@Matt McDermott So true. I'm new to all of this. However, in reviewing my trade log for July (which was just replay practicing the 1m IFVG) I was astonished to see a 50% win rate across 14 trades for the entire month (so, only winning 7 trades!). Since I only entered 1 contract on the log (just to capture whether I identified the IFVG and entered the position), it came out to $1,475 profit for the month! At first glance, my W2-trained brain doesn't see that as a whole lot for a "month's worth" of work. But then I have to take a step back and consider that, if I can remain disciplined with the strategy, execution, and emotional control, it's only a matter of time before I have the capital in place to make all the money I need on those 7 trades! I'm glad we have this community because I definitely need comments/encouragement like yours to keep things in perspective, especially when I just started my Apex EA with 2 losing trades (really should have only been 1 because I shouldn't have traded yesterday... lol! - like I said, I'm still new and learning!). However, I'm proud of myself for not getting emotional about them and reminding myself that it's just part of the process. Thanks again for the reminder/encouragement!
I downloaded a copy of the trade log but it seems like some of the formulas are not calculating properly. Is it just me or did others have this same issue?
I noticed that I had issues with it not working properly when I downloaded it and tried to use it in Excel. I think it’s a formatting issue between Google Sheets and Excel because when I saved a copy of it to Google Sheets and use it that way, it works just fine.