Why do i keep buying at the wrong time?

Aloha mute,
Are you trading live? The market will always be there, ready for you when you are for it. No need to rush into things. Regardless, the best way to correct a mistaken trade is to replay the day in playback mode and do the right thing this time. Gotta correctly rewire the brain. Repeat the day until you follow your plan perfectly.
 
mute9003 said:
What self sabotage looks like...
Had 4 green days where i traded properly all week.
Woke up on friday thinking. One more day and i will have a green week.
Then i buy these two stocks
TELL bought as flyby for no reason. It dropped like a rock the next day. Still dont know why i bought it.
KITT tried to trade. was planning to exit with a small loss if didnt go my way.
should have sold where i planned to sell
Shoulda sold at 20 dollar loss when i saw that it was not moving up anymore
Shoulda sold when it hit my break even price multiple times giving me a chance to exit.
made same mistake that cost me in the past many times.
What it feels like for those who never had to deal with self sabotage.
You[no actuallty thats you not us] literally black out in a way.
I froze every time i had a chance to exit at break even or a small loss.
Or in other words you[ no that'$ you] get locked out of your own brain.
While it tries to correct the events to allign with the self sabotage belief that its operating under.
Extremely sh*t feeling to be a passive observer of events and being locked out of your own mind.
Watching yourself make a mistake while your logical mind is processing it at the same time completely aware that whats happening is a mistake and you shouldnt do it.

can be confused with fomo. But its a bit different. Fomo feels different i have control i just chose to take certain stupid actions and there is no internal resistance of blackout
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QUIT foolin' yourself\ ''break even'' is simply good way to sloW\go broke.:D:D
Mainly \you need to realize Cr*p like KITT\sh*t pardon my French.
The good news is the market is not random @ all ;
the bad news is some have to find out the hard way what the cr*p market is worth.
WMT sells cr*p real cheap by 50# bag\CashSaVer store also;
but a neighbor that has a horse barn may tell you go in , you blessed of the LORD, + you may take away my horse$ Cr*p for free LOL:caution::caution:
4] Congrats on 3.666.666 or 4 green days /means about 1% of year
 
mute9003 said:
I posted these to just show what kind of sabotage im dealing with to see if anyone else had to deal with this.
This is not fomo.
I had about 10 minute window of swlf sabotage dueing my trading and this is what came out of this.

I have these "lockouts" in other Situations as well
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Can you honestly answer why you don't follow your plan?
There is a reason somewhere why you don't execute when you should.
What ever you are afraid of is greater than the pain of taking a small loss.
Only you know why.
In my case I didn't want to be that guy who sells just as the price turns so I'd rationalize a reason to hold just a little longer. You can solve that problem with a hard stop.
 
mute9003 said:
I posted these to just show what kind of sabotage im dealing with to see if anyone else had to deal with this.
This is not fomo.

I have these "lockouts" in other Situations as well
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Holdin' on /
every day/
every way/;
some said living right was just a dream/
losers said\ i did not have the stuff/to swim \Upstream./
Carman Rodeo Song/ Holding On.
Some cowboys got thrown on the bucking bronc\some lost their hat...............
777]Sure a little bit of that self stupid\ lies-breaking contract to ''sell @$20'':caution::caution:
-666.666] By the way, frankly that's self-stupid to change plans in the heat of the rodeo;
may trampled gored by a TX longhorn or bear smashed.
PS speaking of self stupid\ thats stupid to think you are going to get rich quick off a cr*p price stock $00.10 from bankruptcy...............................................
I did try Sound Sound /SOUN\ has been below and above 50dma+ $5.0o; but just cut a loss on junk if its not antiques in time......................
Good volume \too far off $10.25 hi\2024
Wisdom is profitable to direct.........................................Back to bull market
 
deaddog said:
Can you honestly answer why you don't follow your plan?
There is a reason somewhere why you don't execute when you should.
What ever you are afraid of is greater than the pain of taking a small loss.
Only you know why.
In my case I didn't want to be that guy who sells just as the price turns so I'd rationalize a reason to hold just a little longer. You can solve that problem with a hard stop.
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I did the whole week i was trading well
Until friday. When i said one more day andnit will be a green week.


murray t turtle said:
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Holdin' on /
every day/
every way/;
some said living right was just a dream/
losers said\ i did not have the stuff/to swim \Upstream./
Carman Rodeo Song/ Holding On.
Some cowboys got thrown on the bucking bronc\some lost their hat...............
777]Sure a little bit of that self stupid\ lies-breaking contract to ''sell @$20'':caution::caution:
-666.666] By the way, frankly that's self-stupid to change plans in the heat of the rodeo;
may trampled gored by a TX longhorn or bear smashed.
PS speaking of self stupid\ thats stupid to think you are going to get rich quick off a cr*p price stock $00.10 from bankruptcy...............................................
I did try Sound Sound /SOUN\ has been below and above 50dma+ $5.0o; but just cut a loss on junk if its not antiques in time......................
Good volume \too far off $10.25 hi\2024
Wisdom is profitable to direct.........................................Back to bull market
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Im not expecting to get rich quick im fully aware of what im trading.
these stocks move fast.
I have few trades each day with cash account.
I usually buy 1000 shares of these stocks
Or 100 shares of higher priced stocks.
The limit is around 200-300 dollars a trade total so i can have multiple scalps or trades a day.
Im guessing people who never dealt with actual self sabotage dont understand what it feels like to have no control over your own mind and be a passive observer.
When i tried to quit drinking coffee i had to deal with same problem.
Trying to stop the process is like pressing on brake while the car is accelerating on its own.
internal conflict like this is physically damaging to your brain. trying to use "willpower" to fight this almost cost me a visit to ER or a stroke.
 
deaddog said:
You are not addressing the "Why"
You keep saying you can't help yourself but until you figure out why, you never will.
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I dont know why. Its a program from my past that doesnt have a cause. Who knows what happened to me when i was 4 or maybe 10 years old maybe 20.
Its just something i have to deal with and work around it.
I just posted what it feels like to have actual self sabotage vs fomo for those who dont know
 
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