Motivating read to me

From Don Miller's blog

F*C* VISTA!

I was at my parents house today. I got there and was watching a long off 1057.25 which was a long off the days low to the prior highs made after the bounce. I click the buy on the infinity platform and got nothing then again. Well I got a successful send but then I got another one, which sucked. So I was long 2 contracts, which wasn't a bad thing. But my targets we're together and I couldn't separate them without messing around and canceling my orders, which I didn't want to do. Anyways I sat through it and pulled my targets down to plus 3 ticks because I felt somewhat comfortable with the trade.

It sucked because I couldn't manage the trade like I wanted but whatever. I'm not trading on the computer anymore. Nothing but problems and then too add, the mouse is acting slow and quirky and it's messing with me drawing fibs.

Es: +$75

Saw it..took it

I was watching a long off globex lows to highs. Also there was a -23% target 1 tick under the long. I sat and watched hit and took a long off 1027.50 and held it to the daily vwap.



Es: +$100

Wanted More, Got...

...1 tick. I took a long off 1025, filled at 1026. It was from 1022.25 lows to 1028.75 highs. I had 10 ticks but wanted the 1030 target. I should have stuck to my profit target of 6-10 ticks. Putting my target at 1028.50, just under prior highs would have worked great. I moved my stop up to plus 1 tick and got it slammed in my face. I guess the saying is right, "you don't get smarter while in a trade, you get dumber."



Es: +$12.50

Used Patience

I had a chance today at 2 other trades before I took the the one at the end of the day. One long off a support from Friday's low to today high and one short around 1027. I took the bounce off the -23% target off the short from 1027 and got long on a pull back after the new low tick of the day. I had some patience today and sat through the break of the old low by a tick and and we rallied off that. I wanted 6 ticks profit and ended up dragging my order into the market for a profit of 5.



Es: +$62.50

Patience

Should used some patience today with my trade. I took a long at 1022 before 3pm and just sat there watching it do nothing. I ended up closing the position, for break even, because I didn't want it moving against me. Anyways, I should have waited for 3pm and see where some more volume pushed it. I just got tired of seeing it go back and forth by 1-3 ticks and I should have held on to it.

Overall though I am happy with my entries and that I am pulling the trigger and getting in, because "you miss 100% of the shot you never take".

Es: +$0

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