To: rubbersoul who wrote (3726 ) 11/13/2008 6:03:19 PM From: LTK007 Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 3906 <<These markets are hard on the nerves and have worn me down.>> When i was trading like a madman, i said i was hugely LUCKY, it was a wild bizarre running up and up. It was a playing a feirce looney trend. We are LOCKED still in ALLTIME HIGH VOLATILE MARKET in a DOWNTREND. This is dangerous water. i have put nothing in but my little toe but i am NOT willing to get into this situation. <<These markets are hard on the nerves and have worn me down.>> RS, i can think of nothing harder on the nerves than a Super High Volatility phase in a downtrend bear market. Now if i had two computers with two big screens and FIOS online trading connection, and sound sleep behind and a cup of java and plush swivel chair and TOTAL , BUT Zen Calm, Commitment, i could, and others could be making nice bucks here, that is if they start at 8am edt and go into AH trading to say 6 pm edt.Have no kids running around, yada yada. But that kind of set up few have. i would call that a pro's set up. And he has like at least 10 years of experience. And have trained themselves for a mind set to gunslinger STEEL CALM and has like 500 tickers hard wired in his brain, then you have a person who is NOT frazzled, nerves edged, and exhausted. Now i don't have that equipment, and i don't have that Zen Calm Committment, not now, for sure, and so i am BACKING OFF(i have my 5% in, and otherwise just study those stocks i have been posted here), as i don't want to write this back to you <<<<These markets are hard on the nerves and have worn me down.>> Is there a reason you can't take a break, walk away, get cooled down, get the self fresh and ready to go again??? What's to stop you????? Best of Luck, The Maxer:)