Moron award for me today

Roger that. Sounds like just a lapse. Got to hate the revenge mode! It sounds like what I said to a Dentist of 35 years. "You can be a good-great Dentist, but you can still make a mistake, like you did on my tooth". Funny it was also a "revenge mode" dental maneuver.

Speaking of unwanted distractions, I got an LED light I turn on outside my room. When it is Red, means not available, but Green = Available.
 
tango29 said:
I took a trade and immediately the phone rang and it was a call I had to take. I saw the trade going against me and didn't have a stop in the market. I got distracted by the call, noticed the trade had moved even further away, but felt I still had my setup in place, but it was past my normal stop out. Finished the call and had a really stupid crap trade in my hands. I sat and worked it back to a 230 dollar loss. It actually went into profit if I had held. That naturally pissed me off. I then immediately got into a questionable, for me, set up trade that again went against me. I let it go because I knew it would come back, revenge frame of mind had taken over. I ended up taking a 105 dollar loss and watched it go into what would have been profit after that.
At this point I walked away for a few minutes to collect my thoughts. I have now gotten back to down 87 on the day. I'm frazzled and thinking I may just call it a day. I'm up on the week at my usual size and no reason to make any more stupid trades. It's easy to think I'm good and just go back to what I know works, but I also know I'm still ticked off at my stupidity after all these years.
I should have closed the trade when I knew I had a call I needed to take and eaten a 100 dollar loss at that point and come back to the markets after taking a breather after the phone call. I didn't and my frame of mind is screwed at this point.
Yes, I am hoping typing this out will help clear my head and maybe serve a lesson to someone else. I've been at this 17 years and I still screw up on occasion. It's what you do with it after that will keep you in this business.
Peace
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Thanks for sharing. I'm still new but this is the kind of stuff about this business, even after so many years...

I literally did not 1 but 2 mistakes today. Emotional, reckless, stupid... Call them what you will. But at least you recognize it and are addressing it.

I didn't lose alot either but just the sloppiness after all this time I've been trading... Total mind f***, but I'm in control now, back to work manana.

Thanks again, it sucks but atleast you're being real. I thought everyone either always picks the best winners or there is no way to even make 2 nickels.

And I hope discussing it does help cement it in your psyche.
 
maxinger said:
My hp is forever in silent mode.

Not only that, I keep it in my drawer while I am trading.
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It likely affects your testosterone level. Elevate or depresses it?
My error, I read my drawers.
(drawers is an old term for underwear.)
 
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