I can't even say what I feel right now. I left long trades open overnight. My account is depleting before my eyes. A three year old with the BuysVsSells could do better. WTF!?! Balance 384. Equity 297. Fuck me running. If I didn't need sleep, I would have made a killing. But wake up to fucking horror. Go to work with no internet? Fuck that. I'm staying. I don't know what I'm going to do now. THIS is why I played Semafors the way I played them, because you CAN NOT pick tops and bottoms with the damn things. smjones, you're great man, but the indicator basketbars is useless to me. it's been green for 3 fucking bars. My ONE indicator that tells me clearly what's going on - BuyVsSells - once again I didn't have on the screen.
So yes, scalping can be successful. What you've witnessed is what happens when a scalper want to hold over night to turn trade into a long-term trade. I'm toast.
Hope you all can do better than I have. There's money to be made, but once again I jumped into live trading out of desperation, did good and can do good if I can look at the screen, but have every-day SUCK LIFE to deal with too, which cramps damn nearany hope. A scalper I am, a scalper I'll stay. Fuck leaving a damn trade open overnight ever again for me.
If i've offended anyone, I apologize. But I'm an honest man, tell it like I see it, will blame no one but me, but I feel shitty right now and can't tell you really what I feel.
Later. Maybe. I finally closed the trades and stopped the bleeding. Fuck it. I will build again. I am determined to learn. I KNOW what to do. WHY??!?!?! can't I do it? And I will use Semafors in the future. But I WAIT for a higher low swing or lower high swing AFTER the Semafor that confirms trend change. If I would not left trade open last night, I could have started fresh and sold today based on price action, the way I posted the last few days, the way I still intend on playing it if on H4 (which I will keep mindful of).
Account stands at 343.03. Yes I added to losing trades when I THOUGHT bottom was in per trendline bounce on H1 chart that broke through right after I added buys. Everything you can do wrong I did, except I once again did FINALLY stop the bleeding. I can still scalp. Don't know if I have enough in account for basket trade right now. But I am not giving up this time. I CAN do good. But I can't throw out my best indicator and try to do what someone else is doing if I'm not comfortable with it as much as he is. hazelj has done great with this technique, but I never felt right about trying to use Semafors improperly. But I know what happens when it fails because of wrong use, and all I can say is: It still didn't stop me from using it wrong and paying the consequences.
If it wasn't so mother-fucking pathetic, it would be funny. I kid you not, just did the math. From my high of yesterday evening to right now - I lost 40%. An exact replay of the last time this happened a year and a half ago - and I haven't traded live since, until now.
I feel like a moron. Have a great day!
I hope the best for you all.
I don't know if I'll code another thing, but I am going to scalp when I see an opportunity.
Regards to all,
Don
So yes, scalping can be successful. What you've witnessed is what happens when a scalper want to hold over night to turn trade into a long-term trade. I'm toast.
Hope you all can do better than I have. There's money to be made, but once again I jumped into live trading out of desperation, did good and can do good if I can look at the screen, but have every-day SUCK LIFE to deal with too, which cramps damn nearany hope. A scalper I am, a scalper I'll stay. Fuck leaving a damn trade open overnight ever again for me.
If i've offended anyone, I apologize. But I'm an honest man, tell it like I see it, will blame no one but me, but I feel shitty right now and can't tell you really what I feel.
Later. Maybe. I finally closed the trades and stopped the bleeding. Fuck it. I will build again. I am determined to learn. I KNOW what to do. WHY??!?!?! can't I do it? And I will use Semafors in the future. But I WAIT for a higher low swing or lower high swing AFTER the Semafor that confirms trend change. If I would not left trade open last night, I could have started fresh and sold today based on price action, the way I posted the last few days, the way I still intend on playing it if on H4 (which I will keep mindful of).
Account stands at 343.03. Yes I added to losing trades when I THOUGHT bottom was in per trendline bounce on H1 chart that broke through right after I added buys. Everything you can do wrong I did, except I once again did FINALLY stop the bleeding. I can still scalp. Don't know if I have enough in account for basket trade right now. But I am not giving up this time. I CAN do good. But I can't throw out my best indicator and try to do what someone else is doing if I'm not comfortable with it as much as he is. hazelj has done great with this technique, but I never felt right about trying to use Semafors improperly. But I know what happens when it fails because of wrong use, and all I can say is: It still didn't stop me from using it wrong and paying the consequences.
If it wasn't so mother-fucking pathetic, it would be funny. I kid you not, just did the math. From my high of yesterday evening to right now - I lost 40%. An exact replay of the last time this happened a year and a half ago - and I haven't traded live since, until now.
I feel like a moron. Have a great day!
I hope the best for you all.
I don't know if I'll code another thing, but I am going to scalp when I see an opportunity.
Regards to all,
Don
Your scalping seems quite successful so far. If one can become successful at scalping the basket.... talk about the compounding.
If it makes you feel better, I'm working with 10% of the capital I started with two years ago, and I'm feeling the financial pressure to make some more deposits considering the success I've had with t101. Instead I'm going to build on what I've got - if it works, I'll get up to the level I need to be soon enough anyway.
