How many of you traders hoot and holla after a good trade?

[TraDaToR]

I never really hoot and holla...

I have a little smile when I have an expectedly large and fast as hell winning scalp.

I am pissed when I have several losing consecutive trades, like 6 +

I get crazy pissed when the phone rings while in a fast potentially really profitable market and I just can't concentrate on the screen.

 

[dumb_mother]

generally i don't celebrate one way or another, but i definitely celebrated the day goldman fat fingered the 5000 red packs of euros.

 

[TraDaToR]

How many ticks from fair value were you posted?

 

[Compulsive]

Quote from cocaineaddict:

And vice versa, how many of you guys curse and hit yourself after a bad trade?

Just curious!

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[lurefo]

Some good quotes from Napoleon and Vince Lombardi...

 

[lurefo]

Quote from cocaineaddict:

And vice versa, how many of you guys curse and hit yourself after a bad trade?

Just curious!

My emotions, like euphoria and anger, have almost totally disappeared with the trading years.

I do feel often bored though which I never thought I would feel like while trading when I first started. Probably the reason I hang around here on these forums.

Now I realize how this is affecting my life outside the trading world as I tend to be more and more cold hearted. I guess that's part of the price I had to pay.

 

[monty09]

I make fun of those guys on our desk but I do give a high 5 from time to time. haha

 

[TheoHornsby]

I don't hoot and holla but I moan a lot

 

[trade2212]

I’ll confess to this weakness!!!! This is a fascinating question. The first time a made 1000 on a trade I gave a big YES!!!! I NEVER do that now. I think It would take maybe a 30,000-50,000 thousand dollar winner for me to do that now. However I almost always cuss on a losing trade, always. However I used to actually hit myself on losers. Once I figured out how to make money I stopped hitting myself. On some level I think this is healthy but I do not know why. Here is my performance record/hitting record looks like…. 95% (2009)<no hitting, 140%(2008) <no hitting, 135%(2007) <no hitting,20%(2006)<<<<lots of hitting,5%J(2005)<<<<<much more hitting, -10%(2004)<<<<<<way too much hitting. There, I confessed.

 

[trade2212]

140%(2008)..no hitting, 135%(2007) ..no hitting,20%(2006)...lots of hitting,5%J(2005)....much more hitting, -10%(2004)....way too much hitting. There I confessed.