pulled the trigger on this TL break after market made a higher-low (failed to make a lower-low) ... took the break of the fractal ... MACD looking good ... alright, entry good, exit a bit scared ... bailed when a pin formed after price had briefly ...

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

bravo ... i did it. pulled the trigger on this pullback ... a little nervous after the last loss & jumped out at the 1R for a 1.2% net gain ...

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

did something foolish ... placed a trade heading right into the NY close ... my #1 rule of all of my rules ... why? my excuse is im slipping again in the failing-to-pull-trigger category so ... i decided to practice it here ... stupid ... stay out ...

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

i am absolutely whipped ... usually can make it to london lunch, but not tonite ... im packing it in ... net gain today 0% ...

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

well, the news kept me away from my intraday set-ups, but is helping my b/o trades quite nicely.

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

froze up due to the congestion left of the signal (aqua lines) ... other than that, this trade was a go ... i had a continuation signal for the short - the MACD zero re-cross (i was nervous about the move being exhausted for a bit) ... MACD ...

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

oops. almost forgot ... after the come-to-jesus i had w/ myself last week, i am taking a proactive (and grown-up) step toward that end ... job interview friday ... party's over ... for now. will continue to study the forex (only looking for ...

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

so far, cant find anything i like on the 5 min tonite ... have placed some orders for breakouts on the G/U, E/G, & G/J ... discipline exercise ...

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

found one to trade ... TL break after price failed to make a lower-low & actually created a double bottom ... had some trouble at first, but i stuck w/ it (i.e., not tinkering or bailing manually based on fear, etc.) ... paid off & i netted 0.76% on ...

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

dropped the ball on this simple set-up spotted during the HK open ... not sure if there are going to many opps this evening as both london & NY closed for the holiday ...

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

u know. i have to give myself a little credit (amidst the thick of beatings i receive ...) ... for the past 2 days ... during the market sessions i review (tokyo/HK open; south africa, minor/major euro open), i have been particularly "disciplined" ...

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

okay, net gain for my day's trading session is 1.9% ... i missed 3 other potential trades (see above) that could have (woulda/coulda) yielded another 3% (however ... not relevant) ... keep rolling ... 1.9% it is ... actual -- tangible --- fought for ...

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

i did not take these trades either, but i watched them progress ... another TL break but did not break after the price had already made a higher low so it had to pullback b/f a trade could be entered upon the swing high (MSH) ... off it went for 10 ...

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

who knows ... maybe me playing hooky w/ hourly/4hr charts helped w/ perspective ... or, then again, maybe im just gettin' lucky ... whatever it may be, i'll gladly take another net 0.9% ... TL break w/ trend bouncing off the floating market session ...

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hmmm....

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

i watched this trade progress, but didn't take it simply b/c i am out of practice. could have been taken at the initial TL break due to the support level that formed & then jump off the double top (TBH) ... failing to spot that on time was no sweat ...

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

disciplined requires knowing where/when the HP set-ups turn up ... and i need to refresh my subconscious memory banks ... [EDIT: just spotted the swing high (MSH ... "market structure high")]

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

1st trade off an unglamourous pullback on a 5 min chart yielded 10 pips or 1% net gain ... ahhhhh, it's good to be home i suppose ... of course, there is the other issue of leaving another 20 pips behind, but that's an whole other discipline ... for ...

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

last week's trading was truly abysmal ... nonsensical, impatient, and a completely undisciplined effort ... had to take another serious look at myself w/ respect to my trading ... basically, my train has been de-railed ... instead of pressing on any ...

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

feel very lax in my journal efforts again ... even my written journal continues to suffer ... have to admit i am in a trading funk, but i have pressed on ... tried a pullback trade yesterday, but i bailed ... somewhere along the line i entered ...

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