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To: Thean who wrote (12699)	3/30/2000 9:15:00 AM
From: Timelord	Respond to of 14427

Hi Thean - The SEV fiasco, huh? You can't take all the credit for that, I have some other stinkers that I found all by myself <ggg>. I too am holding for the time being, but if I hit my trading goals this year, I may use it as a tax loss if it doesn't recover sufficiently. Glad to see you're doing well too. Alex

To: Thean who wrote (12699)	3/30/2000 10:02:00 AM
From: shasta23	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14427

THEAN... thanks for the good post and the heads up. It's also good to hear that more people went through struggles in the beginning years. I said in another post: for me the problem the last two days is not necessarily the money but realizing with shock that i through out of the window the little knowledge and planning i had and i just traded as an emotional slave. Before the open i thought i would sell on a rally and i could've gotten out of my position with minimal losses. But i got greedy and then things turned and i was just emotionally stunned and couldn't do anything. I actually took my stop losses out to compound my losses. This kind of behaviour is was hurting me yesterday: Realizing this "dark side" in my trading and how difficult it is to deal with this. Not sure if books can help! I think realizing and observing it might help and divising a trading strategy that deal with these weaknesses(more automated, put in stops and leave computer to not change them etc.). Mentally i'm prepared now to take a big loss this week and try to look forward of regaining discipline and the joy in trading. The last two days have not been easy on my...or my wife!!! Stefan