This is the very reason why posting a bias and/or a position on a message board can royally f*ck up one's trading. Pretty soon, your pride is on the line and you start rationalizing the chest beating associated with a strong opinion.
Exactly. The ego boost if I'm right isn't worth the risk of being wrong and sounding like an ass. I'd rather just occasionally say that I'm looking for something, and if I get it I will take a shot no matter what the direction is.
I like the post about haji saying how the market was talking to him, like some kind of equity whisperer.
He saw the talking heads on CNBC say that earler today....as with most people on ET He knows nothing!
I am here and watching. I traded 12000 shares of SPY roundtrip today. Was buying at 114.75 and selling it at 115.45, 115.75. Now I am long SPY at 114.33 and with a little profit for the day. I was wrong on my prediction for the day but still profitable. That is the art of Haji. Also bought 4000 shares of CSCO at 13.85 AH and sold at 15.