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October 13th, 2012, 06:16 PM
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Sounds like you still had a great week? Even if...
Sounds like you still had a great week? Even if you had a net small losing day, -11 ticks is not much. Especially compared to +240 ticks. Focusing on the negatives can be useful to learn from, but...
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October 10th, 2012, 12:23 AM
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So I guess I could fall into the category of the...
So I guess I could fall into the category of the retail trader who can't trade their way out of a paper bag, and would like to improve. In my own experience, I have found that breaking rules, adding...
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October 9th, 2012, 10:14 PM
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What does this mean? :)
What does this mean? :)
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October 9th, 2012, 10:01 PM
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No guarantees in trading, but the rules do help...
No guarantees in trading, but the rules do help us move towards success and away from failure, no? How else can we consistently prevent situations like your recent disciplinary lapse and resulting...
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October 9th, 2012, 08:12 PM
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How do you know when going against the...
How do you know when going against the rules/outside of the plan is 'OK', vs emotional/trading poorly, especially after a 'max down day' where the risk management rules say you must stop? If you feel...
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October 9th, 2012, 07:04 PM
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Is this in line with your plan? Is it 'winning...
Is this in line with your plan? Is it 'winning the wrong way' or 'trading poorly', despite the positive PnL?
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October 7th, 2012, 05:26 PM
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This is great. I need speakers installed...
This is great. I need speakers installed somewhere in my bathroom. Hate when I have to step away during a webinar, and wife is not crazy about my cranking the computer speakers to boom through the...
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October 7th, 2012, 03:09 PM
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Just curious, what's the benefit of a setup like...
Just curious, what's the benefit of a setup like this over floor/loud computer speakers?
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October 6th, 2012, 10:04 PM
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Are you guys talking about the movie 'Limitless'?...
Are you guys talking about the movie 'Limitless'? :becky:
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October 5th, 2012, 07:23 PM
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Are these things bad becuase they're not part of...
Are these things bad becuase they're not part of or against your plan/rules?
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October 5th, 2012, 07:17 PM
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Ah, ok...pretty big difference there, lol :). ...
Ah, ok...pretty big difference there, lol :).
Still, nothing to sneeze at....is this a typical 'poorly traded' week for you? What does a typical, or good week look like?
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October 5th, 2012, 06:52 PM
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Is this a typo?
Is this a typo?
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September 19th, 2012, 04:27 PM
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Reminds me of Dr. Brett Steenbarger's article on...
Reminds me of Dr. Brett Steenbarger's article on how much of an edge is needed to be successful:
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September 18th, 2012, 11:59 PM
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What do you mean by turn $50k in trading dollars?
What do you mean by turn $50k in trading dollars?
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September 18th, 2012, 09:52 PM
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So the scalp is a different trade, as it has its...
So the scalp is a different trade, as it has its own individual stop and targets from the remaining contracts, and you are considering the profit from the scalp as reducing your net potential losses...
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September 18th, 2012, 02:24 PM
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Wouldn't it be correct to calculate RR on the...
Wouldn't it be correct to calculate RR on the complete position once fully closed, including for the scalp portion, which may have a negative RR by itself?
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