October wrap-up

This has been a challenging month. The challenge hasn't been from an excessively unpredictable market, but rather from my own personal challenge to grow as a trader. Trying new things always causes some level of discomfort and stress, but when you put money into the mix those results are magnified. I'd been practicing new trading tactics on a micro account and had mixed results. When I was patient and focused the results were positive, but when I got distracted from my plan things didn't go so well. This past week I decided it was time to move forward and start trading these new tactics in my regular account. Looking back on the week I'm glad I made that decision because I probably learned more this week than the previous 3 combined. Some pretty good trades were taken, and some really bad ones were taken as well. However, with each experience I've become more confident in what I'm trying to do and my ability to continue to grow as a trader. Thankfully some people in the chat room at www.blue-point-trading.blogspot.com have offered of themselves and their knowledge to help me grow. I'm very excited going forward at what the possibilities could be.