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Odd that he doesn't mention that he got his funds back or did not get his funds returned back to him when his account was closed even though I question him about it. Funds returned back to him via check or wire or did TradeStation just keep it...refusing to give his money back to him. wrbtrader

So there really is a difference between closing your account versus freezing your account. The former implies they sent him the funds from the account and the latter implies there's an investigation occurring that require the account being frozen. yoyotrader, is your account frozen or just...

Yeah...it matters. For example, if they closed his account and they have his money...that would be wrong. I would think they would send him a check via default considering they still have his address. Also, he stated he had a few trades placed but he didn't mention any info about open...

After TradeStation closed your account...did they send you a check for the remaining funds in your account or did they wire the remaining funds to your bank ??? wrbtrader

I really don't think anybody at this forum is qualified to be a trader psychologist nor a psycho therapist that works with traders with the psychological aspects of trading. About the only thing we as traders can do is talk about our "experiences" in similar situations involving the mental game...

Actually, if you're not automated...you do not need to "stare at the screen all day". :sneaky: In fact, if you see people say they "stare at the screen all day"...they aren't just talking about trading. They are talking about learning, studying, hanging out online at social media trading sites...

Solutions: Document your bad trading habits, trades outside the trading plan even if the trades result as a profit. Be very specific about the details of the bad trading (lack of discipline). You got to have it in writing on your desk in plain sight while you're trading including the steps you...

Enyoy the volatility while it last. It always (revert) back to the boring mean...you can easily see such in the historical charts of volatility and the indices. I hope November is similar like too. Yet, on the flip side of the coin....many were not prepared for this type of volatility and got...

I came here with a group of guys from a trading office...a group of retail traders renting an office space together for several years. A few are still here which is why I'm still posting although we now live in different parts of the country (world). I'll stop posting here when I'm the last one...

You're using T.A. the wrong way. Regardless, the markets will always be impacted by the economy, geopolitics, other markets and other variables...daily, weekly, monthly and yearly. The best you can do when using T.A. or any other type of trading style is to use it in suitable market conditions...

You should backtest your swing trading strategy for intraday trading to answer your own questions. wrbtrader

If you're mentally struggling with a personal event in your life...that could be why you incurred a big loss on 10/17/18. Dig deep into yourself to determine if something outside of trading is impacting your "A game" as you called it. Next, resolve the problem prior to returning to trading...

Do you come back here to the forum to read your "self notes" or are they already written down and visable on your trading desk...like a sticky note on your monitor or wall next to your trading desk ??? wrbtrader

A scalper needs to be automated to be able to compete with algorithms and/or DOM trader. wrbtrader

Indicators mainly (primarily) promoted by charting software as bells & whistles packages and forums by traders that say they are useful...follow by other traders wanting to know how that trader is using them successfully. Books are secondary promotion of indicators and then followed by trading...

For looking for investments only and then doing TA on the printed charts... Not suitable for daytrading purposes even if you have unlimited supply of ink/paper. I read the book once in college at the university library. I can not remember much about it except that it was an old copy and the...

Sorry dude...I didn't see your message post in this thread where you stated you're married or have a spouse. As for the "testing of trading"...I wasn't referring to your trade method. I was referring to the availability of the internet, costs involved, connection speed to your broker and so on...

I've seen many do it...military, contract workers and older students. Regardless, can't debate about love. wrbtrader

Take a vacation to Hong Kong and Singapore...meet those of the opposite sex. Take names, email address, social media connections. Stay in touch, develop an online relationship. Let the relationship get serious...document the relationship (photos, letters, vacations together and so on)...then...

I've seen a a lot of traders that did well in simulate trading (trade journals here are litter with them) and than do poorly in real money trading because they would watch their profit/loss screen instead of minimizing that screen to minimize the impact of being sucked into emotional trading...