29 November 2012

Back posting.  Little bit of shifting around.  I'm trying to incorporate VSA into my trading.

I'm doing short term trading in futures on some days, and longer term trades in forex on others.

I'm also trying to be a little more flexible on what constitutes a renko entry.

Stats:
Net Ticks: +81
Trades:  4
Winning Trades: 3
Ticks/Trade:  +20.3
Win %: 75% 

13 November 2012

Bleh.

Crap day.

Things happen.

Stats:
Net Ticks: -14
Trades:  2
Winning Trades: 0
Ticks/Trade:  -7
Win %:  0%  

09 November 2012

Great day today.

First two trades got a little neutered, but ended up a great day.

Stats:
Net Ticks: +19
Trades:  3
Winning Trades: 3
Ticks/Trade:  +6.3
Win %: 100%

And the stats for November, since I've started splitting contracts.  Let's see if it holds up.

08 November 2012

Kind of changing the charts/colors around a bit, but nothing has changed.  The 15m just wasn't providing me real time information that I need.  I need a small, time based chart to get a good feel for momentum.  I switch that chart around between 3, 5, 15, and 1m.  

Not a bad day.

Stats:
Net Ticks: +9
Trades:  4
Winning Trades: 2
Ticks/Trade:  +4.5
Win %: 50%

07 November 2012

Well wow...

I'm actually pretty embarassed to post these charts.  This was one of the strongest down trends I've ever seen, and I had the balls to take 3 longs...

I have a serious problem:  On big trending markets I always feel like it's about to end.  I will watch 20 perfect short setups go by, and will do one of the following:

- Jump in on the 21st short and it will be a loser
or
- Try to go long, and it will be a loser, because it's a down market, dummy.

I think a lot of it has to do with fear.  I need to be less fearful so I can take some of those first 20 trades to get in before the trend ends.

Also, I completely screwed myself on just about all of my winning trades.. I didn't hold any of them, and even did some BS "reduce my risk" thing where I take out my first contract at 0 or +1.  This could've been a profitable day.

All well, you live and learn.  Only down on commissions today.  My friends killed today though.

Stats:
Net Ticks: 0
Trades:  7
Winning Trades: 5
Ticks/Trade:  0
Win %: 71%

06 November 2012

Slow day today.

Second day of split contracts, worked out well today.  Definitely made what would've been a BE trade on ES into a small winner.

The 6E trade took FOREVER.  I was in it for 30 minutes and decided to just kill it.  Not 30 seconds after I do it skyrockets.  FML

All well, profitable day.

Stats:
Net Ticks: +8
Trades:  2
Winning Trades: 2
Ticks/Trade:  +4
Win %: 100%

05 November 2012

After the first two trades today I switched to trying split contracts, where I close half at a certain point, then try to hold the second for longer.

Worked well today, let's see how well it'll work over time.

Re-entered twice on one setup, which is too much, and against my rules, but it turned out okay this time.

Stats:
Net Ticks: +13
Trades:  6
Winning Trades: 5
Ticks/Trade:  +2.17
Win %: %83

(Used hand placed arrows because a bug in Ninja made the automatic arrows line up with the x axis correctly)