Our family is starting to get back into a routine and after catching up with some work this morning, I goofed around with trading FAZ and FAS via Complacent Panda’s stock contest as I had no time to do homework or prep. I...
Read MoreShe came 17 days early. I’ve been saying they had the date wrong for awhile.Let’s see if there’s an oscar baby rally today.Man it’s really hot in the hospital. And while I’m glad there is a dad bed,...
Read MoreMy project yesterday – I ended working on it from 6am to 9pm. Yikes! Not much time for looking at the crazy market action on Friday.I did, at the open, in Complacent Panda’s stock contest, sell my losing long shares...
Read MoreI presented as a guest speaker at a university class today and have a proposal due tomorrow. I hope to get things done so I can trade Friday PM.Public speaking makes me more anxious than trading, even though I teach a couple...
Read MoreOn days when the market makes a clear move in one direction, I’m getting better at jumping on the train. With last Thursday’s rally, I successfully went long and today, I went short when the levy was breached. Now...
Read MoreWell, I finally sat in my positions and followed my rules per my last couple posts. That was a victory.I bought FAS and URE in the 3ish rally fakeout. I was in chat with Think or Swim because my account was not displaying real...
Read MoreMy aim this week is to focus on staying in trades and only exiting when my “rules” are met. I will continue to strive to only enter high probability set-ups, but the skills I am working on developing here is in the...
Read MoreI looked through all my paper trades this week, pulling up each on a chart. I should do this every weekend. One thing I noticed this week, beyond my trading rules issues, is that I started paper trading low volume stocks a...
Read MoreAfter my three days of trying to follow my trading rules, I’ve decided that I need them because I become too emotional with price fluctuations and about entering trades because I don’t want to miss moves. Yes, this...
Read MoreWell, I followed my rules on my first trade of XL and it was a loss. I broke the rules the rest of the day and made $540 on the afternoon rally. It’s nice to have my pretend account in the green, and it would of been nice...
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