Recent Content by Bill Pro

  1. It’s a Miserable Life – Trading and Depression

    Thank you for reading my post and being so open about your struggles. First, you are not alone. Trading is an endeavor that can suck you in and...
    Post by: Bill Pro, Apr 3, 2023 in forum: Psychology

  2. It’s a Miserable Life – Trading and Depression

    The best (yet still imperfect) analogy I can use is that of Texas Hold 'em. When you traded on the trading floor, you were virtually guaranteed a...
    Post by: Bill Pro, Nov 8, 2022 in forum: Psychology

  3. It’s a Miserable Life – Trading and Depression

    I often forget that most traders today have no idea what the trading floor experience was like. The objective was the same - make money. The...
    Post by: Bill Pro, Nov 8, 2022 in forum: Psychology

  4. It’s a Miserable Life – Trading and Depression

    Your 1, 2, 3 approach is excellent!
    Post by: Bill Pro, Nov 8, 2022 in forum: Psychology

  5. It’s a Miserable Life – Trading and Depression

    No regrets in trading? You are indeed a rare commodity. If you are up for it, would you unpack this a bit? Do you have a process to set regret...
    Post by: Bill Pro, Nov 8, 2022 in forum: Psychology

  6. It’s a Miserable Life – Trading and Depression

    I like your take on Phil actually being the content person in the pit. I never considered that before. PS: My books are free for the asking.
    Post by: Bill Pro, Nov 7, 2022 in forum: Psychology

  7. It’s a Miserable Life – Trading and Depression

    It’s a Miserable Life – Trading and Depression By now you all have heard of FOMO; Fear of Missing Out. Let me talk to you about FOMO’s cousin,...
    Thread by: Bill Pro, Nov 7, 2022, 60 replies, in forum: Psychology

  8. Back to the Futures - with Accountability

    Thank you so much for those kind words. I'm not sure how to answer your question as to what was the effective maximum risk of that trade. Any...
    Post by: Bill Pro, Oct 25, 2022 in forum: Psychology

  9. Back to the Futures - with Accountability

    I actually saved my monthly statement. It was Friday September 3, 2004. March 2005 Eurodollars. (EDH05).
    Post by: Bill Pro, Oct 25, 2022 in forum: Psychology

  10. Back to the Futures - with Accountability

    For clarity, 40 and 60 were not the "handle". In this post I am recalling the last two digits of the price that traded. The full price would have...
    Post by: Bill Pro, Oct 25, 2022 in forum: Psychology

  11. Back to the Futures - with Accountability

    Keep in mind that the front-month Eurodollars are the equivalent of the 30 day interest market. So when the short end of the yield curve was...
    Post by: Bill Pro, Oct 25, 2022 in forum: Psychology

  12. Back to the Futures - with Accountability

    Fair warning - this is a VERY long post. It’s been almost 15 years since I left the trading floor, and I still dream about it! I count the 20...
    Thread by: Bill Pro, Oct 25, 2022, 18 replies, in forum: Psychology