Well done! And I fully agree about not going into the weekend with a loss. It gives a bad taste in the mouth 😅

Hi everyone 👋 My name is Anders, I'm 33 and live in northern Sweden with all the polar bears 🇸🇪 I have been passionate about technology, and especially interactive technology, ever since my parents came home with a PC in the late 90s. I remember trying to "boost" the speed by deleting random files in the C/system drive just so the computer could run Age of Empires, Command & Conquer and Warcraft faster. Of course that led to system crashes and me desperately trying to solve it before my father came home from work, haha! Believe it or not but I grew up and became an IT specialist. Worked in Stockholm for over a decade. Covid hit and social distancing was a fact. I quit my job, sold my apartment and moved back to northern Sweden. During the lockdown I started seeing advertisements on social media about copy trading. That you could copy the trades of other, successful traders and get a piece of their pie. It did sound too good to be true, but nevertheless my curiosity was hungry and I had to feed it. I realized pretty quickly that "instead of copying others, I could just trade on my own and keep all of it!". To quote Jeremy Clarkson: "How hard can it be?". Turned out pretty hard! I have studied the markets fanatically for 3 years now. I started off with forex but swapped to futures because it felt safer, more controlled. Centralized. I have tried a lot of things, mainly to find out what I like and dislike. Supply and demand trading, trendline trading, bar by bar analysis like Al Brooks, pullbacks like Adam Grimes, fibonacci fairies, ICT hokus pokus, planet alignment, you name it. In the middle of it all I fell very ill. Really bad fever that had me going to the ER. Found out I had acute leukemia and my life turned upside down pretty fast. Started induction therapy (chemo) right away to restore blood cell production and 16 months later I went into remission. I am currently on consolidation (just like the markets!) and maintenance treatment. I returned to trading this April, when my health allowed me to, and I promised myself to not waste my time with Youtube gurus and "holy grail" strategies. I received a tip from an options trader to watch the initial balance of the first hour as well as pre-market high/low and session high/low, and since then I have been mostly profitable. Had my first small payout this August with Apex. It was a great achievement for me!

@Robert Rother Thank you Robert! 🙏🏼

Well done! Really appreciate the recaps!

I have never traded during an election before so my personal experience is low. Looking back, you will probably want to stay away due to the volatile and random action. Here's what happened the last four elections: In 2020 it was volatile pre-election, then a rally post-election as Biden’s win became clear. Markets cheered the idea of a divided Congress, limiting major policy changes like tax hikes. The NASDAQ outperformed, tech being a safe haven. In 2016 futures plunged overnight as Trump’s victory became clear, but the market rebounded sharply the next day. Traders probably saw opportunities in deregulation, tax cuts, and infrastructure sending. In 2012 Obama was re-elected. Stocks dropped sharply post-election due to fears of higher taxes and regulatory pressure, especially on energy and financials. Markets recovered later, buoyed by Fed policies and avoidance of the fiscal cliff. In 2008, after Obama’s win, markets tanked further due to fears of worsening economic conditions. But longer-term, Fed intervention and stimulus plans helped stocks recover in 2009.

Thank you for the live stream! Really helpful seeing how you analyse and trade on a pretty difficult day (or was it just me who thought today was awful? 😅). Can't wait to try Bookmap myself!