Have worked my way through all the Classroom Lessons. Gone back for better understanding. Now on Zero to Launch Day Trading. Half Way though on Day 2 (5 pages of chicken scratch notes). Still trying to grasp the concepts so it becomes second nature. Keeping a positive mindset. I WANT THIS! Anybody in a similar place on this journey? When do things click and you feel achievement of that higher understanding?

Thankful for this group and all the lessons learned...I finally got 4 $250Ks (couldn't pass up on the value!)...but as I've been here before, I didn't get cut - I just made the team with good practices and a decent tryout. Now comes the real and hardest test - performing well in the actual game. Thanks to @Kyle Henris and @Aramis Kudryashov and many others for sharing their knowledge and expertise.

After joining the $1M club, it's been helpful to see how I've grown in process...and have still a lot of room to grow! In one area, I can see my general impatience of waiting for trades to hit zones and not wanting to enter at least one trade during the day (I have another strategy on much shorter time frames that I will occasionally pursue). Instead of just tying my hands behind my back to not force a trade, I will embrace this and look at this strategy in more markets other than ES. (Thoughts welcome on that hypothesis!). In so doing, it's brought up more small process problems with best practices that I'd appreciate others feedback on - feel free to also ask if you have a question of your own, we are all in this together!. I'll put my hypothesis with each of these answers since I don't like asking questions before trying to figure it out myself. - Programs: Ninjatrader (put in orders with entry, SL, PT - I'm comfortable with this program), TradingView (new for me, so much easier to chart!), Tradovate (to watch trailing threshold properly - seems that NT8 and TV don't always get this right), Rithmic (for trailing threshold). - Brokers: Tradovate (primary, for long-term copier usage), Rithmic (secondary) - Accounts: Apex (I've done $250k vs $50k for now, but that's only because I'm willing to take on more risk with current promotions in hopes of greater future flexibility with capital and contracts). Will eventually consider TopStep - anybody want to tell me who is greater than Apex? - Data Plans: Since CME data comes with every Apex plan, I can do that for all necessary live data with my prop accounts (not doing personal accounts yet). But with intraday bar replay and backtesting/practicing other markets using previous contracts, I guess you can't use free version of TV. I've found it's best to use TV and get Essential plan (is that right?) and buy it month to month until I can buy the yearly rate at the best possible promotion during Black Friday. Any better thoughts there? - Newer Markets to Consider: Even though I like the more volatile markets, I like the stability of more efficient markets like ES. So I'm thinking CL, then NQ, then GC, then RTY? All the way to BTC ha. - Indicators: fractals, zones (I admit, I have to get updated on the latest buzz that I've heard there's an indicator that will draw zones?), EMA (4,9,21 - that's stuff I use) - Best Timeframes: NY 8:30-12 (where the majority of reversals if they happen go on at 10:30-11, I call them "lunch reversals" where the big whigs like to look active while going out to eat ha).

For Superman entry on the lower time frame to work, must the Supply/Demand zone on 1 Hr chart be fresh? Or is it OK if the Supply/Demand on the 1 Hr chart have been used (once or multiple times)?

Wishing the man, the myth, the legend @Ryan Henris a happy birthday today 🎉 He does more for this community than anyone truly knows. Let’s show him some love!