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yes.. throwing up and seriously considering chopping off my mouse.. boom and bust.. lots of psych books address this issue.. -qwik

hehe, i was wondering what happens when he buys at a very very bad spot.. -qwik

1.) Did your trades fit inside the parameters of your system? (assuming you have one) If yes, then you are ok, keep trading.. If no, then you probably are suffering the effects of euphoria from your previous good trades.. the only thing you can get right is placing trades according to...

hey buddy :).. how have you been? it has been a while.. i can certainly agree that the market is changing.. edges come and go.. but you always had a bag full of those as i remember :).. i hope trading is going well for you my friend.. -qwik

euphoria leads to recklessness.. yes, we all deal with this.. recommend reading "Trading in the Zone" by Douglas for help on dealing with this.. -qwik

i agree.. tampa was entertaining.. its a shame that ET doesnt allow journal authors to delete posts in their own threads.. -qwik

in this case, i would say "with gloves".. -qwik

here is a link to my story.. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1670&perpage=6&highlight=my%20story&pagenumber=6 i took a day job about a year ago with a company that i had previously worked for.. (my only job other than trading since Nov 99).. i had some personal...

crybaby central.. -qwik

ill drink to that.. -qwik

jim.. this is how you can answer your question.. 1.) Define your edge. What is the win/loss % and what is the Risk/ Reward. 2.) Get an average of how often this edge occurs every week. If you are trading a 60% ES system with 2 pt stops and 4pts reward then the math comes up like...

i dont think thats his nose that he is being led by.. -qwik

if you go to the store and purchase a coke with a 10 dollar bill and the clerk accidentally gives you change for a 20, you are on pretty shaky ground to demand that you are owed the extra 10 bucks due to her mistake.. -qwik

hehe, i listened to a few minutes of a class she gave that is posted on woodies site.. i can really see what you mean about demeanor.. she has the personality of a pirahna.. (and that is being generous) -qwik

have you tried hypnosis? several trading coaches recommend this for behavior changes.. i am a very moody person and i find that going for a workout or a jog each day really helps keep me in balance.. also, i have to be careful to get enough sleep because im naturally a night person.. -qwik

perhaps taking the P&L column off the screen and refusing to look at it until the end of the day would help.. -qwik

I have used the guides from GreenTraderTax.com for a few years and been very happy.. I prefer to prepare my own taxes.. -qwik

if it split, there is no money.. just an error.. we trade the markets, not our brokers :) -qwik

lol.. funny.. -qwik

thought id throw in my .0002 Journal threads should be self moderated by the thread starter.. no edits, only deletes.. Threads started in Trading, Economics, Psychology etc etc should continue as they are.. There should be a system where several members can vote to "ban" any disruptive...