Comments on: Fatigue, Delirium and Time Distortion http://dummyspots.com/2007/03/fatigue-delirium-and-time-distortion/ Stocks, Options, Currencies and One Big Dummy Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:45:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Will http://dummyspots.com/2007/03/fatigue-delirium-and-time-distortion/#comment-2073 Will Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:24:44 +0000 http://dummyspots.com/2007/03/fatigue-delirium-and-time-distortion/#comment-2073 LP - college was something of a waste of time for me, as well. Married, working multiple jobs, etc. Too busy being old to ever take the time to be young. Now, for that red convertible... DT - you know how weekends like this make us want SO badly to drain the savings, get cash advances on all the credit cards and a second mortgage on the house, send it all to the broker, buy one huge buttload of out-of-the-money options, and go for broke... when I get too eager to do something like that (like I am right now), I've learned to place myself in "trading jail" until the urge fades. I just keep chanting "stay patient, your time will come" (then curse a bit) :) One day I'll get to learn what it's like to have the delimma every Friday of "what we're gonna do this weekend"... I agree with you on the time distortion while trading-- also, seems like the moment you enter a promising positions, the seconds stretch to hours as you anticipate that move... LP - college was something of a waste of time for me, as well. Married, working multiple jobs, etc. Too busy being old to ever take the time to be young. Now, for that red convertible…

DT - you know how weekends like this make us want SO badly to drain the savings, get cash advances on all the credit cards and a second mortgage on the house, send it all to the broker, buy one huge buttload of out-of-the-money options, and go for broke… when I get too eager to do something like that (like I am right now), I’ve learned to place myself in “trading jail” until the urge fades. I just keep chanting “stay patient, your time will come” (then curse a bit) :) One day I’ll get to learn what it’s like to have the delimma every Friday of “what we’re gonna do this weekend”…

I agree with you on the time distortion while trading– also, seems like the moment you enter a promising positions, the seconds stretch to hours as you anticipate that move…

]]> By: Dinosaur Trader http://dummyspots.com/2007/03/fatigue-delirium-and-time-distortion/#comment-2071 Dinosaur Trader Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:41:27 +0000 http://dummyspots.com/2007/03/fatigue-delirium-and-time-distortion/#comment-2071 Time to size up in a couple of positions and leave that job behind, eh? Earnings season is right around the corner... And I've noticed the effects of time distortion during trading disasters. If I'm in a bad position and it's late in the day, time seems to fly by so that my window of opportunity to rebound closes that much quicker. Time to size up in a couple of positions and leave that job behind, eh?

Earnings season is right around the corner…

And I’ve noticed the effects of time distortion during trading disasters. If I’m in a bad position and it’s late in the day, time seems to fly by so that my window of opportunity to rebound closes that much quicker.

]]> By: LP http://dummyspots.com/2007/03/fatigue-delirium-and-time-distortion/#comment-2047 LP Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:18:04 +0000 http://dummyspots.com/2007/03/fatigue-delirium-and-time-distortion/#comment-2047 High school was most boring for me but college was fun. That went by too fast. I do wish I graduated 2 years prior. I could have gotten a ton of options at Ariba or some bozo company. Even if I was an idiot, I could have cashed out enough options for a nice pen or something. High school was most boring for me but college was fun. That went by too fast. I do wish I graduated 2 years prior. I could have gotten a ton of options at Ariba or some bozo company. Even if I was an idiot, I could have cashed out enough options for a nice pen or something.

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