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Cdntrader

Registered: Mar 2001
Posts: 3427

11-03-12 11:21 AM

Quote from trader198:

mine is I often drift away from my plan, maybe for the sake of get rid of boring, maybe for the sake of avoid resposbility, maybe just evil rebelling mind....

what is yours, and your solution?

trading fridays.

no solution yet.

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nutmeg

Registered: Jan 2007
Posts: 18234

11-03-12 11:27 AM

my biggie was confirmation bias on the losers.

Seeking out info after the fact to prove I made a good decision.

pfffftttttt.. recipe for disasster.

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regarding other peoples bad habits which amuse me?

When they say "I'll buy when it comes down to my price." I love that one. The stock comes down to their "Price" and keeps going down and down and down.........

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oilfxpro

Registered: Oct 2007
Posts: 1600

11-03-12 11:33 AM

Quote from nutmeg:

my biggie was confirmation bias on the losers.

Seeking out info after the fact to prove I made a good decision.

pfffftttttt.. recipe for disasster.

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regarding other peoples bad habits which amuse me?

When they say "I'll buy when it comes down to my price." I love that one. The stock comes down to their "Price" and keeps going down and down and down.........

Blame the mentor for teaching support trading using technical anylysis.Support .......what support ?deluded term in t/a called support that breaks lower and lower.

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oilfxpro

Registered: Oct 2007
Posts: 1600

11-03-12 11:36 AM

Quote from Cdntrader:

trading fridays.

no solution yet.

On fridays , trade trends and sell lower lows and buy higher highs.Bulls run on fridays in down trends and bears run in uptrends especially on fridays .Imagine those overnight weekend traders sweating.

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