The day to day psychology of a trader

Discussion in 'Psychology' started by smallStops, Feb 19, 2015.

  1. Dr Maurice Rawlings, Specialist in Cardiovascular Diseases, is kind of direct:
    Who goes to Hell?


    The negative experiences :
    - Is it Safe to die? no if you have to find out your are heading to Hell.
    - If you had not ressuscitated him, do you believe your patient who was
    begging to "save him from Hell", would have gone to Hell?

    - Do you know where they go ? we are collecting the data! And
    some go to Hell!

    Have only "bad trader" seen "hell" during a market unexpected event?
     
    #281     Aug 3, 2015
  2. Having gone through quiet a lot of near death experiences from atheists scientists, medical doctors, I am very surprised that their testimony is very similar to those of religious people;
    and that faced with the reality of death ( aka a step to the next life - hell, heaven or purgatory), they ALL turn religious. And these are people who are trained to be extremely questionning. The evidence is there : Hell exist. :( :( :(

    Now, I simply can not help wondering why do we compare trading agonies, to it feeling like Hell???? o_O
    Seriously trading disasters are way milder than any of these "near death experience" who saw Hell.



    compared to a trader blowing up:


    Traders are too soft! and complain too much!
     
    #282     Aug 3, 2015
  3. Al Brooks chapter1: section1) title related.
    bearish trend candles



    The key is about familiarisation of Al Brooks approach,
    so as to make the understanding of his method easy for those who want to use his approach.

    short : entry conditions
    - tops/pic/resistances
    - overbought indicator
    - bearish engulfing
     
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    #283     Aug 4, 2015
  4. Al Brooks Preface:
    limits of using oscillators ( type of indicator) : if there is strong trend then one would enter losing countertrends trades.

    ==> suggestion not al brooks related:
    if using oscillator, add also the adx as a filter of strong trend

    successful reversals : strong trendline break + pullback to test of previous extreme and fails to take previous extreme

    Al Brooks uses 1 indicator : the 20 EMA, on 5 minutes.
    Also the volume on 1 minute - for imminent trend reversal identification
     
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    #284     Aug 4, 2015
  5. :):):):) God really works in mysterious ways.

    So now, a golden opportunity for the "BIG clean up!" :D:D:D:D:D:D
    I should thank my "feu" Dad for that. :)

    *****

    Very well done for the one who has just finished his www.dhamma.org :
    Methods that work, that is what we want.
    Congratulations for your courage in managing to get through!
     
    #285     Aug 5, 2015
  6. So starting my Combine : a continuous combine.
    I have come to understand by analysing the previous combine, that what I was seeking in trading
    was the pleasure and the pleasant feelings that accompany winning. This leading me to develop
    erroneous thought process each time I scored well.
    That information is now used to taylor my trading objectifs on the combine.
     
    #286     Aug 7, 2015
  7. *** update on the S/R + doji set-up
    It is important to find out on a higher time frame a :
    * range
    * to locate where the S/R is located in regards to this range
    * really try to find a S/R that has not been "crossed" for quiet a long time (this being relative) to the time frame where you identified the doji.

    And yes, it is my pleasure if one of you can bag in some $$$.
    Trading is an excellent way to make money, but sure one has to sort
    their psychology/spirituality.

    *** just now slacking off a bit on Al Brooks 's book.
    The really hot weather, nice atmosphere of the city here is not
    very good for spending time on AlB's book.
    The trading : yes as I need to pull in some cash for unexpected
    expenses. Yes : you can pull out cash from trading.
    Give it a go - a serious go, and do whatever it takes
    to sort out the psychology : dhamma is a good tool,
    priests are excellent if one is humble enough to tell all.

    So if you have time on your hands : give it a serious go.
    Also, some brokers even offer "trading loans", so money is not a problem.
    Do give it a go: it is worth it.
     
    #287     Aug 10, 2015
  8. here, no need to whistleblow to reach the target ( it will be reached). :) :) :)

    * The ES trading was not good at all, compared to the breaking records the last few days.
    But progress progress progress occured : I respected the day limit!!! So that is a good point.

    * I am really glad to be back on forex : I simply like the fast moves too much.
    At least stuff get done very quickly. One more day on it so that's good.

    And YES trading can be like an ATM machine :
    so feel free to get into trading as well. ;)

    I have to say the studies on Religion helped a lot on how I handle each trade ( specifically one can die at any moment, and from those who managed to come back there is a Heaven , Purgatory, Hell).
    Let's continue my trading psychology via the lense of Hell experience.
     
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    #288     Aug 13, 2015
  9. Obviously, it is now "sexy" to corrupt healthy churches, and turn these into "dating places".

    "
    yyyy

    Je suis VRAIMENT désolée que ton Eglise - enfin ses membres - soit
    maintenant tournée en agence de "rencontres". Comme on dit un
    proxénète préfère se présenter comme "arrangeur de mariages": c'est plus
    présentable.
    On croise les bras pour signaler qu'un homme a été "accouplé" à une
    femme dans le "réseau".
    On recrute les membres avec pour but de sonder et d'échanger les informations
    pour organiser ensuite les rencontres.
    On fait tout pour chasser ceux/celles qui sait comment cela se passe et
    risque de tout raconter.
    Je ne pense pas que ton Eglise mérite cela.
    Je suis sure que toi-même tu aimes ton Eglise, mais évidemment le
    Diable sait comment corrompre et agir en cachant.
    Pourquoi les membres n'ont pas su résisté?
    Je ne sais. Comme on dit le plus beau prix pour le Diable est de
    conquérir un lieu Saint. Je ne sais ce que le bon Dieu pense de tout celà,
    mais clairement, je pense qu'il aurait été préférable que ton Eglise et
    ses membres restèrent sur le droit chemin.


    Encore, très sincèrement désolée pour ce qui arrive à ton Eglise.
    Demain sera la dernière fois que je viens car je vais voyager ensuite.

    Je suis assez embarrassée de voir ce qui se passe.


    Très Cordialement
    xxxx"

    Basically, it says

    "
    yyyy
    "I am very sorry that your good church has been turned into a dating agency and place of encounters.
    A primp prefers to promote itself as marriage arranger : it looks better.
    Why your Church did not resist ? or why your members did not resist ?
    I don't know. The Devil greatest prize is always to corrupt Saintly places into places of "sexual encounters".
    Church members are recruited to act as proxy for information , so as to organize the encounters.
    A male church member folding hands signals " a male has now had a sex encounter with a female".
    Obviously, when the system is set, it is just a question of time before all goes into a worst path.

    Your Church did not deserve that.

    I am very sorry

    Yours Sincerely

    xxx"


    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

    Now people wonder why these "couplings" finish badly ?????
    Blessed by Satan, doomed by God may be.

    As obviously, there is no respect for any Religious place ( each person is entitled to having their place of worship respected), it is preferrable that any HEALTH advice be not sent at all. Please thank your "Daddies" and "females".


    You've been warned.
     
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    #289     Aug 15, 2015
  10. Obviously, all of this makes me understand better why I always felt God had chosen me for this trading objective.
    It now makes totally sense.
    Even all this "saga" now makes sense , as I learned :
    - psychology and how it applies to trading ( I would have never gone to do a dhamma thing
    without the desir to relieve the enormous stress). This leading to a better observation
    of myself when trading.
    - spirituality and how it applies to trading ( I would have never gone to start some Jesuit's
    retreats without the desire to fully understand my experiences). This leading to a major
    trading "blockage" removed. I don't think I'd have found this huge block without this retreat.

    And most importantly, I have learned to observe behaviors :
    how people act, how they hide, how they manipulate.
    This works for the market.
     
    #290     Aug 15, 2015