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I work in an office setting and try to trade during the day but can't when others are around. It just amazes me how much others want to BS all day... Linger..etc.. anything but sit at there desk and work. They all want to talk about their kids or their problems. I'm sorry but I don't want...

things are looking up. I just made 1 tick in the ER.. woo hoo!!!

I keep waiting for things to pick up but nothing. Like watching paint dry.

well exactly. so if you believe that you are a failure you are. but is there a way to change that belief?

So what exactly are you saying here to do? to work on the subconscious?

I feel that the root of my problems with trading are definitely tied to my subconscious. Has anyone overcome this before? I've read books on the subject, of course I never implement the exercises consistently in order to make any changes. I will constantly run my account up to a certain...

I'm getting there slowly. starting to make money consistently but the biggest road block I have now is limiting myself daily. What I mean is once I'm up 1pt. on the ER I feel satisfied and I leave so many good opportunities on the table untraded because I feel content. I think a big part...

This is true. I believe you have to read it. Trade.. experience the emotions.. blow up.. trade again.. read it again.. experience the emotions again and again.. read it one more time and things he is talking about you will realize you are experiencing when trading. You can read all...

thanks and I couldn't agree more. I think the fact that I haven't done it is self sabotage. but I for some reason refuse to put in the work on my psychological issues

Thanks for the input. not mocking you at all. Pyschological problems are so hard to overcome because you can't see them, you can't really feel them. They're there though.. hidden and come out in many detrimental ways. and for those people that do not have them, I believe its hard for...

That is a lot easier said than done for those of us with psychological issues

Example: I knew coming in to today there would be good opportunities on the short side. that we were going to head down. I haven't looked at the market in over 2 hours but we were heading that way earlier. Well, I managed to take 2 trades short and lost on both. Went short shortly after...

I really can read what's going on in the Market but still can't trade worth a Damn. I swear, I know more now than ever before but somehow seem to lose money even faster now than I did before. I"m not sure what to do anymore. I really need to give it up

Nkhoi, do you trade SPY?? I've been watching trading videos from Steve Gomez on youtube and he always brings up the SPY. it sure looks easier to trade than the ER and ES. You have any opinion on trading it versus futures?

Thanks for the Help. I've been meaning to do this, the checklist but haven't. and you're right.. you need to learn how to do it within seconds of realizing there's an oppportunity. I've enjoyed your journal although I never posted in it.

I know you're right. I honestly think I could tell someone all day long what to do if I had no monetary attachment to those trades and that person would make a ton of money. I do it all the time when I decide not to trade.. to just sit and observe. but as soon as I get to trading.. all the...

I do this time and time again. I take a trade without seeing the entire picture. I attached a chart with a short I took. Actually my trading plan calls for going long 1 bar earlier than this short I took but I focused only on those things that would support going short. I wasn't at...

This happens to me day in and day out. I know what to do.. but doing it is damn near impossible for me. For some reason I don't see the obvious until after the fact. Not only good trades but I'll take a trade and not notice the things that should have kept me out of that trade until...

As I stated in an earlier thread I was trying to get around my company's firewall which no longer allows access to sites with steaming data. But they will allow a specific address through if you give them the IP address and the reason you need access. so what would be a good excuse to...

Well I was able to download my trading platform so we'll see as far as setting up the card. when I disconnect the LAN the computer runs extremely slow for some reason. I do have one other option and that is to use my laptop but it'd make it much easier if I could use the network computer...