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Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 29th, 2014, 02:51 AM
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Posted By iqgod
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)
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 26th, 2014, 11:46 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 26th, 2014, 11:08 PM
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Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 26th, 2014, 10:05 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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.
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 11th, 2013, 02:29 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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.
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 10th, 2013, 03:21 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 10th, 2013, 01:59 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 10th, 2013, 01:05 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 9th, 2013, 03:16 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 30th, 2013, 10:21 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 30th, 2013, 10:14 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 30th, 2013, 10:02 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
The Buddha

Like we exercise the body to increase these:

Endurance
Stamina
Strength
Speed
Flexibility
Power
Coordination
Agility
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 28th, 2013, 01:37 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 15th, 2013, 08:24 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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/)
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 29th, 2013, 12:43 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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!
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 29th, 2013, 12:41 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 29th, 2013, 12:32 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 29th, 2013, 12:24 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 29th, 2013, 12:15 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 29th, 2013, 12:07 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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'
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 29th, 2013, 12:04 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 29th, 2013, 11:53 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 29th, 2013, 11:46 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 29th, 2013, 11:32 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 29th, 2013, 11:15 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 15,784
Posted By iqgod
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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