Are Trader Lonely people??

Man...I though my life have twist and turn....

well good luck.... I dont know whether its a good thing or bad.. Wedding and Funeral...



Will cya after three day convention...

Well Said.. Especially the bold part...

I have known a few top traders and they are no different from the general population. Some live the good life and some live lowkey.

Never smart to generalize about anything.

This topic reminds of a line I heard once:

I used to be lonely, then I got a divorce.

I say it's untrue, it is what you make it. The great thing about trading is I can set my own hours, and can do things when I want that my friends are jealous about.:

Plus all my friends are at work during the day, so I still see them when they get home from their job...

Just my two pips...

Whether you´re lonely or not, is your choice. It´s not a matter of what you´re working but a matter of responsibility.

I work as a surgeon in Germany, 100 hours per week and more not unusual. Still I take the time for my girlfriend, parents and other friends (all not related to my work in hospital).

You´re NEVER doomed to anything. It´s always a matter of choice and responsibility.

When I first started out I would stare at my screen all the time trying out system after system, watching tick after tick, looking for something that would work for me. I think once you find a system that fits your personality and your style, you tend to ease back and hit a comfortable groove that balances out work and play nicely.

Of course, I still probably spend too much time staring at my screen, but I'm working on that. Having confidence in your system is key to spending time away from it.

I'm finding that trading the daily bars keeps my work time down and my fun time up. I don't seem to lack social outlet. Like the poster above balance is key. Sometimes that means I can't trade because it is time to spend with loved ones, friends, ect.....

So no, no social problems here.

i sometime call the local escort service to come and service me while im trading, sometime it takes all night ( very expesive that way ) it's all good tho.

I used to spend a lot of time in front of the monitor but after a couple of years now everything is routine and I just follow the plan and system.

I try to avoid shorter timeframes in this way I get time for social activities and family as well.

Thanks,

Moh

I think most people have the perception that traders just sits in front of the computer all day baby sitting thier floating profit/loss. They do not realise that most professional traders already have a trading plan ahead of their execution. ie. what is the breakout point, what is the appropriate stop-loss and what's the target point......

But I think in reality it is quite the opposite. I dont know about you guys but everytime I trade I have set everything everything in order so I dun hav to sit in front of the computer all the time. In fact, I prefer not to - I cannot stand watching the market volatility....thinking..."hmmm...should i take profit now? Should I hold the position so the market would recover to recoup my losses?" - when all these questions comes into play you'll ended up breaking your trading plan.

As we speak I'm on a friends computer writing this, they are having a party, there's about 30 people here and 5 dancing clowns. The punch has Puerto Rican rum in it(or so I am told). A Major League Baseball game is playing with the sound off on a 50 inch big screen. I just came downstairs, I've been in deep Samadhi for the last 45 minutes and lost track of time. I looked out the window about 30 minutes ago and caught the neighbors looking over here with binoculars, they were both in the raw so I turned away immediately(yeah sure you did). The pool in the backyard is non-chlorinated, I wish I brought my swimsuit. The 29 girls here at the party told me not to worry that I could just jump in with my bermudas on. Well okay cool I have no resistance to that idea except I'm wondering if it will negatively affect my lasik surgery I just had done a few weeks back as I'd hate to turn this new 15/20 vision I have back into that same ol' same ol' 20/20. I guess if I can see clearly enough to fly then my eyes have healed enough by now from the surgery so I needn't worry. When I was looking at that Picasso last night on a friend's wall I could have sworn that I saw an image underneath the original, what's up with that, did Picasso have second thoughts on this piece and opted for a little brush over or do I simply have vision like a frikkin hawk/superman. I have my Lear Jet on my mind at the moment because the engine sounded awful darn strange as I was landing in Palm Desert. I'm feeling a tad bit queezy just thinking about it, and I'm kind of upset because I don't want to upchuck these two filet mignons I just consumed not to mention the desserts that Wolfgang Puck flew in for us. I'll be back in a second, I need to check the trade I put on yesterday. Moral of the story, if you think about trading too much simply use your creative imagination and come up with a nice little scenario and a few friends and by all means next time I pick you up in my Lear jet the least you could do is pitch in a few bucks for the fuel as the price has gone up astronomically.

Forex only 5 days a week, and you are not there to trade 24 hours a day.
There is 2 days on weekend, Saturday and Sunday for you to make more friends.
While Monday to Friday to trade is enough, and you only trade on peak hour.
So, i believe we are still not lonely.

More like bore you away. The pits are all but dead these days, complete ghost town. Not just equity either - bond, ag, metals, the action left the floor a long time ago. A little action left in eurodollar and some option pits, but not much.

Good riddance I say, took them 5 years too long to go electronic.

Weekends are for family and friends.. Long weekend if you feel that it is enough profit. Work until November only.. somtimes October.

You are the only one who decides how much time to spend trading and whether you want to be social or not.