I think I might be on the spectrum.
My worst trading days almost always start with me trading like a rock star (or market wizard). Then my profits get close to a round number ending in zero. My mind gets focused on reaching that shiny round number and I lose my mind.
Today started out with two perfectly executed trades. Both my typical scalp and run with 2 contracts. First contract off at 12.5 points and the second one trailing.
Approximately 45 minutes into the NY session I was sitting with $878.50 in profits… and all I could think about was that’s only about one hundred twenty something bucks from $1000.
This is where the story gets dark.
I have no idea what happened. 34 trades later I was sitting with a loss of -$1054.00
I completely lost my mind – bypassed my risk management software (which locks me out after losing $380). I even had to restart my computer to regain access to my account.
And then I went full retard.
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