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Strategies & Market Trends : Trade What You See, Not What You Think -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Moving Sphere who wrote (316)	1/21/2001 11:41:36 AM
From: Threei	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 867

Let me sum it up and see if I understand you right. To evaluate the system in order to make necessary corrections if needed you suggest using historical rather than own recent trades because perception of those is distorted by emotions remembered. At the same time, analysis of one's own trades is invaluable for deeper understanding of one's emotional reactions. This understanding eventually is supposed to help to prevent harmful reactions and breed helpful ones. Sounds right to me! Vadym

To: Moving Sphere who wrote (316)	1/21/2001 12:18:29 PM
From: in_cog_nito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 867

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To: Moving Sphere who wrote (316)	1/21/2001 4:35:32 PM
From: chris-	Respond to of 867

p.s. However, evaluating my own emotional context during the trade is another matter entirely. I would put more effort in understanding myself..These are the psychological and emotional context I would review after my trade is completed. I enjoy these views as well. Many have a trading journal that only lists the "enter here, exit here" components. While I feel this is beneficial for possibly what is best working in the current system, i.e. breakouts, range trading, breakdowns, etc., it leaves the most important part of trading out of the journal. If trading is at least 80% mental, and your journal is 100% mechanical, I can't see how such a trading journal would really be beneficial. Your comments on this trade evaluation make more sense to me than just a straight "mechanical" trading journal. Respectfully, Chris