tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76625458213199894752023-11-16T07:06:23.156-08:00Almost a TraderInterested in Trading, Beer, Boobs, Coffee and living a good life!Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-48024736606289575932014-04-04T05:37:00.001-07:002014-04-04T05:37:53.424-07:00Trading rule: PatiencePATIENCE: An important trading rule that I have been trying hard to follow lately!<br /><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/fm660vIn8Tg" width="480"></iframe>Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-34661788798510811272014-03-14T06:30:00.001-07:002014-03-14T06:30:38.798-07:00The Wolf of Wall Street Chest Thump MixIts the weekend, well almost! <br /><br />
Trade well and have a great weekend!<br /><br />
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Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-71683596450075664082014-03-11T11:59:00.001-07:002014-03-11T11:59:59.004-07:00LINKIN PARK - GUILTY ALL THE SAME (feat. Rakim) [Lyric Video]Awesome new song by Linkin Park!<br /><br />
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Cant wait for the "Official" video to be released, not just the lyrics video!<br /><br />
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What a great song!<br /><br />
@thekillersAlmost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-60444551024630158052012-11-09T12:15:00.000-08:002012-11-09T12:23:56.847-08:00Two week update<div>
Not a bad week all in all. Starting to get the feeling.</div>
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Last week we had hurricane Sandy, a tragedy!</div>
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Markets were closed Monday (10/29/'12/) and Tuesday (10/30/'12/).</div>
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Wednesday, I <span style="background-color: white;">still needed a DVI cable</span> to connect my third monitor. Thursday my monitor arm's/ stand arrived, so I set that up the afternoon.</div>
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Monday (11/05/'12/) and Tuesday (11/06/'12/) of this week, the markets were all awaiting the elections that took place on Wednesday (11/07/'12/)!</div>
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Thursday and Friday have now been good days in my opinion.</div>
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I have had a good week this week, have only gone home with 2 red days and 3 green days.</div>
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The green days outweighed the red days!</div>
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Have mostly been trading earnings plays. I have also been following so-called stocks in play.</div>
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I am continually looking to refine my trading style. This week I have focused on my entries, trying to identify setups that offer me the best entry points.</div>
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I feel positive, but then again, if you end the week positive, you gonna feel good the weekend!</div>
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Enjoy the weekend.</div>
Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-47361326214693054192012-10-26T13:43:00.003-07:002012-10-26T13:43:57.163-07:00Earnings week <div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">
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Earnings season is similar to a hurricane I guess? Everything gets pretty wild!<br />
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All I traded this week was earnings and most these plays were therefore gap plays.<br />
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I got the week of to a bad start, losing too much by trying to trade too large at the outset. I also made an order entry mistake, luckily not too big, but that threw my P&L out of whack, a little.<br />
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Thursday and Friday I traded small at the market opening and kept pounding away all day. <br />
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All in all, it wasn't such a bad week as I learnt a lot again.<br />
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I again set some stop loss orders too tight and was stopped out before the big moves up! I am slowly learning to identify my own plays, but am still dependent on others for those quality plays!<br />
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I have also learnt, not to enter trades too quickly, but to rather stalk it, and look for better entries, if it is going to be a longer trend move. Today I entered a trade, after a quick glance, and should rather have waited a little.<br />
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I am still looking for a stock scanner that can identify intraday plays that comply with my criteria.<br />
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So before I get caught up in the office, I'm heading home to board up the house and survive the hurricane! I am also not going to make any jokes about women and hurricanes here either!<br />
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P.s. I would have liked to attend Stocktoberfest, but will surely make it next year!<br />
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Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-15010968002290645292012-10-19T13:10:00.000-07:002012-10-19T13:10:24.226-07:00Marvel...<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">
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...not the entertainment company!<br />
Traded <strong>$MRVL</strong> (Marvell Technology).<br />
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I was just about to post this blog and went and deleted the draft version by accident!<br />
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Anyway, what I wanted to say was that I ended the week profitable, even though only small.<br />
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Next week I will increase my risk/ position sizing.<br />
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This week I made mistakes of keeping, or trailing, my stops too closely to the price. I was stopped out a few times this week because i never had the patience to trust my stop loss levels and to wait for them to trigger!<br />
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I have been trying to trade gaps the last two weeks, and seem to be understanding them better and the reasoning behind them. I am still implementing my initial strategy, but would ideally like to trade at least two strategies that suit the market conditions.<br />
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I am also setting up my stock screening process, so that I can identify the best stocks that are in play, for me.<br />
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Heading home for the weekend again, but will be back on Monday morning, ready for next week ahead.<br />
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Enjoy the weekend.<br />
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Missed another trade that was called out in the trading room, and that was the trade of the day. Everyone, except yours truly, made money, not a great feeling with everyone positive for the day and cheering all day!<br />
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Took another trade that was called out on the trading floor, never looked at my indicators, bad mistake on my behalf! Lost a little money!<br />
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I traded three other stocks and just think that my stops were set too tight! There was money to be made, I never made money. Stopped out every time.<br />
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I need to stay positive and come in positive tomorrow morning!<br />
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Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-70319002789045350412012-10-16T13:22:00.000-07:002012-10-16T13:22:00.789-07:00Green Day<a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Green_Day_-_American_Idiot_cover.jpg"><img alt="" height="200" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2b/Green_Day_-_American_Idiot_cover.jpg/220px-Green_Day_-_American_Idiot_cover.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
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Thank goodness for my family!<br />
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I have had two green days, Monday and Tuesday. <br />
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Feeling good about myself and my trading discipline. <br />
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I have been taking a few trades, one a day to be exact, from the online trading room posts! The other trades have been my own ideas/ finds. I need to to keep coming up with trades myself for the time when I am no longer part of the online chat room.<br />
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I traded six different shares today, still keeping volumes small. I am really not risking too much on a trade, so at the moment I am relying on the home runs to add extra green to my account. I figure that if I can stay profitable and consistent, I can slowly increase my my risk size and not risk blowing my account out, too early! At some or other stage I will need to either add additional funds to my account, yet I don't know where theses funds are going to come from at this stage!<br />
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Have a great evening.Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-22550158859218411482012-10-12T13:34:00.001-07:002012-10-12T13:34:46.501-07:00The week is done...I would say I broke even this week, maybe down a dollar or two!<br />
Traded small with minimum risk.<br />
Next week I am going to increase my risk size.<br />
I couldn't find a stock this week, or enter a trade, that went my way, for long enough!<br />
I feel that I was disciplined, and never over-traded!<br />
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On my way home to see the family, will be back on Monday morning, ready to take a few more trades, hopefully more profitable trades!<br />
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Going to swing the golf clubs this weekend, hope I can find my swing as I haven't swung a club in over a month!<br />
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I need a beer.<br />
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Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-91052891468847211782012-10-12T10:38:00.002-07:002012-10-12T10:43:28.754-07:00HONOR...Awesome!<span style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img height="240" id="il_fi" src="http://api.ning.com/files/uo7wIJmzlklnUuupvmZLE5huQEaDYqNPLaJTHhMibSkNwJhjEvdTffCuqrYjX-U-MXonNW0ZCDmwDQ6WXehPWbKbTDZMI8v2/grupo.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="320" /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">"All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, <a href="http://t.opsp.in/f0Ips" target="_blank">honor</a>, duty, mercy, hope."</span><br />
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While the market does nothing, listening to this!Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-66117154162182038582012-10-12T09:19:00.000-07:002012-10-12T09:19:47.666-07:00Thursday post, late!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what am I gonna talk about today (yesterday, Thursday)? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Took a few trades, four different stocks traded today, broke even! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feel more positive as my system that I follow or have been wanting to follow with full commitment, seems to be working! I took a couple of trades from other sources. These sources were "trading room" recommendations and/ or twitter! I now I shouldn't, but I didn't want to miss out on any trade! Not wanting to miss out is surely a beginners mistake!<br /><br />So I lost on those trades but made it back on my own "calls"!<br /><br />I'm looking forward to tomorrow (today Friday), another day, and another chance to see that I can do it!<br /><br />I also need to give my spouse a detailed report of my week! If I am convincing enough, I may get the go ahead to carry-on trading?<br /><br />I should also consider my fitness! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have always tried to get some exercise, but now all the exercise I get is from climbing steps to catch the train or subway! I also haven't been eating home cooked meals, so I am not getting all the necessary nutrients in!<br /><br />As soon as I am able to settle down, I promise I will change these bad ways! Even though I don't choose current lifestyle this!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Useless info:</strong> The above post was composed while on the LIRR. </span><br />
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<em>"Thank you, thank you, thank you, you're far too kind<br /> Now can I get an encore, do you want more?"</em><br />
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I don't know where to start! Yes, I've been gone for over a month and now need to get trading, and trading for a living again!<br />
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The break was good, yet maybe too long.<br />
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I have arrived back and started trading again. I have had to download a new trading platform, and am still trading relatively small. At this rate I will not be able to support the family and earn a living as a trader. There are many thoughts that have gone through my head lately, and I have had to convince myself to stay strong and stay positive. <br />
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I have a strategy that I am trying to trade, yet am still not convinced that it is successful. I believe it is, I just need to stick with it! Maybe I should back test it? Just don't know how. I have also looked at and am now following/ learning a new strategy.<br />
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I am also considering remote trading, as it will be a cheaper option, and I will have a better quality of life? Better quality of life if I am profitable!<br />
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I find myself very confused at the moment, as there are many things happening in my/ our life, decisions need to be made, but due to financial constraints, I/ we can't simply move ahead. Every decision needs to be carefully thought through.<br />
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Yeah, so all in all, I'm still learning to trade, perhaps with "scared money", which I know is not a good thing! Hey, what else can I do? I am looking for any opportunities to learn quicker, get profitable, and that wont cost me money! <br />
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A free trading education...to be successful?Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-63299786490625547792012-08-29T14:05:00.001-07:002012-08-29T14:08:43.679-07:00Out of office<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know that this update may be late. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will be out of the office and away from my trading desk for the best part of a month. I should return the last week of September.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had prior arrangements and never thought that my trading career would have been up and running as soon it did. My trading career really has happened ahead of schedule!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will try and keep blogging during my absence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stay well and lets hope that the markets show more life upon my return!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my absence, if I may ask that you refer this blog to all your other internet and social media friends, so that they may follow me!</span>Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-43847807064735422262012-08-24T13:47:00.000-07:002012-08-24T13:47:16.065-07:00Flat for the day!<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><u>Trading:</u></b></span>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jamesbowden4virginia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/stomach-flat-300x212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-418" height="212" src="http://www.jamesbowden4virginia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/stomach-flat-300x212.jpg" title="stomach-flat" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flat for the day!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Friday
(08/24/2012):</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>I
was: <span style="color: blue;">Flat</span></b></span><br />
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Emotions:</b>
Arrived early and <b>never traded</b> a stock the entire day! I looked at everything out there, but never entered a trade!</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Note(s)
to self:</b> I showed great restraint!</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Traded:</b>
---</span></div>
<br />
Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-28029118719289789182012-08-23T13:28:00.000-07:002012-08-23T13:28:13.185-07:00Churn that account!<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">
<img alt="" class="rg_hi uh_hi" data-height="178" data-width="282" height="178" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQtbH6544tWFdHA9CQhqoZA_5xvyiRuliMxzDFVJpUtnT8Q-bd9" style="height: 178px; width: 282px;" width="282" /></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><u>Trading:</u></b></span><br />
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Thursday
(08/23/2012):</b> </span>
</div>
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>I
was: Unchanged,</strong> only paid away comm!</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Emotions:</b>
Arrived early and missed a big move in $HPQ pre-market. </span>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I was
encouraged to enter a short, just never followed through! If I had
entered the trade would have made moist my profit pre-market.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Entered
a stupid trade late in the day as I tried to chase the stock lower!</span><br />
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Note(s)
to self:</b> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">1. Stop
chasing stocks. </span>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2. Stop
listening to all the stock calls that I hear, on the stocks I’m
trading, if there is really no technical setup!</span><br />
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Kept
trading $HPQ the rest of the day, and only ran up ticket charges and
fees!</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Traded:</b>
$HPQ</span></div>
Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-63874753700282398462012-08-22T13:36:00.001-07:002012-08-22T13:36:38.395-07:00Clawing back initial losses!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="194" id="il_fi" src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRZCCs7sanX4CVFctkgpLZqYQ7d2F0GyJwNZXzGhSyUWSqfJpUjKIjjNLMb" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="259" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Claw it back!</strong></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><u>Trading:</u></b></span><br />
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Wednesday
(08/22/2012):</b> </span>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>I
made:</b> <b><span style="color: red;">Negative</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Emotions:</b>
Lost money pre-market. Made it back before the open. Took one or two
bad trades, without watching the technicals. Never lost as much as
yesterday. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">With the FOMC Meeting today, I was quiet before the 14h00
meet. Post the FOMC Meeting, trading was very choppy. I am not finding the
right stocks to trade. Need to reconsider my stock selection
and approach.</span><br />
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Spent
more time in my trading chair/ seat today. </span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If its any consolation, $FB traded in a tight and choppy range today, according to me?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">$DELL also looked like I could have been chopped!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Traded:</b>
$FB, $DELL</span><br />
Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-24556508462023917962012-08-21T12:52:00.003-07:002012-08-21T12:53:26.188-07:00$FB, morning sickness<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="240" id="il_fi" src="http://momlot.com/images/woman-vomiting-morning-sickness.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="320" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h3>
$FB</h3>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><u>Trading:</u></b></span><br />
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Tuesday
(08/21/2012):</b> </span>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>I
was:</b> <b><span style="color: red;">NEGATIVE</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Emotions:</b>
Had a very bad day trading. Trading $FB today made me sick. I missed
all the trends. From the start, pre-market, I was trading $BBY short.
Was flat prior to its rip. $FB killed me today, I think it took back
what I made out of it the last few days. Tried a few times to enter
$FB, but was stopped out every time, for a loss.</span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Not a
good day of trading, will have to</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> come back tomorrow and take it
back!</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope that this "morning-sickness" soon!</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I also
need to spend more time in my trading chair/ seat!</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Traded:</b>
$FB, $BBY</span>Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-45160112928447776302012-08-20T13:24:00.001-07:002012-08-20T13:24:14.338-07:00New week, lets trade...<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back
in the office today, after a great weekend with the family.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><br />
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only
had 2 beers the entire weekend. 1 on Saturday and 1 on Sunday.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><br />
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Played
a bit of golf on Sunday. Took a Warrior Driver (
</span><a href="http://www.warriorcustomgolf.com/golf-drivers.php"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.warriorcustomgolf.com/golf-drivers.php</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
) for a test drive on the golf course. Really liked the way I hit it.
I now need to compare it to the big brands out there.</span></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.warriorcustomgolf.com/images/clubs/tomahawk_golf_driver_lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Warrior Tomahawk Golf Driver" border="0" height="116" src="http://www.warriorcustomgolf.com/images/clubs/tomahawk_golf_driver_lg.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4>
I think this is the driver I tried the weekend!</h4>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><br />
<a href="http://www.warriorcustomgolf.com/images/clubs/tomahawk_golf_driver_lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Commuting
into the office on a Monday morning, usually leaves me with a
headache the entire day.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<u><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trading:</span></b></u></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Monday
(08/20/2012):</b>
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I
was:</b> <span style="color: lime;">positive</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Emotions:</b>
Was short most the morning in $FB. The price never pushed down as far
as I/ we thought! $FB turned around and headed up most the day. I
Missed playing $FB long. Need to remember that stocks can and do go
up and down. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Added
position size, and tried to always hold a position to the short side.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
looked for other shares to trade, but lacked the conviction to enter
positions. I somehow didn't see movements or potential movements. My
risk/ reward just wasn’t there!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
<b>Traded:</b>
$FB</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
See you
all tomorrow.</span></div>
Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-50613681908034544222012-08-17T13:19:00.000-07:002012-08-17T13:19:09.398-07:00Good Friday<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Friday
(08/17/2012):</b> </span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>I
made:</b> <span style="color: lime;">$65</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Emotions:</b>
I had just arrived at my trading station when my “mentor” called
out a short on $FB, prior to the market open. I hesitated and missed
the first opportunity. I was later reprimanded, but it was for my own
good. Was nervous prior to the market open, as I was already short
$FB shares. </span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.maxvalormarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Facebook-Screwed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" id="il_fi" src="http://www.maxvalormarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Facebook-Screwed.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="167" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Was
trading $FB, in and out with 100 shares. At one time I did add to my
position and was short 200 $FB shares. There was a call-out to short
$MRVL, and I got short for a quick scalp!</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Sometimes
you just have to get stuck in, and go with it. I suppose that is the
best way to learn.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I
thought I was done by 10:20 am, but kept trading the rest of the
day. Gave back some gains later in the day, but made them up just
before the close. Overall, I had a great day, by my standards.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I also
found out that its not easy to <b>not</b> look at my P&L the
whole day!</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Traded:</b>
$FB, $MRVL</span></div>
Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-64493063088691825342012-08-16T13:39:00.002-07:002012-08-16T13:39:20.998-07:00Live Trading<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">OK, I
have started trading and now need to keep a journal.</span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I am
trading the minimum number of shares, <strong>100</strong> shares at a time. </span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I am not
adding to my position yet.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Monday
(08/13/2012):</b> </span>
</u></div>
<u>
</u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>I
made:</b> (<span style="color: red;">$12</span>).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Emotions:</b>
I was down. Felt OK, now that I had real skin in the game.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Traded:</b>
stocks under $10, with big volume.</span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Tuesday
(08/14/2012):</b> </span>
</u></div>
<u>
</u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>I
made:</b> <span style="color: lime;">$7</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Emotions:</b>
Felt good, that’s because I was positive for the day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Traded:</b>
stocks under $10, with big volume.</span><br />
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Wednesday
(08/15/2012):</b> </span>
</u></div>
<u>
</u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>I
made:</b> (<span style="color: red;">$9</span>). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Emotions:</b>
Never felt good at the end of the day. Later found out that there was
NO volume in the market and that the range was extremely tight,
tightest its been in months.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Traded:</b>
(Big names, $F) stocks under $10, with big volume.</span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><u>Thursday
(08/16/2012):</u></b></span></div>
<u>
</u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>I
made:</b> <span style="color: lime;">$20</span>.</span><br />
<a href="https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSHgcKuH2T_nf1NqvIS8OYbYAJPp6PxtHgjgB8-5OH_tYDcnjRXyQ" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" class="rg_hi uh_hi" data-height="212" data-width="238" height="212" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSHgcKuH2T_nf1NqvIS8OYbYAJPp6PxtHgjgB8-5OH_tYDcnjRXyQ" style="height: 212px; width: 238px;" width="238" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Emotions:</b>
Was very nervous as I entered the trade. Biggest trade I have made
since going live. Was encouraged/ advised to add to my position size,
but never thought it prudent. Was happy to bank my profits and never
traded again the day. I was done by 10:20am. There was however an opportunity to enter $FB
again, but lacked the
conviction. I had watched $CSCO for a break out, but never reacted in time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
<b>Traded:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">
$FB. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday to follow!</span>Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-42516782889515592252012-08-13T05:53:00.001-07:002012-08-13T05:53:08.638-07:00Rather late than never<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So whats it been...One week since I last wrote?</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lets recap: </span></strong></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Train was late coming in on last Monday morning.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have spent the last 2 weeks in NY, at my chosen proprietary trading firm. </span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been demo trading, and killing it! The first day or two I had my Buying Power loaded at a few million, and was really overpowering this market. I then decided to reduce my buying power to a more realistic $10 000.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I have been trading as if I had real skin in the game. Still not feeling the emotions yet, but that will certainly be there when I go live!</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traders around me in the office, seem to be making money, and offer inspiration. If only I could get to their level of trading ASAP! </span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel I am getting into the trading thing pretty quickly, or at least ahead of my targeted schedule.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been looking for a more permanent residence as well. I have had a great stay out in Brooklyn. The commute into the office and back again is very manageable and only takes about 30 min.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The commute allows me time to listen to podcasts. The trade related podcasts that I have been able to find are those of Michael Covel and Rob Booker.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have also got my hands on a book by Ari Kiev, but haven't been in the reading mood. The Olympics have kept me from reading, which I know is a bad excuse, as the Olympics won't make me money in the market. The Olympics will only show me how great athletes perform! Maybe I learn something from them?</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Haven’t been enjoying home cooked meals, so I am not taking in all the necessary nutrients via vegetables and meat. But then again vegetables are supposed to be eaten by animals, like rabbits?</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a great weekend, and I should go live on Monday!!</span></div>
</div>
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Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-9832402729297032982012-07-27T16:54:00.001-07:002012-07-27T16:54:31.238-07:00Another trip to NYC<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In NY:</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sitting on Broadway street, New York... Watching the people take photos of the
famous bull! I can understand most of the photos that are taken, but what's with
the photos of people posing underneath the bulls gonads? I will be spending a
day or two in NY and hope that upon my departure I will be a step closer to
learning to trade and actually trading with real $'s! </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why this post:</span></strong><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It must be the $1
cup of coffee that's got me into this writing mode again? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe I'm missing my
family, a few hundred miles away, or it's just that I've got time to put
something out? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's probably the fact that I don't feel like positioning myself
under the bulls scrotum and the fact that I've never been a great poser for photos? I'd also need to ask a stranger to take a photo of me. <br /> <br />Thinking about it, I'll rather just
sit here and think what could be and what will be? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finished up the two days in NY, and now on my way back home. I have a decision two make, but am sure I will make the correct decision about my trading career.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the bus:</span></strong><br />
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Supper/ dinner</h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Supper/ dinner was great! Thanks for
asking. Two of these packets of crisps/ chips, and a chocolate bar, and I have had an eloquent sufficiency!<br /> <br />Asian people on the bus. Eating chicken and noodle soup, I
guess, with chopsticks and have managed to mess half of it in the bus, smells
great! How do you eat that stuff with chopsticks? <br /> <br />African American
(AA) people on the bus. A family consisting of a mother, her son, grandfather and
another male relative, but not the father! The mother is "quality"! She can't speak
properly to her young son, so needs to use profanities to get her point across!
She says to him that she is gonna shove him in da face if he don't listen up,
y'all here'in me! Grandfather, is pretty well built, sitting with earphones on,
trying to sleep, yet bumping and grinding in his chair! This geriatric thinks he
is still on his twenties! <br /> <br />21:00, on the bus, all is quiet and calm,
except for our AA passengers who are now close to home and are hungry! Adults laughing
out loudly, children shouting and disturbing the peaceful Asian travelers who only ask to catch
some R&R on the bus! <br /> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AA mother - "They are'a so hungree day a gunna eeeta
snake, if deh isa'na food by da house, right? "</span><br />
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Sweaty!</h3>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8g4nM18VEKlf2W62ohNb3WYKmGZc0PzxkrH8Bm7UZCwEDYsQvEM-4_74Rvg7xQcGqd4fpTI57lVlBn8-E7hlFUbflkQUsZiZ7lu0jZOk6oCv8MJps23LqYftltk0DeV2ZLwSUAHNaC4k/s1600/Sweat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Exercise in NY:</strong><br /> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Walked 1.9 miles/ 3.05 km
in under 30 minutes today. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shirt was drenched upon arrivalat the bus departure "lounge", and it felt like everyone was
watching the perspiration pour off of me, probably hoping that they were not
going to be seated next to me on the bus!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home safely, decision made, back to NY next week to start <strong>"TRAINING"</strong>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Have a great weekend.</span><br />
<br />Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662545821319989475.post-11687898717393118332012-07-23T18:25:00.001-07:002012-07-23T18:25:38.477-07:00Waiting and therapy<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another day...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and it has been another day of waiting for answers that have not been forthcoming. I can also not expedite the process! All I want is to be given the go-ahead, so that I may make the necessary arrangements, to start my training and trading career! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can I trade? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can't I trade? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who knows? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Will I be successful, YES, I believe so! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I keep convincing myself that I will be successful and that I can do this!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am ready to go, and have been ready for a few weeks already, but I am only being held back by administrative issues!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How will I know, if I don't get the chance to sit down and try?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's like having travelled hundreds of miles... arriving at the clubhouse at Augusta National Golf Club, after planing the trip for months, pulling many strings and used numerous influential contacts to get a round at Augusta... wearing a freshly pressed golf shirt... polished golf clubs beside you... brand new golf balls, ready to be pounded... but for some ridiculous reason, you are not allowed to tee off! Lets say, they just can't find your name on the tee-sheet in the club house! No matter how much you talk or plead, its an issue that "they" need to resolve, and you are left to wait! You know you can play golf, but can you play and tame Augusta National Golf Club? How will you know, if you don't get the chance to tee it up and try?</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, with all my spare time on hand, I decide to mow the lawn between imminent thunderstorms. Sitting on the couch and waiting for answers won't get me anywhere. Again, back where I'm from, you have someone who will come-in once a week and mow your lawn, trim the edges, and do the laborious gardening for you, at a minimal wage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here (in America), you either pay top dollar for garden services, or you DIY. So meet the gardener, who is, "almost a trader" to be. Mowing the lawn is very therapeutic, and allows me to over analyse everything that is going on at the moment! Due to "therapy" today, I was able to put out this post and convince myself that today wasn't a complete waste of time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am no closer to trading, yet the lawn looks good, thanks to old faithful who is now my new therapist!</span><br />
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<br />Almost a traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846359956853169005noreply@blogger.com0