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Patience, Position Size, and Accepting Reality One of the biggest obstacles in my trading has been patience. More than once I’ve been within reach of a payout, needing just one more good trade, and that’s exactly when I sabotage myself. I take a position that goes against me almost immediately, and instead of honoring my […]
I’ve been using ChatGPT for a month or so to help me build a trading strategy that fits my style. What I didn’t expect is that it has become my daily coach. I sit down and articulate yesterday’s results and insights. Because it is a “conversation”, it remembers not only my strategy, but also reminds
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In the fast-paced world of futures trading, few instruments offer the excitement, volatility, and opportunity of Nasdaq futures—specifically, the E-mini Nasdaq-100 (NQ) and Micro Nasdaq-100 (MNQ) contracts. However, with high reward potential comes significant risk. That’s why discipline is not just a helpful trait in Nasdaq futures trading—it’s an absolute necessity. Why Discipline Matters in
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I’ll start with the usual – Just blew another couple of accounts after great starts. I swore I would take a break, but then APEX went ahead and offered yet another 80% discount with $85 PA fee. I like TPP much better because their total cost to pro is only $100+- for a 50k pro
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This is when I usually blow it. I’m in a really good place after five trading days with my Apex PA account. I just have to tread water for the next three days. In the past, I’ve felt invincible at this point and blow it. Not that I shouldn’t take a good trade when it
A time for caution Read More »
I’ve always felt It’d be nice to know if/when a trend will not hold. It’s been in the back of my mind, but I could not define it. This morning I saw a trend break and my gut told me it would. This is what I saw… The last dip exceeds the normal lower low
When a trendline does not hold… Read More »
OK, it took a while, but I Finally realize my difficulty with being successful have less to do with my strategy and more to do with my inability to take a loss. I know it sounds simple, but if you don’t have the discipline to exit a trade when it goes against your stategy then
I just had an amazing day. I took a measly $25k account at Take Profit Trader from zero to almost $3k in a single day trading just 3 micros at a time. I mean, each time a reversal happened it respected the trend line – again and again and again. It was intoxicating to add
Greed will get you! 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 »
