I am shocked and humbled.... certainly not the post I expected. Fuck, @Redneck you got me teared up here... much, much thanks to you and all who...
@monoid, I did a total of 9 trades... every one got a check mark. BUT then the trade I didn't take, that was the one that I screwed up on. It...
@Redneck it may not sound like it, but this is progress. This is a different type of concentration than I have ever done before in trading... not...
Day #23 (Baby Step #4) - I slept fitfully last night, kept waking up for some reason. So this morning I was a little cautious on trading, because...
@monoid , I appreciate the advice. I will find those tools to help acknowledge that, but in the meantime if I feel that emotion highjack me then...
Day #22 (Baby Step #3) - Good nights rest, and woke up ready for the day. However, prior to trading this morning (and last night) I was really...
Day #21 (Baby Step #2) - Slept well, and woke up ready for the day. It was interesting pre-market as I had felt pumped about trading... but then...
Agree with Agree with @Redneck I once won a public trading contest and it was based solely on my public declaration that money management was...
Sitting in one of my favorite restaurants, reading a book I lost months ago and found just before I left for lunch today, "the Talent Code" page...
Day #20 (Baby Step #1) - Slept well, even though it was a short day, I still went though my regular pre-market routine. My focus was strictly on...
@monoid thanks for the input. Not harsh at all... just a realization that what I thought was mindfulness, is as per your definition, only...
Ok, after I calmed down from wanting to reach through the monitor and grab you by the throat... and 48 hours have past, and I read your post a...
My first electronic trade on the ES, was using a dial up modem while living in the Yukon Territory. It was in the late 90's, and there I was...
Day #19 - Went to bed later than normal, and so woke up at 5:00 am still tired. Part of my trading plan is to get enough sleep, so I went back to...
For the record, I considered exactly what you had said about being lulled into a false sense of improvement... I thought about that a few times...
BACK TO THE BASICS A very good trader told me this... "If you are struggling, go back to trading 101"... and there is a lot of wisdom in that...
Here is a start to the nut cutting list, in no particular order: 1) I want to be a great trader, not just a good trader. Being just good, isn't...
From the looks of it, an outsider might say, I am fearful of having a profit for the day...
Hi Monoid, Thanks for the contribution. I do indeed practice mindfulness. That is part of my morning ritual prior to even turning on the...
Jas, those are great points! I have no idea how the pm feature works, but glad you posted this anyhow. I am sure other traders appreciate it...
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