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If he had been successful in recovering from this trade and ended up green, then he really would have only re-enforced his bad behavior and would only end up repeating the same mistakes over and over... it's unfortunate he put himself in this position in the first place, but it's clear, he's not...

"Trading In The Zone" should be required reading for anyone who wants to be a trader. Save yourself a lot of heartache and read this book.

.. or "international man of risk and intrigue"

no business card.. since there is no need. People will think what they think, who cares. If they ask, I'm a trader, pure and simple.

Some in this thread who've mentioned you can't make a very good living with 50k capital are just plain wrong. I have 200k plus but I only have to use 45-50k to earn 800+ a day. I've been day trading for over 15 years and experienced a lot of heartache over the years... and I can say none of...

Right on... you hit it bro, thats all trading is. And if you can control your risk... i.e, predefining risk and having the discipline to execute your plan... your golden. That's all it takes to be successful and trade for a living. I see way too many people put trading up on a pedestal and...

TA is all fine and well... a necessary tool to help gain you an edge... but once you put on trades and have actual dollars on the line, it's a different ball game. My advice... don't ignore your psychological make up and beliefs about trading and how it's going to impact your trading. It's...

TA is nothing more than an edge... the odds that price has a higher probability to move in a certain direction. Thats all it is... nothing more. Trade your edge with predefined risk. If the trade doesn't work based on your predefined risk, then close the freaking position and wait for the next...

I guess I don't have a life spending the money I make from daytrading. The financial and personal freedom really suck. I think I'll go back to my old software job, answer to the man and get a life.

without a doubt - Mark Douglas, "Trading In The Zone." I threw all my other trading books away.

Traders who cry manipulation will never be successful. Until they take ownership for the trades they put on... they'll never be successful. You can't fix trading errors if you refuse to take responsibility them.... If anyone does in fact manipulate the markets, it would have zero effect...

I can make a comfortable living at trading. It's not rocket science and I would bet I'm not the only one. I would suspect most on ET are newbies trying to learn, which is all well and good...and the minority on ET are experienced traders who can make a living at it. It is very possible to...

You hit the nail on the head. This is why people are not consistently successful. They think their TA gives the information to confirm their belief that they knew what was going to happen next.... and when that belief or expectation is not fulfilled... people go on tilt. TA is nothing more...

the only reason I can make a living at trading is admitting I don't know what the hell is going to happen... whatever happens tomorrow, I'll be ready.

damn!... and I thought catching a falling knife was nuts.

ditto... don't know why more don't check out iZone. I'm extremely happy with fills at 5 bucks a pop. I too use QT as my platform with no problems for over a year now.

I found turning the brightness down helped a lot. My eyes were bugging out on me... seeing spots and all... try trading candles with spots - can drive you nuts.

are you trying to open comodo inside the sandbox? It won't work if thats the case.. or is comodo not allowing the sandbox to launch?

fly, The only thing I sandbox is my browser... FF or on the rare occasion IE. I use comodo firewall and avg virus without any issue's. If you downloaded comodo thru your sandbox, right click on the tray icon, select "contents of sandbox" and then select recover files. Recover the comodo...

Recently relocated to the Dallas area and need a recommendation for a good CPA familiar with day trade accounting/taxes. Can anybody out there recommend someone? Thx