Recent content by Jdesey

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    Can this be real??

    Seeking. My stop is two points on the ES. That is $100 per $2500 of actual account. I would1 percent. I never have a stop at 48 points that would wipe me or anyone else out.a 2 point move on SP is approx 1 tenth of 1%. I also do not hold overnight so any gap at opening is a non-issue. I...
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    Can this be real??

    No. A 2% move on Sp is about 48 points. My stop is 2 points. Look at yesterday. We had a 30 point move from high to low after a cup of early in the session. I made five successful trades totaling 13 points after one loser of two points. So no way to percent move we do nothing but create...
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    What's your top reasons

    I'd be interested to hear what your top reasons are to trade For me- Freedom No boss No customers Instant results Unlimited earnings potential Portable
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    What others think

    All really good advice you guys. I agree that people just don't understand unless they really have studied it and made it a focus like I have. This is a long-term goal of mine and a dream and I'm not giving it up.
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    What others think

    I have been a student and participant in the market for a very very long time. I bought my first stock when I was 13 years old and I'm now 50. I have blown up a couple of accounts trading the Mini S&p as that seems to be normal for most. I have been in simulation mode now for over six...
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    Working towards the dream

    Now that I've decided to make another attempt at trading not one single person close to me thinks I can pull it off. They all think I'm crazy because of my failures before. Everyone says to me that nobody makes a day training. They really don't know what they're talking about. I am 49 years old...
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    Can't seem to Let the Winners run

    AARRGH... I trade the NQ exclusivly... I can get god setups and entries... I just seem to be so trigger happy to take a 5 point ofr 7 point gain..and then watch it turn to what would have been so much more. Today, just two trades alone I pulled 10 points, had I trailed them up it would have...
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