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July 29th, 2014, 02:51 AM
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Practice Self-Compassion to Improve How You Feel About Yourself
Practice Self-Compassion to Improve How You Feel About Yourself (http://lifehacker.com/practice-self-compassion-to-improve-how-you-feel-about-1612232018)
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July 26th, 2014, 11:46 PM
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Trading Mindfully
What is trading mindfully?
It is problem-solving, right action, while listening to the market as it changes, not memorizing rules.
It is understanding that is creative, understanding is the...
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July 26th, 2014, 11:08 PM
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The way I take a trade
When I see a setup that has extraordinary promise (>50% chance of hitting target before stop) I never let thought come in, because the moment thought touches it, thought being old and laced with...
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July 26th, 2014, 10:05 AM
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I know exactly what you are talking about. ...
I know exactly what you are talking about.
It no longer happens to me as an adult, however.
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July 11th, 2013, 02:29 AM
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On a lighter note, the last line inadvertently...
On a lighter note, the last line inadvertently sounds like double entendre - that was not the intention, LOL.
However the above post sums up what I do to avoid the ego from affecting my trading.
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July 10th, 2013, 03:21 AM
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And while I tell myself all the above whenever I...
And while I tell myself all the above whenever I trade, the mindfulness state persists.
The moment I slip out of conscious mindfulness suddenly there are no guarantees. It is something I have to...
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July 10th, 2013, 01:59 AM
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I am adding what I missed in the previous post. ...
I am adding what I missed in the previous post.
The moment I have 'faith' in my setups and I wrap my ego around my market decisions it is where things start
to go all wrong.
This is NOT an...
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July 10th, 2013, 01:05 AM
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I did arrive at an "answer" but it is not...
I did arrive at an "answer" but it is not something any trader would like to hear!
To gracefully accept a loss I must NOT be thinking from an ego state - I find best results when I approach this...
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July 9th, 2013, 03:16 AM
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A Deep Experience
Today during my hours I suddenly was drawn into the very recesses of my mind, probably the spring of conscious thought that is hidden away otherwise.
I have suddenly come face to face with the...
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June 30th, 2013, 10:21 AM
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Present
Suddenly we are wide awake to the mystery of each moment, unknown till it arrives. As things come forward (e.g. a failed double top) we are ready to receive and respond.
Our mind no longer keeps...
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June 30th, 2013, 10:14 AM
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True Prayer
True prayer is not petitioning (e.g.god PLEASE let this trade work out, I swear not to stay so long in a losing trade again), it is listening.
Letting go of thoughts we enter a deeper inner...
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June 30th, 2013, 10:02 AM
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The Buddha
Like we exercise the body to increase these:
Endurance
Stamina
Strength
Speed
Flexibility
Power
Coordination
Agility
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June 28th, 2013, 01:37 AM
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Advice for a Trader: "To Thine Own Self Be True?"
As I stand before market open at peace in my gleaming ivory trading tower with my meditation over I find Shakespeare’s advice floating into my thoughts.
Knowing yourself and your weakness is an...
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June 15th, 2013, 08:24 AM
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Good news article on Meditation and the art of investment
Meditation and the art of investment (http://blogs.reuters.com/james-saft/2013/04/17/meditation-and-the-art-of-investment/)
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May 29th, 2013, 12:43 PM
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Showing me the way!
Swimming upstream in this lonely river full of sharks is hard work.
Thank god Big Mike exists!
Negotiating the labyrinth cannot become any easier!
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May 29th, 2013, 12:41 PM
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Boredom is joy! Fear is an impostor!
Whenever I lack courage to face up to my trade, open, ope myself up to the possibility of taking planned loss I always remind my self "Fear is an impostor"
At some point trading well is nothing...
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May 29th, 2013, 12:32 PM
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Pain
I have been troubled with hesitation - faltering for that fraction of a moment before a trade is about to take off!
then chasing the market!
Then feeling "Now the risk is too high"!
Then...
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May 29th, 2013, 12:24 PM
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Discipline
Practicing daily discipline is like travelling a smooth road.
Getting into the market with an emotional stance with no plan and no routine is like lurching over the muddy trail.
Both get you at...
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May 29th, 2013, 12:15 PM
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Ego
The ego gets out of control more times that we like to admit.
We are lured into thinking that our way of looking at the market is the only right way.
The trap is so subtle that there is no time...
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May 29th, 2013, 12:07 PM
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Taking responsibility
Vipassana makes you realize:
- Something doesn't work right
- Something needs more focus
- There is a gaping hole in this part of my soul
- I need to work on 'being good enough'
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May 29th, 2013, 12:04 PM
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On and Off
On the trading journey I find that progress is not linear.
I am cruising down the freeway making huge profits when suddenly I hit a speed bump.
A event triggers off a chain of reactions - lot...
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May 29th, 2013, 11:53 AM
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Clinging
Unless we are aware of the present moment we simply keep replaying the past - clinging!
We know we need to let go of so many things - we have allowed our identities, our - we still hang on to...
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May 29th, 2013, 11:46 AM
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Why do some "make it" and some never do?
Since trading is a journey ... a continuum of progress - there are people who start well.
Many are talented and see the markets clearly. They make good progress - they become profitable and...
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May 29th, 2013, 11:32 AM
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A Lighthouse
This post is intended (without sounding grandiose) to serve as a lighthouse for fellow sailors who are swayign on similar lines.
Note that out guiding light here is THIS MOMENT.
Reflect on...
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May 29th, 2013, 11:15 AM
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A Realization
It was a painful realization - though it may be surprising why it was not obvious - that I liked the thrill that trading had to offer.
One session revealed (breath in... breathe out) that it was...
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