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Old 01-18-2007, 02:43 AM
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Re: Avoiding burnout

Way to go Kiwi ! Guys like that spammer make my skin crawl whenever I think of them. Unfortunately there are far too many of those leeches running around. Let's be done with this one for good, I hope.

Hope you are doing well.

As for Tin Gull's issue of burn-out.. well, I suppose there are a couple of general ideas we all follow when we have had too much of something. First is to take a break, either a prolonged one so you can come at this fresh, or perhaps even better yet, either takes breaks all throughout your trading day or just trade the first 2 to 3 hours of the morning and be done with it and go have some fun.

I have grown to love trading so I can't say I have felt burn-out as yet, but I think you will find it is always a good idea to keep a balanced life. Spend time with your loved ones, take up a small hobby, do some limited but regular volunteer work or find something else that really interests you that does not fall under the category of work or earning a living. My toughest times trading was when I was trading too tight of a time frame each day. I moved up to a significantly higher intra-day time frame, and lo and behold, not only less stress but better results.. much better. Anyway, if you set aside some time to think about it, you will come up with your own solutions.

Best Regards and Happy Trading To All

Happy Trading


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