Physical attributes of trading

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KISS

Many people think that trading is just pushing buttons in the screen.

Trading is physical, meaning you have physical effects on your body when you trade.
1. Your hands start shaking and you cannot control it.
2. Heart starts pumping
and that is with stops and planning

Any experience that traders want to share?
Some traders during the oil going to negative pricing probably had an heart attack the trauma of trading they may not recover for months after that disaster known as post traumatic stress 'disorder' PTSD from trading trauma.
 
only large traders. that beyond my risk tolerance. or for some other reason. it is like your 'possessed'. you know what i mean. you've lost control of your mind.
there are stories of traders who lost big on a 'bad trade' and laying flat on the ground on their back on the floor-- literally speaking and cannot move.
 
KISS said:
only large traders. that beyond my risk tolerance. or for some other reason. it is like your 'possessed'. you know what i mean. you've lost control of your mind. there are stories of traders who lost big on a 'bad trade' and laying flat on the ground on their back on the floor-- literally speaking and cannot move.
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KISS said:
Trading is physical, meaning you have physical effects on your body when you trade.
1. Your hands start shaking and you cannot control it.
2. Heart starts pumping
and that is with stops and planning

Any experience that traders want to share?
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zero abnormalities here.

what about you personally, do you get sweaty, the shakes, fits, feeling of being possessed, paralysis.....?
 
never2old said:
zero abnormalities here.

what about you personally, do you get sweaty, the shakes, fits, feeling of being possessed, paralysis.....?
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I know I shouldn't be saying this in a public forum, but back when I was in catholic school, I .. hold on, someone's at my door, brb.
 
KISS said:
Many people think that trading is just pushing buttons in the screen.

Trading is physical, meaning you have physical effects on your body when you trade.
1. Your hands start shaking and you cannot control it.
2. Heart starts pumping
and that is with stops and planning

Any experience that traders want to share?
Some traders during the oil going to negative pricing probably had an heart attack the trauma of trading they may not recover for months after that disaster known as post traumatic stress 'disorder' PTSD from trading trauma.
More...

I value invest stocks and LEAPS and occasionally dip my toes into future spreads.

I was holding an oil spread during the collapse. I calmly called my broker that morning and asked to be taken out. I ate a $4,000 loss that I'm building back up again (up ~$1000 so far).

Never once did I need an exorcist. When you've traded and seen some massive swings you just do what has to be done. If you're having a heart attack or thinking of harming yourself you are trading too big for your britches. Reminds me of the old saying when I rode motorcycles:

"There are old riders and there are bold riders but there are no old, bold riders."

Just like when I rode, I try to remember this saying before I'm about to do something stupid. I probably won't ever become a billionaire trader, but I also won't be groveling at my wife's heels begging for her to come back after I blew our retirement gambling like a degenerate.
 
KISS said:
Many people think that trading is just pushing buttons in the screen.

Trading is physical, meaning you have physical effects on your body when you trade.
1. Your hands start shaking and you cannot control it.
2. Heart starts pumping
and that is with stops and planning

Any experience that traders want to share?
Some traders during the oil going to negative pricing probably had an heart attack the trauma of trading they may not recover for months after that disaster known as post traumatic stress 'disorder' PTSD from trading trauma.
More...

Depends on what stage of knowledge/trading you are. Now some 100,000 screen hours, thousands of trades, decades of testing, automation is the best, but when I am testing new system, hands shake cause I am on a mountain of supplements and medications and not cause I am leery of my rules. As most close friends know I am heartless when trading, don't get excited at all whether I am up or down, most of the time have no idea, just doing the rules.

Last 11 years concentrated on risk side of my trading plan, bottom line is much better cause my risk is lower. Bu at some point when you have much more of the answers before the question, it is just pushing buttons.

I am bottom feeder long term and sell when too high, always hedged. So bought plenty of energies and UCO.
 
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