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carlsalyer

9y

So the end of a tough week

So the end of a tough week

Started off with 2 Stop outs! &@#$%(!@)%$*&@$% So 5... 5 losers in a row! counting yesterdays 3 losses... but as I stated before I started trading... So I am recommitted to doing nothing more than

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carlsalyer

9y

Before I start Trading this morning...

Before I start Trading this morning...

It has been a tough week and big losing day yesterday... I have a tendency to try to make things up to "catch up" in situations like this... So I am recommitted to doing nothing more than to

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carlsalyer

9y

3 losers in a row.

3 losers in a row.

Do I throw in the towel? Nope good trades are good trades... profit or loss doesn't make a bad trade a good one, or vice a versa. (is that the right way to say it?) So, followed Ty perfectly... and will

carlsalyer

9y

TopStep Trader Combine update

TopStep Trader Combine update

So I have been trying to stay focused on the emotions of trading, and not the money... But feel like I should update the combine results, for a couple of reasons. 1) In the past when I have got this close

onemoretea

3d

Annoying Shizzly Drizzle Fizzle - My Actifit Report Card: September 25th. 2026

Annoying Shizzly Drizzle Fizzle - My Actifit Report Card: September 25th. 2026

Welcome to Liquid Eye’s Actifit Blog Friday ☀️ 5160 What an unpleasant kind of rain, a light, fine drizzle accompanied by a cool breeze that made it feel even colder than it actually was at around 11 degrees.

carlsalyer

9y

Watching the emotions!

Watching the emotions!

Yesterday sucked! but it sucked because of the story I was telling myself... in case anybody thought I was mad a Ty... I wasn't I was mad at myself, and putting pressure on myself to be profitable and

carlsalyer

9y

Damn Stop Out

So not much to report... Ty was being very patient in the room, took 1 trade, got its 1 target, plus some on the runner... I missed it. So I took a re-entry that he suggested... Stopped Out Damn Damn Damn!

carlsalyer

9y

Restating AGAIN - UGH

Restating AGAIN - UGH

Ty was 2 of 3 today... I missed his last and winning trade... it just happened too fast, not a big deal... but the thought from yesterday of not enough kicked in... I was plus $197 ish and damn it, that

carlsalyer

9y

Day6 - NOT ENOUGH!

Day6 - NOT ENOUGH!

That is what I was thinking as I traded with Ty this morning... 4 trades, 1 stop out. Profit +$154.52 But I was thinking, it's not enough! I am posting this, because I need to be honest with myself 1st

goga22

14h

One fine morning

One fine morning

Good day dear Friends in the Visual Shots Community 🙌📸 There are mornings that ask nothing of us other than to pause, take a breath, and look around. That is exactly what this morning was like for me

carlsalyer

9y

Day 5 - Had family obligations - No Trading for me...

Day 5 - Had family obligations - No Trading for me...

Just a quick video update... short and talk about the idea of feeling like I have missed out. Please let me know what you think about this in the comments, and if you found this helpful please consider

carlsalyer

9y

Day 4 - Boring, Boring, Boring

Day 4 - Boring, Boring, Boring

And that is OK - No that is a Good thing when it comes to Trading! Today was boring - yeah, I know I mentioned that in the title. Sorry I didn't get all pretty for you! lol Click here for a video of the

carlsalyer

9y

Day 3 - 1st Trading after restarting

Day 3 - 1st Trading after restarting

Commitment has been restarted since I broke the commitment on Friday... Saturday was Day 1 Decided to go 90 days straight, so if I break the commitment I will restart... and I will match Ty's running target,

carlsalyer

9y

Restarting, 90 days and a review of the Week

Restarting, 90 days and a review of the Week

This is my process, my experience, what I am learning (or trying to learn) on what I like to call: My Hike 2 Freedom Corny? that is OK, I like corny. Some background: I am learning the skill of trading,

jompiy

2d

My Painting Studio Video Series

My Painting Studio Video Series

The Class Album’s now available as a Deluxe Edition CD and art bundle, which I’ll probably write about more in my next post. This evening’s currently being spent starting twelve new oil paintings that’ll

carlsalyer

9y

Day 5 - Fell off the wagon

Day 5 - Fell off the wagon

This is probably the hardest post to write so far... for so many reasons, but probably more than anything... because I don't want, to tell the truth... not so much telling you the truth, but acknowledging

carlsalyer

9y

Day 4 - It's not all peaches and cream

Day 4 - It's not all peaches and cream

Fighting the urge to get in and make my own trades to not be negative on the day! It happens, no one is 100% in trading and today Ty took two losses in a row and "we" are done for the day. So

carlsalyer

9y

Day 3 of 90 - Trading with Ty

Day 3 of 90 - Trading with Ty

Done by 9am! Today is Oil Inventory day, so expected to be trading into 11 AM or so... but no! 2 trades, +$627.92 Write up this post and then smoking a cigar with a cup of coffee! So the temptation is

carlsalyer

9y

Day 2! of 90 - Trading with Ty

Day 2! of 90 - Trading with Ty

Not much to report today. No Trades, it was a chopfest and we (and when I say we, I mean Ty because I am following him!) showed great patience! Better than I have done in the past. I was relaxed, but I

no-advice

1d

Latin America Is Re-Dollarizing in Real Time — And Bitcoin Is Watching From the Sidelines

Latin America Is Re-Dollarizing in Real Time — And Bitcoin Is Watching From the Sidelines

When Nicolás Maduro was taken into US custody in January, most crypto commentary framed it as a geopolitical curiosity. It wasn't. In the quarter that followed, crypto outflows from Venezuela jumped 891.7%

carlsalyer

9y

Trading with Ty in the WTR a day at a time - for 90 days

Trading with Ty in the WTR a day at a time - for 90 days

So if you look back at my original posts, it was about learning to trade profitability... Since then I have had some ups and downs - mostly ups, but the downs have been way too large. Part of the trading