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As far as being competitive... While it is interesting to compare your results with others on a monthly basis on a daily basis I find it very dangerous. Some mkt environments suit one traders strategy and other environments suit others.Making sure you follow your rules taking planned entrys and...

A FEW OF MY OWN RULES analyze the mkt environment you are in and have different strategies for different environments. make a list of conditions that exist when you usually lose and what conditions cause you to break your rules and post them on your monitor.I call these conditions evils...

STOP not specific could be stop loss or stop limit stop limit you are long msft @$60.00 msft bid 60.02 offer 60.03 you have selected a stop limit @59.9 msft bid drops to 59.9 your shares are sold or if msft trades...

possible reasons for hesitating to pull the trigger: position size too large and causing emotion to enter the picture past trades were losers and making you doubt your system these have been my experiences:as long as you have a sound system and you are following...

Hitman Did you ever consider specialists monitor these boards and detailing your exact game plan would possibly kill its effectiveness . Just my paranoid opinion.

here is my plan for intraday trading: 1. have a strict set of rules as to what strategies you will trade. 2. identify what strategies work in what mkt environment. 3.have the discipline to follow all stop loss, trailing stop and entry criteria rules you have established...

Psycology is the key to the game (not that this is any revelation) June great month July slighty profitable August going backwards August 16th &17th 1st 2 consecutive loosing days in 3 months.Both days I broke my own rules which I have not done in 3 months...

HITMAN and all others Have enjoyed your posts my style of trading is similar to yours but I trade nasdaq stocks only.I keep a list of my biggest dangers next to me while trading. Being tired Not exiting a trade that doesnt work quickly if it is still at my entry price...

huby have thought about switching brokers presently pay $14 a trade plus ecn fees and do 1-3 round trips a day. Have had no technical problems with them in 1 year and am leery about switching have seen many complaints about other brokers.

last week has been difficult for me. June was good first three weeks of july ok but last week very difficult s&p / nasdaq daily charts in breakout mode and my strategies work best when indices in a trading range.As a prudent trader did not have the nerve to buy semis at open in hindsite it was...

NKNY Not sure from your post if you are an intraday or swing trader. My intraday trading this month was not as profitable as last month. Thru keeping a detailed diary I have realized A} Most profitable days are trading 1-2 carefully planned round trips of 500...