The purpose of this is to serve as a closet, or attic, or self-storage facility. A place for me to store what I don't want to lose, all in one place, partly for me, but largely for those who may be interested in what I think about market stuff and trading stuff.

I've reserved the right to moderate comments. Assuming that this works, the point of it is to keep the blog on task as much as possible. Substantive questions will be answered, if I can, but good wishes and so forth will not be posted, not because I don't appreciate them, but because all of that is a lot for newcomers to wade through after a while, so please don't be insulted if you don't see your comment posted.

The first post is a link to a preview of my book. This may be of no interest to you whatsoever, but I do encourage those who are interested to at least look over it before plunking down any money for something that may be of little or no use to them.

Good trading.

The Trading Journal: Appendix Posted 04-29-2008 at 12:49 PM by DbPhoenix Updated 05-01-2008 at 11:05 AM by DbPhoenix . Contributed by "FX_Cowboy". I'm ready to start backtesting my revised plan, here in the form of a comparative study. The setup used for this exercise is basically the same as the one described previously in this journal, but with the following adjustments: General Rules -- Positions may be only opened between 2:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Any open positions must be closed at 1:00 p.m. -- All valid entries must be taken. ... Continue reading... DbPhoenix

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The Trading Journal: Appendix Posted 04-29-2008 at 12:42 PM by DbPhoenix Updated 05-01-2008 at 11:06 AM by DbPhoenix . Contributed by "jasont". Ok guys I'm not sure if anyone is actually reading this thing but I thought I'd try to help people discover what to trade. I'm going to disclose a few things about how I found my trading niche and offer some ideas to help people find out their niche. This may be a long post so if you want some help picking a niche, grab a coffee or beer before starting to read. List what you find so you can help keep track. When I first started... Continue reading... DbPhoenix

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The Trading Journal Posted 02-26-2008 at 12:00 PM by DbPhoenix Updated 04-29-2008 at 12:51 PM by DbPhoenix In order to succeed at trading, you must have an edge. Your edge begins with the knowledge you gain through your research and testing that a particular price pattern or market behavior offers a level of predictability and a risk to reward ratio that provides a consistently profitable outcome over time. Without it, one is just "playing" the market in order to have something to talk about on message boards. To get it, you have to know exactly what you're looking for and what to do with it... Continue reading... DbPhoenix

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