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Quote: Originally Posted by Bermudan Option  what mistakes did you make? How do you plan on fixing them in the future? Will you continue trading on paper at least or are you taking a hiatus from trading altogether for...

I placed a market order to sell all open positions.   When I get my act together, I'll be back.

Well, that didn't take long.   I bought 100 shares of AMD @ $4.59 a share, and I bought 70 shares of XRX at $7.07 a share.   I definately need to put a leash on my trading behavior.

Quote: Originally Posted by Crankndapot  your still in the green bud!  keep it up   Thanks, but my favorite color is red, so let me see what I can do about that. 7-20-12   I just placed...

Today (July 18th), I sold 130 shares at $7.97 a share.  After a one cent interest credit, a three cent fee, and $4.95 in commissions, the Total Account Equity is $1,057.74.  It’s a small win, but hey, I’ll take...

I cancelled my previous order to sell half of my shares.  Then, I placed a market order to sell them all.  I guess I'll see how it turns out in the morning.

Hey Bermudan Option,   I just wanted to drop in and mention that I have spent some time dealing with the issue of fractals (or multiple timeframes).  I haven't read that book, but I'd be interested in your views on...

After reviewing my chart, I realized I goofed.  I thought I was in a seven wave downtrend, but techncially, there's only been five waves.  The cycle low before the last one wasn't a wave at all; it was a failed 5 since that...

I just placed a sell limit order to sell 65 Shares of ETFC at $8.30 a share.

The order executed.  I bought 130 shares of ETFC at $7.83.  Yeah, eighteen cents higher than I would have liked.  Of course, I could have placed a hold limit (or a buy stop limit order), but then, I wouldn't have gotten...