Forum: Indices 
May 8, 2013, 5:25pm
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Replies: 307
Views: 11,672  Re: Anyone shorting the Dow Jones? pt 2
Dafuq :frown:
Anyone else been using plenty of lube these last few months shorting the dow?
Fu.cked me right up tbh, lost a lot... but hey it happens in trading
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Forum: First Steps
Apr 19, 2013, 5:56am
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,034 Re: Tool me up guys
Thanks for all the advice guys, a lot of that is very helpful and thanks for the PM advice from a certain member :)
Thanks especially to cablemonster, your post made a lot of sense to me, maybe...
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Forum: First Steps
Apr 18, 2013, 5:56am
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,034 Tool me up guys
Ok some of you may of seen my ups and downs, i'm going right back to the drawing board.... i have some talent but my heads all over the place, impulse trading, revenge trading and not even checking...
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Forum: Trading Psychology
Apr 16, 2013, 4:21pm
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Replies: 75
Views: 4,397 |
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Forum: Trading Psychology
Apr 16, 2013, 4:19pm
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Replies: 75
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Forum: Trading Psychology
Apr 16, 2013, 4:18pm
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Replies: 75
Views: 4,397 Re: How good are you at trading - just be honest
It's greed Tim, that's what seems to cause the issue as i never walk away when i've had a good day, and then when i have a loss i can't let go, and just do something stupid. I've had a chat with a...
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Forum: Trading Psychology
Apr 16, 2013, 2:01pm
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Replies: 75
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Forum: Trading Psychology
Apr 16, 2013, 1:45pm
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Replies: 75
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Forum: Trading Psychology
Apr 16, 2013, 1:37pm
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Replies: 75
Views: 4,397 Re: How good are you at trading - just be honest
I opened a Futures account with Infinity and tbh i found trading futures much more complicated, i wasn't giving it the attention i should of. After some losses from silly position sizes i had that...
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Forum: Trading Psychology
Apr 16, 2013, 1:09pm
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Replies: 75
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Forum: Trading Psychology
Apr 16, 2013, 1:08pm
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Replies: 75
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Forum: Trading Psychology
Apr 16, 2013, 1:07pm
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Replies: 75
Views: 4,397 Re: How good are you at trading - just be honest
Not only did i do all of what i have coloured in bold, i actually added 3 more positions of the same size, got stopped.... and then decided to risk the entire account on one position with a...
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Forum: Trading Psychology
Apr 16, 2013, 11:50am
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Replies: 75
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Forum: Trading Psychology
Apr 16, 2013, 11:38am
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Replies: 75
Views: 4,397 Re: How good are you at trading - just be honest
Thanks Tim, you're right... i need to learn when it's time to let go of the trades... i don't really understand hedging tbh, but i need to learn when it's time to let go, and also when it's time to...
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Forum: Trading Psychology
Apr 16, 2013, 11:33am
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Replies: 75
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Forum: Trading Psychology
Apr 16, 2013, 10:55am
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Replies: 75
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Forum: Trading Psychology
Apr 16, 2013, 9:10am
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Replies: 75
Views: 4,397 Re: How good are you at trading - just be honest
Ok, i scaled up to £100 per point and locked in a 4 figure profit.. was going to let it run but it has found resistance at 1400, i don't want to risk it. If it breaches 1400, i may long again with a...
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Forum: Commodities
Apr 16, 2013, 7:58am
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Replies: 207
Views: 8,609 |
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Forum: Commodities
Apr 16, 2013, 7:15am
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Replies: 207
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Forum: Trading Psychology
Apr 16, 2013, 6:46am
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Replies: 75
Views: 4,397 Re: How good are you at trading - just be honest
Hi Niel,
Yes my most successful style has been trading breakouts for 10-30 points but i guess sometimes greed is a factor, i really need to work on that. Anyway i'm back trading today, took a low...
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Forum: Trading Psychology
Apr 16, 2013, 4:18am
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Replies: 75
Views: 4,397 Re: How good are you at trading - just be honest
Well, at one point i was under the assumption that a good day trader should be doing 100%+ a month.... but i'll be honest, that was a VERY good 6 months. The markets changed and i've struggled to...
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Forum: Trading Psychology
Apr 16, 2013, 4:13am
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Replies: 75
Views: 4,397 Re: How good are you at trading - just be honest
Hey mate, at 1st on gold i actually just risked 10 points at £40 a point so it was a £400 risk and my entry was at a sensible level of 1405, it was looking to establish good support at 1400 for over...
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Forum: Trading Psychology
Apr 15, 2013, 10:58am
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Replies: 75
Views: 4,397 Re: How good are you at trading - just be honest
Thanks for the replies guys, i had another **** up today.... had a £25 a point short on the Dow Jones since last night, got in to healthy profits by this afternoon and closed.... then longed Gold...
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Forum: Stocks
Apr 15, 2013, 3:23am
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Replies: 7
Views: 379 Re: UK Biotech Companies
Thanks for the input, and what's stopping you take the risk with SAR? I picked up 168,000 shares for £2000.... and they have great fundementals, and great drugs just like Scancell, and at 1.2p they...
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Forum: Stocks
Apr 14, 2013, 7:00pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 379 UK Biotech Companies
I'm invested in Sareum Holdings and will soon be investing in Scancell Holdings (SAR and SCLP) Both are cancer research companies and have great drugs under trial, they are waiting on being bought...
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