This journal is the beginning of my effort to be a consistently profitable trader. I look forward to posting more frequently and hope I can be of help to some of you and also hope that opening this thread and posting my transactions helps me be more disciplined.

Wallpaper
I have a mechanical engineering degree and worked my first 3 years from college for a product engineer. Not too long into that job I realized that wasn't exactly what I needed to do with my livelihood. Following months of debating I made in March 2009 to pursue a full time trading career. I've now been trading from home for over a year, with largely contradictory outcomes. Up to now I haven't been able to learn the subject aspect required to succeed. So that is what I am trying to do for this thread. Boost my subject and remove account dues transactions.

Strategy
I am a day trader and rarely leave positions open overnight. I mainly exchange the EU and UJ too as E-mini and Crude oil futures. I will chart the four of these tools each morning and produce a trading program. Along with technical analysis I use macroeconomic data to supplement my trade plans.

Technical Analysis
I start my technical analysis with daily charts. Then I proceed down to hourly charts. Eventually I proceed to 15 minute charts. I plot encourage, resistance, and trendlines. I don't typically use any indiors. Occasionally I fine-tune entries and exits 1 or 5 minute charts.

Fundamental Analysis
I use all news, macroeconomic data, earnings data, etc. to create an opinion of that direction I believe the market is headed. I try to not leap momentum and trade during important releases, instead, I use the data to assist form longer term viewpoints.