Favorite food for daytraders

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wirelessbull

In the same way that various kinds of music (i.e. classical etc) may improve a traders concentration - how about food ? Is it caffeine only in the morning or do some foods give you an extra edge ? After a long day, what kind of meal gets you going for the next trading day ?

My vote: KALBI: Korean Short Ribs - fantastic !! :)

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P.S. It's dinner time in Honolulu so you know where my mind is at ;-)
 
I would like to eat pizza which is my favorite but it makes me too damn groggy. So instead I stick to grilled chicken, veggies and sweet potatoes or other healthy foods on the weekday. Basically, I try to eat like a bodybuilder would so I can keep my insulin level steady throughout the day. I stay away from caffeine unless I'm desperate. Ginko Biloba seems to help though. On the weekend, I might get trashed and eat pizza with extra cheese and sausage and all the good stuff. And since I trade from home, I love to listen to Paul Oakenfeld and LTJ Bukem.
 
fruit

its very high in nutrients, its easily digested by the body and it is healthy

....I try to avoid a lot of liquids for obvious reasons :p
 
Like Babak, I try to minimise on my liquid intake, since the last thing I need to do is to wet my pants as a result of not being able to leave a trade.
 
as for me, i love coffee...so I try to eat a decent breakfast of cereal, bagel, coffee, and juice...then a small lunch,whatever's in the fridge,...and luckily I've got a girlfriend who cooks a nice dinner everynight (otherwise I'd eat pizza and taco's every other night)
never had much of a problem with too much liquids, but I'll say this, the coffee usually makes sure I clean out the pipes before the open.:D
 
a light thread for a change :cool:
My doctor is mad, but I don't eat anything in the morning or at 12:00... Just coffee. Food makes me sleepy and obviously that's not good.
I start to eat at 3:00PM when I am done with trading.
Fruit would be a good alternative. But I guess that's too healthy for me. :p

tntneo
 
This is a real problem. I think more water helps the brain think better but it makes me go wee wee. Maybe if I had some kind of catheter system... or maybe I could just use "Depends". That would get rid of the whole bathroom problem entirely :)
 
Great thread :) I usually eat fruit. Bananas, and oranges. For liquids I drink Sobe, Gatorade, and coffee. I have a bathroom inside my trading office, about 15 feet away.....for emergencies, + all of my trading alerts are of the sound variety.
 
i guess you could always solve the bathroom problem by putting a wirless laptop in the jon, or something like that...wirless network to a wearable computer even if you really want to get crazy.
 
More protein and less carbs (especially less simple sugars)
helps keep my mind sharper throughout the day.
Of course, I can't live without my morning and early afternoon
cups of coffee.
 
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