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    Trading and Emotions

    same but not exactly the same is when I just get worn out, usually around Friday... for me it is best to just shut it off, literally turn off the chart programs and everything. When I trad in a fatigued state I mess up
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    Need Laptop advice

    I have a great desktop with 2 screens for trading... I need a better laptop for the times that I am away from my trading station. I see so many options... what is a good processor speed for a laptop? I think 8GB ram will be okay. advice please
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    I have identified the enemy,,,,

    agree, in back testing I am an absolute God like Trader, huge gains, no mistakes.... not much help in real world trading with real money
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    I have identified the enemy,,,,

    thankyou I prefer audio and video to reading.. I get thru it faster
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    I have identified the enemy,,,,

    thank you .. I will get this book asap... I totally agree,,, the Mental Game is the last thing that is holding me back from trading successfully for an extended period.
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    Sticking to the Plan...NOT!!!

    I am so F** mad at myself. I deviated from my plan today and took trades that I basically created out of thin air. ARRGH, still made $ this week, but so what. Did great all week until today and this very old bad habit came back to haunt me. I am not even happy about the "out of system"...
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    Tim Skyes - NOT another bashing thread

    I signed up for his service. It is good, but I just do not want to trade low float, low priced stocks. And as mentioned, the shares he shorts you most likely will not be able to at your broker.
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    Great Video

    I found this guy recently, he has great "real world" videos ... enjoy
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    NQ Range Madness

    Okay Okay... I just need to be done with it for the day. At least I did not give back all of my profit from yesterday. A Day like today used to just shew me up with failed trades.
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    NQ Range Madness

    Oh really,,, it is just so easy when we look backwards. Unless you were running like 60 point (not ticks) stops , I do not see where there was anywhere to enter long or short and have it play out. I run my stops at 15 points which is usually more than enough to get in on a good entry signal...
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    NQ Range Madness

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    NQ Range Madness

    Did anyone make money today? I don't know how. I watch ATR very closely, today on 5 minute chart we were well over 20 and even hit 28... to put that in perspective, even a huge day like yesterday and the ATR was 16 -20. All I did today was get whipped out of 3 trades for stops and done...
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    Anyone follow 'vader7x' on twitter?

    I sent you a private message
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    A casino has only a slight edge so...

    I could go on and on about this... I have been a gambler for decades... no YOU will NOT win over any considerable period of time.. PERIOD. No system will ever beat the house advantage,, ever... now as a side note... in California where I live you can "player bank" card games. In...
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    Would A... Should A... Could A

    Oh how I want to get to that point. I have a "regular " job as well, so I am in my office. Sounds simple enough to close it off. At least I have learned to shut down my trading software that executes trades and just have a chart up, that forces me to think before I restart the software and...
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    How to overcome the inability to accept small losses when wrong on trades?

    Oh boy..... I got over this one just as soon as I managed to allow "little losses" turn into big , humongo, shake you to your core losses. I guess this is something you learn the hard way.
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    What makes you angry when you trade?

    as others have mentioned.. when I deviate from my plan. I care more about that then the making or losing on $$
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    You are not a trader until you ...

    until you have failed,, many many times,,, and then are humbled to understand that to succeed at this is really just to survive
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    Would A... Should A... Could A

    That would be the next step for me.... turn off the screens,,, but I am still in my office and just cannot help but look,,,, I am thinking this is like playing chicken to cross a freeway... let's say the goal is to get to the other side of the 4 lanes safely. Doesn't it make more sense to...
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    Why Trading is so Hard

    here you are... yes he does sell training services, but he does not push too hard on that.. his mental game advice is the best I have seen,, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLB48bfuOrZmHWb9IrrpmA
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