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Satan's Helper

Registered: May 2012
Posts: 158

08-24-12 01:47 PM

I am wondering how many traders have smashed their monitors or other equipment in anger from taking a loss?

Is it wrong to kick my dog or slap something (wish it was my wife) to blow off steam.

What do you break to make yourself feel better and let that internal volcano loose??

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Redneck

Registered: Dec 2008
Posts: 2359

08-24-12 01:48 PM

I had the break myself

After that - its been all good

RN

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atticus

Registered: Mar 2007
Posts: 12625

08-24-12 01:53 PM

In 1994 I was short some yen calls and was working the puts when Lloyd Bentsen came out with some weak-dollar comments. Immediate 60 pips on some size. IIRC I threw the computer into a snow bank (Compaq). I reversed and did ok on the trade, but the computer was toast.

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Satan's Helper

Registered: May 2012
Posts: 158

08-24-12 01:57 PM

Quote from atticus:

I threw the computer into a snow bank (Compaq). I reversed and did ok on the trade, but the computer was toast.

Glad to hear it was a Compaq! Not to get off of the subject but Compaq and HP computers suck.

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Fah Q

Registered: Nov 2008
Posts: 269

08-24-12 01:58 PM

Quote from Satan's Helper:

I am wondering how many traders have smashed their monitors or other equipment in anger from taking a loss?

Is it wrong to kick my dog or slap something (wish it was my wife) to blow off steam.

What do you break to make yourself feel better and let that internal volcano loose??

dont kick your dog. punch a hole in the wall but do not take it out on your poor dog.

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Free Thinker

Registered: Nov 1999
Posts: 14316

08-24-12 02:06 PM

Quote from Satan's Helper:

I am wondering how many traders have smashed their monitors or other equipment in anger from taking a loss?

Is it wrong to kick my dog or slap something (wish it was my wife) to blow off steam.

What do you break to make yourself feel better and let that internal volcano loose??

someone who would kick their dog for something like a loss that the dog had nothing to do with shows maturity issues.
are you a man or a boy?

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