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Forum: Psychology and Money Management

February 19th, 2016, 10:32 AM

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Posted By grausch

Humility is a good trait to have when trading,...

Humility is a good trait to have when trading, but it should be balanced with self-confidence lest a trader find himself incapable of really "pushing" a trade that works in his favour. I was also...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

February 19th, 2016, 09:54 AM

Replies: 155

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Posted By grausch

Quite often we enter into trading with...

Quite often we enter into trading with preconceived notions of how the markets should work and we do not wish to change our notion of how things should work. Blowing up generally forces traders to...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

May 11th, 2015, 03:23 AM

Replies: 155

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Posted By grausch

lemons, don't you think that losing the original...

lemons, don't you think that losing the original $8k shortened your learning curve quite significantly? I find that feeling real pain is usually needed before traders have a chance at improving.
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Forum: Psychology and Money Management

April 20th, 2015, 05:27 AM

Replies: 155

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Posted By grausch

You know, JacLau, this is always a tough one. The...

You know, JacLau, this is always a tough one. The fact that you have been earning a living from your account is commendable. Should you change to a lower risk approach, then you run the risk of not...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

April 18th, 2015, 04:40 PM

Replies: 155

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Posted By grausch

Thank you for providing that bit of info. In...

Thank you for providing that bit of info. In Reminiscences he already realised his own weaknesses and set up a trust to protect himself well, from himself. After the crash his net worth was...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

April 11th, 2015, 05:31 AM

Replies: 155

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Posted By grausch

Somehow they never do...I feel your pain....

Somehow they never do...I feel your pain. Whenever I get whacked hard, I usually take some time off from trading and read some trading books.

Perhaps something like Reminiscences of a Stock...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

April 10th, 2015, 04:43 AM

Replies: 155

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Posted By grausch

Hi Jac, Your numbers scare the living hell...

Hi Jac,

Your numbers scare the living hell out of me. If I may ask, why do you feel the need to trade in such size? I mean we are not talking about the typical $10k account here. With the type of...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 31st, 2015, 04:59 AM

Replies: 155

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Posted By grausch

I would add patience and discipline to your list...

I would add patience and discipline to your list of required traits. Some of the smartest people I know don't trade well at all, thus not sure about intelligence.

I never found "monitoring and...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 25th, 2015, 04:40 AM

Replies: 155

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Posted By grausch

I quickly read through the thread, and I believe...

I quickly read through the thread, and I believe right now that most of the blown accounts were very small. The largest number I saw posted was $20k and then some $10-15k accounts as well. However,...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 24th, 2015, 01:16 PM

Replies: 155

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Posted By grausch

Never blown an account, I tend to be extremely...

Never blown an account, I tend to be extremely risk aware. When I start engaging in the type of behaviour that will lead to blow-ups, I usually close all positions and take time off to clear my head....

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