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WOW!!! I never considered it that way... "Consistently repeating right behavior - is an edge onto itself" Thanks! (Writing this down in the leather journal) So @Redneck , anything I should be maybe looking out for as I move forward the rest of this week/month?

Day #14 - Woke up over an hour early, and tried to get back to sleep, but just couldn't. I think part of it might have been I was feeling pretty confident about today, and somewhat charged up to trade. (OR maybe watching American Sniper last night) So being aware of that, I purposely took it...

Day #13 - Slept well, and woke up ready for the day (GR). I had one cup of coffee, prior and during trading, as I am restricting my coffee to only one cup while trading. (At an early age us Canadians are weaned to beer and coffee) ;) I was mindful prior to turning on the computer, and the...

@Handle123 Good points, appreciate the feedback. I'll start to monitor if I am self sabotaging myself later in the day. I do find in trading oil, many of the same opportunities exist in the open as they do going into the close... but I am not always able to trade the full session, or the pit...

Day #12 - Rested up and back from awesome holidays, my plan today was to just ease into trading, and go for small wins... build up the account, and then open up and trade a bit more. I slept well, and woke up a bit late, which was fine as I wanted to make sure I was rested and prepared. I took...

Back in Canada from holidays, and with a 12 hour layover before my final flight decided I would ease into trading oil, by simply sim trading. Glad I did, as I was definitely not in sync with the market, all though I found it a very slow day... 6 losing trades, 1 winner. Of interest, I found not...

@jsmacksem this 15 min clip has been inspirational for me when it comes to "doing nothing". Dr. Sean Richardson phd.

End of week Update: Flew in to Turks and Caicos with a plan to not look at the market. First couple of days was tough, as I wanted to see what was happening. (Habit I suppose) But I reminded myself to stay disciplined and stick with the plan - relax! Later in the week a buddy was skyping me...

Day #11 - Slept reasonably ok, and slept in. Woke up feeling pretty good about the day, and really wanting to trade as I expected it would be pretty volatile. My focus was on being a pro trader... and I stuck to that, and did very well! Here is what happened: Part of my morning ritual is to...

Plan for Day #11 - Tomorrow is Friday, and I expect a lot of oil volatility. I am still close to my trailing max draw down, but I am still comfortable to just trade the plan. (Really, its the only choice I have, to change anything would make no sense) However, on Sunday I leave for a much...

@Redneck , thank you sir. That meant a lot to me to see that post!

Day #10 - What a wild day to be trading oil. Of all days, this one tested me to stick with my plan. 1min bars looked like 15 min bars, and 15min bars like 4 hours. I started off with an excellent entry, and I knew it was good... normally I would have added to the short, and held it. So I...

Game Plan for Day #10 - now I am dangerously close to my trailing max drawdown. However, I plan to continue to just trade the same way. The reason is this, I need to learn to still do the correct trading even under this type of pressure. In the past, I would have traded a lot, and tried to get...

Hi Monoid, Thanks for contributing! I really do appreciate you pointing out what you did. I am on a journey to discover blind spots and improve myself, and the only way to do that is stay humble and consider what others are telling me. To answer your question, yes, I totally believe in my...

Day #8 - Slept well, but feeling like I am borderline for catching the same flu that my kids have. Even considered maybe I shouldn't trade today. Day started off with a short trade that went 18 ticks in my favor, and then bounced off support and only two ticks from filling me. I sat there in...

Thanks @satchel... you raise good points, and I will try to remind myself of that... "What if this trade is a winner?" Also, appreciate the encouragement to keep sharing. :cool:

Thanks @Redneck! You have the mark of a true professional, because you give both positive and that other positive advice. ;) Having thought more about it, the error from last week, I was just blind to how an awesome woman could make me feel. Had forgot what that felt like. So now that it is...

Day #7 - Slept a bit later than normal (about 30 mins), but still went through my regular pre-market routine, even though I felt like I should be downstairs trading. (Kids are both sick, so focusing on trying to stay healthy, which means lots of rest) Started the day off well, saw a setup...

Day#6 - Over the weekend, I thought a lot about what some of the posters on this thread had mentioned. I also talked with my psych coach. Decided to continue today with the experiment of static stops and take profits, with two adjustments: 1) Smaller risk and smaller take profits 2) Once I was...

@wrbtrader all great stuff, but specifically the line above has me really thinking. Can you expand on that please?