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Nope. I've been working on some psychology things all week. Doing some meditation and drowning myself in positive messaging throughout the day (in the morning and during workouts) to see how it effects my mentality during the trading day and in my everyday life. I recently realized that my...

I disagree. If you have a plan for exiting your winners you would be long gone from this move a few days ago -- exiting some into strength prior to the roll.

dang....a lot of people...myself included were looking for the bounce today....I looked and looked and traded a ton of shares of SLV with nothing to show for it overall but a few hundred in losses and a lot of commissions. Thought about holding some overnight but it's still getting hit...

Pretty much. The guy is so late on calls sometimes it's ridiculous. But that said, it can be very useful from time-to-time.

HELL YEA!!!! We finally got Osama!!!!!!!!!! I feel great about it!!!!!! U.S.A.!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's go!!! Pakistan.......hmmmmmm....in a mansion in the capital city? I think our relations belong on thin ice. Not journal related...but I couldn't resist.

Do it. It helps. Read "Zen in the Art of Archery."

I would say that Seth Meyers and Obama each pulled their Trump cards for the Donald last night at the dinner. I had some of the best laughs I've had in a long time watching that.

These are a few great quotes from Zen in the Art of Archery. Great book. I recommend you check it out if you get a chance. "The right art," cried by the Master, "is purposeless, aimless! The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the less...

These are personal problems. Your personal traits have nothing to do with the market.

Is this supposed to be some sort of proof that daytrading profitably isn't possible?

Thanks for clearing that up for us. Sorry that you failed.

Spot on. Great post.

You're a profitable guy. You know what you're doing. Why don't you consider trading prop? I'm sure there are reliable remote options out there.

Personally, I don't believe in any politicians at this point. Maybe that's because I'm young and dumb and I haven't seen enough -- or I haven't seen anyone that actually gets anything done in politics ever since I've been of age to vote and paid politicians any attention -- this includes Obama...

Wow. How much longer will the rally last? I wasn't trading in mid 2006 but I followed the market and traded late 2006 full-time. I remember early 2007 --- February 2007 specifically when Greenspan shook the market with the comment he made from China. For some reason this market is reminding me...

I hope you learned something from that AAPL imbalance today. I know I did. A lot of guys around me made a killing in it ($10k+). I can't talk about it here. But I figure you'll figure it out b/c you're around other traders in your office. As far as your first $1k day goes....good luck. I...

Many before you have said these exact same words. You're not alone. I think everyone eventually realizes this at the beginning of their career. It's funny because everyone thinks the total opposite before they begin. When people tell you it's going to take you 6 months+ before you ever earn a...

Today's Results: +1878.15 Discretionary: +847.45 Solid end to the month. Choppy day, but I came back from down around 1k to finish green. My psychology is in the best place it's ever been in my entire career. I've never focused so much on improving my psyche as I have over the past 4...

Today's Total: +1865.18 Discretionary: +1341.28 Solid day. Because I'm changing my format and I have no idea yet what the most effective format for me is as of yet, I'll just post my biggest winners and losers with no explanations. I'll likely begin a new format of sorts on Monday. Thanks...

I'm also going to change the layout of my journal and how I update it. I don't think reporting my P&L is helping me at all and improving myself is the point of this journal. I also don't think reporting my biggest winners and biggest losers is very effective for me. I'll probably be playing with...