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Forum: Trading Journals June 19th, 2012, 12:16 PM
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Posted By Surly
Keep fighting - mountains are always hardest to...

Keep fighting - mountains are always hardest to climb near their summit. Goethe says "the difficulties increase the nearer we approach the goal."
Forum: Trading Journals June 1st, 2012, 11:44 AM
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Posted By Surly
GD - As you know I love your journal but I don't...

GD - As you know I love your journal but I don't get here that often... so I'm a little behind. I wanted to comment on this specifically and also your other comments in this and other posts about...
Forum: Trading Journals April 19th, 2012, 10:13 AM
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Posted By Surly
dr. brett quote

Deucalion posted some Steenbarger docs about performance under uncertainty recently - here's a quote from one that is relevant (emphasis mine):

 Self-Efficacy – The athlete’s beliefs about his or...
Forum: Trading Journals April 19th, 2012, 10:08 AM
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Posted By Surly
I'll try to circle back around after my market...

I'll try to circle back around after my market closes but for now just wanted jot down a thought on this.

Perhaps rather than looking at each trade individually you can look at each day...
Forum: Trading Journals April 18th, 2012, 01:19 PM
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Posted By Surly
thoughts on position size

Hey Gary, finally took the time to catch up on your journal - I always find it a useful exercise. Your struggles and your self-analysis always seem to be relevant.

Quite some time ago you started...
Forum: Trading Journals March 22nd, 2012, 11:29 AM
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Posted By Surly
Gary - I know you've mentioned reading Ari Kiev...

Gary - I know you've mentioned reading Ari Kiev and I'm not sure if you're already into or through his books. But I just wanted to say that when you do start to seriously approach sizing up, you may...
Forum: Trading Journals March 14th, 2012, 02:45 PM
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Posted By Surly
Have to echo Josh's thoughts here. Your efforts...

Have to echo Josh's thoughts here. Your efforts are very appreciated Gary - you make an effort to teach and I have learned a lot. In addition, the example you provide is helpful and, importantly,...
Forum: Trading Journals February 28th, 2012, 02:12 PM
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Posted By Surly
Daily as well

Tom does a daily letter as well - here's the link in case you're interested (this is a free newsletter):

Subscribe: Subscribe (http://zoom.netatlantic.com/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=podaily)
Forum: Trading Journals February 27th, 2012, 02:46 PM
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Posted By Surly
Gary - great to see how you are using...

Gary - great to see how you are using fundamentals in your trading. I resisted using fundamentals in my trading for a long time and am now biting the bullet and trying to understand how they best fit...
Forum: Trading Journals February 27th, 2012, 02:23 PM
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Posted By Surly
excellent trade management Gary - once it...

excellent trade management Gary - once it couldn't hold above 109 it really tanked. Way to be patient and confident.
Forum: Trading Journals February 27th, 2012, 01:41 PM
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Posted By Surly
I'm quoting 4-12 contract BTW.

I'm quoting 4-12 contract BTW.
Forum: Trading Journals February 27th, 2012, 01:40 PM
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Posted By Surly
Sure seems like CL could break higher if this...

Sure seems like CL could break higher if this pattern fails... maybe 109.50?
Forum: Trading Journals February 23rd, 2012, 04:18 PM
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Posted By Surly
oil news

Gary - don't know if you'd be interested in this at all but energybulletin.net has a free daily and weekly newsletter that summarizes developments in oil. Fundamentals might just confuse your...
Forum: Trading Journals February 6th, 2012, 08:15 PM
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Posted By Surly
books

Gary - u still have a kick-ass thread here. thanks. Have you read Ari Kiev's book "psychology of risk"? published 2010. Ari died in 2009. The book is (IMO) awesome. I think that with where you are...
Forum: Trading Journals September 26th, 2011, 12:41 AM
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Posted By Surly
GaryD - thanks. Your work ethic and level of...

GaryD - thanks. Your work ethic and level of analysis sets a high bar. I appreciate you taking the time to provide this example for the rest of us and share the way you're looking at the charts. I...
Forum: Trading Journals September 21st, 2011, 12:39 PM
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Posted By Surly
Good stuff GaryD. I had a discussion with a...

Good stuff GaryD. I had a discussion with a non-trading friend that made the connection between betting on the weather vs. betting on the patterns, etc in the market.

We live in colorado's front...
Forum: Trading Journals September 14th, 2011, 11:58 AM
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Posted By Surly
Gary - a belated thanks for starting this journal...

Gary - a belated thanks for starting this journal up again. I'm on vacation right now up in canada but have just started reading again and it is, as always, very educational.

I'm mainly trade TF...
Forum: Trading Journals August 17th, 2011, 03:49 PM
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Posted By Surly
Lots of chop today after the big move down - same...

Lots of chop today after the big move down - same in oil as in equity indexes. I let myself get sucked into several more trades than I would have liked in the afternoon. Hard to re-adjust to...
Forum: Trading Journals August 16th, 2011, 12:34 PM
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Posted By Surly
Nice trade Gary!

Nice trade Gary!
Forum: Trading Journals August 14th, 2011, 03:25 PM
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Posted By Surly
You're welcome. The impulse to post your way of...

You're welcome. The impulse to post your way of thinking about markets is generous - I certainly do not take it for granted.



You've just described my life over the last 2.5 years. :)
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Forum: Trading Journals August 11th, 2011, 03:49 PM
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Posted By Surly
Big Thanks

Gary - you are definitely helping out here - I for one have learned from your posts. I don't trade crude but the concepts do generalize. Also, I think what has been most helpful to me has been the...
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