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Hi Love Trading, Yes, I could not agree more. I have one monitor that has the SPY and or the Qs charts up depending on what I am trading or looking at trading. Thanks for your post and best to your trading Robert

Hi Saliva, Do you do a lot of knife catching? I don't find as much success with that but I focus on the short side as I have a natural bias so I don't try to fight that too much. YES I totally agree about having the Qs and SPY charts up. I started doing that again about a month ago...

Hey NoDoji, Thanks, good day from start to finish with maybe LXK giving me some stress. It really should not have as it was all setup to hold overnight but I just didn't want to see a great day disappear. Maybe a case of the PnL helping me make "choices"....urgggg With the...

Hi Saliva, Thanks for your post. I guess Mike does/did have a journal of sorts. Someone else here provided the courtesy of posting a link. I would guess Mike is a good guy and would not say the same things face to face. maybe that is good and maybe its better that we can type away. I...

Hi Oraclewizard, Thanks. I just received an email from Ninja that the latest Beta has come out. I can't wait for NT7 to be released. In the next few weeks I am going to move forward with NT and see if I can have it do what I want. Seems promising and the staff there seems to be really...

Thanks GG, That link was interesting as well as the links and posts from it I stand corrected. Mike does have a journal or at least started one. Best Robert

Maybe it wasn't that I finished but rather I was willing to start/continue. Writing a journal may be alright when your bringing in big gains but its still work. Writing a journal when your getting your head handed to you and your face smashed into the dirt over and over I would like to...

Thanks Oraclewizard, Most of my trading is built on the idea of acting as the market maker but with fading extremes. This of course can have a much higher win rate but the losses tend to be much higher as well. Not unlike a mini-lotto where you collect small amounts and then pay out a...

I am pretty sure IB loves me too...... Of course I don't remember getting so much as a Christmas card so maybe not. Robert

Hi limitupmike2, Thanks for clarifying that no offense was intended. Normally when someone goes out of their way to butcher my name I think otherwise..... You have some good points that are truly valid but you lose your credibility in my opinion when you appear to try to look like you...

Thanks GG, I have to totally agree. I would say that a check on things at least every 3-4 months is required no matter what. This is something that I used to work on at least every couple of weeks and with going back to school has really taken a back seat. It should not have taken me...

Took another look Last night before going home I asked myself the all important question when things are not going well. What changed from last year at this time to this year? Was the market different or was I different. I came up with that I am different and the markets are the same in terms...

Thanks and I didn't take it negatively. I thought it was good to point it out though and so I thank you Best to you Robert

Thanks !! Can I change travel methods??? this ride is kinda bumpy... Best to you BPT Robert

Good point All trades are reported when realized both gains and negatives. Last year I held GE and LVS stock/options for months along with some others for shorter periods of time that had gains but I never posted them until the gain was realized. I also carried over some unrealized losses...

Thanks, and I agree Best to you and your trading as well Robert

Another tough day But I did a better job of trading. I just was stopped out over and over. I also made a point to go to bed early and get a full night sleep. STE overbought + 51 LXK traded back and forth both long and short. started out losing several times from getting stopped out. Later...

There are good points. What I meant by having others in the same trading room is what types of changes happen with group dynamics. Not that anyone is going to receive or loss from anothers gain/loss Best to you Robert

Very good point. Makes me wonder if I had other traders in the same room if things would be different

I would agree with your statements and I would also add that it was my choice to do what I did so I am still responsible. Its not like I didn't know I wasn't tired. Its a tough thing though. I can be pretty tired and still trade well if I stick to the plan. last year I had double pneumonia...