Using a voice recorder while trading

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Toonces

Has anyone ever used a voice recorder to track their thoughts as they're placing trades? I thought it might be a good idea to review it later to see where you're making mistakes. I imagine it's too time consuming to do it for more than a week or so. Plus it might get distracting having to hit the start and stop buttons all the time.
 
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I know I'd sound like Linda Blair after she gets sprayed with some holy water. :D
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ROFL!!!!!

You saying that even George Carlin's ears would be burining after replaying a recording of yours?

:D
 
I know people who have used video cameras to capture what they're doing, saying, and what the market is doing all at the same time. Seemed effective for them....

-The New Guy
 
For this, I highly recommend Camtasia and a PC with a microphone. You can record your screen whether it is your charting screen or trading platform and actually make a comment about why you took the trade, why your stop is where it is, etc. You can later watch these again or burn them on CD. You can get about 3 days per DVD player depend on how much of the screen you are recording. I would say that this is one of the most useful tools out there.

I record my TT screen and then can set my CQG charts into training mode to replay as if market is open. I can then see what happened. I have not capitalized on it as much as I need to. Camtasia is well worth the cost.
 
this is really a good idea since trading is more about controlling your self than most other things. a mirror would be a good idea too; i have one near me and sometimes i am surprised by the level of concentration/stress in my face.
 
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this is really a good idea since trading is more about controlling your self than most other things. a mirror would be a good idea too; i have one near me and sometimes i am surprised by the level of concentration/stress in my face.
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LOL. I have no doubt I'd quit trading if I did that.....

-The New Guy
 
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Has anyone ever used a voice recorder to track their thoughts as they're placing trades? I thought it might be a good idea to review it later to see where you're making mistakes. I imagine it's too time consuming to do it for more than a week or so. Plus it might get distracting having to hit the start and stop buttons all the time.
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Get someone knowledgeable to work with you and do two things.


1. video with sound

2. Let the person ask you questions.
 
I use this, but it slows down my computer considerably. What sort of system setup do you have, or do you record with some options turned down?

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For this, I highly recommend Camtasia and a PC with a microphone. You can record your screen whether it is your charting screen or trading platform and actually make a comment about why you took the trade, why your stop is where it is, etc. You can later watch these again or burn them on CD. You can get about 3 days per DVD player depend on how much of the screen you are recording. I would say that this is one of the most useful tools out there.

I record my TT screen and then can set my CQG charts into training mode to replay as if market is open. I can then see what happened. I have not capitalized on it as much as I need to. Camtasia is well worth the cost.
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I use this, but it slows down my computer considerably. What sort of system setup do you have, or do you record with some options turned down?
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What's the specs of your system that your using Camtasia on ???

How many monitors and what programs are open at the same time Camtasia is open ???

NihabaAshi
 
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