My Trading Quest - Profitability in 90 days!
Hi Everyone,
I am new to this forum and would like to journal my journey for a new trading quest I have been thinking about for a long time.
I have been trading on and off for over 20 years and I have many scars to prove it. Recently, I became a funded trader with Topstep Trader using my own scalping system on US 30 Year Bonds. In the past I have traded Futures and Forex manually and with my own coded systems.
I have completed many trading courses and seminars. Most of the time I could not replicate their results! They often promise the world but most do not deliver.
Like most of us, I have been burned by these trading companies.
It is time to test these trading companies and see who can deliver.
My journal will track my progression:
My goal is to see if I can become profitable in 90 days.
If I fail, then I will start again with another 90-day challenge ... until I find a profitable course.
I would love it if people have questions or can suggest things along the way.
If anyone would like to suggest a trading course to add to my list, I would appreciate it.
I am NOT associated with any Trading Company.
I am excited to share my journey and my results with you.
Come along with me on My Trading Quest!
Cheers
Garry
I am new to this forum and would like to journal my journey for a new trading quest I have been thinking about for a long time.
I have been trading on and off for over 20 years and I have many scars to prove it. Recently, I became a funded trader with Topstep Trader using my own scalping system on US 30 Year Bonds. In the past I have traded Futures and Forex manually and with my own coded systems.
I have completed many trading courses and seminars. Most of the time I could not replicate their results! They often promise the world but most do not deliver.
Like most of us, I have been burned by these trading companies.
It is time to test these trading companies and see who can deliver.
My journal will track my progression:
- I will explain why I chose the courses on the short list and why I chose the first one to test.
- Right through to setup, back-testing, live trading and hopefully to profitability
- I will explain what works and what doesn't
- I will not be sharing anything that is proprietary to the company
My goal is to see if I can become profitable in 90 days.
If I fail, then I will start again with another 90-day challenge ... until I find a profitable course.
I would love it if people have questions or can suggest things along the way.
If anyone would like to suggest a trading course to add to my list, I would appreciate it.
I am NOT associated with any Trading Company.
I am excited to share my journey and my results with you.
Come along with me on My Trading Quest!
Cheers
Garry
DAY 18- Apex Sniper Trading Bootcamp – Daily Review …
An interesting day for ES and NQ still giving good signals.
Actions I took:
Live Trade Room and Commentary
I believe the live trading room with commentary and calling trades good for some people but distracting for others. Some of the knowledge shared in the room is very useful and would help me to learn quicker.
I fall into the bracket of being distracted and I don’t want trades called for me. So the question is, how do I get the knowledge that is shared in the room?
I have tried recording the session and because the talking is not continuous can be over 2 or more hours, it isn’t practical to review it every day.
So I believe the best way is if I record it and then convert it to text. I could skim the text in 10 mins and see what is useful and what is not. There are some free and paid programs. The paid ones can work out expensive so I am looking for one that is free or low price to achieve this. So far I have not found a program that does a good job.
If anyone can suggest a program that will convert either audio or video/audio to text, I would appreciate it.
Market Replay Lessons
Again, the Market Reply reinforced some items I need to focus on.
Friday ES Potential Trades
Two losses in a row!!
Remember, the tracking sheet is of all trades that I identified for the day. The plan is to have 3 Profitable Net Trades or 3 Losing Net Trades then quit for the day.
I also showed my tracking of MFE (Maximum Favorable Excursion) for each trade. This is an important statistic that I use to allow me to make an informed decision to vary my profit target.
In simple terms, MFE is how far the trade moves in a profitable direction.
You will also notice a comment “stopped must have been placed in the correct place”. In this trade, the long entry bar was sitting on a paw (line) that was 1 tick below the low of the bar. The normal stop would be placed 1 tick below the setup bar. Unless the order print (in this case the paw) was below the low. Then you would place the stop 1 tick below the paw (correct placement).
In the case price came back to the paw and if you had your stop in the correct place (1 tick below the paw) you would not have been taken out.
I will report back tomorrow on my progress and any lessons I learn
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with any of these companies.
An interesting day for ES and NQ still giving good signals.
Actions I took:
- Listened to the trading room for the first 90 mins of the US Open
- Continued using Market Replay to improve my live market decision making for the live market
- Reviewed the potential trades for Friday
Live Trade Room and Commentary
I believe the live trading room with commentary and calling trades good for some people but distracting for others. Some of the knowledge shared in the room is very useful and would help me to learn quicker.
I fall into the bracket of being distracted and I don’t want trades called for me. So the question is, how do I get the knowledge that is shared in the room?
I have tried recording the session and because the talking is not continuous can be over 2 or more hours, it isn’t practical to review it every day.
So I believe the best way is if I record it and then convert it to text. I could skim the text in 10 mins and see what is useful and what is not. There are some free and paid programs. The paid ones can work out expensive so I am looking for one that is free or low price to achieve this. So far I have not found a program that does a good job.
If anyone can suggest a program that will convert either audio or video/audio to text, I would appreciate it.
Market Replay Lessons
Again, the Market Reply reinforced some items I need to focus on.
Friday ES Potential Trades
Two losses in a row!!
Remember, the tracking sheet is of all trades that I identified for the day. The plan is to have 3 Profitable Net Trades or 3 Losing Net Trades then quit for the day.
I also showed my tracking of MFE (Maximum Favorable Excursion) for each trade. This is an important statistic that I use to allow me to make an informed decision to vary my profit target.
In simple terms, MFE is how far the trade moves in a profitable direction.
You will also notice a comment “stopped must have been placed in the correct place”. In this trade, the long entry bar was sitting on a paw (line) that was 1 tick below the low of the bar. The normal stop would be placed 1 tick below the setup bar. Unless the order print (in this case the paw) was below the low. Then you would place the stop 1 tick below the paw (correct placement).
In the case price came back to the paw and if you had your stop in the correct place (1 tick below the paw) you would not have been taken out.
I will report back tomorrow on my progress and any lessons I learn
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with any of these companies.
DAY 19 – Apex Sniper Trading Bootcamp – Weekly Review …
Time to review the last 19 days.
Actions I took:
Review of the Last 19 Days
It has been interesting to learn a new approach which on the surface is using simple strategies but is based on order Flow and adapted to help the trader identify the setups easier.
I always wanted to learn Order Flow but every time I started looking at it I found it was complicated and often contradicted itself. Maybe it was the courses I looked at?
As I have said before, to be successful with this course you must understand when NOT to trade. This is a continuing learning process. Apex Investing recognizes this and discusses the reasons during the trading room sessions and with many videos to help.
The problem in the trading room is that you cannot assume that others know the rules and have learned the reasons, not to enter. This is not unusual for trading rooms where everyone is open to give advice. My view is appreciated every ones help, trust what they say but check to make sure it is correct. Keep plenty of notes. The two moderators are always willing to answer your questions. If they are not in the room at the time, you can just Skype them and they will get back to you with the answer when they can.
So, overall I am happy with the course and the support. I still believe this course can help me be profitable in 90 days.
Review of the Stats for the last 13 days
I am fully aware that 13 days of tracking the profitable trades is really not long enough for any deep analysis. I still think it is worth a quick look at some of the stats that have come out of the 13 days.
13 Days of tracking Potential Trades using ES. These are trades I identified as being valid.
180 Trades
161 Winners (7 Ticks per win)
19 Losers (17 ticks per loss)
The following chart shows the Time of Day(TOD) that the trades occurred. Below zero are the losers. The interesting observation is the TOD where the Losers occurred. As I said above, it is too early to draw conclusions but it still flags things to watch. This should over time help me choose the best TOD to trade this method.
With minimum stats, 9 am – 11 am is one time period that looks good. I would not have picked that period as being so good! Maybe I was influenced by the live trade room.
The other stat that is starting to look promising, is the Maximum Favorable Excursion (MFE). It will help in identifying larger profit targets. If I combine the MFE with TOD it could identify times to possibly go for larger targets.
This Week’s Plan
It is time to start Live Sim trading. Sometime this week I will begin.
For transparency and self-accountability, I would like to post the trade immediately after I enter. My problem is that the trades I take are usually quick so I need to focus on the trade. So, I just need to test and see how I can make it work.
I will report back tomorrow on my progress and any lessons I learn
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with any of these companies.
Time to review the last 19 days.
Actions I took:
- Review of the last 19 days
- Review of the stats for the last 13 days
- Continued using Market Replay
- Reviewed my plan for the week
Review of the Last 19 Days
It has been interesting to learn a new approach which on the surface is using simple strategies but is based on order Flow and adapted to help the trader identify the setups easier.
I always wanted to learn Order Flow but every time I started looking at it I found it was complicated and often contradicted itself. Maybe it was the courses I looked at?
As I have said before, to be successful with this course you must understand when NOT to trade. This is a continuing learning process. Apex Investing recognizes this and discusses the reasons during the trading room sessions and with many videos to help.
The problem in the trading room is that you cannot assume that others know the rules and have learned the reasons, not to enter. This is not unusual for trading rooms where everyone is open to give advice. My view is appreciated every ones help, trust what they say but check to make sure it is correct. Keep plenty of notes. The two moderators are always willing to answer your questions. If they are not in the room at the time, you can just Skype them and they will get back to you with the answer when they can.
So, overall I am happy with the course and the support. I still believe this course can help me be profitable in 90 days.
Review of the Stats for the last 13 days
I am fully aware that 13 days of tracking the profitable trades is really not long enough for any deep analysis. I still think it is worth a quick look at some of the stats that have come out of the 13 days.
13 Days of tracking Potential Trades using ES. These are trades I identified as being valid.
180 Trades
161 Winners (7 Ticks per win)
19 Losers (17 ticks per loss)
The following chart shows the Time of Day(TOD) that the trades occurred. Below zero are the losers. The interesting observation is the TOD where the Losers occurred. As I said above, it is too early to draw conclusions but it still flags things to watch. This should over time help me choose the best TOD to trade this method.
With minimum stats, 9 am – 11 am is one time period that looks good. I would not have picked that period as being so good! Maybe I was influenced by the live trade room.
The other stat that is starting to look promising, is the Maximum Favorable Excursion (MFE). It will help in identifying larger profit targets. If I combine the MFE with TOD it could identify times to possibly go for larger targets.
This Week’s Plan
It is time to start Live Sim trading. Sometime this week I will begin.
For transparency and self-accountability, I would like to post the trade immediately after I enter. My problem is that the trades I take are usually quick so I need to focus on the trade. So, I just need to test and see how I can make it work.
I will report back tomorrow on my progress and any lessons I learn
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with any of these companies.
DAY 20 + 21 – Apex Sniper Trading Bootcamp – Daily Review …
How quick did the 21 days go!
Actions I took:
Live Trade Room and Commentary
The first 60 mins of the US Open was slow. In the room, Darrell took the opportunity to walk through trades and educate the group. I am sure we all learned something or had something reinforced.
Market Replay Lessons
Sometimes the best lessons occur when you are not in sync with the market. Many lessons were had!
Sunday and Monday ES and NQ Potential Trades
NQ was exceptionally sparse on trades, but the trades that were valid won. 5 wins for 5 trades. The trade setups are only setting up during the US Market trading day.
From today’s NQ market I would not be trading it yet. I will keep tracking it.
ES had 12 wins with 1 loss. The market was going into a lot of choppy areas and I do not take trades into, out or during chop, so the number of trades was reduced today.
I will report back tomorrow on my progress and any lessons I learn
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with any of these companies.
How quick did the 21 days go!
Actions I took:
- Listened to the trading room for the first 90 mins of the US Open
- Continued using Market Replay to improve my live market decision making for the live market
- Reviewed the potential trades for Sunday and Monday
Live Trade Room and Commentary
The first 60 mins of the US Open was slow. In the room, Darrell took the opportunity to walk through trades and educate the group. I am sure we all learned something or had something reinforced.
Market Replay Lessons
Sometimes the best lessons occur when you are not in sync with the market. Many lessons were had!
Sunday and Monday ES and NQ Potential Trades
NQ was exceptionally sparse on trades, but the trades that were valid won. 5 wins for 5 trades. The trade setups are only setting up during the US Market trading day.
From today’s NQ market I would not be trading it yet. I will keep tracking it.
ES had 12 wins with 1 loss. The market was going into a lot of choppy areas and I do not take trades into, out or during chop, so the number of trades was reduced today.
I will report back tomorrow on my progress and any lessons I learn
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with any of these companies.
DAY 22 – Apex Sniper Trading Bootcamp – Daily Review …
Terrible trades in ES!
Actions I took:
Live Trade Room and Commentary
Often in trade rooms, the moderators don’t admit or make excuses for a loss. Darrell lost 3 trades today and didn’t make any excuses. Instead, he stayed longer (all day) in the room to help identify trades for the students.
Market Replay Lessons
Only a quick Market Replay session but great practice.
Tuesday ES and NQ Potential Trades
Interesting day. I only identified 4 valid trades in ES and 3 were losers. These were finished by 10:20.
It then became obvious that NQ was giving the signals.
I identified 14 trades for NQ with 13 winners.
This shows the value of trading 2 markets. If one is quite then hopefully the market is moving.
I will report back tomorrow on my progress and any lessons I learn
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with any of these companies.
Terrible trades in ES!
Actions I took:
- Listened to the trading room for the first 90 mins of the US Open
- Continued using Market Replay to improve my live market decision making for the live market
- Reviewed the potential trades for Tuesday
Live Trade Room and Commentary
Often in trade rooms, the moderators don’t admit or make excuses for a loss. Darrell lost 3 trades today and didn’t make any excuses. Instead, he stayed longer (all day) in the room to help identify trades for the students.
Market Replay Lessons
Only a quick Market Replay session but great practice.
Tuesday ES and NQ Potential Trades
Interesting day. I only identified 4 valid trades in ES and 3 were losers. These were finished by 10:20.
It then became obvious that NQ was giving the signals.
I identified 14 trades for NQ with 13 winners.
This shows the value of trading 2 markets. If one is quite then hopefully the market is moving.
I will report back tomorrow on my progress and any lessons I learn
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with any of these companies.
DAY 23 – Apex Sniper Trading Bootcamp – Daily Review …
What a difference a day makes!
Actions I took:
Live Trade Room and Commentary
I find the trading room good but I don’t like that you have to be in the room to hear some of the information. Most of the time it is not recorded, so you miss some golden nuggets that would help you clarify the setups.
Don’t get me wrong, I believe you can be successful (yet to be proven) if you are not regular in the room. It is just that the information from the room will help.
I am still recording the room when the moderators are in the room but need a way to convert it to text for rapid review.
This week’s videos
I missed a couple of the live webinars this week so caught up with the videos. They get posted quickly after the events.
Comments about Yesterday
Yesterday was not the best day for trading the ES. It is good to see the NQ starting to give signals.
I was asked how I would handle yesterday with the 3 net wins: 3 net loss rule.
I modified this rule due to my backtesting. Apex has the 3 net wins or 6 net losses to stop trading. At some point, you have to STOP and Review the day. You cannot keep on losing.
The Stats I provide daily are for the whole day. If you are only trading between 10 am and 11 am then you would only look at the results for that period. So everyone’s day may be different.
The rule is NET Trades so if you lose 2 then win 1 followed by another loss. You had 3 losses but the net is not 3. So you would keep trading.
Wednesday ES and NQ Potential Trades
Today was a better day.
I identified:
ES – 8 Trades – 8 winners
NQ – 17 Trades – 16 winners
Have a look at the MFE and you will notice some very good upside to increase the target or trail a second contract. It is too early to make any decisions until a much large sample can be analyzed.
I will report back tomorrow on my progress and any lessons I learn
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with any of these companies.
What a difference a day makes!
Actions I took:
- Listened to the trading room for the first 90 mins of the US Open
- Watched this week’s videos
- Reviewed the potential trades for Tuesday
Live Trade Room and Commentary
I find the trading room good but I don’t like that you have to be in the room to hear some of the information. Most of the time it is not recorded, so you miss some golden nuggets that would help you clarify the setups.
Don’t get me wrong, I believe you can be successful (yet to be proven) if you are not regular in the room. It is just that the information from the room will help.
I am still recording the room when the moderators are in the room but need a way to convert it to text for rapid review.
This week’s videos
I missed a couple of the live webinars this week so caught up with the videos. They get posted quickly after the events.
Comments about Yesterday
Yesterday was not the best day for trading the ES. It is good to see the NQ starting to give signals.
I was asked how I would handle yesterday with the 3 net wins: 3 net loss rule.
I modified this rule due to my backtesting. Apex has the 3 net wins or 6 net losses to stop trading. At some point, you have to STOP and Review the day. You cannot keep on losing.
The Stats I provide daily are for the whole day. If you are only trading between 10 am and 11 am then you would only look at the results for that period. So everyone’s day may be different.
The rule is NET Trades so if you lose 2 then win 1 followed by another loss. You had 3 losses but the net is not 3. So you would keep trading.
Wednesday ES and NQ Potential Trades
Today was a better day.
I identified:
ES – 8 Trades – 8 winners
NQ – 17 Trades – 16 winners
Have a look at the MFE and you will notice some very good upside to increase the target or trail a second contract. It is too early to make any decisions until a much large sample can be analyzed.
I will report back tomorrow on my progress and any lessons I learn
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with any of these companies.
DAY 24 – Apex Sniper Trading Bootcamp – Daily Review …
NQ giving more trades.
Actions I took:
Live Sim Trading
I have put back my live sim trading until next week.
The market is changing and giving more trades in NQ. I will still take trades in ES but need to transition to NQ trades as well.
There are some slight changes to the setups in NQ, so it is important to be up to date with these variations and have backtested them.
Thursday ES and NQ Potential Trades
Today was a slow day for ES.
I identified:
ES – 2 Trades – 2 winners
NQ – 15 Trades – 14 winners
The MFE info is still looking good.
I will report back tomorrow on my progress and any lessons I learn
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with any of these companies.
NQ giving more trades.
Actions I took:
- Listened to the trading room for the first 90 mins of the US Open
- Reviewed the rules for the setups
- Reviewed the potential trades for Thursday
Live Sim Trading
I have put back my live sim trading until next week.
The market is changing and giving more trades in NQ. I will still take trades in ES but need to transition to NQ trades as well.
There are some slight changes to the setups in NQ, so it is important to be up to date with these variations and have backtested them.
Thursday ES and NQ Potential Trades
Today was a slow day for ES.
I identified:
ES – 2 Trades – 2 winners
NQ – 15 Trades – 14 winners
The MFE info is still looking good.
I will report back tomorrow on my progress and any lessons I learn
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with any of these companies.
DAY 25 – Apex Sniper Trading Bootcamp – Daily Review …
ES provided only a few trades and NQ, the best it has been. Is this the changing of the guard?
Actions I took:
So why are the NQ setups different from ES?
I have had some questions about why they need to change the setups when trading the NQ market.
The changes are only minor but can make the difference between being profitable or not.
It comes down to the speed and momentum of the NQ compared to ES.
Friday ES and NQ Potential Trades
I identified:
ES – 4 Trades – 3 winners
NQ – 22 Trades – 20 winners
At this time, most signals on NQ occur after 630am.
Both markets having interesting MFE results.,
I will report back tomorrow on my progress and any lessons I learn
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with any of these companies.
ES provided only a few trades and NQ, the best it has been. Is this the changing of the guard?
Actions I took:
- Listened to the trading room for the first 90 mins of the US Open
- Reviewed the setups for NQ
So why are the NQ setups different from ES?
I have had some questions about why they need to change the setups when trading the NQ market.
The changes are only minor but can make the difference between being profitable or not.
It comes down to the speed and momentum of the NQ compared to ES.
Friday ES and NQ Potential Trades
I identified:
ES – 4 Trades – 3 winners
NQ – 22 Trades – 20 winners
At this time, most signals on NQ occur after 630am.
Both markets having interesting MFE results.,
I will report back tomorrow on my progress and any lessons I learn
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with any of these companies.
Trading Psychology
I have been asked a question about what psychology books I recommend.
There are many books, courses, and articles on trading psychology, so it is important to find someone who resonates with you. Mark Douglas doesn't resonate with me but many people rave about him.
So, my suggestion is to go to youtube and listen to Mark Douglas as his books and seminars are there to listen to. See if he resonates with you.
I have highlighted my favorites :)
Other people on youtube to check out are:
Brett Steenbarger - he has a new youtube series
[url]https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4Xc9uwUmmqShzbxH8epZGVIUHmuKX7Ha[/url]
Rande Howell
Urban Forex
Axia Futures
Mandi Pour Rafsendjani
Clay Trader
Chris Capre
Van Tharp
Steve Ward
Gary Dayton
Norman Hallett
Books and Courses
All of the above plus
Market Mind Games - Denis Shull
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator - Edwin Lefevre
Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behaviour - Ori and Rom Brafman
Let the Trade Wins Flow - Dr Harry Stanton
Thinking, Fast and Slowly - Daniel Kahneman
The Mental Edge in Trading: Adapt Your Personality Traits and Control Your Emotions to Make Smarter Investments by Jason Williams
The Psychology of Trading: How to Create and Maintain Your Winning Edge - Jason Alan Jankovsky
The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg
Trade With Passion and Purpose - Mark Whistler
The Hour between the Dog and Wolf - John Coates
Ruth Barron Roosevelt
Dr Alexander Elder
LR Thomas
Ari Kiev
Yes, I selected a lot! You can learn from everyone. Note that some are not "trading" books but they do relate to traders.
LR Thomas, Clay Trader, and Axia Futures have some very good beginners material on Youtube.
When you find someone you relate to then you can go down that rabbit hole but remember it has to be practical.
These are the ones off the top of my head and if I have missed anyone I think is important I will post it.
I hope this helps
Cheers
Garry
I have been asked a question about what psychology books I recommend.
There are many books, courses, and articles on trading psychology, so it is important to find someone who resonates with you. Mark Douglas doesn't resonate with me but many people rave about him.
So, my suggestion is to go to youtube and listen to Mark Douglas as his books and seminars are there to listen to. See if he resonates with you.
I have highlighted my favorites :)
Other people on youtube to check out are:
Brett Steenbarger - he has a new youtube series
[url]https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4Xc9uwUmmqShzbxH8epZGVIUHmuKX7Ha[/url]
Rande Howell
Urban Forex
Axia Futures
Mandi Pour Rafsendjani
Clay Trader
Chris Capre
Van Tharp
Steve Ward
Gary Dayton
Norman Hallett
Books and Courses
All of the above plus
Market Mind Games - Denis Shull
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator - Edwin Lefevre
Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behaviour - Ori and Rom Brafman
Let the Trade Wins Flow - Dr Harry Stanton
Thinking, Fast and Slowly - Daniel Kahneman
The Mental Edge in Trading: Adapt Your Personality Traits and Control Your Emotions to Make Smarter Investments by Jason Williams
The Psychology of Trading: How to Create and Maintain Your Winning Edge - Jason Alan Jankovsky
The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg
Trade With Passion and Purpose - Mark Whistler
The Hour between the Dog and Wolf - John Coates
Ruth Barron Roosevelt
Dr Alexander Elder
LR Thomas
Ari Kiev
Yes, I selected a lot! You can learn from everyone. Note that some are not "trading" books but they do relate to traders.
LR Thomas, Clay Trader, and Axia Futures have some very good beginners material on Youtube.
When you find someone you relate to then you can go down that rabbit hole but remember it has to be practical.
These are the ones off the top of my head and if I have missed anyone I think is important I will post it.
I hope this helps
Cheers
Garry
DAY 26 + 27 – Apex Sniper Trading Bootcamp – Daily Review …
Today is the first day of Sim Trading …
Actions I took:
Start of the Sim Trading Phase
Sim trading didn’t start great with my profit target wrong in the first trade and the second not being a valid trade.
If I had my profit target in the correct position then it would have been hit. So what did I do wrong? My NT7 platform had a problem so I rebooted it and didn’t check my settings!!!
The second trade was a simple mistake and still hit my profit target. As it wasn’t valid I did not count it in my numbers.
Overall my results were a good start even if I didn’t hit my daily target.
Below are my results of possible trades, sim trades, and images of the trades.
Trade 1 - ES
Trade 2 - ES
Trade 3 - ES
Trade 4 - NQ
Trade 5 - NQ
I will report back tomorrow on my progress and any lessons I learn
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with any of these companies.
Today is the first day of Sim Trading …
Actions I took:
- Listened to the trading room for the first 90 mins of the US Open
- Start of the Sim Trading Phase
Start of the Sim Trading Phase
Sim trading didn’t start great with my profit target wrong in the first trade and the second not being a valid trade.
If I had my profit target in the correct position then it would have been hit. So what did I do wrong? My NT7 platform had a problem so I rebooted it and didn’t check my settings!!!
The second trade was a simple mistake and still hit my profit target. As it wasn’t valid I did not count it in my numbers.
Overall my results were a good start even if I didn’t hit my daily target.
Below are my results of possible trades, sim trades, and images of the trades.
Trade 1 - ES
Trade 2 - ES
Trade 3 - ES
Trade 4 - NQ
Trade 5 - NQ
I will report back tomorrow on my progress and any lessons I learn
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with any of these companies.
DAY 28 – Apex Sniper Trading Bootcamp – Daily Review …
Today is the second day of Sim Trading …
Actions I took:
Today’s Webinar
Over the last couple of week’s Apex have introduced two new trade setups and a third one today.
I have learned them (easy) and watched them on the live charts. I have decided, not to use these until I have results from the original boot amp setups. I will keep watching them to see how they perform.
The Second day of Sim Trading
The following are the 3 trades that I traded today.
2 ES and 1 NQ trades that all went to target. Total Profit $210.
The running P/L for 2 days of Sim is $312.50
I didn’t make any mistakes today and achieved 3 – 0 and then stopped trading.
The question is how to work my modified 3 – 3 when I am trading two instruments of different values?
My options are:
Ignore the value and just stop at the 3 wins or 3 losses?
Balance the instruments by trading 1 ES and 2 NQ per trade?
Trade the mix until I profit $250 Net or Lose $250 Net?
Apex investing suggest when trading for funding, that you use the second option (1 ES and 2 NQ)
I will review these options to see what I prefer.
Potential trades for Tuesday for ES and NQ
Good trades could be found on both ES and NQ.
The Potential Trade stats look really good with an average of over 90% win rate.
Even though it would appear that the potential is there, you must remember that these are based on 23 hours per day and the sample is still relatively small. The indications are great but the real results becomes reality when you trade live.
I will report back tomorrow on my progress and any lessons I learn
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with any of these companies.
Today is the second day of Sim Trading …
Actions I took:
- Listened to today’s webinar
- Listened to the trading room for the first 90 mins of the US Open
- The second day of Sim Trading
Today’s Webinar
Over the last couple of week’s Apex have introduced two new trade setups and a third one today.
I have learned them (easy) and watched them on the live charts. I have decided, not to use these until I have results from the original boot amp setups. I will keep watching them to see how they perform.
The Second day of Sim Trading
First, I have a question. Should I post my charts or just the results like below?
The following are the 3 trades that I traded today.
2 ES and 1 NQ trades that all went to target. Total Profit $210.
The running P/L for 2 days of Sim is $312.50
I didn’t make any mistakes today and achieved 3 – 0 and then stopped trading.
The question is how to work my modified 3 – 3 when I am trading two instruments of different values?
My options are:
Ignore the value and just stop at the 3 wins or 3 losses?
Balance the instruments by trading 1 ES and 2 NQ per trade?
Trade the mix until I profit $250 Net or Lose $250 Net?
Apex investing suggest when trading for funding, that you use the second option (1 ES and 2 NQ)
I will review these options to see what I prefer.
Potential trades for Tuesday for ES and NQ
Good trades could be found on both ES and NQ.
The Potential Trade stats look really good with an average of over 90% win rate.
Even though it would appear that the potential is there, you must remember that these are based on 23 hours per day and the sample is still relatively small. The indications are great but the real results becomes reality when you trade live.
I will report back tomorrow on my progress and any lessons I learn
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with any of these companies.
Bro you did a great job! I'm honestly amazed at your efforts and patience. I analyzed your screenshots, it's really cool. I have been trading since the beginning of autumn ( somewhere in the middle of September ) And so far, I only fill the cones and do not trade. Of course, I can sometimes go into the plus, but I'm still new to big deals. People I met on the stock exchange showed me the macd histogram and I learned about it from them, as I learn a lot of new and useful things for myself . How did you learn to trade ? I don't understand how you can start trading yourself without any help ,I've seen a couple of such people, but I've always been amazed by them.
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