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-5 gross I was more cautious today, but found the chop very frustrating. Lately, things have just been coming back on me. I believe I was up on every single trade that I took today only to see small winners turn into losers or break even. Movements seem to have become very choppy. With...

-58 gross I was torn up immediately. I think I need to chill out and watch the first 30 minutes or so. I was very impatient today. I took mediocre trades and added to them way too early. I need to adjust my trading attitude. I'm being affected by the losses this month. Instead of just...

+19 gross I didn't lose, so I suppose it is a good day.

I know it might be tough with a small account, but you should probably decrease the amount you are willing to lose in one day. It is going to be difficult to average 2% per day when losing four times that amount on bad days. Also, 8% loss of your account per day is a bit much for daytrading...

+13 gross I was having a decent day and then things turned on me. I'm shutting it down. I don't want to go from a decent day to negative. It's weak, but this is the first time this month I've had two positive days in a row. I'm making some strategy adjustments as market conditions have...

+29 gross HEY! It's positive. I'll take it. Last month, being positive for the day felt so routine. This month, it feels so foreign.

-61 gross I should have done my normal thing and not traded Fed day. Since I've been losing so much, I wanted to trade, so I could make some money back. The opposite happened.

-7 gross It was choppy with few opportunities. My P/L kept boucing around break even all day. Glad I didn't lose much.

-55 gross It was a frustrating day with the big gap up and market flatline for the next four hours. Good opportunities for me were very scarce. Unfortunately, I missed the good ones and ended up a choppy positions that eventually went sour.

What is your plan if FB continues to move against you? From the start of the journal, it seemed like you were planning on daytrading. Are you investing in FB? Position trading? Swing Trading?

+175 gross Whew! Finally some relief. Today, I just sat and waited for some things I really liked. I've been getting burned by jumping into mediocre trades too quickly. I'm glad I can go into the weekend feeling much better.

What is or was your plan on FB? Stop? Target?

-56 gross The pain just won't stop for me. The market goes one way all day. I lose on longs and lose on shorts.

First off, I would recommend doing virtual trading for a while. This will help you get into a daily routine, get used to software, indicators, charts, your research, order types, try out strategies, and many other things. If you are brand new to trading, it would be prudent to at least try...

+16 gross It's not negative! Wahoo! I'll probably net a few bucks after commissions. I've learned a lot of things these past couple weeks. Let's hope I can stabilize and then start heading in the right direction.

-91 gross Max loss for the day, again. I was just rolling with the losses so far, but now the emotional pain is starting to set in.

-94 gross I was quickly stopped out for a max loss again. I'm done for the day. I guess I have some more free time.

Yeah, I know what you are talking about. I'm dealing with that right now. I have a planned setup with a stop and target. After entry, I do too much managing and messing with the trade. What I'm trying to do is just get used to the end result. What I mean by that is think about as if I was...

-86 gross I was quickly ripped to shreds today. I hit my max loss for the day, so I liquidated. I will be taking tomorrow off from trading to lick my wounds. I will clear my mind this weekend, do lots of research, and be ready to go on Monday.

+68 gross I really didn't trade well today and should have made more than this. Regardless, I'm happy to have a positive day after a couple of bad days. austinp, nice post, but I do agree with sellindexvol66. If you would like to post the results of your virtual account it should be done...