<b>Romik</b>, thank you for reminding me of a story to share with <b>Slickshal</b> that happened this morning.
Just past 9:30am est, I was waiting on a short trade entry signal in the ER near 798 or a tad higher. One of our six-month old springer spaniel pups had been sick twice last night, woke me up at 2:45am and 5:00am with urgent trips outside that included "puppy pudding" projectiles. Don't ask.
Anyway, Carmi (tri-colored) started to heave in my office minutes past the opening bell. I left my chair, ushered her out the doggie door to their kennel run and returned to my post.
Thankfully, I avoided an accident on the $300 carpeting on my office floor. Meanwhile, the awaited trade entry came & went, price action now trading 796s
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Oprah Winfrey has a nanny for each of her dogs. I need one for the girls here myself.
Finally got short 795.20 instead of 798 intended and rode that down to 792. On a ten-lot, that momentary lapse cost me $3,000 in missed profits for no other reason than s(tuff) happens.
Slickshal, that doesn't even make my top 100 list of errors and blunders in trading. This is a damn tough, demanding profession. There is no easy path to success. The barrier of entry is nil, but the barrier to success is so high it's not remotely visible from where we begin.
I wish you the best and nothing less. When you learn to shrug off events and happenstance such as my travails this morning, you're on the way to earning six or seven figures annually.
It is not easy, but surely worth the massive effort :>)
Just past 9:30am est, I was waiting on a short trade entry signal in the ER near 798 or a tad higher. One of our six-month old springer spaniel pups had been sick twice last night, woke me up at 2:45am and 5:00am with urgent trips outside that included "puppy pudding" projectiles. Don't ask.
Anyway, Carmi (tri-colored) started to heave in my office minutes past the opening bell. I left my chair, ushered her out the doggie door to their kennel run and returned to my post.
Thankfully, I avoided an accident on the $300 carpeting on my office floor. Meanwhile, the awaited trade entry came & went, price action now trading 796s
*
Oprah Winfrey has a nanny for each of her dogs. I need one for the girls here myself.
Finally got short 795.20 instead of 798 intended and rode that down to 792. On a ten-lot, that momentary lapse cost me $3,000 in missed profits for no other reason than s(tuff) happens.
Slickshal, that doesn't even make my top 100 list of errors and blunders in trading. This is a damn tough, demanding profession. There is no easy path to success. The barrier of entry is nil, but the barrier to success is so high it's not remotely visible from where we begin.
I wish you the best and nothing less. When you learn to shrug off events and happenstance such as my travails this morning, you're on the way to earning six or seven figures annually.
It is not easy, but surely worth the massive effort :>)
