i'd like to think that trend following would work. but i can't recall how many times i've built a nice position...it's gone positive for me...begins to pullback...to point of entry(even a little beyond)...forcing me out.
it seems like if you don't take profits when you can...or walk away...
it seems suicidal to put any stops(actual) in. and i'm usually excellent with mental stops...but i find myself pulling rookie maneuvers and rationalizing bad trades.
however...i do find myself up in the morning...but seem to quickly piss it away. i've got to remind myself to walk away...
i hope this plea for words of advice doesn't sound like i'm a specialist or anything. believe me...it's an honest request for some profitable traders to shed some of their expertise...if they're kind enough.
the only reason i ask is because the frustration level is extremely high...and i've...
i've been trying to play the last couple of weeks/months very lightly...due to all the robbing going on with the hybrid stocks. been doing this for years now...and it seems like things have just gotten extremely difficult. basically...putting proprietary traders at the point of extinction...