What makes you angry when you trade?

You should give up coffee and meat, and practice yoga and spirituality -- if you find yourself bashing your computer,
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No amount of getting angry will make a trade right, or make you rich and successful with trading,
Be in touch with nature; night and day, up and down, positive and negative, male and female, yin yang, sun moon, scared happy ...and how that generally plays or ties in with the market's tides,

You aren't an immortal trader...who is destined for Greatness.
Know your place in life, and on the trading battlefield,

You look like John Travolta in the movie The Taking of Pelham 123 [2009]
the_taking_of_pelham_123_08.jpg

John Travolta plays an angry ex-trader who has a spiritual side. but curses alot. and is slightly racist.
A great trader is excellent at reading people. picks up subtleness. almost a sleuth...always calm/neutral,...perpetually considering things,

have Elite Tentacles...Not elite Testicles,
 
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themickey said:
B platform which just seemed buggy with Sierracharts.
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Do you still use IB and Sierra? Just wondering how youre going with it now because thats my current setup.

Actually thats something that got my goat - I moved from Ninja8 which I paid 1000 bucks for and didnt even end up using (still irritates me when I think about it) because it gave me no end of grief. Spent more time troubleshooting platform issues than trading.
 
I get upset when a news of geopolitical event or a natural disaster hits the wire while I am long the market! For example, I was long NQ when the North Korean nut fired one of his missiles! I did not like that. Another example, I was long the USD/JPY when that earthquake hit Japan few years ago. That was not fun either.
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Grantx said:
Do you still use IB and Sierra? Just wondering how youre going with it now because thats my current setup.

Actually thats something that got my goat - I moved from Ninja8 which I paid 1000 bucks for and didnt even end up using (still irritates me when I think about it) because it gave me no end of grief. Spent more time troubleshooting platform issues than trading.
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Not using either anylonger. I like Sierra a lot but I dumped IB as the buginess of it all sent my blood pressure through the roof.
 
When my friends text me during trading hours.

My family understands and knows not to bother me during trading hours,but my friends have no clue or understand what's involved and have no interest in understanding ,even though I've tried to explain what it entails.

I've since put all friends on mute during trading hours,except for family in case of an emergency.

Now they get pissed off when I respond to their texts many hours later.

PS:Their texts are all nonsense and daily gibberish .
 
Overnight said:
S. That looks like a Jack Russell in the pic. A dog like that would make me angry also, what with it's barking all the tim
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Na shes chilled. Shes old now. Occasionally bark/growls in her sleep while chasing something imaginery. Quite funny to watch.
 
vanzandt said:
Yep.
Just numbers on a screen. You only have whats in front of you.

What happened 10 seconds ago is ancient history. You either start winning or continue to loose. Emotions, while human, need to be checked at the door when you're trading. Thats probably why so many people fail.
I'll say it once again... "you only have whats in front of you".
Trade accordingly and get over the past.
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this guy gets it
 
lawrence-lugar said:
You should give up coffee and meat, and practice yoga and spirituality -- if you find yourself bashing your computer,
angry_man.png
o_O
No amount of getting angry will make a trade right, or make you rich and successful with trading,
Be in touch with nature; night and day, up and down, positive and negative, male and female, yin yang, sun moon, scared happy ...and how that generally plays or ties in with the market's tides,

You aren't an immortal trader...who is destined for Greatness.
Know your place in life, and on the trading battlefield,

You look like John Travolta in the movie The Taking of Pelham 123 [2009]
the_taking_of_pelham_123_08.jpg

John Travolta plays an angry ex-trader who has a spiritual side. but curses alot. and is slightly racist.
A great trader is excellent at reading people. picks up subtleness. almost a sleuth...always calm/neutral,...perpetually considering things,

have Elite Tentacles...Not elite Testicles,
More...
I gave up beer and crack. Does that count?
 
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