. Looks like there is a bit of resistance above but that the momentum is to the upside, waiting for a breakout of the IB.

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I spotted a tiny double top which having been swept I thought would be enough for them to bring back into the volume. I didn't realise that there were better levels far below to trade towards. Will have to do a better analysis next time. url

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I absolutely missed the most obvious levels, going to try harder next time. Congrats on your trades

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Market Profile hinted that the ES would go long url

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thanks for the kind comments. I am finding that talking my way through the analysis is helping. I do less ridiculous things to start with and I also cement the ideas that form my trading plan. I think I heard Brett Steebarger talking about it, and ...

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The ultimate diary entry. Calling out my levels for my analysis, what I want to see happen at certain levels etc. Culminating in a win. Full trade - from my analysis, how I chose my levels, to where I took my profits and what strategies I used url

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that is a good trade. I did something similar, not holding just looking for the next swing high to get taken

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Wasn't exactly how I imagined the day to be, forgot the Bond Auction was on today. Always pays to take note of them url

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Glad you found the previous video helpful. Here is my latest prep, i'll try and record an actual trade today too url

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Thank you here is this mornings analysis url

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Nice to have you looking in on my posts. They are meant as a reminder to myself of how I can be consistent. I am using Tradovate which is a Futures focused platform rather than the forex and equities. I also have Tradingview's pro account and ...

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Protecting your balance can protect your mental capacity to find another trade. There is nothing worse than adding risk, seeing a draw down turn into a profit, only to allow the account to close lower because your ego said you were right on the ...

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You can't marry a trade. If the idea is sound but it doesn't work out as planned, take the hint and think what the alternative narrative may be url tagged on another trade image

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image Gap and Trap day possible image Got short 2 micros image but VWAP held as support image

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Traded off a S/R line took profits at a swing high. It got me short to start with and then shook me out, so had to flip. image image

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