Dear diary,No dummy trade for the day. After watching YM as well as NQ moving around OR (opening range) in 15-min chart, I hesitated to get in Long position. Indeed, they broke out from the range only in the afternoon. People were waiting for the tomorrow’s NFP(Non Farm payroll) report. No fun. It was a […]
Trading Psychology
Postmortem 04-Oct-2006
Dear diary, It was a good day for stocks traders, but not for me. I did not have any dummy setup in NQ, YM and ES before 12 noon. I decided to call it a day without making any trade as I was physical exhausted, I guess the flu virus and haze in Singapore start […]
Postmortem 03-Oct-2006
Dear Diary, Ah..Dow is trading at record high..Ah…So what? Who cares? It was another boring day for dummy trader (DT). I did not have any DT. Instead, I started my scalping here and there using squeeze technique. And I named it Moron Scalping. Basically, it is a break out trading based on bollinger bands and […]
Postmortem 02-Oct-2006
Dear diary,Good morning from Singapore. I have made two trades today. As I told you before, I am integrating NYSE TICK and NYSE TRIN. Looking for holy grail after bad months like August and September? ๐ NOPE! I have been looking for a way/tool to give me a better picture of market breath. Market tone […]
Postmortem 28-September-2006
Dear diary, I was reluctant to trade after watching the first 30 minutes of cash market opening. I told you that. In fact , there were setups for Short trade in 15-minute chart of ES and YM. However, TICK was not supporting this action. I am still new to trading with TICK. This morning, most […]
Postmortem 27-September-2006
Dear diary, Ah..another losing day. Though the loss is too small to be mentioned, but I got no reason to feel good. In fact, I would categorize this E-mini Nasdaq trade as impulsive. An inside bar immediately after a big down candle is not an nice Long entry. Though the day was choppy, it was […]

