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To: ig who wrote (652)	6/18/2001 11:47:37 PM
From: Threei	Respond to of 867

IG, this is great post. I found out that for me to get in the zone I need a trigger. Usually I sit and wait staring at the screen, shifting through the stocks until one of them clicks. It feels like the stock screams "Buy me". Familiar situation got recognized, left half of the brain switched off, right one turned on. This first click is a trigger, from this moment I am in the zone, I don't feel time, nothing influences me - stocks change in front of me in single flow, I can see what's going on clearly and effortlessly. Then something clicks again and this state goes away... without any visible reason. All the trades I am taking after that are much lower percentage. Vadym

To: ig who wrote (652)	6/19/2001 12:15:06 AM
From: The Flying Crane	Respond to of 867

International Grandmaster, Great Post!!! >>"but getting into the zone, in my humble experience, usually requires considerable effort and discipline, both mental and physical."<< and patience!!! Took me 5 years before I began to understand what it meant by sinking the chi into the dantian when practicing Tai Chi.... took me over 10 years before I became a net winner in trading. Of course, everyone must move within their own pace; neither hurry nor slow, just moving along like a turtle (as in the turtle and the hare race). It is, after all, the journey that is the fun part, not the end result. Thanks for sharing! btw: curiously... as a musician, yet you called yourself the International Grandmaster, are you a chess champion as well?

To: ig who wrote (652)	6/19/2001 3:32:03 PM
From: aldrums	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 867

IG, In response to your post, I am absolutely not implying trading does not require effort and discipline, I was simply describing the ideal mental state (no fear) while trading, or performing if you will. The effort and struggle comes in practice, the performance should be pure disciplined execution. I don’t believe it is possible to will yourself into a trading “zone”, but rather trading with the proper attitude and discipline can indirectly bring it about. It’s the experience you gain when trading with no fear that allows you to view the market from its perspective. Eventually all you need to know about trading and the market will be revealed because you are in an open mental state in which to perceive it. There is no need to try to get into the zone, trading with the right attitude will bring it about as a natural occurrence. Alex