@Handle123 those are good points. thank you! Interesting to read this, after my strategy today was to go for smaller gains. This has been...
Day #5 - Slept well, but yesterday and this morning I had a slight struggle with whether I should trade or not. I overcame that, realizing that it...
Tonight sucked to read the truth, but if I am going to be transparent and improve then I have got to be willing to see the blind spots and accept...
@jas_in_hbca , @Redneck , @wrbtrader First, thank you all for your comments! They really are invaluable, and will be read over many times. You...
Day #4 - This is post I hate to write. Today, or specifically last night, I was a very unprofessional trader. Taught me a good lesson though......
[ATTACH] Wanted to document today's trading stats... Jan 07.
Day #3 - Woke up feeling good about the day, and ready to try the experiment of static stops and take profits. OMG, was it painful!! I saw at...
I ran the numbers from Day #2 (today) and had I not adjusted my stops on those last three trades I would have washed out with an extra 46 ticks....
Day #2 - Still have family visiting, but was able to dedicate the morning to active trading. Started the day holding back about getting into a...
Day #1 - Today, January 5th was the day I planned to start trading the combine. However, my parents are down visiting and then last night my...
This is the continuation of the journal from last year, where my focus was on stepping up and trading OPM (Other People's Money), and in this case...
WOW! Ok @Redneck wherever you are living... I think its time for me to fly in and buy you a beer, or at least some shots of moonshine.
Looking forward to it. Best of luck. Very feasible with the right methodology and if we get market swings like last year.
@Redneck and @Handle123 taking this a step further, I think I will try drinking beer tonight left handed... all night... while watching the UFC....
Now that is interesting... thanks for sharing @Handle123 I noticed a difference in buying a mouse pad with gel support... hand felt much more...
@NoDoji thanks for rephrasing that for me, and the book recommendation. It is in stock, and ironically I will purchase it today with some...
@Redneck this is a good exercise, so here goes... Thinking like a professional trader thinking in probabilities thinking in logic, "if this......
"If I want to be a professional trader, then I better start thinking and acting like one."
@Redneck Not out of line at all... just being very generous. Thanks for taking the time to share. Wish I could buy you a beer or three at my...
I hate hearing that stupid statistic that 90% of traders fail. That is only valid if you make the definition of trader to be so low, that anyone...
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