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It is OK for you to say "I don't know". The basic attitude of anybody who has done some serious maths :) Also, I have quiet a lot of material here to bring me closer to the solution.

You are moving the conversation outside what will solve my problem. Here I want to find insights on my subconscious mind. My question was : why would one stop following one system of trading when one sees a very healthy PnL? why not even take a break, prepare again instead of simply taking any...

This is not over-trading man! This is moving to an unconscious mode, after one has seen a system working too well, to not follow one system of trading to make sure the profits are destroyed. May I assume you have never been a consistently profitable manual trader? I do not say that may be you...

In this case if you say the desperation is needing the PnL bad: why, for instance, if the target of the session is reached well above, why move into impulsive mode? why not move into impulsive mode when the PnL is just building up? Why only when the target is reached or surpassed?

Seriously, the guy shot his own Dad : what psychological trauma would lead a guy to shoot his own Dad? I mean to shoot his own Dad, no matter the trigger, he must have really deep hatred for his Dad. Obviously zero respect for his Dad. It is occuring to me : one never knows what goes behind...

desperation : Thanks for the insight. Can you give some examples where the desperation is clearly illustrated. I am trying to link how looking to a healthy p&l leads to a subconscious state of desperation.

OK: so it seems I have managed to verbalise the problem. so it is falling into gambling mode. no confidence when one gambles??? does not the person gambles because of over-confidence. I believe that when over-confident, I am in a thinking pattern where I do not think in terms of risk : I am...

The probleme is not technical. When I trade, I have a list of trades "candidates" ( from preparation). All is well. Then , when I have finished, as I feel super confidente, I go on and put some trades that are not on my list. Now do you understand why psychology comes into play?

yes psychology can pocket you money: ExperiencedJoe : If the guy knows that down the street, thiefs are there from 18-00 till 20:00. Now, the guy walks there with no problems in the morning. Everyday except in the evening and all goes well. Then after a while, the guy - unconsciously (...

You are a small fish!!! Nowdays, this is how it is done: Now time for you to find a new career. Forget blood, guns : you are the past. Just in passing, the 10-days www.dhamma.org has helped so many people, even those who wrongly believed that violence is solution to their problem. And ...

I have described here the pattern and what makes the difference. You see when I do not prepare, I actually feel like "God is trading", and I convince myself I do not need to prepare. The reason is not mathematical/technial, BUT psychology. This is so you understand why some people are not...

Let's talk about real wealth. It's a bit easy to spend a country money for just few people. For those idiots who only rely on television, the guy is actually a multi-billionnaire, and most of his country people are dirt poor. Most lucrative career : dictator ( politician with no...

ExperiencedJoe, You seem to have much to offer, and also to learn. This is my situation so that you can understand why for SOME psychology is 98% of the problem. I prepare well ( 2 or 3 days) ==> trade on given day excellent return Then PSYCHOLOGY kicks in * I develop ???? psychology...

10,000hrs is very much different from rich quick in one week-end seminar.

ExperiencedJoe : For SOME people, trading is 2% "technique", and 98% psychology. Me being one : and this psychology is all about "sabotaging profits", not about generating profits. Now, if you do not know how to trade, and thus are fishing for any winning strategy, yes I can understand...

It is occuring to me that being "coachable" is not a given. And that may be many people who go into trading main problem is the resistance to change.

I do not spend much time checking what other people have ( curve fitting or whatever), as I am too busy working on what is key for me: psychology/spirituality. I can spend some times reading a trading book or checking some traing videos so that I can keep some trading conversations going. But as...

It's OKay now. You are on ET : a place where sooner or later each trader (?), former trader (?) can come clean and move forward. Hang around till you are ready you too to ask for the help you need. Some people are really so full of ingratitude !!! Don't worry : some , like myself always...

Very interesting. For the first time, I am starting to understand the benefits of learning about ancient archeological Greece.

false. His mum will inherit most of the money. And he will be catered for by her. Obviously, we do not know how decent the mum was.