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Derivatives trader 11+ years. Repeatable asymmetric opportunities across markets. Technicals only: momentum, mean reversion, short-term imbalances & order flow.

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Sometimes life is about risking everything for a dream that no one can see but you.

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GM! Same levels from last week #NQ_F

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“Great athletes find the right sport for their skills and talents and then develop routines that push the boundaries of those skills and talents. 

Greatness cannot exist and persist in an environment of comfort. A best practice in trading is cultivating routines that always push our development.”

Thank you Dr. S.

[Brett Steenbarger @steenbab]

Our strengths cannot exist in an environment of comfort; what we don't exercise inevitably atrophies. Here are two realities of trading success: https://t.co/ROD9AScvj5

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@myxfdc @PradeepBonde @Jduntrades I’d say this is why it’s so important to follow the right sources, not the yt hype.

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@TraderYush Nice. That was clean.

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@TheFlowHorse What would mark exhaustion for you on ES/NQ at the Monday open? Anything specific in the flow?

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@varunbdk @PradeepBonde Marty Schwartz 10 years
Jesse Livermore 6 years
Mark Minervini 6 years
Paul Tudor Jones 5 years

The list goes on and on…

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@realFatCat1 Love it!

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@realFatCat1 Completely agree. You've got a very specific lens on the market. Appreciate you sharing it.

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@MarketScience10 Thank you!

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Really good execution in #NQ_F today. One and done and I've taken the whole move. This one is a good writeup material. Everything was there. One good trade.

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@myxfdc That's massive. Congrats

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@myxfdc True, but it's not just mechanics, it changes the mindset too. I don't really have the headspace to think that way, so I rarely do it. Only on real conviction or a really strong setup.

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I want to trade the session make my money and be flat before the close.

There are advantages to that. I prefer this game.

If I carry anything overnight, it’s options sized for zero.

I’ve had longer-term conviction plays in the past ($TSLA $PS ) and may have them again (nil now). But I’m not playing position/swing game. I trade intraday.

High turnover. Income trading. Trying to make the most of a high win rate, smaller gains adding up. Optimizing for a smooth equity curve.

This was posted on Substack today. You are down -25%? Nah. I’m just playing a different game.

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@TotoFutures @moritzfitness96 I use both for futures. RTH for stocks. You can also se e if 0.25 works for you. I’ve tried it. It is a level, price reacts there but I am not using it.

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Executions. Remember how price kept pressing lower around the lows yesterday? Factor in today’s gap down and an up move on around +3K delta. The signs were there. I’m just connecting the dots.

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@TotoFutures @moritzfitness96 It’s just an area products react. That’s all. I always monitor when anything is there. Same for full ATR.

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@moritzfitness96 The setup can be exactly the same. What changes is how clearly I can read the order flow. When there’s real participation and people are actively trying to get something done, the book behaves differently. Their activity is easier to read, and I can identify areas to put risk.

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Offsetting my $TSLA loss with NQ (some of it). Very happy with this one. Literally couldn’t have traded NQ better.

I’ll spend the rest of the day on my weekly review. Plenty to add to the list of things to work on.

One is how I weigh RVOL against setup quality. TSLA had 3.6 RVOL versus a pretty meh 1.6 in NQ, with Qs similar. But the setup in the indices was much better than in the HBs.

Which raises a question: is an average setup in an “in-play” name really better than a killer setup in something "less" in play, with several layers of context lining up?

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@traderkane To put it mildly

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@lmtbuy Nice 👌

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@Just_the_tape1 Thank you 🙏

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Conosco i miei polli...

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Simplified NQ map for today. Focusing on what is meaningful and inPlay. Only one spot I'm interested in. Will consider BO above 30200 once we are there.