• I trade to live life on my terms. I can go anywhere in the world with an internet connection and still be able to provide a living for my family.
• To be a competitor in the world’s largest competition that is fueled by the world’s greatest emotions, fear & greed.

• I am a swing trader that enjoys paying myself weekly while managing risk. I like to have 3 – 5 trades on at a time in a rolling 2 week period.
• In an uncontrollable environment where anything is possible. All you can do is control your entries and position size. If you go with the trend, get into position at a great level and price then you can be profitable on the average moves of the market.

I used to trade with monetary goals but I no longer do. I have found that trading with those goals can force a trader to force trades on a lower probability trade setup just to meet a monthly/ early goal. My one goal is to follow my written and tested trading plan and take what the market is willing to give me.

Options

Daily timeframes

• Daily squeeze setup
• Reversion to the mean setups that go with the larger time frame trend.

For squeeze setups:

• Stock is in a strong sector
• Weekly, daily and 4hr charts are in alignment with each other
• Yellow or green 10x bars
• Daily squeeze
• 21 and 34 EMS are stacked positively
• 21 and 34 EMS are stacked positively
• Enter into position with +1/-1 ATR of 21EMA

Reversion to the mean setups (bullish example):

• Monthly, weekly and daily time frames in alignment with the same color 10x bars
• Stock in a strong sector
• Price pulls back to the 21EMA

I personally keep active orders out for stops. I manage my risk by position size. However, with entries at the 21EMA, I will stop out with a stop close on the opposite side of the 34 EMA.

In all positions, I scale out by closing half the position at +50% ROI. I then place an order to close the last half for +70%, giving me an average of +65% within a few days.

On expiration week, if none of my targets are hit. I close the position for whatever profit/loss is in the position. If the stock hasn’t moved as expected within that timeframe then I may be wrong. So I exit the position to prevent the position from becoming a max loss.

I wake up at 4am Central every morning. I take a glance at the futures markets then I get a workout in. I either go for a minimum 5 mile run or do some type of functional fitness.

I ensure my trading journal has been fully updated with closed positions and newly open positions. I then look at the days late buy/sell dark pool prints to get a feel for where the market is going.

• Think or Swim for charting
• TraderVue for journaling
• LiveVol for scanning dark pool prints
• Charles Schwab StreetSmart Edge – Block Trade Indicator to watch the tape for the day
• SnagIt to screenshot charts to put into the trade journal

• I screen shot every chart for a trade and journal WHY I am entering the position.
• When journaling, I journal if my trade plan was followed. If not, why?

• Once in a trade your only job is to manage risk.
• Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do but gets you nowhere.