Watching too many symbols

I am missing out on moves from info overload. I realize its dumb to miss moves from too much crap going on,so time to change. I am going to try a week of only one contract and see what happens.
Anyone else in the same boat

 

It happens, hard for the mind to make decisions with conflicting information and data overload. I have found 2 contract max is good for discretionary trader. If you trade a system, you can follow a lot more markets. What are you trading?

 

"Trying" to trade CL,ES,TF, and ZS simultaneously-duh on me. Funny thing is that I can do alright trading one at a time. The feeling of missing out on some big move is ever present.

 

Don't make generalizations. I usually watch around 15 tickers, can comfortably trade 10 simultaneously. Yes, discretionary and intraday.

 

I'm sorry for making a generalization., I will not let it happen again, I should have said I have found that to be true for me. Each person is different and there are a millions ways to make a millions bucks.

 

Good for you.

 

watching 3-4 intraday should be fine and enough.

for swing trades, I have 12 ETFs in a portfolio and that is all needed.

 

I bet you can.

I also bet you can lose your balls on 10 stocks simultaneously too, comfortably.

 

LOL

get a real life outside ET, meet some real traders.

 

yeah, I have a friend who just trades one stock at a time. He played only GOOG for over two years until it went below 400. Currently he trades MA. He kind of turns into a surrogate specialist in the stock he's trading, has a very good sense whenever significant buying or selling occurs.