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Forum: Psychology and Money Management

July 20th, 2023, 10:07 PM

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Sticky: Time to Give Up

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Posted By David_R

Those that have posted their suggestions and...

Those that have posted their suggestions and comments regarding this thread is very much appreciated. I have not been able to get through all the comments yet but will. The fact that members are...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

July 20th, 2023, 09:49 PM

Replies: 591

Sticky: Time to Give Up

Views: 193,147

Posted By David_R

It's pretty much that way all the time now. It...

It's pretty much that way all the time now. It has gotten worse over time.

Do you mean a journal on Futures.io? I do not. I used to have journals here. I haven't been consistently trading.

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

July 20th, 2023, 05:02 PM

Replies: 591

Sticky: Time to Give Up

Views: 193,147

Posted By David_R

Thanks Trend, I appreciate the feedback. ...

Thanks Trend,

I appreciate the feedback.

I'm not sure how to express this because for me it's inexplicable. I have told myself to "focus on the process", "follow my plane" etc. more times...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

July 20th, 2023, 01:22 PM

Replies: 591

Sticky: Time to Give Up

Views: 193,147

Posted By David_R

Kaimu, Your comments do not bother me at...

Kaimu,

Your comments do not bother me at all. I think you are 100% correct. As time has progressed, and this is over a much longer time span than 2 years, I began to realize that everything else...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

July 19th, 2023, 07:09 PM

Replies: 591

Sticky: Time to Give Up

Views: 193,147

Posted By David_R

Interesting comment. For the longest time when...

Interesting comment. For the longest time when having difficulty trading the advice was always use a higher timeframe to reduce the noise. I found your comment interesting because given my...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

July 19th, 2023, 05:01 PM

Replies: 591

Sticky: Time to Give Up

Views: 193,147

Posted By David_R

I will not laugh at you. Anyone willing to take...

I will not laugh at you. Anyone willing to take the time to comment, make suggestions and try and help deserves my respect.

I will say that I have thought about longer timeframes. I have found...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

July 19th, 2023, 01:41 PM

Replies: 591

Sticky: Time to Give Up

Views: 193,147

Posted By David_R

The freedom is a huge part of the attraction to...

The freedom is a huge part of the attraction to trading and the possibility of having to invest less time than an 8+ a day job. Not that trading only requires an hour a day. The act of trading may...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

July 19th, 2023, 01:36 PM

Replies: 591

Sticky: Time to Give Up

Views: 193,147

Posted By David_R

I'm not sure I'm following you. I don't believe...

I'm not sure I'm following you. I don't believe I do anything in life where it takes discipline at a level that trading does. I find that my impatience translates to other parts of my life such as...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

July 19th, 2023, 11:06 AM

Replies: 591

Sticky: Time to Give Up

Views: 193,147

Posted By David_R

Your question really made me think about my life...

Your question really made me think about my life and if I have discipline and I was hesitant to answer the question because my life isn't very disciplined. My life has routines like most people, but...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

July 17th, 2023, 04:13 PM

Replies: 591

Sticky: Time to Give Up

Views: 193,147

Posted By David_R

That's a tough question. This has been a long...

That's a tough question. This has been a long road to get to this point. I don't think I had as many issues when I started out, but that could be completely wrong, otherwise why move from method to...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

July 17th, 2023, 02:25 PM

Replies: 591

Sticky: Time to Give Up

Views: 193,147

Posted By David_R

Honestly, this is a difficult question because it...

Honestly, this is a difficult question because it seems like it's not just one thing.

Yes, I have had trading plans, and yes, I have failed to follow them.

No trading plan. NO AND YES.
Not...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

July 17th, 2023, 12:23 PM

Replies: 591

Sticky: Time to Give Up

Views: 193,147

Posted By David_R

Now that it's been a decade or so since this...

Now that it's been a decade or so since this question (Do you believe that anyone can be profitable at trading?) was posed to me I'll answer it again since I probably did a decade ago. Do I believe...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

February 15th, 2023, 12:50 PM

Replies: 591

Sticky: Time to Give Up

Views: 193,147

Posted By David_R

I posted to this thread 10 years ago when it was...

I posted to this thread 10 years ago when it was first created. I'm still asking myself if I should give up. Still not profitable, so the fantasy of giving up the day job remains a fantasy. It's...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

April 15th, 2013, 11:41 PM

Replies: 591

Sticky: Time to Give Up

Views: 193,147

Posted By David_R

I think it is...

I never really thought the day would come that I thought it would be time to give up, but it seems like that is where I am at.

I think Big Mike was eluding to the fact that maybe trading isn't...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 28th, 2013, 01:58 AM

Replies: 591

Sticky: Time to Give Up

Views: 193,147

Posted By David_R

Mike, You can be blunt or ask me anything...

Mike,

You can be blunt or ask me anything and I won't take offense.

I think some of your questions are difficult to answer, but I will give my opinion.

Do you believe that anyone can be...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 27th, 2013, 05:37 PM

Replies: 591

Sticky: Time to Give Up

Views: 193,147

Posted By David_R

I meet some of the criteria you have in your post...

I meet some of the criteria you have in your post for not trading. I am more of the mindset that it is on hold for a bit, but refuse to give up.

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