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How is your trading, enjoyable or frustrating?

  • #1
  • First Post: Jun 14, 2012 6:19am Jun 14, 2012 6:19am
Hello guys, how is your trading going on.
I would appreciate if you can leave your comments here so that we can analyse together our day to day trading in forex.

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  • #2
  • Jun 14, 2012 10:31am Jun 14, 2012 10:31am
Quoting reynuevo
Hello guys, how is your trading going on.
I would appreciate if you can leave your comments here so that we can analyse together our day to day trading in forex.

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indifferent
  • #3
  • Jun 14, 2012 12:21pm Jun 14, 2012 12:21pm
if it is frustrating then you do not know what you are doing or have unrealistic expectations, it should be indifferent. Don't remember who it was, but he was a great trader and said: "If trading is enjoying, you are doing something wrong. Trading is boring"

if we think about it for a bit, he is absolutely right. Of course you "enjoy" trading because it is your passion, but are you enjoying it when you lose ? are you enjoying it when you win ? you should have the same feeling either way. If you only enjoy trading when you win, you have a problem (not talking about you OP or someone in this thread, just in general).
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  • #4
  • Jun 21, 2012 12:45am Jun 21, 2012 12:45am
Yep, defo about expectations. In my current practice, i've stopped looking at my actual trading results.

This had an interesting side effect for me.. because i didn't have a number going up and down to focus on after each trade, well, my brain wanted some sort of assessment as to how i went.. and delightfully what came up was my method!! I felt happy when i followed my method, and, well, not so happy when i didn't.

Which is how it should be during learning. Leads to more chances of your method changing, which as a side effect creates happiness from good trading and results.
  • #5
  • Jun 28, 2012 12:18am Jun 28, 2012 12:18am
Sometimes my trading enjoyable, sometimes frustrating. It's unstable...
  • #6
  • Jun 28, 2012 12:23am Jun 28, 2012 12:23am
But it's forex. Here the risk is justified
  • #7
  • Jun 28, 2012 12:25am Jun 28, 2012 12:25am
Depend.

If one said they feel nothing when price almost reaches their TP but turn back to hit their SL instead, it's a lie.
  • #8
  • Jun 28, 2012 12:29am Jun 28, 2012 12:29am
Quoting duyk20
Depend.

If one said they feel nothing when price almost reaches their TP but turn back to hit their SL instead, it's a lie.
you are dumb if you don't cut your trade, if it almost reached your tp.
  • #9
  • Jun 28, 2012 12:33am Jun 28, 2012 12:33am
Quoting Custos
you are dumb if you don't cut your trade, if it almost reached your tp.
Emotion in check please, bro

Not everyone is trading 5m chart and able to watch the market all day. Dumb Azz
  • #10
  • Jun 28, 2012 12:37am Jun 28, 2012 12:37am
I find it really fun to trade on the 1 minute trade, it can be stressful but love it when I get it right!
  • #11
  • Jun 28, 2012 12:45am Jun 28, 2012 12:45am
Quoting duyk20
Emotion in check please, bro

Not everyone is trading 5m chart and able to watch the market all day. Dumb Azz
that's not emotion, it's called common sense

Ever heard of a trailing stop?
  • #12
  • Jun 28, 2012 12:51am Jun 28, 2012 12:51am
Quoting Custos
that's not emotion, it's called common sense
It's not common sense, it's EGO
  • #13
  • Jun 28, 2012 1:26am Jun 28, 2012 1:26am
Quoting duyk20
It's not common sense, it's EGO
EGO - is a serious thing!
  • #14
  • Jun 28, 2012 2:32am Jun 28, 2012 2:32am
Both
Trade what you see, not what you think.
  • #15
  • Jun 28, 2012 2:35am Jun 28, 2012 2:35am
Quoting karmostaji
Both
What both?
  • #16
  • Jun 28, 2012 3:22am Jun 28, 2012 3:22am
Quoting leopard31
What both?
read the title of the thread
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  • #17
  • Jun 28, 2012 4:04am Jun 28, 2012 4:04am
Quoting BBPI_fxtrader
read the title of the thread
Sorry for stupid question.
  • #18
  • Jun 28, 2012 5:31pm Jun 28, 2012 5:31pm
I enjoy my trading , never get frustrated with losses as I know it's not in my control.
  • #19
  • Jun 28, 2012 7:02pm Jun 28, 2012 7:02pm
Quoting reynuevo
Hello guys, how is your trading going on.
I would appreciate if you can leave your comments here so that we can analyse together our day to day trading in forex.

Is it Enjoyable or Frustrating?http://i.moneytec.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif
Actually a bit of both..at times it is damn frustrating
  • #20
  • Jun 29, 2012 3:28am Jun 29, 2012 3:28am
seems to be enjoyable now...
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