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    Yukoner's Psychological Trading Journal

    I keep it about the same. SL is 12 ticks but today's action would ask for a little bit wider, considering bar size. Anyway , good luck. Jim Cramer kept sticker on his monitor "Better be lucky than smart." So true. :)
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    Yukoner's Psychological Trading Journal

    How many ticks is your stop loss. Is it fixed or depending on context/volatility ?
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    Is day trading worth it?

    t depends on what the meaning of the word 'IS' is.(credits to Bill Clinton )
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    CL Redux

    Look. There are some people who risk 10 ticks for 30 and doing it for years, there are others who have stop loss order of 100 ticks and doing it for years too. It all depends. You are absolutely right about a size of account. Easier to do it with 200g. Not many here have it tough. All this boils...
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    CL Redux

    Your loses or theirs ? If theirs it's some case of sadomasochism, if it's you'rs you somehow got under their skin. LOL:D
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    Lost 80% of my risk contribution...

    People who slow down to see if somebody get hurts on the side of the road in an accident are the same who gives you advise here. Think about it. P.S. Broke my rules. No more postings. Wish you well.
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    Lost 80% of my risk contribution...

    For some people it takes one year, for some twenty. You want to succeed on it, just do it and don't ask these dumb questions on this board. You will have a tonns of responds to brings you down. Trust me. Just do it. That's all it takes. Yes,you may lose a lot more idown the road. It's the...
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    Lost 80% of my risk contribution...

    Don't panic. Take it slower and smaller. Don't try to recoup it fast . Just smaller chunks and a little bit more time a you 'll be fine. (assuming you don't do mistakes you've done already). Again, don't panic
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    Is day trading worth it?

    Speaking of those two little red bars it wasn't much of pullback to trend line. Still nice move. No more candlestick bars, by the way? Switched to OHLC ?
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    Is day trading worth it?

    Where did you hear this joke from? The reason I'm asking because I've heard it first time like 30 years ago in opposite part of globe from where I live now. Edit: Oh, and it wasn't scientist from Wisconsin :)
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    I got it!.....I lost it...The search for consistency.

    Al Brooks "Reading Price Chart Bar by Bar" . Or his newest edition in three books. Little bit easier to read than original one. That's all you need. Just my humble opinion of course.
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    The CL/NQ experiment

    Step on a gas DB
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    Food costs going up.

    And another idiot wants to regulate salt intake. Maybe tax on salt is next ? :p
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    Healthcare Bill

    :D :D :D
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    Healthcare Bill

    Don't worry. By the time these penalties kick in it will be much higher than insurance premium. They will " fix" it very fast unless there are some changes in November and all that crap will be repealed. I personally don't believe it will be.
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    Forex is boring..

    Some years ago there was a guy here on Elite trader board. If I'm not mistaken his nick was Scientist. Smooth talker, claimed that he made truckloads of money,owner of some jewelry company, Dad was famous TV personality in Australia. In other word full package if you believe in what he said ...
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    Want to trade for Paulson

    Yep, just press the button and make tonns of money. Paulson must be really in "desperate search" to hire chineese traders. :D :D :D
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    A uncontrolled mind is your "WORST" enemy.

    Why don't you just google it? http://www.dharma-haven.org/tibetan/meaning-of-om-mani-padme-hung.htm http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_Om_Mani_Padme_Hung_mean
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    In my idea, the problem with america is...

    :D :D :D
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    In my idea, the problem with america is...

    Another one.
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