Recent content by JohnDesey

thank you for the comments. I actually can day trade all I want, I work out of my house and nobody looks over my shoulder. I just have to FINALLY admit, that Day trading just has not worked for me. The shift to swing trading will be hard, it will be boring, but I am trading to make money, not...

Failing to take profits and allowing a green trade to turn red. This is a problem that has haunted me for years and I’m still working on it

There are many reasons that the Internet is now so full of people that want to teach you how to trade. Some are legit most are scams. The bottom line is it takes thousands and thousands of hours to figure it out. You’ve got a put in the hard work and the years of time

Nobody in my life understands. I have invested over 20,000 hours and seven years into this project. Working for myself, trading and traveling is my dream. But when I attempt to talk to even my best friend about it I get such negative commentary. Can anyone relate?

I will be going live again in the next few months. The last time I was trading in the last time I traded ES was August 2015. I've been in Sim mode for many months and have corrected my errors of the past. I want to hear from those who are actually trading what your average results look like...

I HAVE HAVE HAVE to use bracket orders. Look em up if you do not know what it is. So, that means once I enter, my stop and my exit at profit is automatically there. Sure, I watch it, but I do not allow myself to move the stop or the profit target. On the ES Mini, I use a 2 point stop...

I have been in Sim mode now for over 3 months. Trading only ES Mini. I am a pure scalper... with the VIX this low I scalp for 3 points (12 ticks) and have an iron clad stop limit at 2 points (8 ticks) I have been averaging 6 points per day... it seem s too good to be true and I have not used...

S&P 31 points from low to high... lot's of great short trades... still VIX only at 11, but whatever,,, The SEPT ES contract traded 2,100,000 contracts, very nice volume. I just hope when I can go live that some of this continues

My version of patience The biggest thing I have had to learn is to NOT pull the trigger ! This was a tendency of mine before. For example: my setup requires a volume threshold to be exceeded, so I am tempted to enter the trade if it is close. Now, I have the patience to not go, I even...

god I hope so... it is a struggle to make profits daily when the volatility is so darn low

Okay, I trade the S&P mini... been out of market for almost 2 years. I have been in Sim mode now for over 6 months, and doing well (my goal is 6 points per day) . The last time I was live I did well, then not. I have now instituted hard stops and exits and will accomplish this thru bracket...