My 6 month anniversary of starting this journey is fast approaching. It came quickly and slowly all at the same time.
If I'm going to be honest with myself, I am not where I had envisioned on day one by this time. I feel like I have learned a lot of important lessons along the way. I've gotten a feel for the movement of stocks and the market. I can read price action fairly well, even if I don't act on it very well just yet. I
But, I feel like I am sort of just flailing around a lot of the time. The ideas are in my head, I just don't implement them like I hoped I would or could. I don't have a niche that I've really studied and worked on perfecting, at least not like I wish I did. I have a bunch of data. Lots of trades. I am coming to the conclusion, not without resistance, that I need to focus my efforts on really learning what I can from the resources I have available. So, here is my plan:
*Finish Watching HTMM for the 2nd time
*Watch as many video lessons each day as is possible
*Gather intraday charts for my trades and determine which kind of play they are
*Gather longer term charts for my trades and determine if they were breakouts or not
*Determine if I had executed my trades better if they were worth taking.
*pick a play and learn it inside and out
*Only trade my play and collect data on that
*be patient.
It's a rough, nasty, snowy winter day today. I just need a breather and then I'm going to dive back in full-force. But, I'll probably be trading a lot less from here on out.
Wish me luck.
i'm at 6 months too. also not anywhere i thought i would be. the one thing i need to do but really am hesitating is printing my trades from my broker and owning up to the losses. and also trying to identify the few trades that i did perform well and figure out if they were luck or is that my strong area. good luck to you.
@ibye489 Thank you, kindly.
@Scott_PaperTrader_legit Thanks so much!
@Noble1222 Data is key to determining if you've found your edge in all your flounderings at the beginning. I wish you luck with your deeper delvings and your continued journey.
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