Well, I've finally decided to do it. I've started a trading journal. I'm going to update it as my time allows, and it should keep me honest. The purpose of this journal is to keep track of my emotions as well as my progress as I (hopefully) build my trading into a steady source of income for myself with minimal stress and worry. Trading should be fun right?.... right?
My story: I began trading about 2 1/2 years ago using an MA cross system on a GBP/USD 15 min and 1 hour chart. Needless to say with a small trading account and more balls than brains, I blew up my account within a couple months (looking back I'm surprised I managed to hold on to it for that long). I funded another account and managed to convince myself that Vegas tunnels were the answer, I traded that system with limited success, but I did find myself improving as a trader. I found that my entries were too nervous with either an MA cross or a price break of an MA (tunnel) so I began entering only on pullbacks. Fast-forward through a lot of reading and screen time (while maintaining an equity curve that looked like a sine wave) and that brings us to the current phase of my trading education. I am now a trend trader who has been trading profitably for just over 6 months.
My story: I began trading about 2 1/2 years ago using an MA cross system on a GBP/USD 15 min and 1 hour chart. Needless to say with a small trading account and more balls than brains, I blew up my account within a couple months (looking back I'm surprised I managed to hold on to it for that long). I funded another account and managed to convince myself that Vegas tunnels were the answer, I traded that system with limited success, but I did find myself improving as a trader. I found that my entries were too nervous with either an MA cross or a price break of an MA (tunnel) so I began entering only on pullbacks. Fast-forward through a lot of reading and screen time (while maintaining an equity curve that looked like a sine wave) and that brings us to the current phase of my trading education. I am now a trend trader who has been trading profitably for just over 6 months.