[HAL9000]

Today I would have lost ca. 700 $.

It was one of these days again.
On these days, I know that a trade will not work out, just after I entered,
but I stay in.

Btw. tomorrow I will not be able to trade.
Then I will reactivate my blog too,
preparing my transition.

Lets see if it works out during the next two months.

[daedalus]

Originally Posted by brownsfan019 »

dae - we've all been there and done that. Learn from the mistakes and make sure it doesn't happen again (or not that often).

Wise words. Long story short - I traded like a little bitch and I got what I deserved. Next day please.

[Hlm]

If it's accountability/credibility you are after, then a better approach may be to promote the concept of streaming the account PnL live throughout the day and then finish it up with a quick summary and snapshot on this thread. One could do it in TL's room using free software like ManyCam. No "calling" would be necessary in the room. Those that want to follow an individual could just monitor the progress via video. If someone doesn't want to mess with the room they could always use a free service such as Ustream.

Originally Posted by brownsfan019 »

I also started a blog here.

Just my opinions of the chat room and what you can expect from it.

Originally Posted by Traders Laboratory Message

Hlm, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

Is this on purpose?

[brownsfan019]

hlm - neat idea, feel free to run w/ it. As I said in post #1, what the person posts or provides is up to them. Firewalker suggested posting the total pt gain vs. actual $. That's cool too, whatever works for you. Let me know if you get yours up and running so we can watch!

As for the blog, I have no idea. Not sure how the software is setup so I'll have to poke around tomorrow unless someone that has used it before can suggest what to do.

Glad you stopped by hlm and hope we can see some participation from you too!

[brownsfan019]

Poor performance today on this account. Not sure if it was lack of focus or what but this was way below what the result should have been and is unacceptable.

Note - in addition to tracking how I did, I also track what I should have done (meaning following the plan 100%). Today was a terrible day in that regards.

[daedalus]

I too had a wash day... (negative if you include commissions). But unlike yesterday I didn't make any mistakes or mismanagement. This was simply the outcome of what was there per my rules.

[brownsfan019]

Difference is that you followed your plan and I did not.

Still the hardest thing for me at times is either taking all the trades or keeping the focus to do so.

[brownsfan019]

Ok on the small account today.

On another account I got whipped around a bit there in the mid-morning. Part of the problem was missing a nice trade there, which in the end puts the day at a good result.

Better today, but not great. One more day left this week to get a decent result and then we take the weekend to refocus.