A crazy day - we leave with $290 profit and our sanity (and account) intact

Mark Sear • Jan 25, 2021

A meat grinder of a day but we remain profitable - and happy

Today was a heck of a day.  If you got it wrong you were just in a meat grinder of a day trading.  Our first hour was actually quite uneventful and we made just 2 really tiny trades amongst a lot of volatility.  Now there are many BS artists out there who will tell you they made a million, but we did't and so we won't.  We ended up making $290 and the we stopped - when we see $2000 5 minute candles ... we just don't play.


Sounds crazy?  Not if you trade with probability on your side.  We know that the probability of losing is increased when the volatility goes crazy.  And the probability of losing big is increased. 


Our approach?  Safety first.  Preserve your capital and you live to fight another day.  Fail and you are out of the game.  So the first hour we left with $290 - which we consider is a good job well done versus losing money (which the bulk of people did today incidentally - they just cannot admit it).


Inteligex is market proven to keep you out of trouble when the going gets tough and to make you money in almost all circumstances.  We're happy with today.  Another day of profits.  Another day of no losses.

Live trading track record @ 25 Jan 2021


European session: +$0 (no trades - very dull)

First hours US trading :
+$50 , +$50 , +$190


48 trading days of consecutive profits.

160 winning trades, 4 losing, 2 break even.


Trading room profits 2021: +$6672.50


Last 10 trades:  WWWLWWWWWW

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