Grinding it out, day after day

Discussion in 'Journals' started by lescor, Jan 9, 2010.

  1. Retief

    Retief

    Not for the moth.
     
    #931     Jun 6, 2010
  2. Eddiefl

    Eddiefl


    Hey Lescor,

    good week man, like someone else in here said, the best you can do is squeeze out the most you can when the market gives you.

    sounds good.

    EF
     
    #932     Jun 6, 2010
  3. Hi lescor, quick question. Im not sure if you use stops or not but ive had an issue were the market moves past stops and wanted to see how a more experience veteran would approach the situation. If that happens would you exit the position at the market or place another stop limit order below the stop loss order that didnt get activiated? thanks
     
    #933     Jun 8, 2010
  4. what's it rationale for excluding oil stocks? the more volatile the better, right?
     
    #934     Jun 8, 2010
  5. lescor

    lescor

    I only use hard stops for swing trades. I haven't had any issues with the market trading through my stop and it not executing. If it was a legitimate move and my order should have been triggered, I guess I'd exit manually and find out what went wrong.

     
    #935     Jun 10, 2010
  6. lescor

    lescor

    No reason, I probably just wasn't at my desk and missed some of the better moves. It's very rare that i am at my desk non-stop from open till close.
     
    #936     Jun 10, 2010
  7. boba15

    boba15

    Do you always close day positions you have opened earlier in the morning if you leave but intend to return later. If no, then what about meltdowns like 05/06 etc? Thanks.
     
    #937     Jun 10, 2010
  8. lescor

    lescor

    I have orders out to cover my positions if I'm not there. Either a target price a timeout or a stop.
     
    #938     Jun 10, 2010
  9. I see. Why so lazy?
     
    #939     Jun 10, 2010
  10. lescor

    lescor

    My typical day goes like this:

    Up at 5:30 to 6:00
    make coffee, do burpees
    pre-market prep till the open at 7:30
    7:30 to 8:30 trade a lot, put on lots of positions
    eat, chat with the wife, read newspaper
    check on positions
    waste time on various websites, including this one, keep half an eye on the market, take trades here and there
    workout
    lunch
    afternoon delight
    take dirt bike to the track and burn a bunch of laps
    come home, check positions, record stats, catch up on secret ATS chat room, count money

    Not lazy dude, just not tied to the screen
     
    #940     Jun 10, 2010