Way to go, D! I had platform freeze issues that kept me on the losing side too long today. Very disappointed. I am not trading my main accounts until after the fed statement tomorrow, so I was just going at it with my little project account. I ...

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We're still here, D. I have had some serious problems with my trade platform in my little project account - lagging quotes, freezing, stop orders not getting filled until the platform "re-connects" and causing larger than planned losses. I have ...

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Awesome trading, D. You are definitely in the zone!

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So I didn't touch the ES after lunch. But what I did do was look at D's charts and then the YM, and then D's charts and then the MACD and then I got to playing around because think I may have noticed an impressive winning pattern for short trades on ...

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Big range, but a trading range day thus far nonetheless. I am currently +$27.66 for the day after commissions. Due to the chopchop, my broker has made considerably more than I have. I will watch a bit longer to see if we get either bull breakout ...

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My goal is to double my now $4000 account by February 5, 2016 trading the two contracts of the ES. If the account balance drops below $2600, I will size back down to one contract. until back above $4K. Starting balance: image

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So 5 points profit this morning has me achieving my first goal of doubling a $2K account by January 22, 2016 trading the one contract of the ES. image So that is behind me. Now I have a new goal. My goal is to double my now $4000 account by ...

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No such thing as a guaranteed stop in futures trading. My trades are all day trades, and I'm am usually aware of what news will be out and when, so I try not to be in a new position without some profit cushion when news is pending. And I won't be ...

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That's the truth. The only thing standing between me and my Big Goal is a handful or two of very little goals ... and my own ability to screw things up if I let myself lol! Time to get to work.

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Yes it does. In my opinion, that is its strength as a trading instrument. From what I understand, 75% of the volume is computer/algo generated. Many people bemoan this fact "Oh woe is we! How can we compete with the sneaky HFT!?" But there in lies ...

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Use the 1 period simple MA of closes as you have on your trading charts (superimposed on a candlestick chart). This was you will be able to include those trades where you would have been stopped into the position and then stopped out for a loss. ...

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So a chance reading of one of those $250 to a Million forex threads a few weeks back prompted me to throw my hat in the ring and try a little silliness myself. I didn't take it all that seriously the first week. But after that first week I started ...

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That 4 range chart can be really quick at times, I have found. For the ES, I rely largely on the M5 and M15. And I have also found I prefer candle charts for the ES to OHLC bars or line on close. The ES likes to do a lot of little one tick fakeout ...

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Here is a link to a nice article explaining the 2B set up: url

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I don't ever sim so that isn't a problem for me. But this particular platform looks like I will have to remember to set my trade size every time I log on unless I start using a multi bracket, which I might. I'm thinking to set it for profit targets ...

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10 points on the ES today. Had the platform set for 2 contracts, then had to close it out and reload it for an update, and it reset back a default of one. So 10 points on one contract. Still pointing things in the right direction. image

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His first book is fine once you get to pages 115 to 120 or something like that - counting legs in a trend and counting bars. Why he didn't think to put tat first is beyond me. But read those sections, then start the book all over and it is a ...

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Step One: Visualize your success as the trader you want to be. Step Two: Actualize what you have visualized. video

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Nice to meet you tdforex! May this be a profitable year for you (and all of us)!

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