Please Help.. Please

Thanks again guys..

Today the market opened and again I got too excited.. I got half hearted setups and I paid the price.. i was emotional and upset..

I did spot a great setup which worked as usual (70%+) so it
compensated for my losses but Im not usually this lucky.. Maybe trading is just so hard and I can't do it.. You guys are so lucky to be able to do this..
 
You can program your brain with self-created propaganda posted in front of you at your desk, on the ceiling over your bed, above the mirror in the bathroom, dashboard of the car, etc.

An example: "Don't do anything unless it's really right"

Print that out, post it all around your living space, and you may experience relief from these seemingly uncontrollable impulses.
 
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Thanks again guys..

Today the market opened and again I got too excited.. I got half hearted setups and I paid the price.. i was emotional and upset..

I did spot a great setup which worked as usual (70%+) so it
compensated for my losses but Im not usually this lucky.. Maybe trading is just so hard and I can't do it.. You guys are so lucky to be able to do this..
yes, trading in your pajamas just staring at a computer is how all lucky people end up.

The unlucky ones have wives and jobs and friends.

Not to mention 401k's and IRA's.
 
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Thanks again guys..

Today the market opened and again I got too excited.. I got half hearted setups and I paid the price.. i was emotional and upset..

I did spot a great setup which worked as usual (70%+) so it
compensated for my losses but Im not usually this lucky.. Maybe trading is just so hard and I can't do it.. You guys are so lucky to be able to do this..




More than 90% of small traders lose. They just lose!



"The Chickens are coming how to roost."
 
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What was the contract/equity and what was the setup?

The stock was PCYC.. I could care less about its fundamentals cause I'm pure technical.. The setup is a breakout strategy.. The first 5 min bar's high was 54.21 and when it broke that at 10:15, I was more than 70% sure it's gonna work.

I was surprised how well it worked though since we're trending down today but again my problem is the other stocks I trade just cause I get excited and can't help myself..
 
Quote from emg:

More than 90% of small traders lose. They just lose!



"The Chickens are coming how to roost."

emg,

I'm starting to think that too.. The mental aspects of trading is just so hard..
 
Nodoji,

I bought PCYC knowing its gonna work and that's what I meant when I said I can spot great setups and be over 70% sure..

But as far as all my trades, I probably lose 80% of it..
 
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emg,

I'm starting to think that too.. The mental aspects of trading is just so hard..


your answer to the question is easy.

don't be a small trader.
 
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