Comments on: Happiness Is Not Where You Expect It http://www.movethemarkets.com/blog/2006/11/23/stop-trying-to-be-happy/ Futures Trading, Custom Programming, and Commentary Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:12:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: A Trade on Biomet Inc (Nasdaq: BMET) » Move the Markets http://www.movethemarkets.com/blog/2006/11/23/stop-trying-to-be-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-1171 A Trade on Biomet Inc (Nasdaq: BMET) » Move the Markets Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:49:53 +0000 http://www.movethemarkets.com/blog/2006/11/23/stop-trying-to-be-happy/#comment-1171 [...] It’s now 50 minutes later, and I see the stock is trading at 38.85. Still not at my target, but I could have had more profit if I had waited. Maybe by the end of day it will hit my target. Then again, maybe not. As a trader, you can’t fret over what could have been, had your choices been different. For one thing, it is a leading cause of unhappiness. Secondly, had I sold at the top I’d be inclined to call myself a genius right now. But, forming an opinion about myself, whether the stock went up or down post-sale, is nonsense. The stock market is a probability game. Think about that! It could have gone either way. This is why I say the only way to measure the quality of a trade is if you followed your plan. [...] [...] It’s now 50 minutes later, and I see the stock is trading at 38.85. Still not at my target, but I could have had more profit if I had waited. Maybe by the end of day it will hit my target. Then again, maybe not. As a trader, you can’t fret over what could have been, had your choices been different. For one thing, it is a leading cause of unhappiness. Secondly, had I sold at the top I’d be inclined to call myself a genius right now. But, forming an opinion about myself, whether the stock went up or down post-sale, is nonsense. The stock market is a probability game. Think about that! It could have gone either way. This is why I say the only way to measure the quality of a trade is if you followed your plan. [...]

]]> By: Trading Goddess http://www.movethemarkets.com/blog/2006/11/23/stop-trying-to-be-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-1049 Trading Goddess Mon, 27 Nov 2006 03:22:04 +0000 http://www.movethemarkets.com/blog/2006/11/23/stop-trying-to-be-happy/#comment-1049 Thank you for the link! Now, if one has short-term memory loss, wouldn't they never suffer from long-term memory loss once their short-term memory loss began? Just a thought. Thank you for the link!

Now, if one has short-term memory loss, wouldn’t they never suffer from long-term memory loss once their short-term memory loss began?

Just a thought.

]]> By: Richard http://www.movethemarkets.com/blog/2006/11/23/stop-trying-to-be-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 Richard Sun, 26 Nov 2006 04:17:30 +0000 http://www.movethemarkets.com/blog/2006/11/23/stop-trying-to-be-happy/#comment-1047 no problem; I'm glad you liked it. no problem; I’m glad you liked it.

]]> By: Eyal http://www.movethemarkets.com/blog/2006/11/23/stop-trying-to-be-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-1046 Eyal Sat, 25 Nov 2006 20:42:58 +0000 http://www.movethemarkets.com/blog/2006/11/23/stop-trying-to-be-happy/#comment-1046 Very interesting indeed. Thanks :) Very interesting indeed. Thanks :)

]]> By: Ugly http://www.movethemarkets.com/blog/2006/11/23/stop-trying-to-be-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 Ugly Fri, 24 Nov 2006 14:22:46 +0000 http://www.movethemarkets.com/blog/2006/11/23/stop-trying-to-be-happy/#comment-1044 thanks for the link - very interesting stuff thanks for the link – very interesting stuff

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