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Forum: Psychology and Money Management October 28th, 2022, 07:39 AM
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Posted By bobwest
Yes. So can a human being. Many are. And...

Yes. So can a human being.

Many are. And many aren't.

I certainly don't want to get into any algo vs. discretionary dispute, since there are algo traders who are profitable and discretionary...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management October 27th, 2022, 08:25 PM
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Posted By bobwest
I will always take the opportunity to point out...

I will always take the opportunity to point out the "spoos" thread, which is one of the jewels of nexusfi.com. It has stretched over 11 years and is approaching 38,000 posts (not a typo). tigertrader...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management October 27th, 2022, 11:37 AM
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Posted By bobwest
OK, so you entered this short with a sell stop at...

OK, so you entered this short with a sell stop at a good place, you might have entered a stop loss (not shown), and then you closed it, not on the stop or the target, but on another rule, something...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management October 27th, 2022, 09:49 AM
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Posted By bobwest
I wanted to write the previous post I made before...

I wanted to write the previous post I made before addressing this, on the assumption that things could be on the up and up, which of course they could be. I hope they are.

But now I'm going to...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management October 27th, 2022, 09:48 AM
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Views: 13,303
Posted By bobwest
I think you deeply misunderstood what I meant...

I think you deeply misunderstood what I meant when I wrote this:



To be clear, my surprise was not that you would be willing to share your profits. My surprise was that you thought you had a...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management October 26th, 2022, 03:38 PM
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Posted By bobwest
Well, that is taking the gloves off. I don't...

Well, that is taking the gloves off. I don't think it is too rough, though.

nenuser, there's the simple fact that if you can't make yourself click the mouse, you've got to either find a way to...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management October 26th, 2022, 08:51 AM
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Views: 13,303
Posted By bobwest
Right. Nearly perfect advice. Take the...

Right. Nearly perfect advice.

Take the "pressure on yourself" part very seriously. You have to take that off if you expect to be able to even function.

I also agree with the mention of Dr....
Forum: Psychology and Money Management October 26th, 2022, 08:39 AM
Replies: 91
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Posted By bobwest
First, everyone has some degree of this problem...

First, everyone has some degree of this problem at some point. Sometimes to this extent. So you are not alone.

Second, the issue is personal and emotional and not a matter simply of something that...
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