Quote from Redneck trader:
Believe it of not I wrote this up yesterday â I suppose Iâll post it now
TE apologies but I donât like injustice
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Iâm posting this for the newer traders who may be wondering about my friend in another threadâ¦..
btw the below link is not his - but shows why his actions are valid
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showt...96&perpage=6&highlight=profanity&pagenumber=1
First
He is my friend â I accept him as is
I donât feel the need to defend him, or justify that which he doesâ¦
I do feel compelled to help out the newer folks where I canâ¦.
To that end I post the belowâ¦â¦
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Trading is a hard way to make a livingâ¦. Let me say that again â Trading is a hard way to make a livingâ¦.
Many have killed themselves because trading exacted such a great toll (emotionally and financially) that they decided they could no longer cope
Many more have lost all â including the family they lovedâ¦.
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Trading demands we be one dimensional (once we find what works for us â we must do that same thing, the same way, day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year)
People are not inherently wired to be one dimensional
Trading demands we be totally disciplined and totally in control 100% of the timeâ¦
People are not inherently wired to be totally disciplined and totally in control 100% of the timeâ¦
Trading demands we set aside all emotion (want we want, feel, hope for, our ego, our self esteem â all of it⦠) And do exactly what we must â exactly when we shouldâ¦.
People are not inherently wired to shut off their human side, nor ignore their thoughts/ feelings
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You want longevity in this profession â You want to be a mentally and physically healthy â You want to keep your family/ friendsâ¦.
YOU better find a way to blow off steamâ¦.
YOU better find a way to feed your human side
YOU damn well better find a way to feed everything which must be placed aside and ignored while tradingâ¦.
Otherwise all that must be set aside and ignored while trading â will build up and rear its head while you are tradingâ¦
It will take over your thoughtsâ¦
It will place loud voices in your head that you can not ignoreâ¦
It will take control of you and your actionsâ¦
It will make you trade recklesslyâ¦
It will make you failâ¦
You could very well end up tuning into a person your family abandonsâ¦.
Hell who knows â you may even end up taking your own lifeâ¦
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No Iâve no need to defend my friend â for as with all things â everything happens for a reason (dare I say â even in the market)
He has his wayâ¦. I have mineâ¦., best you find your own if you want to endureâ¦
RN
As usual RN, you have a way with words, and slightly different to mine
TE