Thurs Oct 9 Trades & Journal

20141009
Short 2 TF 1089.0, 1088.6, +3.0, +0.7
Long 1 TF 1084.3, -0.3
Long 1 YM 16863, -5
Long 2 TF 1078.9, 1078.9, +0.5, +1.5
Long 1 NQ 4013.25, 4012.25, +8.0, +2.0
Total NQ +10.0
Total TF +5.4

Trading in isolation can be a difficult thing. On the one hand, you need concentration and focus. That's compromised by company. On the other, a view of trade handling by others can help get you out of your own head when you feel a little stuck. "If they can do that, so can I" is not a bad conclusion to have on the way to improving on your own habits. Thankfully, I have my students. And many of them are better traders than I. Find a mentor, not so as to lose your independence of thought, but occasionally, if nothing else, to help you get unstuck when the narrow confines of your own thoughts have become too cramped.