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NAS - i'm using 4hr setups for the MB Trading challenge. A long from yesterday closed just now for 200 points (100SL). No scalping on the topstep account today.
 

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NQ - Today's plan was to scalp the strength (via futs, no MB trades). HA candles. 6 trades (1 loser, 1 b/e, 4 wins). Hope you've had a good week. Have a great weekend.
 

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MB trades today were losers, 4 of them for -150 points. Net +142 points for the challenge so far but way off the required stats. No NQ scalps today. Have a good week. The voids are cancelled orders.
 

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NQ - a few futs scalps so far today and a +100 point win on the MB challenge, still a long way to go with that.
 

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NQ - a losing MB trade today for -48 points (+194 pts cumm total). No futs scalps.
 

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Mixed bag today, NQ, CL & EJ (via MB challenge). The futs scalping went well, done for the week and the EJ MB trade on-going.
 

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The MB challenge EJ long from friday closed this morning at target (+50 points, +244 cumm). In an EU short now which is clinging on. Just one NQ short scalp earlier. More movement likely tomorrow.
 

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MB Challenge hitting a run of losses again (-43, -27.5, -40 points), taking the net total to +133.5 points. Need to rethink the strategy to get the win rate to at least 50%. No futs trades so far this week.
 

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NQ - a few shorts down to the daily 21EMA. That will do for today. Good luck this week.
 

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NQ - 1st trade today, long off the 2Min in line with the daily chart bias. 2min chart showed some RSI divergence and then entered on a close above the 20sma. Exit around NYC00:00 and the 200sma, for +66T.
 

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..a few more and enough ahead of the 30yr auction.
 

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NQ - a couple of abc entries long towards the 138.2 fib target and a few goofier trades for b/e and a loser. Done for today.
 

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NQ - abc off the 1min, a quick in and out for 4R. That will do for today.
 

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24th Jan.
 

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NQ, long in flight and targeting the 5min swing 138.2 extension. Stop at b/e.
Edit: stopped out at b/e
 

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NQ - so the daily chart hinted at a possible b/o today - the 5min printed an 'abc' after a break of yesterday's high, early doors, with some indi divergence...and i'm long now with profit locked in but want to give this momentum some room, so won't be too aggressive with the trail...we'll see.

Edit: ..exited just now on the 'pause' for +375T, it's enough.
 

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NQ - ...in a similar 'abc' long atm..but using the indi pattern for the abc, rather than price...sometimes looks clearer :)..well, we'll see, risk off now and will let it run, perhaps we'll see 18000 today. Good luck if you're trading today.

Edit: ..and out for +100T on the pause.
 

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NQ - premkt example, didn't trade it, too busy w/work :\

abc correction with stoch divergence back into the session trend.
 

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..chose adx to help with entry today given the tightening the last couple of days. Closed a short for +207T just now at yesterday's low but needed a wide stop.
 

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..came to the desk this morning (UK) and a picture perfect adx setup was underway (i wasn't up early enough to take it).

ADX began to rise again at the close of the candle under the ellipse and was also above 25. Price was tracking under the 5min & 1hr smas(20). A 4R trade when targeting yesterday's low.
 

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