Stress

[Prawnsandwich]

Where are the moderators when needed?

Yes Howard thats a very pertinent question...

 

[Prawnsandwich]

I just hope I don't get caught looking over her shoulder to see if I'm up.
errr...I mean if my trade is up.

Peter

If you positioned the PC correctly, you could kill two birds with the one stone, so as to speak....

Might be some erratic trades though....

Could be the start of a new methodology.....

 

[FX Bandit]

Where are the moderators when needed?

Having 2 minutes with the wife maybe?

Arabian Nights, sterling work as usual. I look forward to Joe's posts just so I can see your fish finger-based riposte .

 

[arabianights]

Just wait for the XMAS special FX

 

[Hotch]

From what you know about me so far, do you think that idea ever entered my mind before you mentioned it? And had it entered my mind, do you think it would have changed my mind about posting that remark?

From what you know about me so far, do you think that idea ever entered my mind before you mentioned it? And had it entered my mind, do you think it would have changed my mind about posting that remark?

 

[leonarda]

Do you suffer a lot when you trade? Are you under constant stress from trading? What are your thoughts about stress, and is it a major factor in your trading?

Stress in trading is not always harmful, probably depending on the source of the stress. For some traders it is imperative that they run scared. For those traders it is the emotion of fear that can generate the concentration necessary to survive.

For all traders, it has been proven that trading is a stressful business. Tests have shown that even when traders appear calm, relaxed, and comfortable during trading, their heartbeat rises, blood pressure rises, and skin moisture increases.

In other fields we see constant demonstrations of performing under stress. It is the ability to thrive under stress that sets athletic superstars apart. It is the ability to go onstage when a person's stomach is full of butterflies that can make a stage performer into a star.

An effective trader learns to handle stress. His natural instinct of self preservation is what makes him effective when challenged.

There are other forms of stress besides fear. Selfishness can cause a trader to fight greedily for what he thinks he must have. Such a trader will trade without any consideration for personal honesty. The attitude of this kind of trader is "get what you want. Win somehow."

As a trader you must find out who you are and learn to accept yourself that way, or better yet, change; become a better person.

Regardless of the source of your stress, if you are going to trade effectively, you must face the cause of it and learn to deal with it.

I use "stress" to my advantage, if I feel "stressed" about a position that means I need to modify/evaluate my position management to ensure I don't feel stressed about it. A sort of "positive feedback" thing. Helps me improve my trading, the goal being to not feel stressed about losing positions.

 

[HowardCohodas]

I use "stress" to my advantage, if I feel "stressed" about a position that means I need to modify/evaluate my position management to ensure I don't feel stressed about it. A sort of "positive feedback" thing. Helps me improve my trading, the goal being to not feel stressed about losing positions.

I've heard this from a lot of experienced traders. Some call it a "gut feel." I strongly believe that the unconscious mind is good at detecting potential danger. I've experienced this phenomena in myself and when I used reason to overcome my feeling I usually came out the worse for it.

 

[Mr. Charts]

The brain stores memories of previous experiences and creates a sense of "discomfort/foreboding" when a current situation echoes a negative experience. Essentially it's the triggering of dendrite acetyl choline transmission.

 

[meanreversion]

The brain stores memories of previous experiences and creates a sense of "discomfort/foreboding" when a current situation echoes a negative experience. Essentially it's the triggering of dendrite acetyl choline transmission.

Howard probably had to nip off to the bathroom after reading all those esoteric scientific words

 

[HowardCohodas]

Howard probably had to nip off to the bathroom after reading all those esoteric scientific words

Wrong again, grasshopper. I knew this information already. However, I'm so fearful of what you are likely to say, I did not use it in my first post.

 

[Ambrose Ackroyd]

Having 2 minutes with the wife maybe?

2 minutes with any fricking wife is too much.

2 minutes with my wife is worse than being waterboarded and then having your head stuffed up a hippo's asshole.

Wives ...............FFS

 

[wackypete2]

YIKES

Peter

 

[wackypete2]

2 minutes with any fricking wife is too much.

It is if you are trading the 1m time frame.

Peter

 

[meanreversion]

2 minutes with any fricking wife is too much.

2 minutes with my wife is worse than being waterboarded and then having your head stuffed up a hippo's asshole.

Wives ...............FFS

"Trouble and strife" appropriate rhyming slang in your case, or are you just kidding?

 

[HowardCohodas]

2 minutes with any fricking wife is too much.

2 minutes with my wife is worse than being waterboarded and then having your head stuffed up a hippo's asshole.

Wives ...............FFS

I guess it sucks to be you. Others have a different view of married life.

 

[Ambrose Ackroyd]

"Trouble and strife" appropriate rhyming slang in your case, or are you just kidding?

Judging by the amount of posts that I make on the Joke of the Day thread, I would say that there is a good chance that I just possibly might be kidding.

There may also have been a hint of alcohol inspired posting there.

 

[Ambrose Ackroyd]

I guess it sucks to be you. Others have a different view of married life.

People who take everything so seriously and verbatim may also be said to suck to be them, if you see what I mean Howie baby.

 

[HowardCohodas]

People who take everything so seriously and verbatim may also be said to suck to be them, if you see what I mean Howie baby.

Perhaps I was sadly misinformed. I was told the British did not have a sense of humor. I'll have to recalibrate.

Now a sense of propriety is a whole other thing.

 

[meanreversion]

Perhaps I was sadly misinformed. I was told the British did not have a sense of humor. I'll have to recalibrate.

Now a sense of propriety is a whole other thing.

Come on, we invented Monty Python, Benny Hill and Gordon Brown.

 

[HowardCohodas]

Come on, we invented Monty Python, Benny Hill and Gordon Brown.

Ya got me there. I stand corrected.