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Funny thing, while I've had something to sell, I've found I don't really like it as much as I thought I would. I like teaching and I like being paid but I dislike the selling part....even though I spent much of my adult life in sales...(quite successfully). I've taken my website down for that reason. It was just unpleasant convincing people to buy something trading related from me. Not sure why the dynamic changed when I went "pro" but it did. I just don't have the heart for it. If people want to pay, that's fine but I'm no longer soliciting. Much less unpleasantness.
I agree, most issues arise from direction and improper stop placement....I still make the stop mistake from time to time....more often than I care to admit but at least I know what I'm doing when I do it and normally correct straight away....I find the odd thing is many traders get direction right but the stop is what kills them.
While I can't journal on futures.io (formerly BMT) any longer due to vendor status, I've maintained a journal for a year at The Trading Quest Its not professional or anything and there's nothing for sale so feel free to stop by once in awhile.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, Leonardo da Vinci
Most people chose unhappiness over uncertainty, Tim Ferris
On a sidenote, do you still have vendor status on futures.io (formerly BMT) even if you don't sell any trading related stuff anymore ?
"If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much." - Jim Rohn
Thanks Mike, so Brian would basically be able to continue his journal if he decides to go on with it...that's good news.
"If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much." - Jim Rohn
Lastly, when i decided to get away from tight stop loss. I just try to make sure i size the position appropriately per
risk : reward.
So salp in Gold, Nice trade in Heating Oil with no draw down, Nive trade in TF with little draw downs, OK trade ( so far) in CL with manageable draw down and then turned positive.