Tag Archive: losses

Mar 02

How Being Cursed Can Affect Your Trading.

I think there must be something wrong with my eyeballs. In the big scheme of things, this isn’t so bad – the other day I had a conversation with an important person which left me wondering if I had something wrong with my brain. You know, it wouldn’t surprise me to find that I have …

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Dec 08

Sex Lies and Video Tape

In Which Rogue Traderette Confesses. I’m not going to beat around the bush. I’m just going to come out with it.   I AM A LIAR. Sorry about that. Just a couple of days ago, I was telling you how I’m all good.  I let you believe that things are cruising and that I really …

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Nov 09

Why Winning is For Losers

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I don’t know how long it takes the average trader to turn a penny in this game.  For some, who were lucky enough to fall into trading during a raging bull market it’s possible they were instantly profitable. It wasn’t like that for me.  I got lucky on about two trades, then lost it 10 …

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Sep 21

Loving the Things That Money Just Can’t Buy

Read my newest article – Investing for Beginners Rogue Traderette Contemplates Losing  Her Money… Trading is funny.  On the face of the matter trading seems to be all about money – buying  shares in the hope of a profit, selling shares to lock in a profit and dreaming of the new shoes/boat/random materialistic trinket our …

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Sep 14

Trading Psychology: Avoiding Trade – Induced Nausea

In which Rogue Traderette discovers a share price shock can induce nausea. Gosh, a fleeting glance at a stock ticker has the power to invoke a wave of nausea previously only associated with being pregnant on a boat.   Nothing can turn your stomach like losing money, especially when you aren’t expecting it.   I just had …

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