(binned per thread starter’s request) Give me your money

assume this is a phone app?
accuracy likely in that department, too.

well there's a scale, and they made an app so the measurements get linked via bluetooth to the phone. i think the scale is decent.

the scale probably is.
for your weight.
it most likely is an algo when it comes to the rest of the measures.

i think i broke my record for quickest session..

15 minutes =+$4600

so now what..
what do full time traders do for the rest of the day?..eat? watch tv? porn? ..

i'd rather work full time and trade thanks. off to work!

ps. forgot i had lock space on the chart..had to scroll later..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U_7Hn-QiAk

Nice trade.......

My only point was that using some calipers to calculate body fat percentage would be better than BMI to gauge health . . .

take your wife shopping, it will be an eye opener just how quickly she can manage to spend what you have earned.
she may even break that 15 min record of yours

Nice flip I must say but going from 4 contracts short to 12 contracts long seems a bit aggressive style towards loss recovery. Regardless, you are really good in recovering from your losses so kudos!

Food..............
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjJR5KADLeQ&list=RDPjJR5KADLeQ&start_radio=1&t=0

it was 2x4 contracts on the fade...

i take 3 positions (3x4) on breakout setups.
yes it is aggressive, and yes, when it breaks , it shoots.

kind of like playing KK,AA etc. i don't limp in..

Been watching this clip of phil ivey winning his 3rd Aussie millions title, and I've made some observations and reflections

Poker vs Trading

In hold em, rules are known by everyone. everybody knows what hands beat what. Yet, only select few actually make it to the final rounds of tournaments, and it's the same people usually. Poker is a game of wits and skills; executing on imperfect information. Day in day out, you go play, you may encounter variances due to other player play styles, BUT, in general, you know what lower level poker players always play like MOST of the time.

Trading in the market is similar in that the information is always imperfect. Nobody knows where it's going 100% of the time. You use your analysis (fundy or techie) and speculate on direction. Your opponents vary from HFT to institutions to individual firms/traders. So from time to time, you will encounter variances in the market due to these different participants, but overall, the rules by which these players trade by remain MOSTLY consistent. HFT programs don't change their coding every single day, nor do institutions or other traders change their rules daily. In reality, the market action is pretty structured. Once you identify the patterns, it's all about execution day in day out, and letting the rule of large numbers play out to positive expectancy.

Poker Pro
I used to watch poker after dark shows back in 2009. I'd watch these poker pros play at night and just get so into the game. One of those guys that always mesmerize me is Phil Ivey. This guy has won millions in poker. He knows the game inside out. He performs at high level analysis and knows when to bet aggresssive and when to play tight. But when i watched clips of him playing, there would always be moments of human emotions. I see him get frustrated, angry, geting into bad beats, being indecisive about calling etc. This guy has over decade experience, yet the game can still put him on emottional coaster. But one thing he never does (or rarely) is tilt. He talks about the game in one interview is playing with the least mistakes. Even someone like Phil hellmuth who would insult and scream at you if he loses to stupid hands, would not tilt his game where he would make bad decision game play most of the time.

So i'm thinking, if this poker pro experiences that, then i shouldn't beat myself too much if i get a bit antsy about trading. Being emotional is normal. Getting frustrated or angry at the market is normal. BUT tilting is not normal. Like i mentioned before, my focus on trading now is to minimize (or eliminate) tilting and not over trading (going beyond the trading time slots). At the same time, i'm developing my style of trading where i can be both aggressive at times (during breakouts) and just playing range with smaller size other times.

To this day, i regularly watch poker clips to draw inspiration and learn the how the pros handle the game from psychological and emotional side. I think the winners of both poker and trading have learned the game and have developed a high level of emotional intelligence over the years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvSFls_LtkA

shit session today.

Internet all fucked up so livestreams all broken into segments. Had to run to laptop and trade via hotspot. Managed to recover some of asian session's loss (from -$1065 to -$660)

I was ALMOST tilting today due to internet cut off. But i was talking myself through it to calm down. Plan B plan b plan b...that's what i was saying the whole time lol

so decided to just cut it today.

Still taking notes on my strategy. Refining bits of pieces here and there. But it's coming along..

no time to think on this one. my alarms were going off the roof. jumped in and out in less than 5 minutes.

+$3800 on the day..

sick..sick sick......sooooo sick

Sweet trade.... Need more of them to work like that......LOL

OMG..i'm having power outage..

feels like the whole is conspiring against me

BUT ..i have backup internet (hotspot)

backup battery/outlet pack for laptop

fuck the world..can't keep me away from trading

Nice 30 min sessions. that 5 minute power outage was legit scary when you have orders in..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wbFP4sAays

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8rPQvzcnPI

backup internet?
as in fibre+4G or such?
when the market demonstrated to you that 5 min can make ( and likely lose too) 4000$, making sure of a backup is a small drop for a lot of inner peace!

I always talk about poker, i figure i do smalll stakes poker (exclusively hold em). I think it would help improve my emotional intelligence and my probability mindset. Nothing big with just $300 to start. Will probably play the .25/.50 tables, which give s me 6x100bb.

small test session with icam. playing under the name 4xtrdr. haven't touched this account since 2009 when i traded forex..man

took advantage of "elsefint"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xusJXqNEHu0

Ugh had tilt moments today. Range pissed me off. had 2 instances where i was putting 30 contracts. Cut it short though. today's loss brings my month to loss of -7k.


was up about little over 10k for the month..all gone

i should just stick to single digits total contracts until i cna be more consistent. but the problem is my idea of consistency is 1 week, then i get crazy and raise the size to double digits..

need to calm my ass down.