vit007 Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 (edited) I've been trading options for a many years but this year market just killed my strategy so I moved to futures. After trading a different strategies on a different account I discover that I have a self distracted habits and I cant follow my rules and getting to emotional. I guess in a big firms trader knows that his constantly been watched so he cant loose his head . To overcome this I build my own EA autotrader . Its trades CL only and works the best for shorting the market , long trades are profitable but DD to high for TST combine . The reason Im posting here my trades because I wont to be more accountable for my decisions and it will help me to brake self detraction habits . So Im going to trade Long trades manually and Short trades going to be done by my Autotrader . I want to test it with Combine rules before I put it on a real account . Sins I know nothing about programming I use Bloodhound to build my EA. trading CL 7am-12am Eas. 2 contracts . day first .---- 5 trades - 4 wins 1 looser . http://i66.tinypic.com/vecigh.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/15xsosi.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/4r6r0y.jpg Edited November 28, 2016 by vit007 Eric Nathan, energetic, misalto and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Nathan Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Very good idea to keep a journal of your trades vit007.The funny thing about TsT is that they also keep a tabulation of your Unrealized losses. SINGtrader and vit007 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vit007 Posted November 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 (edited) Here is another reason for autotrader . As usually after I shut down TST trader the same EA took trade at sim account at 10.58. It took only 4 seconds to reach my 1st target - 14 ticks . Noway I would be able to take this trade manually . http://i65.tinypic.com/a31d2q.jpg Edited November 28, 2016 by vit007 misalto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forexonly Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Good luck to you Vit007. Be careful with oil it can be a beast at times. Also, there is major news this week ( 30th). Hope to see your posts daily. traderin, vit007 and admis 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsmanIM Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 (edited) ----------------- Edited November 29, 2016 by OsmanIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsmanIM Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 they also keep a tabulation of your Unrealized losses. Why is that Eric? After all,"unrealized" losses are unrealized and just considered "paper losses" right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Nathan Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 Why is that Eric? After all,"unrealized" losses are unrealized and just considered "paper losses" right? Osman,TsT are obssesed with all things intraday and how you handle them.This is probably at the insistence of their backers and sponsors who back the combine traders with seed money for their accounts and want to see some returns from their investment. It is a way to indicate to them on how you handle losses and how long you hold on to a losing position.They do not like reckless traders and combine traders under evaluation must take note of this important trading metric.I believe the daily intraday loss includes ALL losses, realized and unrealized.The moment you hit or exceed the intraday loss limit the evaluation account is closed and that's it. Tough rules but a combine has no choice if they want to make sure they sponsor not only a good trader but also a risk averse trader. https://help.topsteptrader.com/hc/en-us/articles/220389768-Daily-Loss-Limit vit007, OsmanIM and SINGtrader 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vit007 Posted November 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 Day 2 Not a good day $ -820 . I did 5 manual Long trades 1 win and 4 loses . I did not use autotrader today because market was down big overnight and EA takes only short trades , so I was expecting a rebound .... Big mistake, if I let EA run I would have a profitable day ( you can see on a picture a red lines generated by EA) Im learning from this that Im going to run EA every trading day and take maximum of 1 trade manually . http://i66.tinypic.com/117d7o8.jpg http://i63.tinypic.com/1izh3d.jpg ⭐ nadjib, misalto, traderin and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vit007 Posted November 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 (edited) WOW CL market was just crazy today pending news makes it move so fast in different direction that my Bot went crazy as well . Went quickly from +1100 to -920 and its over , loss limit reached . My mistake , have to wait till news over . Autotraders are good help but they need our brain when to switch ON / OFF . Another $100 to restart combine . Cheap lesson compare to $$$ I could loose in real account . Profitable trading to you all . Edited November 30, 2016 by vit007 OsmanIM and forexonly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forexonly Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 Yes as mentioned earlier today's news was mega major and best to stay away unless you have a platform that trades in mil second and connected to the exchange. I honestly think that in today's markets you have to either do HFT ( very, very fast) or use the daily charts. Anything in between is hopeless and will lose money. I hope to be proven wrong and again good luck. vit007 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SINGtrader Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 Best of luck vit007! Btw, If you should receive a call from John Hoagland at Topstep after the first 5 days, do take it vit because John is very adept at giving good recommendation to combine traders undergoing evaluation. He will go over your trading metrics and explain the significant parts to you so you can understand the market you are trading and develop the correct trading mentality.:) OsmanIM, misalto and vit007 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbf4223 Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Sooner or later, the SEC will shut down TST. It's a scam. No professional hedge fund trader would even survive all of their rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
⭐ flipper26 Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Best of luck vit007! Btw, If you should receive a call from John Hoagland at Topstep after the first 5 days, do take it vit because John is very adept at giving good recommendation to combine traders undergoing evaluation. He will go over your trading metrics and explain the significant parts to you so you can understand the market you are trading and develop the correct trading mentality.:) Hoagland isn't with TST anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vit007 Posted February 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 New EA new Combine ,started Jan 23 . 7 days of trading and $3000 profit target reached . 1 loosing day so far and have to kill 3 more days . http://i67.tinypic.com/e5gqxz.jpg OsmanIM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksolid68 Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 Nice work sir! vit007 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill A Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 New EA new Combine ,started Jan 23 . 7 days of trading and $3000 profit target reached . 1 loosing day so far and have to kill 3 more days . http://i67.tinypic.com/e5gqxz.jpg Unless you are going to post your EA or method these posts of yours are totally pointless - TopStep have a Forum full of posts like this - go there buddy or post something useful. ⭐ JDizzle22 and marketrulez 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vit007 Posted February 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 After finishing combine I have to take a Funded trader preparation BS program . Which is the same as Combine but harder. Now lot size will increase/decrease according to yours build/lose equity. So before if I can place small stop 5-7 ticks I was comfortable placing 5 lots , now max is 2 till I reach +$1500 ... Not sure if it worse to continue ..... On the other hand this rules really discipline you and this is very important in trading . OsmanIM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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