What's the dumbest thing you've done?

Discussion in 'Trading' started by 88888accountant, Dec 14, 2005.

  1. MJ_Trader

    MJ_Trader

    Started a fight with 5 Georgia tech football players, needless to say - they got the best of me..!
     
    #101     Dec 18, 2005
  2. vol, while you're checking that, maybe you can also check the fill price. You gave wildly different fill prices each time, one for a price 11 cents higher than the price you were trying for.
     
    #102     Dec 18, 2005
  3. It is more the concept than the exact details ...
     
    #103     Dec 18, 2005
  4. Sorry, everthing I've done has been brilliant, so I have nothing to offer here.
     
    #104     Dec 18, 2005
  5. Decided that instead of picking my own football picks b/c i didnt have time to read anything i would FADE a person named "LOS"

    He posts his plays on a site called www.freewinners.com here's the link to the thread (NOT pushing anything - look its really there)

    http://www.freewinners.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=1&Number=39821994&page=0&fpart=all

    at any rate - if you look around - he's been hitting like 38% or 42% all year - its listed under YTD Results or some crap - i thought i was good

    i just took his SIDE plays... Bastard went 8-2...
     
    #105     Dec 19, 2005
  6. The dumbest things I've done are all related to my most profitable trades. I didn't put on as much size as I should have. Proper risk control should take care of any mistakes on losses(aside from keystoke). Knowing I should have made 40K on a trade instead of 4K on those rare oppotunities when the setup seems to good to be true are my motivation for loading the boat when they come around again.
     
    #106     Dec 19, 2005
  7. This is not the dumbest thing I’ve done but easily in the top 10.

    I was driving somewhere one night with my friend, Chris. At the time I was 16 and you know how 16 year olds can be. Anyhow I was in the turn lane waiting when a car drove by and somebody yelled something at me. So I bellowed “F@#K YOU A*^HOLE” and finished if off with a rather dramatic middle finger.

    Anyhow the light turns green and I go around the corner, continue about a mile and take a right turn. I go a few hundred yards up the road when this car pulls up right behind me. He was really close so I increased speed but so did he. Finally I turned to Chris and told him I was …quote “gonna pull over and sort this Bastard out!!” (All 5’9”, 165lbs of me).

    So I pull my car over and the car behind did the same. I flung open my door and jumped out, walking confidently toward the other vehicle. I couldn’t see who was in the car because of the lights but it didn’t make a difference, I didn’t care. If things got rough Chris would jump in and assist. ( All 5’8” 150lbs of him).

    Next thing I knew all four doors open and four HUGE silhouettes appear, one of them advancing on me. Panic gripped me as they all came into view. All well over 220LBS and all wearing SDSU football jerseys.

    The lead guy asked me why I’d sworn at him and flipped him off. After sizing up the situation I just let loose……”I’m sooo sorry” says I “ I though you were swearing at me” I continued.

    He looks at me menacingly and says “No I shouted to you to let you know that your head lights were off.
    Silence. I glanced over at Chris who had a giant on either side of him, looking very much like he was about to wet himself.

    I then proceeded to apologize, grovel, beg and plead for mercy. This went on for what seemed like ages. Finally, I don’t remember what they said but they all got back in their car and drove off.

    Both Chris and I, shaking, got back in my car. A few minutes later Chris turns to me and says.
    “Man, I’ve never seen anybody kiss someones ass that badly before!”
     
    #107     Dec 19, 2005
  8. Did Peter Lynch write about that company? It's stock price went to 66 and then went bankrupt. The name sounds familiar....
     
    #108     Dec 19, 2005
  9. Anyways, my dumbest thing... Gold prices were going up. But my stock broke support, markets broke support.
    I held. It dropped 5% and I sold out. It continued to drop ten more percentage points.
    The dumbest thing I've done in trading so far, though I'm new and there's still a lot to come.
     
    #109     Dec 19, 2005
  10. Keep at it. You will soon.
     
    #110     Dec 19, 2005