Excellent stuff. Something every trader should print out and have in their journal. Guru, indeed. The unintended consequences of mindfulness....
Thanks @satchel I will consider the poor impulse control. The coach is excellent, and without a doubt I have progressed... there just isn't a...
@Handle123 thanks for sharing that. Similar situation for myself too. Private middle school where the minimum passing grade was 80%. Super...
That struck a nerve... I am making it difficult! Its like this can't be easy... it has to be hard. It has to be tough. I mean imagine being...
Day #18 - Unbelievable.... a repeat of yesterday. Built it up, and gave it all away. Couldn't just stop, and call it quits. That wasn't good...
@Handle123 I hear you. So tomorrow you are my boss, what else do you tell me?
Day #17 - Slept well, and started the day off with an added step to my pre-market routine. This was my form of meditation. I heard FT71 say that...
**** I am humbled by the support and compassion shown to me in this journal.... they know who they are.... THANK YOU! ****
Hi Lajax, I would suggest starting a different thread on this topic, and just tag me in it using the @Yukoner handle. I would be glad to help...
UPDATE: - having taken 24 hours, and thought through all of this some more, plus rereading the comments in this journal, there are a few...
Agreed! For some reason, it became more important to me not to take a loss than it did to trade correctly. Frankly, I shouldn't have even been...
Thanks @NoDoji I sincerely appreciate the help and honest feedback. No excuse for not having stops in. I have to learn to trade like you say, and...
@jsmacksem I don't have a rule, but I plan to incorporate that in my trading plan. Once up over $500 for the day, I don't want to give back more...
First, thank you for the feedback. Invaluable that a successful trader would share their roadmap history. In a nutshell, I need to lose the...
Update: Had a very good discussion with my psych coach (who is also a bond trader). @Handle123 raised a good point, about why I need a psych...
Day #16 - Purposely went to bed later, and slept really well. Woke up, and felt good and ready for the day. Reminded myself of yesterday, and...
IDEA: I have been considering lowering my daily loss limit to only $500. It seems like the days that I trade past that, I don't often come back....
Good stuff! Thank you!! Makes me think...
Thanks @Redneck , I know that I wasn't detached. After I had a few hours break, and thought more about the day, trying to recall where my mindset...
Day 15 - Slept not too great. Woke up around 2:00 am, then again around 3:30 am, and just restless. Wonder if I still might be on the Caribbean...
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