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  • #28,701
  • May 18, 2018 1:56pm May 18, 2018 1:56pm
Quoting billytt
{quote} straight from school lol
Uni to bank to here. Sad really.
  • #28,702
  • May 18, 2018 1:57pm May 18, 2018 1:57pm
Quoting lemercenaire
{quote} Really well played - patience, patience, patience. Always have the courage of your convictions. If you are 100% sure of the method and the decisions you took to enter a trade, then we need to always fight against any intrusion into our little bubble as we manage things. having doubts poke you in the back of the neck with a sharp stick, ''Hey, dude...maybe we should take our profits now...what happens if it goes all the way back down? Do we go back in? Do we leave it and add in? Do we counter on the way down against us, so we can at least...
Thanks for that post Lem. Yes, those voices in my mind are still there every single day.

I would say that the worst part of the day is the DAX play I do for several months right now. At the start of the day. I switched now to GU to test it as well.

What I used to do at start, is use the full lot size at each play. This was the most stressful experience ever, the same as what you feel before an important job interview. lol. The stress is related to having to be right from the start. So, used to have 4-5 confirmations. And to be honest, it used to work well. The only issue is that the days where it goes bad. I didn't have the balls to just play the counter or find a trade to cover my loss entirely.
So let's say that I lost $500 in the first trade, I would go with smaller size lots and get back 1/4 or 1/5 or even worse not recover and add to the loss. But since I've had more wins than losses, it did work. As time went by, I started to take more trades and kept my lot size high enough. And it still worked.
The thing that helped me also is adjusting the lot size with the already made gains of the week. For instance, if I've had made already 1k that week, I will allow only $200 max loss for that day to lose which help me stay confident and take trades more confidently. It did help take better trades and still make money.

Right now, I am still missing a lot of things, but one thing I am working on is building confidence. I still lose focus while fixing trades as I still don't find fixing trades natural enough for me. Also, the problem is that there are just a couple of days in the month, where we do need to fix trades.

But to be honest, as time goes by, the only thing that improves really is that I feel that I develop a sixth sense (experience) that let me take trades and not worry about them. Also, the thing that improved really is not jumping from one method to the other, now when i read a new method, I just try to see what it has in common with others and see if I can add any edge or new trick to my back of tricks (like Lem calls it).
  • #28,703
  • May 18, 2018 2:00pm May 18, 2018 2:00pm
Quoting claudia1
Lem is there anything you don't have ?
I do like my music

...and books.

...and cars.
  • #28,704
  • May 18, 2018 2:02pm May 18, 2018 2:02pm
Quoting lemercenaire
{quote} I do like my music ...and books. ...and cars.
Great 60's

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  • #28,705
  • May 18, 2018 2:03pm May 18, 2018 2:03pm
Quoting Pent56
A Friday night ponder - best intro to a track ever? (Although pinning my choices down to one is tricky!)
i honestly don't think i can have a best ever track.....
a different song to a different brilliant occasion.

So which was my bestest ever occassion? several
SEE LINE,TRADE LINE..PRICE HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE,,, PRICE WILL GO SOMEWHERE.
  • #28,706
  • May 18, 2018 2:04pm May 18, 2018 2:04pm
Quoting claudia1
{quote} Uni to bank to here. Sad really.
Credits go also to Claudia,

-She used to publish her P/L. These were showing me legit results and that you can make money with trading (something you can't find anywhere in here). Got a lot of motivation from that.
-Also, it was showing me that my gut feeling was somewhat right, as she cuts losses fast and goes for a few pips at most. I remember doing something like that was the first time I did make money (a little but enough to give me the motivation to continue). As you know gurus and others tell you to put a wide stop loss and aim for 30-50 pips. This has never worked for me, maybe I am not wired for that kind of trading. No surprise that this thread and TooSlow's are the only ones that talked to me.
  • #28,707
  • May 18, 2018 2:04pm May 18, 2018 2:04pm
Quoting claudia1
{quote} Uni to bank to here. Sad really.

lol, happy days
SEE LINE,TRADE LINE..PRICE HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE,,, PRICE WILL GO SOMEWHERE.
  • #28,708
  • May 18, 2018 2:04pm May 18, 2018 2:04pm
Quoting samuel2133
{quote} Thanks for that post Lem. Yes, those voices in my mind are still there every single day. I would say that the worst part of the day is the DAX play I do for several months right now. At the start of the day. I switched now to GU to test it as well. What I used to do at start, is use the full lot size at each play. This was the most stressful experience ever, the same as what you feel before an important job interview. lol. The stress is related to having to be right from the start. So, used to have 4-5 confirmations. And to be honest, it...
You got it it's all about confidence.
  • #28,709
  • May 18, 2018 2:05pm May 18, 2018 2:05pm
Quoting claudia1
{quote} lol ok here's one of my favourite folk/rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRtGOqQn-00

a classic
SEE LINE,TRADE LINE..PRICE HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE,,, PRICE WILL GO SOMEWHERE.
  • #28,710
  • May 18, 2018 2:07pm May 18, 2018 2:07pm
Quoting samuel2133
{quote} Credits go also to Claudia, -She used to publish her P/L. These were showing me legit results and that you can make money with trading (something you can't find anywhere in here). Got a lot of motivation from that. -Also, it was showing me that my gut feeling was somewhat right, as she cuts losses fast and goes for a few pips at most. I remember doing something like that was the first time I did make money (a little but enough to give me the motivation to continue). As you know gurus and others tell you to put a wide stop loss and aim for...
Thanks
  • #28,711
  • May 18, 2018 2:16pm May 18, 2018 2:16pm
Quoting claudia1
{quote} Shut up we're busy lol
i've started so i'll finish,,, peep peep lol
SEE LINE,TRADE LINE..PRICE HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE,,, PRICE WILL GO SOMEWHERE.
  • #28,712
  • May 18, 2018 2:16pm May 18, 2018 2:16pm
Somebody has to do it
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  • #28,713
  • May 18, 2018 2:17pm May 18, 2018 2:17pm
Quoting samuel2133
{quote} Thanks for that post Lem. Yes, those voices in my mind are still there every single day. I would say that the worst part of the day is the DAX play I do for several months right now. At the start of the day. I switched now to GU to test it as well. What I used to do at start, is use the full lot size at each play. This was the most stressful experience ever, the same as what you feel before an important job interview. lol. The stress is related to having to be right from the start. So, used to have 4-5 confirmations. And to be honest, it...
My friend TooSlow likes to quote Bruce Lee and I will shamelessly steal this one as a favourite of mine...

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To that, I will add another that I feel is quite apt...

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  • #28,714
  • May 18, 2018 2:19pm May 18, 2018 2:19pm
Quoting claudia1
Somebody has to do it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxIWDmmqZzY

another classic
SEE LINE,TRADE LINE..PRICE HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE,,, PRICE WILL GO SOMEWHERE.
  • #28,715
  • May 18, 2018 2:21pm May 18, 2018 2:21pm
Quoting lemercenaire
{quote} My friend TooSlow likes to quote Bruce Lee and I will shamelessly steal this one as a favourite of mine... {image} To that, I will add another that I feel is quite apt... {image}
aha, but that one kick might be blocked lol...
SEE LINE,TRADE LINE..PRICE HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE,,, PRICE WILL GO SOMEWHERE.
  • #28,716
  • May 18, 2018 2:21pm May 18, 2018 2:21pm
Quoting billytt
{quote} another classic
Doesn't get much better
  • #28,717
  • May 18, 2018 2:29pm May 18, 2018 2:29pm
Favourite Linda song.
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  • #28,718
  • May 18, 2018 2:32pm May 18, 2018 2:32pm
Quoting billytt
{quote} aha, but that one kick might be blocked lol...
..and he'd counter it
  • #28,719
  • May 18, 2018 2:40pm May 18, 2018 2:40pm
Suppose I should get going.

I leave you with the guitar player who could probably supply a small town's energy needs all on his own...

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...and while getting that, I came across this!!!

Never, ever, heard this - and look at his band mates - Eric Burden and David Lindley!

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Have a great weekend, folks and I will see y'all on the other side.
  • #28,720
  • May 18, 2018 2:58pm May 18, 2018 2:58pm
Blasted cat has decided it wants to go out an hour ago and the tart hasn't come back yet. Mrs T. wants me to wait up for it ! The creature usually spends the evening slumped in my spot on the sofa. So I pass the time reading old posts or watching art progs. on Youtube.
Grandson told me he was too tired to read to me and could I read the story instead - I am a walkover

Have a good weekend people.
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