ES Journal Archive (2009 - 2010)

Spectre2007 · May 12, 2009

Quote from Ken More:

Why would he make 5000 posts if he's merely a paper trader. I'm an excellent trader and he was right last week on a trade I thought was going higher and he said no way in his posts(which I didn't see until later).

Makes no sense?

the more your ego manifests the less of a trader anyone is....the ego is the worst enemy..

riskymove · May 12, 2009

Quote from Ken More:

Why would he make 5000 posts if he's merely a paper trader. I'm an excellent trader and he was right last week on a trade I thought was going higher and he said no way in his posts(which I didn't see until later).

Makes no sense?

You need to read more of his posts and see them for over the past two years then you'll get it.

Lawrence Chan · May 12, 2009

Quote from Spectre2007:

the more your ego manifests the less of a trader anyone is....the ego is the worst enemy..

Ego is ok, as long as it is controlled with rigorous risk management. =)

Now is Now · May 12, 2009

Quote from Now is Now:

Thanks for your offer....

BGT 901.50 S/L 899.50

OUT 902.50...nothing there

iloveoptions · May 12, 2009

It's quite healthy to display a friendly and supporting ego (which really means self), specially in our line of work, as it encourages to push ourselves further, so long as results and reality are standing behind it. It's egotism that we want to desperately avoid.

Lawrence Chan · May 12, 2009

NQ trying to soft landing at 1375 area.

If that holds, a new high for the day is not out of the question.

If that failed, 1350 is next target.

iloveoptions · May 12, 2009

Quote from iloveoptions:

Back up to 10% hedge here at 910.5.

Adding another 5%er here at 899.50.

Current position: Short 814.25 + 15% hedge.

David M · May 12, 2009

flipping my earlier short of 908 here at 899.75 stop .50 below lod

JohnBob · May 12, 2009

Quote from Buy1Sell2:

It's spit and image.

I will assume you are correct for English (Australian) English. In American English, I have always heard spitting image.

Now back to our regular programming.

Ken More · May 12, 2009

Quote from Spectre2007:

the more your ego manifests the less of a trader anyone is....the ego is the worst enemy..

Maybe the correct word is confidence. Without it, how can you pull the trigger? It comes with doing the right thing more than not.