Sorry but I'm not buyng that stupidity. You can not put hot coals in your lap and expect to not get burned! Simply put, your fooling yourself thinking that a drink will make a diffference but hey go for it and try but don't say you weren't warned. Your playing with fire.
I may get burned but I have a lot of confidence in my ability to identify a prime trade setup. I just lack the courage to see it through w/ more at stake.
I see. While you probably are a good trader as you say, you need to work on your position sizing and trading psychology. Before you try the liquid courage (while I was never one for it myself, I've seen way too many friends and family - many extremely talented - crash and burn from substance abuse) give this woman a call: http://www.tradingontarget.com/ She will go a long way towards helping you overcome your (no doubt, to you) very real issues ... I 'm not joking, I'm very serious. Whatever you do, stay away from the sauce - we traders walk a tightrope, if we achieve success we will have "fame and fortune" - of a sort. If we fail there will be no one to catch our fall. Best Regards, Jimmy Jam
whoever started this thread wins the "genius in stupidity award". You stupidity & and empty common sense is comical yet sad in a bad way.
Here you go. I say you have that drink and then crank this up every morning: Artist: Lynyrd Skynyrd Song: That Smell Lyric: Whiskey Bottles, and brand new cars oak tree your in my way there is too much coke and too much smoke look what's goin on inside you chorus ooh that smell can't you smell that smell ooh that smell can't you smell that smell the smell of death surrounds you Angle of darkness is upon you stuck a needle in your arm (you fool you) So take another toke have a blow for ya nose one more drink fool will drown you (yeah you) chorus They call you prince charmin can't speak a word when your full of ludes say you be all right come tommorrow but tommorrow might not be here for you yeah you chorus Stick them needles in your arm I know i been there before One little problem that confronts you got a monkey on your back just one more fix, lord might do the trick one hellofa cost for you to get your kicks ( yeah you ) just one more fix lord, might do the trick one hellofa cost for you to get your kicks hell yeah chorus
Yikes! Drinking while you are trading is like a tree surgeon climbing a tree with a chain saw in one hand and a flask of Jack Daniels in the other. If you lack courage (confidence) to take bigger positions, your fear may be well grounded. Maybe you just need a plan to prove rationally that bigger sizes are justified.
Not "drinking" which implies having several to many drinks rather having ONE drink prior to the open. Everyone reacts differently to alcohol and I know my body and mind better than anyone here. When I've had one drink under my belt, I feel exactly the way I want to feel. Its not MUCH of a difference just ever so slightly but that improvement is that extra confidence to do the right thing yet, at the same time, easily in control of my thoughts and motor skills. If I didnt think I could function physically, I would most certainly not put my hard earned money on the line. Of course, I expect criticism for starting this thread. This is an alternative solution to stepping one's game up. Cap. Obvious made a very good post about the dependency that could develop and that is certainly something that would stop me from trying this out. Even if it did work and I could make more money, its certainly not worth the risk of dependency.
I became profitable the first time around while taking paxil -- I don't think it ever left my system, although the "edge" sure went away after a couple years
Ok I'm going to assume your a young man and treat you as such. What everyone is saying to you is that it ALWAYS just starts with ONE that's not the issue, the issue is where that leads you to. If you don't have the discipline to even control your emotions whilst trading what makes you think you can control the demon of alcohol ?? You never reward BAD BEHAVIOR that's a huge mistake and your asking for big trouble.