Long Time No Hear From, See From, Whatever... lol!!!

Yep- I know, you all thought that the pip monster ate me huh? lol!! No - serious business - I have been trading like "trade slave" over the past wek or so - and I have also been in the middle of a relocation. I will be posting pictures of my new residence (did I spell that wrong?) anyway - I will be putting up some images of how I am living now - lol!! Like any of you all care - no matter - I am excited - lol!!

Trading for the month of January was quite eventful - breaking out of sideways channels and flying in definite directions the pairs were profitable and somewhat predictable. NOW I am not saying that trading was not hard - in some cases but OVERALL - the trading atmosphere was not to bad - I ended last week over 200 pips and the month gave over 500 pips with low risk thresholds - which brings me to a good trading point - My opinion of course.

Trading Point #3015

A good month is not only gauged by how many pips you end up with - but also by how much hell or lack there of that you endured.

What do I mean by this?

Lets say that you gained 300 pips with very little stress, your technicals were all on the money - each day when you started looking at opportunities you found one somewhere within your portfolio, you were lined up with any technical accountability partners, and everything was peachy -

-vs-

You gained 450 pips - and your technical were almost if not always off - and it was by the grace of God that you gained any pips. When you woke up in the AM or PM (night owls) you were dreading he trading platform and almost did not want to put your passwords in. Every trade caused big flood causing beads of sweat to bust out of your forehead - Your signals were dead and you were in the negative in most trades more times than you were positive and you really slid by gaining pips at 10 - 15 pips at a time -

I think you get the point - Trading can be either a nightmare or it can be a enriching dream where pips seem to fall out of the sky - greatly depending on how you are looking at the market and how you choose to engage it. So your monthly success must also factor in your mental health at the end of the month. Are you in need of a vacation at the end of each month? Are you a slave to your monitors? OR are you eager to face each new trading day? Are you dreading when your husband or wife mentions a vactation because you know vacation means no trading?

So with all that said - should we as Traders really be re-evaluating our Trading practice from a bigger view? One that includes healthy and developmental progress -vs- a practice filled with stress and mind destroying tactics?

I am a firm beliver that time/ consistancy/ peace/ reward = true fulfillment. In other words - Maximize and leverage your time, be consistant with your trading, have a peace of mind with each and every trade, seek obtainable non-stressful reward, and ultimately you will end the year in a positive position and you did it all without going bald like me!

Good Luck Trading - Technicals are up next!