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oh my god how do i figure when to sell my long!

Zen and the Art of Poker and as usual Reminiscences of a Stock Operator and the Rounders movie also (I know, it's not a book). If one could abide by all the points in Zen in the Art of Poker failure would be difficult to achieve.

Do you trade e-mini's only? If not,are your monthly expectations higher on the e-mini's than stocks due to the leverage? Have found your posts very helpful.

Words of wisdom Db. After my entry I put an alarm on the stop and a point below the target and leave the room. The trade doesn't need me around to screw it up after that.

remember him. His name was something like Gordan Yordanoff. I'm not sure if this is the correct spelling of his name.

Thanks for the reply. I do have a legitimate copy of Word,it came on the Gateway computer. If I do reinstall it,will I still retain the Word documents saved?

I have a computer with Windows 98 as the operating system. If I try to open a Microsoft Word document it will not open it. I can right click and print it but that's it. If I try and open the document or open the Word program Word pops up for a second and then disappears. Never had this...

What are peoples thoughts on using a resting order and a very close stop to enter a trade,verses hitting a bid or taking an offer to enter a trade. My thoughts: The advantage of using the resting order is the stop can be closer,but there is no confirmation of the pattern. The...

In my opinion possibly take a break,or paper trade. Even though many people criticize paper trading, a few winning paper trades can instill lost confidence. The mkt will always be there.

bobcathy How do you define a mistake? a.) unintentionally breaking one of your trading rules b.) intentionally breaking one of your rules c.) a trade according to plan but it just didn't work...

On being your own worst enemy.... Ever analyze what state of mind your in when these episodes happen? Often I think who was the idiot at my desk? I know much better than this. I'm in a similar situation as you in the fact that my trading plan is fine and it works. But...

I called 2 brokers and no answer . Imagine placing and order and no fill and no cancellation. An order in limbo and no one to call .:confused:

E-minis are trading and brokers are closed? Don't have any position but this is weird. Am I just asleep and missing something? Would be annoyed if mkt was having a huge move and I could not close my position.

I did a search on "cleaning an L.C.D. screen" and came up with some companies that sell products for this and some ideas. Don't want to mention companies or the ideas because I think the screen is very easily damaged.

Windex works for me on my crt screens

Reitberg: I'm in agreement with your point that one must keep their head screwed on straight. Here are some comments that I'm sure many will bash me for.I am being honest and not trying to be arrogant. I have been swing trading for 4 years and have made money every year.I don't...

Db and Reitberg very, very true. Wanting everything there is usually leads to disaster. The way I see it is if you can master a few setups and not be bothered that a move took place without you, success will happen. The more you try and try beyond a certain point...

3:53 pm est he did make sense. He said bull mkts don't usually begin with a lot of speculation. Edwards and Magee stated the same, that usually when the cats and dogs go up that is the end of the bull. I know..... for intraday trading it is irrelevant . Interesting though.

I admire your discipline!

My thoughts : have a maximum # of trades allowed and maximum daily loss limit with the broker (assuming your broker offers one). It will save you from days like this, which can really hurt your account, as well as your mental state and future discipline. I...