Recent content by zepplin

Thanks, I'll see if I can get a copy. Zep

For me I find that after x days of trading I have a mini burn out. When this creeps up on me I HAVE to step away. I personally use a 3 strikes and your out rule for myself. My initial goal is get behind a run which yields a specific number of points. This means that I have to sit on sidelines...

this is something I use everyday. I basically box the trade. Essentially I figure my max loss that I am willing to take on a trade - that is my stop-loss. I then figure at what profit level I want the trailing stop to kick in. I also figure where I want to exit on this trade and that is where...

That is the 'pull' - knowing you should have won, only to get hammered (large or small). I actually pace myself, and when I see that I am starting to crank (blood pressure, happy that I 'have' it in the bag - etc), I fold and take my cash with me (with the markets). Do I do it every time -...

to consider when trading. It is truly a emotional roller coaster that a trader (as gamblers) need to flatten. Once that is done on a consistent basis you will be and profitable trader or gambler - which ever trade you choose. Zep