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Excellent stuff. Something every trader should print out and have in their journal. Guru, indeed. The unintended consequences of mindfulness. Ignorance used to be such bliss....

Thanks @satchel I will consider the poor impulse control. The coach is excellent, and without a doubt I have progressed... there just isn't a magic wand that can be waved... this is something that new neurons are required and that takes time to build.

@Handle123 thanks for sharing that. Similar situation for myself too. Private middle school where the minimum passing grade was 80%. Super strict... and ridiculous rules that were practically impossible for a 13 year old to keep... but oh, serious punishment if you broke them. This is what I...

That struck a nerve... I am making it difficult! Its like this can't be easy... it has to be hard. It has to be tough. I mean imagine being able to see the market very clear and have an excellent trading plan, and just put on a trade and withdraw a lot of money in a few minutes of...

Day #18 - Unbelievable.... a repeat of yesterday. Built it up, and gave it all away. Couldn't just stop, and call it quits. That wasn't good enough. Went into the day taking the advice of @Handle123 and focusing on perfect trade execution (thank you for that). My pre-analysis for the day was...

@Handle123 I hear you. So tomorrow you are my boss, what else do you tell me?

Day #17 - Slept well, and started the day off with an added step to my pre-market routine. This was my form of meditation. I heard FT71 say that he makes it a requirement for all of his prop traders to meditate, and so I have decided to add that to my pre-market routine with the goal of just...

**** I am humbled by the support and compassion shown to me in this journal.... they know who they are.... THANK YOU! ****

Hi Lajax, I would suggest starting a different thread on this topic, and just tag me in it using the @Yukoner handle. I would be glad to help you. In a nutshell, once you pass a combine they have the choice of moving you directly to live trading... OR putting you into live trader prep which...

UPDATE: - having taken 24 hours, and thought through all of this some more, plus rereading the comments in this journal, there are a few conclusions I have drawn: 1) I had gotten overconfident, and was starting to count the chickens before they hatched. Feeling like I had this, and was moving...

Agreed! For some reason, it became more important to me not to take a loss than it did to trade correctly. Frankly, I shouldn't have even been trading during that time. That is the problem in a nutshell... orphan mentality. Something I have to change. It's almost like the kid who tears...

Thanks @NoDoji I sincerely appreciate the help and honest feedback. No excuse for not having stops in. I have to learn to trade like you say, and disregard the monkey. Your other point about the DOM is well taken... in review, I realized I had paid too much attention to the DOM. I'll use it...

@jsmacksem I don't have a rule, but I plan to incorporate that in my trading plan. Once up over $500 for the day, I don't want to give back more than 50% or I stop trading. As for the lost limit, once I hit my trailing max drawdown then the loss limit didn't matter because either way I hadn't...

First, thank you for the feedback. Invaluable that a successful trader would share their roadmap history. In a nutshell, I need to lose the bias... I need to stick with the trading plan... and I need to just stay neutral throughout the day. The frustrating thing is I can see what to do so...

Update: Had a very good discussion with my psych coach (who is also a bond trader). @Handle123 raised a good point, about why I need a psych coach... when it seems like I am not changing. However, it helps me get to the bottom of why I am acting the way I did. And I am changing, I am making a...

Day #16 - Purposely went to bed later, and slept really well. Woke up, and felt good and ready for the day. Reminded myself of yesterday, and the mistakes I had made, and to watch out for them. I remember telling myself, that I needed to try and trade less, and to make sure I didn't add to...

IDEA: I have been considering lowering my daily loss limit to only $500. It seems like the days that I trade past that, I don't often come back. Trading for small wins and building up the account first, I shouldn't even see $500 draw down, so if I get to that, then this should be a red flag...

Good stuff! Thank you!! Makes me think...

Thanks @Redneck , I know that I wasn't detached. After I had a few hours break, and thought more about the day, trying to recall where my mindset was... I wrote down a few points: 1) I was biased long at times, and even though we gapped down with no retrace and we had a negative EIA report on...

Day 15 - Slept not too great. Woke up around 2:00 am, then again around 3:30 am, and just restless. Wonder if I still might be on the Caribbean time zone. My homework showed that we should have a trend down day. I started the day off with some small losses, and just seemed to get chopped up...