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hvalley
Sun May 29, 2011 12:29 am

Re: Today's Post-Trading Talk : Simply Awesome
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I also noticed Al's emotional discipline tangent live on his webinar and thought that it was insightful. I posted a question about it on that days' webinar page about it. It helped answer a question I've heard about day traders who burn out while others like Al can keep doing it daily for years. What I got from his answer is that he enjoys day trading his method immensely and for him it's like walking through a relaxing and beautiful nature preserve finding bits of treasure here and there. He's mentioned something like this before. Another analogy could be river and rapids rafting and enjoying the thrill and sometimes serene moments of navigating correctly and safely. Of course, one probably has to be good and experienced enough with PA to get to that relaxed emotionally point in trading.

As for his apologizing. Al 's webinars are reserved, all business, and sticks to the facts and discipline of PA.  I've been on other webinars where the host wants attention or wants people to acknowledge him and still listen to jokes and wisecracks whether good or awful, haha. Although Al may wish to be recognized for his gargantuan trading research as a researcher and trader just as he's been recognized for his past medical research. And I'm sure once his new books come out he will be, and those books will be a top classic in trading literature, as if the original book isn't already recognized underground and whispered about already! Or Al could be just sticking to his professional plan and making sure to stay away from talking like a CTA as he's emphasized he's not. Just my 2c theories.