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The 12-Step Program of Recovery has too many religious references for my taste. I think you should write a book about trading and related issues. I would like to be the first to buy it. Thanks for the examples. Gabe

What is the sub-conscious mind? I am not trying to be funny. I would just like a simple (practical) explanation. Gabe

You may be right even though I like variety and dislike monotony. I think that I am close to cracking the nut or I may have cracked it already but the idea that the challenge is gone is probably preventing me from success. As long as I fail but stay at it, I have something to look for. Gabe

Are you saying that the subconscious is causing the above? If yes than the question is WHY?

I realize and I know based on my results that 100% winning is not possible. I don't expect that in general but in the course of the trade I put too much weight on a particular trade. I will work on that even though I am not sure how. Hopefully with enough brain washing (meant in a good way)...

I was "accused " of having autistic tendencies and that my thinking is too rigid. For me the brain is sort of a computer but to have 2 computers acting against each other is a stretch, but even if that is the case, I still don't understand how the sub-conscious mind will WANT it's host/body to...

Thank you for the link.

Thank you for your post. What gave you the above idea? You may be right but I am not consciously aware of it. Maybe you can elaborate. I am very numbers oriented and I believe that my plan has a solid foundation based on statistics and visual observation. What I do suffer from is the desire...

Thank you for the answer. It all makes sense except for 1 thing. Before one has evidence that they have a positive expectancy plan, they will doubt the plan. Back testing is 1 way of eliminating doubt but the emotions are different in sim trading compared with live trading. Emotions can...

Surely you are not saying that a terminally ill person REALLY DESIRED his condition. Just making an extreme point. Gabe

What would you suggest one modifies in his/her behavior with regards to trading?

Only 1 trade today. 2 entries but I consider it 1 trade - 2 contracts in total.

Getting close to the surface again.

I Googled the terms "beliefs and trading". over 12 million hits without the quotes, around 1.5 million with the quotes. If we agree that the word SCIENTIFIC means - systematic; methodical, could you elaborate as to the "scientific reason" you mentioned?

Now that you mentioned science, things look different :) . I'll have to do some research but off hand your reasoning sound credible.

I am not sure that I believe in the above law of attraction but thanks for the comment. I would be looking for a more rational reason for my losses yesterday. Gabe

Too bad that there is ALWAYS someone who has to poop on someone else's party. The way I see it, neke made an average of 90K per year over the past 9 years. I'll take that any year. Good luck in the future. And xelite777 - lighten up. You'll live longer. Gabe I just noticed that...

I derived my stop loss from historical MAE. Today I moved/set my SL to minimize a potential loss and in the process I cut the branch I was sitting on so to speak. Had I kept my calculated original SL or put it at , it would have been a great day.

4 trades today. Mostly in the right direction but was stopped out.

Back under water.