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Worlds Worst Day Trader – could it be me?

Worlds Worst Day Trader - could it be me?

That's how I'm feeling at the moment! It's funny how the joy of winning doesn't compare with the feeling of depression and despair of losing. I did ok yesterday and today, I lost but I feel much worse today than the joy I experienced yesterday. In fact, I expect to at least be up every day so unless I make a lot of gains, I don't feel any joy or pleasure in my trading winnings. For those that follow my blog, you'll notice that I can't seem to ride those winners well so there is hardly ever an

May 20, 2008 1 Comment Full Story

Spreadbetting the Dow Jones – restarting my trading after the Trading Academy

Spreadbetting the Dow Jones - restarting my trading after the Trading Academy

I have been hunting high and low for a suitable trading platform...  I now realise that the CQG trader platform which I was using before was simple but great! At first I thought it was a bit basic for my liking but so long as it worked reasonably well and I guess it's also what you get used to. Thanks to Harry for dropping me a comment about Ninja Trader.. I had a look for it and I found a broker which I can use this with. The software looks like CQG in the way it functions, I'll download th

May 12, 2008 No Comments Full Story

Trading update! Where have i gone?

Hello all, sorry there has been no update for a while. I am trying to get myself set up again with a trading account with Interactive Brokers and to also find a suitable charting platform. The trading academy have closed my account and I had got used to their charts. I want to recreate the same look and feel with another platform so am searching for something. Something which I have used is the Sierra Charts platform. I do have charts on my spreadbetting platform, however, they are rather clu

May 9, 2008 1 Comment Full Story

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