I’ve been dabbling (ok, more than dabbling) in prop firm futures trading for a couple of years, now. I’ve had some success, but have consistently lost money. Every time I blow an account, I get down on myself for being so stupid. I mean, I have like an 80% success rate for my trades. But, […]
Prop Futures Musings Read More »
I have been thinking about my trading. Trying to understand why I stay in trades when I think or fear the trade is going to go against me. I know I’m not alone. I’m in a trade. It is progressing nicely, but there’s a nagging feeling in the back of my head that the bottoms
Proper mindset when trading futures Read More »
One of the struggles I have is being patient. I tend to do well early in the process – either in an eval or performance account. But then I get impatient when I hit a plateau and start taking too many risks with the hope of catching a big one. Knowing this about myself, I
Aggressive to the money strategy. Read More »
Seriously, I usually start out well but then get impatient when progress slows and take stupid risks. I MUST stop this. I just blew yet another account that was well on its way to success and started revenge trading when a trade went in the wrong direction for a mere $200. I should have just
I just can’t seem to be patient! Read More »
I had a shower thought… It seems trading the NQ is like walking through a minefield. I mean, a bull trend is moving nicely and then, BOOM, the bottom falls out and we drop 30 – 50 – 100 points in a minute. Why does this happen? Well, in normal markets, there are market makers
Falling off a cliff Read More »
I was even up $500 at one point. Greed can be bad! But, I don’t want to stop trading because I am afraid to lose! I think winners keep trading when they see opportunity. My problem generally revolves around being unwilling to accept reality that a trade just won’t turn around. I need a rule
Blew another PA today Read More »
I kind of went on tilt yesterday. I blew two PAs, but kept one alive with a loss of $1200. I find I tend to do this when things just don’t go as they should. For example, when there’s a solid support level and the price blows through it. I know, it was probably a
Big Picture Strategy Read More »
APEX Investing had a quick New Year’s sale that I took advantage of. But this time, instead of buying five or ten trials, I decided to buy one at at time. So, instead of rising 5 x $17 by grouping accounts, I decided I’d by one account and YOLO it. That is, risk the max
I need to scale down my position size Read More »
I’m sure I’m not very unique. I look at a chart and think I can bend the market to my will. I stay in losing trades because I just know it’s about to turn around. My ego gets bigger with every winning trade – despite the fact that I was merely lucky. I can go
I am my biggest enemy! Read More »
I really need to get my head back in the game. I tried to learn the ICT concepts that are all over YouTube. The concept of Order Blocks and Fair Value Gaps really make a lot of sense. But, when it comes down to it, there’s a lot of ambiguity! The bottom line is I’ve
Apex Trader Funding went through a tough patch in June. Their growth was so accelerated that they decided they needed a dedicated server with Rythmic. I applaud the effort, but the implementation was difficult and error prone. I still hear complaints of lag and difficulty exiting trades. Don’t get me wrong, I still think Apex
Decided to try Take Profit Trader Read More »
