Wanted to put my response in yours, but FF editing is on the fritz ... Here it is: another good example. the movie Rounders was release in 1998 (prior to the Moneymaker effect) ... Zeke: "I don't see that forex and poker tournaments (or poker in ...

Poker vs Trading

In the black, SL moved to above my entry. Gonna leave it and see what happens.

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

Well, Reese took 10 years off or so from playing in the Main Event (or any WSOP event for that matter) to focus on raising his son and step-daughter. He only just returned in 2004 or 2005 so I'm not sure if he's the best benchmark to use as a ...

Poker vs Trading

U/J long off the hourly (outside bar after a pullback on the dailys ... not thrilled w/ taking this here, but looks logical at this point); very small lots on this one. set & forget until tomorrow.

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

Not true. Amongst others, Chip Reese won the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E event at the 2006 World Series of Poker taking home the $1,716,000 first prize and according to one database, his total live tournament winnings exceeded $3,500,000. Cheers.

Poker vs Trading

the market decided to buy up dollars in a hurry and my trade spiked to 90 pips up ... thinking about this being a live account & money on the table, i took the pips & my 3% net for that pullback funny, had i left full lots run to 90, i would be up ...

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

hooray for discipline. trade reached my take 1/2 spot (yes, im back to that again, b/c i think it hurt my efforts t/b disciplined not having a solid plan for targets & having to watch a winner turn into a b/e) ... netted 0.7% which was my last loss ...

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

oh, and my G/U finally busted for a small net (this is one i was riding off the gap fill) ... 1.7% net gain. daily swing trades are presently net 24.3% since apr. 8. the bummer for me is if the rules get changed to 10:1, i'll only be able to manage ...

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

for better or worse, have pulled the trigger on a pullback. my mind is telling me the market cant bear (no pun intended) the 32's, but that thinking has made a fool of me before. trying to think in probabilities (and stay disciplined w/ that ...

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

golden set-ups ... take the first anywhere, anytime the 2nd is a no-brainer

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

TL breaks ... still causing me grief. last one turned out a loser after the market spiked down. watched a pullback on the hourly, but got dug into the TL break. why am i so beholden to these TL breaks? anyway, simple reversal entry that i questioned ...

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

as to my progress ... have recruited a friend to keep me honest about pulling the trigger and shaming me when i dont. i truly feel it's one of the last hurdles i face so i can return to my live account. im calling out my signals and he's taking them ...

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

no worries at all. gate crashers are fun too. good luck with the move. keep me posted about your progress.

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

top that off w/ predicting the market so i didn't take then next signal & i have a real dud of an evening on my hands. i am feeling very frustrated

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

CRAP! on the phone & missed the entry on a signal i was watching to line up at 4pm. sooooo irritating. need to set alarms if i get on the phone. CRAP!

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

... U/CHF ... complete dud; 1.2% loss

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

prolly not gonna find anything else tonite on the E/U unless there's a signal in the next 30 minutes or so. found 6 swing trades off the daily charts earlier today: U/CAD ... order triggered A/U & N/U ... both orders triggered G/U ... took 1/2 off ...

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

blew it. failed to read my chart clearly. so instead of a b/e & a trade i'd have in the black at 20 pips, i have the expected loss at -1% and no trade the other way.

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

off to a poor start. 1st trade was a TL break where i used my 15min pullback to confirm. perfect. no. i did everything correctly except wait for my 2 pip break. that was a loss when i reversed off the hourly in a pullback. im in the red & that's ...

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

wrong. target is 50 pips away. in fact, there appears to be a daily pullback setting up on that one & i might just use my good fortune & ride this back to 5500.

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe