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Day #7 - Slept well, and went into the day feeling prepared. Went through my standard routine, and started off feeling, well, ready I guess. The day started off okay. I felt reasonably confident.... knowing what I was going to do. EIA, FOMC, I knew the plan. I did a trade early on, that I...

Day #6 - Sleep was restless for some reason, but went into the day prepped and ready. Standard routine. Goal again was to adjust trades based on market structure. Today was an interesting day, with the cargo ship seized by Iran and sending crude shooting up... only to then come back down...

Day #5 - Had a great day off on Sunday and slept really well... woke up refreshed and ready for the day. I had given it a lot of thought on what I should do today, and the rest of this week. In some ways, my question earlier about what would a professional do had resonated... because I...

Weekend update - Today is the first day off I have had in about three weeks. What was a simple surgery for my business partner, turned into blot clots, allergic reactions to medicine and was suddenly pretty complicated... he is out of commission for a while. I'm the kind of guy that has always...

@Redneck , you just feel free to share anything you like in here! It is all really valuable. If there is a part to tie it all in with psychology, then that is helpful too. Thanks YK

Day #4 - Slept well, and went into the day feeling okay. However, I just have way too much on my plate right now with my business. (Partner has had surgery, so pulling double duty) It was obvious when my phone starting lighting up at 6:30 am. Today, again I was just dealing with fighting...

Day #3 - Ended up going to sleep quite late... as I was out celebrating a friend's 40th birthday party.... woke up around the same time, but still was really tired so slept until I felt rested. Went into the day, not even sure I was going to trade. I was monitoring myself pretty close...

Day #2 - Slept reasonably well, and woke up ready for the day. Asked myself ahead of time what to expect for market state, and went into the day well prepared. Standard routine, all though I planned to prep dinner for the kids tonight once the market started channeling ahead of EIA. Today was...

Day #1 - Yesterday I just chilled and watched the market. I caught up on my journal... and yea, the @Redneck screen shot of FB resonated. Reminding me that I had been taught to identify market state, and I needed to make sure I was using the correct tools for the right job. My methodology...

Well, for starters I am not trading today. I am only just catching up on my journal now, as I tried hard over the weekend to not think about trading. Bad habits die hard. Friday, I went back to bad habits. I was weakened from an overloaded work week, and I recognized it, but because it was...

UDay #5 - Slept well, and woke up feeling great. Ready for the day. Did my regular routine and was ready to go. Prior to turning on the computer, I sit there and ask myself if there is anything bothering me. The thought crossed my head, "just what type of trading are you doing?" I know now...

@monoid glad to see this post! I am running out of time today to give you a fair answer, but I will get back to you. Huge help that advice you gave me about giving myself set times to think about the market, and the rest of the day try to rest my brain from trading.

Thanks @Redneck those are good points. Since she left me last June I have pretty much had our teenage boys 85% of the time, and tried to keep as much available time as possible for her to see them. The X lives on a small island with limited ferry service, so it is tougher for them to just stop...

Thanks @Handle123 I will look at this over the weekend. But my initial thoughts are, "yes, I need to do exactly that." Sure appreciate the help. Hope you are feeling better! Victoria Starbucks is waiting for us...

I primarily trade before I go to work (6:00 am oil pit opens and until about 9:00 am). I will occasionally take a trade from my work office, but my rules demand that I can be focused. (Business owner, so I have some flexibility there) Only trade crude. Only trade combine, and from about the...

UDay #3 - Slept okay, but woke up still tired so slept a bit more until I was refreshed. This has really been a nutz week for me personally, and so with lot on my plate, I have had to really pay attention to my mental capital. Still have to catch up on the posts here, but will do that tonight...

UDay #3 - Slept well, and woke up ready for the day. (Incredibly busy day, and only just now able to write... and haven't read any posts yet) Went through my routine and then considered the day that was unfolding before me. Something that has been bugging me this week, is that I think due to...

You will see the volume start to increase in June... anticipate Wednesday next week, April 22nd. Option expiry this Friday.

Handle, I hear you.... somedays I feel like I should just turn on the computer and simply try to make money. Just trade... take the 8 or 10 or 16 ticks and get out before it comes back. BUT I just don't know if that is an acceptable way to trade, and for now I have to try to stay disciplined...

UDay #2 - Had a crazy exhausting day yesterday, but slept well and woke up ready to go into the day and trade my plan. Felt good about the day. Started off okay, but I just couldn't quite seem to get into sync the way I normally would. Seemed like I just kept taking a lot of small losses. I...