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midday update since Im bored... Trading is going so-so today. Made some small mistakes and I hesitated on two entries, so I missed the trades, both of which would've worked out well. Man, it is really really hard to have a mistake free day. I know Im new but Im wondering how long it will...

Ya I guess that is what I am thinking...its all about the long run and having a big enough sample size I guess. Right now my sample size isn't big enough to really know which way will work out better. However, I can tell you 100%, from an emotional/mental side I would much rather have 2...

Not too bad a day. Market was pretty slow moving an unexciting, as it has been, through most of the day. After my first trade, for me, its was a bit hard to see what was going on since there was this "megaphone" pattern forming, followed by some consolidation. I was gone for teh breakout...

Hey Guys, Im not sure if this is a general question to you "seasoned traders" or just a question for myself. So far, I have 1 trade this morning that went for a B/E, I was up 2 pts and really debated exiting b/c price got stuck but I wanted to stick around and see what happened. Im not sure...

Man what a crappy week. Today was rather unexciting...which I guess isn't such a bad thing. I missed the first breakout trade in the morning, I am still fairly uneasy about trading the first 5-10 mins of the day. Kinda of a bummer I didn't take this trade because it took off pretty good, but...

All I have to say is....Where can I learn dance moves like those :D

Got back on the horse today...a little jumpy but managed ok. I slept in a bit and didnt stress about getting in front of the computer right away. I wasn't watching the market till almost 7:30 so I missed all of the run up. No big deal...today is a recovery day...a new day. I was a bit jumpy...

Hey guys, THanks for all the tips...pretty cool to see the variety advice given. As a couple of you mentioned I am going to stick to the plan today and not go crazy changing things. Didn't do anything after 3pm yesterday, slept in a bit this morning...feeling better. I think like you...

So Im not posting a chart today or stats... Im going to take a mental break for the rest of the day/night. I realize I need to keep at it so I will be trading tomorrow. I may sleep in, I may not but Im not going to stress anymore about this. I want don't want 1 or 2 or 10 bad trades...

I thought I would throw up a midday post because Im having another rough day. I had a really nice long trade in the morning go from a really good profit to a b/e, got out of another trade because I was jumpy and didn't want to lose money and in the end it would've hit the target...and lastly, I...

Boli, Ya inregards to 1.&2., just wasnt thinking straight and not looking at the picture properly. Good to know about the reversal times and # of stage moves...thanks. I think I will follow your advice and take a look at FOMC days. And how breakout trades, chasing late into moves, etc...

Matcha, Here is my "inexperienced" view of how I saw the market after the FOMC... My mistake on my really bad trade was 1.) entering at the top without any real reason other than trying to get in and 2.) not exiting at a small loss once that Lower high was made...this was most likely a...

Just easing the tension baby...Just easing the tension. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PbRZ5QMAs0 Gotta find things to laugh at in times like these.

What a depressing day, I was reading Matcha's journal earlier in the day and I think I got a bit of what she was describing happen to me today. Today really was a day where my mistakes showed up big time in my p/l for the day. Got absolutely killed because of mistakes. My 3rd trade of the day...

Matcha, Just about to post in my journal for the day and I thought I would come by and see how you did today...hoping that it was much better that myself. I, too, had a terrible day where one trade influenced the next and yesterday even to an extent effected today. Im going to jump back in...

Thanks for the tips guys and gals...think Im going to start basic with audible alerts then move up to stop orders and/or bracket orders...I would like to do some stop order/bracket order on the sim first i think to get a better feel for it (or maybe its an excuse because I want to be in front of...

Nod, The lack of concentration is definitely real and not just a phase...Going through some of my notes from the past weeks, there is definitely a trend of lack of focus. The midday doldrums most notably. I think that is another reason why I got so frustrated...I missed the trade in the...

Ya thanks. I think this may be the best idea...just need to make sure I set the alert properly so Im not too early and space out again or too late and miss the entry :)

Mega frustrating day...My skin is just crawling with frustration because of my lack of concentration today. Its hard to say I learned something today because I missed so much and it was all due to lack of concentration and focus. I guess I learned that I need to figure out how to stay focused...

Thanks for the tips and compliments. The news thing is a tough one...like you said, how early do I get out before the news? Am I going to have trouble getting filled..on and on... Monitor real estate...I am on a 14"Dell laptop. For the future I need more, but for now, I like it. My mind...