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April 7th, 2015, 04:41 PM

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shorted QM again @53.55

covered @53.25

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April 7th, 2015, 03:45 PM

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Closed QM @53.70

Closed QM @53.70

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April 7th, 2015, 03:17 PM

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Posted By BertV

15 trades

Scalped ES and sold some verticals in SPX

Tried to scalp CL but got stopped out. Thought it would plunge below $53, got out of that quickly with no damage. Shorted QM after the close, crude is at...

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April 2nd, 2015, 02:46 PM

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Posted By BertV

Came backa bit

Closed out NG longs for small gain, but overall pretty large loss on that contract for the day. Again over traded, lost my head with the stop and reverted to bad form.

The craziness in CL saved...

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April 2nd, 2015, 12:03 PM

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Posted By BertV

What is the definition of insane?

Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

Shorted NG one car prior to report, while adjusting stop loss it blew WAY past me and never looked back. So I tried to...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 2nd, 2015, 10:13 AM

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Posted By BertV

up for the day so far should I quit now?

Caught a nice overnight bid in CL, closed and shorted today. Also scalped ES nicely. I'm flat now except for a vertical spreads in SPX. It doesn't make up for the loss yesterday but feels good. ...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 1st, 2015, 04:09 PM

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Posted By BertV

Train Wreck

Got hit by crude . No stop, didn't want to get taken out. Bad move, got run over. Shorted at $48.13 and $49.33. Closed one at $49.10. Took a walk. Shorted again at $49.73, and it immediately...

Forum: Trading Journals

March 31st, 2015, 08:49 PM

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Posted By BertV

Better day, not great

Had a few botched orders that I really screwed up. Stopped out of a crude short. Shorted again, and stopped out again. Finally committed to a short, then accidentally closed it messing around...

Forum: Trading Journals

March 30th, 2015, 04:52 PM

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Posted By BertV

Bert's Trade Journal

I decided I am going to start posting my trade journal here.

Its not pretty. I over traded, racking up commissions. I closed the few winners I had too early. On the positive side, I am using...

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