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+295 (Hermit I know how you feel, glad you got right back in the game:cool: ) Used the rally to scale into several shorts, covered some, holding some.

Having a talented NLP practictioner work with you will help you master the psychology of trading (pulling the trigger, cutting losses, handling bad days). Following The Swordsman's advice (page 1 of this post) will make you a better trader.

You are amazing! How did you get the $121 price??? I saw it appear for about 2 nanoseconds.

+ $101 RIMM gapped down in pre-market and trading a little above my break even price. I placed a cover order below the bid with the intention of following the price down if indicated. Suddenly it got triggered at below the bid for an $18 gain. Extended hours trading is weird, and as a result...

Left extra profits all over the place today, but green is green! + 101 (DECK was insane in after-hours. I was scared to touch it with a 10-foot pole, but someone was getting rich and someone was getting killed on those swings - $98-$120 range in just a few minutes off earnings)

Hermit, I think I lost the same % of my account in 2 days after a flawless July. Do what I did and write your mistakes in big block letters at the bottom of the pool where you probably feel like hanging out :eek: This, too, shall pass. Have some fun this weekend.

PowerETradePro. I have a new account with IB and plan to switch over sometime soon.

I've walked on fire, scuba-dived the Colorado River rapids, survived cancer, and traded. Hmmm...which was scariest? Getting on the bus that would take us to the river rapids and discovering I was the only woman on board :D

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+ $476.84 :) Covered my SYNA short this morning for $910 gain. Got a 200 of 500 fill on MRX short and covered for a $76 gain. Scaled into a RIMM short at average price 126.16. Shorted this one too soon. RIMM follows the market and it was still creeping upward. Cover order at 125.95 is...

+ $476 Happy to see green again! (Bracketed order issues on DRYS ate half my profits today. Yesterday I was almost stopped out of this trade for a $6K loss, but it still makes me mad :( ) Holding RIMM short overnight. Nice job, Nordik!

I think a lot of the concern is over pending legislation about credit card merchant fees. In our very weak economy, merchants are complaining at length about the effects of these fees. This is the bread and butter of V and MA, so anything that would limit these fees would have a negative effect...

It's going up so you can short it:p

Two bad days just nearly wiped out my July, and the way to get back on track is to only look at the new day ahead, tabula rasa, waiting to be filled with green :cool:

Thanks, Omni! This made my day :)

Thanks, Jon! For some reason yesterday was tougher than today, even though the loss was smaller. Today I was glad to put those trades behind me, and proud of myself for climbing back on the horse today instead of walking away. Outside these swing trades, I'm averaging a very steady $1100 a day...

One for the watch list: I was about to close up for the day and saw an insider sale for OLN come across the wire. They're trading at a 52-week high and their streaming news shows massive insider selling - see attachment.

I think you are wise not to try to make something happen when what you see isn't clear.

Another down day: -9883, coming rather close to erasing my previous 3 weeks profits. Start of day: Got stopped out of two of my swing trades (CLF and CSIQ) very early for a combined $10,760 loss. Just as well to be stopped out of CLF, as it went significantly lower before bouncing. It...

Swing trade stops at major support levels hit me hard: -9883 This nearly reversed my prior 3 weeks profits, but it was pointed out to me that traders are lucky to break even the first year. Looking forward to doing better than even! I still have a couple swing trades hanging on, and that's...