The Vortex Trader — Well I am glad I closed out my positions in the Eurjpy and Eurusd before the open of the Japanese market - price never hit my tp's and was very anemic in the last couple of hours. From Experience, I know when price does ...

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The Vortex Trader — Well it was good to back to bed - I finally got my set up - Short the EurJpy and the Usd and look to pick up about 20 pips on each. This is one of my better trades set ups - a new high/low after 1400 et.

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The Vortex Trader — This is a difficult day for me - no trades and now I am into trying to manufacture one. That is not a good development. So I am going back to bed and dream of a good set up and let the market take care of itself for a ...

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have an interest — A simple system sounds great and yet I have found that simple systems usually require some discretion for entries or exits - hence why traders are traders and not EAer's. I wonder how much of his success is based on ...

Proven Methodology (Trend following) - let's create an EA

The Vortex Trader — Here is my checklist for making sure I have completed my routine - Check the economic calendar Check daily chart for key numbers Check daily chart for trading range Check daily chart for momentum over last few days Mark the ...

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The Vortex Trader — To expand on the previous post - This is a thought process about ownership. I own being a trader. Owning the concept of being a trader is far different than "I am learning to be a trader" or "I am trying trading to see if I ...

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The Vortex Trader — I want to get this out of my head before I forget. It is a context that I will expand on later - I have had the wrong context about becoming a better trader - I am a good trader and what I am now working on is "being a ...

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The Vortex Trader — Well its friday and I am in a trading funk. Like yesterday I am in one of those moods where anything I touch is going to be bad. I was caught by surprise with yesterdays strong momentum and was on the wrong side so I was ...

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The Vortex Trader — Ever have one of those days when it just doesn't pay to get out of bed. I feel Like I am having one of those mornings today - haven't made a trade and I am not excited about making a trade at the moment - have a double top ...

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The Vortex Trader — on my quick glance through the charts I didn't see a set up possibility. I quickly turned off the charts for a little while because I have a habit of manufacturing a trade. I have been reading and will continue looking for ...

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The Vortex Trader — Where was I today - I had a trading class at the open of the new york market - which of course really messes with my head for a couple of days as the new information is assimilated - the borg - I then went to a meeting and ...

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The Vortex Trader — Ok a quick glance at the charts and I have some possibilities. I need to sit down and now plan my trades and then wait to see if my plan happens. I am also exhausted from the weekend - working with teenage boys on a rites ...

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The Vortex Trader — I am done for the week - I have a workshop I am leading over the weekend so I am stopping much earlier than I had wanted to because I am not seeing anything developing that meets my trading criteria. I take that back - I ...

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The Vortex Trader — My trading mentor asked me to come up with a list of 10 things I need to work on to improve my trading. Here is my list. Plan for my trades Be patient Stop trying to be precise Walk away from the charts for 5 minutes when I ...

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The Vortex Trader — This morning I am really proud of myself. I planned my trade on the USDCAD then waited for it to hit my entry for a nice retrace trade of 30 pips. I am studying a 10 minute engulfing candle scalping methodology which would ...

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The Vortex Trader — I have some work to do with my brain. I am starting to become aware of what my brain feels like when it is making a decision. What I am finding is when I my brain gets a lot of thoughts all seemingly at the same time it ...

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The Vortex Trader — In my last post I talked about listening to the correct voice in my head. Over the weekend I did some work with a friend of mine on that question. What I am beginning to realize is that I have two sources of voices in my ...

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The Vortex Trader — End of the week for me - when I looked at the charts this morning and saw absolutly no movement overnight - I realized any trades today would be more gambling then trading so I am done for the week. After taking out the ...

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The Vortex Trader — - today is a classic example of what I hate - I get to the charts at my normal time - 7:30 my time - and right off the bat there is a set of mine on 3 currencies - because I haven't gone through my analysis of day high low ...

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The Vortex Trader — with renewed appreciation for what I am already doing, I begin the process of working on a different setup for the Japan open. Why a new system? Still looking for ways to trade effectively a daily chart. What I am working ...

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