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I was wondering what does trader usually do when waiting for a trade to work.
I am a day trader and only put on 1 to 3 trade a day, and the waiting time is just boring. Watching the market too close cause anxiety, step away for too long cause me to miss a trade

Any suggestion for activities that fill the time?:confused:
 
Similar number of trades a day. I am registered with a few topical podcasts, so catch up on these. Or read trading / investment blogs, lulz on t2w. Its been bit easier since I joined in a room online, can ask q's, or just have a social chat.
 
Trade more markets, play computer games, visit porn sites. Of course, all these will result in missed trades and loosed monies. They do say trading is hard, right ?
 
I always have Bloomberg on in the background. Plenty of pretty faces, and some interesting financial stuff too.
 
As for foreign trade, it will take sometime to find customers in foreign countries. There are some things to do: attending trade fair, visiting B2B platforms, visiting e-business platforms, do marketing research or other work.
 
Hiro11 said:
I was wondering what does trader usually do when waiting for a trade to work.
I am a day trader and only put on 1 to 3 trade a day, and the waiting time is just boring. Watching the market too close cause anxiety, step away for too long cause me to miss a trade

Any suggestion for activities that fill the time?:confused:
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Why don't you try working on finding different setups. That's what I did and managed to find setups that cover all market conditions.
 
The typical day trader usually looks like this:
 

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Hiro11 said:
I was wondering what does trader usually do when waiting for a trade to work.
I am a day trader and only put on 1 to 3 trade a day, and the waiting time is just boring. Watching the market too close cause anxiety, step away for too long cause me to miss a trade

Any suggestion for activities that fill the time?:confused:
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Continue to Educate yourself about trading .........there will never be enough Free time to do this for any of us :smart:

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Just purchased stacks of books and joined a chat room , hope this will help...
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Jamesdong008 said:
As for foreign trade, it will take sometime to find customers in foreign countries. There are some things to do: attending trade fair, visiting B2B platforms, visiting e-business platforms, do marketing research or other work.
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Are you setting up side business ? I want to do that for long time (y)
 
I play online backgammon ! - satisfies my gambler instints and keeps me from just punting the market for a few points!
 
dealer911 said:
I play online backgammon ! - satisfies my gambler instints and keeps me from just punting the market for a few points!
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I saw a website on Trade2Win that allow player to bet on sports and poker betfair.com seems fun, any experience with them?
 
Hiro11 said:
I saw a website on Trade2Win that allow player to bet on sports and poker betfair.com seems fun, any experience with them?
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No experience on betfair - i play on backgammonempire.com - I chose backgammon as it's like trading.. 50% luck 50% strategy!
 
Do something useful - learn a foreign language, read Aristotle or Milton, whatever. Something improving or productive.
 
The Leopard said:
Do something useful - learn a foreign language, read Aristotle or Milton, whatever. Something improving or productive.
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Literature...not my strong suit. May fall asleep with position on

Learning foreign language sounds great. Thanks :) Italian will be first
 
Hiro11 said:
Literature...not my strong suit. May fall asleep with position on

Learning foreign language sounds great. Thanks :) Italian will be first
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I heartily recommend the Hugo series, very good indeed. Also check out the websites of the major Italian dailies, like Corriere Della Sera and Il Mattino. Lots of stuff to read and plenty of videos to help you get your ear in.
 
The Leopard said:
I heartily recommend the Hugo series, very good indeed. Also check out the websites of the major Italian dailies, like Corriere Della Sera and Il Mattino. Lots of stuff to read and plenty of videos to help you get your ear in.
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You know how to speak Italian?? Cool (y)
It is my dream to buy a resort in venice someday
 
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