Recent content by Matt Chao

Cha-ching, I have experienced problems with this occasionally. It probably has more to do with Java or the web browser than anything else. The web version worked best with Firefox for me. A few weeks ago I switched to the desktop version. It seems to be more stable. On another note... This...

Tuesday Didn't find any trades yesterday. Only two trades today on the AUD/USD. The first was accidental actually--be careful where you leave the mouse pointer ;-) . I only found one potential trade on the EUR/USD but didn't take it. Things were just not setting up well today. TODAY'S GOAL...

Thursday So, this week I've been deliberately recording my thought process on the chart as I trade -- like a "mental flow chart" about how I came to take, opt out of, or miss a trade. This has been great! It turns out that I've just got a couple recurring mental habits that are responsible...

Wednesday Today was OK. Just can't seem to make it through a session without an entry error lately. SUSTAIN: *Good exits again. Finally gaining some momentum with this habit. It kept me from going in the red today. *I was quite calm while in all my trades, even the bad ones. I didn't think...

Tuesday 3 trades today. 1 error on entry. Good exits. Snapshots below. Got lots of question marks on the charts today; looking forward to checking them against Volman's charts. Love to see how you guys handled today if you traded. TODAY'S GOAL: Stay out of bad trades. (I've started...

Monday JRS: Haha! Well said. I chose to trade only the UK morning session today, but I watched some of the US session for my own education. Not the best performance for me, but not disastrous either. THE BAD: Took 2 risky entries, but I knew they were bad before I took them. For both...

Friday's Trading Cha-ching, I agree with your comment on the chart about the previous bull swing. Sometimes in hindsight things are so clear. I marked the location of your trade on the 5 min chart in my snapshot with a bold "X" so you can see what it looks like when zoomed out a little. The...

Today's Trading Nice quote JRS. That's one of my favorite sections as well. Price was pretty choppy for much of the day. I think I missed one trade in the EU morning session. It was a great scenario but I wasn't sure about the entry. I found one trade in the Pre-US session. I took an...

Thanks, Cha-ching. Good trade. I noticed the RB, also, after the fact. For some reason the top barrier's being right on the 40 distracted me from seeing the range correctly. I also disengaged a bit after the IRB broke assuming the boat had sailed, whoops!

Today's Trading Today was OK except for a couple of mental errors. I took one good trade in the EU session and missed one good trade in the US session. I made one bad decision, my first trade, because of a bias on the market's direction. I had been evaluating a potential long for 30 minutes...

Today's Trading Hey, gents. It's been a while since I checked out the forum. I thought I'd join in the fun and start posting my trades with since some of you are doing that now. I'm trading the Europe and US morning sessions right now and napping during the UK lunch break. THIS WEEK'S...

Sharing Charts Sorry for the duplicate post. I see cha-ching has already answered that last question. Another question for you all... Do any of you share your charts or trade logs with a partner? I've finally been gaining some traction with this method, but I think it would really help my...

Hi, Frost. Welcome to the forum. I actually don't use my broker's feed but pay for a data feed separately. I use Kinetic/Ninja Trader but most of the guys on the forum (including Volman) use ProRealTime.com. Certainly the principles in this method apply to more than just the 70T chart, but...

I've only traded Sundays twice. It doesn't typically fit my schedule, and it was pretty slow both times I traded it. When it gets slow I walk away from the desk frequently, chat with the wife, do some body weight exercises, etc. It's easy to tell when nothing is going to happen for 15 min...

Hi, Cha-ching. I usually trade the Asian session about 3x's per week. I currently focus on USD/JPY and AUD/USD during Asia. You'll occasionally catch at EUR/USD trade in Asia, but not every day. A third pair that seems to do well is AUD/JPY, but my broker does not offer a great spread on...