My trading journey

a retest @ 2103???

edit: 2095???

bot 2088 x 1

bears slowing down??? scout & checker will tell...

bot 2100 x 3

edit: looking at hit and run !!!

squared all @ 2128

bot 1.2105 x 1 = 23
bot 1.2088 x 1 = 40
bot 1.2100 x 3 = 84

total pips = 147 pips

i'm still looking for wha fti mean of blietzkrieg... he mentioned it during the first lesson of AOW...

Nice dance to wind down the week mate.

Just got bck to rest... No reading as advised plus World Cup is kicking off now.

U rooting for the Socceroos

Dance well
Sylar

just fought 2 battles mate need to be quick and short... remember it's friday .

of course, socceroos all the way

Been tryin to follow your deployment of soldiers however without a thorough understand of your MO & AOW as discussed in TFA thread i am just like a recruit following his General & Commander into battle with awareness of the stategy & tactics involved

However i find it easier to understand the materials in TFA thread by reading your summarize Word manual as it gives a overview of the AOW. Thanks mate.

Rest well for the weekend & prepare the forthcoming battle.

Dance well
Sylar

hi sylar,

i know what you mean, looking at charts never tell you anything except the entries and exits of position, and we called it deployment of soldiers because we always consider ourselves the commander in chief, and winning the battle always lies on the commander's knowledge, descipline and humility. AOW is the basic learning to dance the market, where the commander will become a better general to win the battle. the market is a battle.

i am not expecting anyone here to be benefiting from my journal for each one of us here has its own dance (to each is own - fti) adn interpretation of TFA teachings. but for me, the essence of TFA is for one need to feel the pulse of the market to understand market structure better. and as i understand that, i know i already have the edge in this business (called forex trading) because i already know myself (risk, MM, MO) and i know how much my capitalization would be (based on my MO and risk appetite)

as i learned how to dance (basic-dance 101) i already know my risk appetite and tolerance, so i based my MO from that basis in every battle i fought in every dance i dance. I read most of the books that fti suggested at TAF and listen to the learned contributors of TAF to their opinions, suggestions and their feats and fall from their experience, that i believe useful to me and ditched all crap ones. trying to learn compounded candle formations, patterns and focus more on 3kingdoms.

the reason why i posted charts in my journal (where actually not necessary for TAF followers) is for me to review and see how i behave to the market as i dance, it's like having kept a record of my battle, of how i react in every situations given... it's very important for me because that's the only way i can make myself a better commander of learning from mistake or maybe i can make it better if winning. since we always dance the "now", therefore there is no way we cannot back test our strategies as a general by going to an old charts, but i find it very helpful to me, visiting my old battle footprints and remembering the PA as it moves up and down, tik per tik and trying to comprehend what the market was revealing that moment. therefore if i will encounter the same battle with the same field and might, i already know how to respond and can deploy my troops efficiently, less damage, more wins.

as i have told you the first time we talk, you better read TAF thread before going into trade... if you're trading already at least, read the thread and understand its core essentials and open a demo trade... when feel comfortable of your MO,MM then maybe you can start live trade with micro mini lots first... believe me, real money is not the same as demo

alright, to minimise damage to new trader and prevent from misguiding them i will not post any charts no more.

and one more thing, i learned fti method the hard way and it was very costly, so i always implement rule # 1, preservation of capital.

but hey, i had 48% last month.

to all, be good and be safe.

regards,
dongsky

hey, if it works for me, doesn't always mean it will work for you. be careful on the path you've chosen. remember, there's no short cuts nor straight trip to heaven it always travel on its zigzag way... so as he said, "if can't stand the heat, stay away from the kitchen". actually when you've learned the basics of the ways and techniques, is pretty much basic and simple, but the thing is, psych side of us makes it very complicated and difficult to accept the logic particularly when you always looking at the $$$ signs instead of pips captured.

once it goes against you pannic attack overpowered your brain and you over analyze your position... doomsday is imminent!

to each is own!

when you know market structure, know thyself and know your capitalization... then and only then you will have an edge to this business. the rest that we will learn in TAF is just a tool for us to better understand oneself and to be more effective and skillful in dancing. AOW for example, will give us better understanding of our capabilities and weakness and makes us better. MO, MM & risk will be based on capitalization. knowing all these means you already win the battle before engaging to war itself.

this is how i interpreted fti's way (method) and how i implemented.

just came back from a short stroll with my beautiful wife now i'm back re reading my charts... it is really helpful for me to prepare myself to next weeks battle. Monday next week however will be a non-working holiday here in australia. so i might not be trading as well, thinking of driving to nature trips.

Thanks for detail explaination. Agreed we each have our own rhythm to dance too. I'm in no hurry to tango yet but will learn the basic dance steps in order to keep in tune with the market. As discussed in our talk will like to dance realtime together with u when I'm back to get the rhythm flowing.

By the way on Market Structure do u have the Paper Money as recommended by fti or u just read the PDF link provided by fti.

Send my rdgs to your wife & hope u have a quality time her on Mon.

Have a gd weekend mate

Cheers
Sylar

I have downloaded all fti's recommended readings and bought few books too from amazons. you can download paper money and bretton woods aggreement from the link fti gave on his earliest post.

dancing in realtime might not be a good idea for now because it will just make you more lost in the battle. my advice to you is to really understand the core essential of his teachings and open demo account first to try his way. and slowly you will find your niche, by knowing what kind of a trader you are. you will start knowing yourself, your greed, fear, ego... all these will make your trade calls imperfect but that's where everybody starts on their journey of becoming the real trader.

you will start believing in yourself once you will have small winnings, hey confidence really helps so build it by winning small and work your way up... remember the "ant's work".

market, you and capital - something to ponder about.

AOW is a must!
MO and MM is to your own comfort.

Rescue, well be mindful that not all battlefield and terraine are rescueable.
if just mis-timed entry but you're riding the trend then rescue is okay but if not, then killing scouts is just the best call... scouts are expendable.

stay focus and trade only 1 pair. 3 kingdoms is essential.

be good and be safe.

regards,
dongsky

Hey look i can dance now...

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ed/dance-1.gif

am soooo proud

Happy weekend!!!

see the bear dance ... hmmm

http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/w...761fed4518.gifmaybe the bulls do too... interesting. http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...dancer_079.gif look how small the bears and a lousy dancer... i think i like bull dance better... hmmm

it was a good swing in the morning as i watched her rallied and thought it was a just a minor correction and would continue its push north i entered long at around mid-day @ 2180 (scout) but almost 3 hours past... still ranging...

bot 2188 x 3

closed 3 position @ 2199

i'm squared now... going out with my wife for a fancy dinner be good all and be safe.

i can hear the bulls stampede now be careful.