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Volume #3: Quantifying Your Setups into Trackable Features Part 1 - aka the basics of how to not lose money trading
Hello frens, welcome to another blogpost.
For this blog, we talk about quantifying your setups into trackable features, aka the basics of how to not lose money trading.
Because if you 're not collecting data and statistics on your setups, then you. are. wasting. your. fucking. time. and. money.
9-4-24 Daily Plan: What level of spicy do you like your trades
ES has finally blown it's nut and has imbalanced to the downside to the surprise of many. Being this close to nATH we will typically hit nATH. Question now is if value starts to migrate lower and the market turns bearish, or is this simply a dip to
9-3-24 Daily Plan: More of the same or spicy new action?
ES has balanced in it's auction for 10 consecutive days and everyone is asking the question if today is the day that we finally imbalance and trend. I for one am not betting all my marbles in this market, and would rather as per usual trade my favorite
8-29-24 Daily Plan: And then after the 8th day of balance, the market makers said enough was enough, let there be trend
CL diddling in the middle with potential for downside if we see some follow through through these lows we're at, ES currently balancing for 8days and the 9th day may be the charm to actually see some trend, particularly to the upside for some giga bids. Lets dive
8-28-24 Daily Plan: ever so patient for a trend day, trend is ur fren
ES balancing to the tits, CL reversion is the name of the game. Coming into today, i'm expecting sum ES trend day to play out soon, and as for CL i'm looking for some bid reversion plays.
8-26-2024 Daily Plan: Middle out (silicon valley style)
Coming into this session i'm looking at trade oppos that can be taken advantage of from the middle out. Mainly looking for ES to go bid and CL to take a dump from the middle of this auction. Kind of risky to play CL like this but i
8-23-24 Daily Plan: Poor Lows, Value, and Balance
Coming into this session, we have value being established higher on ES and lower on CL. Though, i'm mainly expecting another balance session on ES and expect the oppos to be present on CL. Although CL is looking bullish here at the lows, there are some features to
8-22-2024 Daily Plan: Ol' Betsy comin' around the mountain
Coming into this ol' session, ES just shy of ATH and gonna be hitting it soon, CL making new lows and breaking it's "equilateral triange" (or is it "flag" in TA land?) on the higher timeframe and is boutta take a shit. Lets
8-19-2024 Daily Plan: It's nothing personal (again), it's only (more) bidness
Coming into this session I am bullish all around on ES and CL and am primarily looking for pullbacks. Lets take a looksie for the levels and oppos on the table.