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    I agree with you the 8,6 and 4 contract trades. they are part of my issue. I get frustrated and things get out of control very quickly. the 2 contact is more what I based my strategy. When I developed a plan and try to test it by sticking to the rules with the objective of collecting a good...
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    I did some homework last couple of days. 1- Try to summarize a plan in one page trying to find out when I have loose end (increased number of contracts and average down on losing position) need to stop this behavior 2- Did some research on nutrition and trading ==> keep your brain happy 3- Be...
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    Thank you guys for the advices. It looks like I have some homework to do that may be harder than what I thought it will be.:( I got excited once I got the math done. but after a while I realize I have an issue, a personal issue when I see myself ignoring my rule knowing it's a bad idea. First i...
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    I think you nailed it. I'm a smoker I have struggled with them for a long time. Knowing that they are bad for me but keep doing it shows an adective personality. If I equate this to trading than I'm addicted to trading which lead me to over trading and accumulating losses against my own rules...
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    Thanks for your honesty. I agree with you that this whole thing may be a loosing strategy and need time to validate with actual real trading. All I'm trying to get help with is discipline to respect certain rules. Wether the strategy write or wrong the problem I have Is once I start trading all...
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    No I don't do anything to improve it what kind did you try?
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    I have it programmed to the point where it will send me a text message and all I have to do is execute. I usually start fine but halfway through the day I start buying and selling using my feelings which are proven to be wrong and I ignore all text messages. This behavior get worse when I start...
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    Hi, I'm a long time reader but this is my first posted. I developed a mechanical system that works really well but when it comes to real trading I failed to follow, ignore, and even go opposite of my system buy/sell signals which resulted in a big losses proving the system works and I'm the...
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