So lads, as to why I'm not around that much these days.
Well it has been an interesting year for me. Q1/Q2 were stellar trading conditions and results but it didn't last and I had a pretty cr@p Q3. It made me re-evaluate how I trade and I came to a number of conclusions with support from some other people I talk to off board.
Essentially I have been gradually changing the way I trade away from short term scalping to a more fluid discretionary intraday style. This has meant a certain degree of psych work for me as well as augmenting my (internalised) understanding of the markets, how they operate and who the participants really are.
So my primary reason for not posting here is because I am trading very differently now. More frequently yet more discerning. Trades run for longer now too. It is for me an augmentation in discretionary trading but it is framed by a structure of market understanding. It has genuinely become a job of work now. As it is now work, work is enjoyable but is in itself not recreational and with the time that I have outside of trading I am just enjoying the fruits of my labours and generally hanging out with my wife and kids, growing older together and watching us all develop. For me this is about as good as things get.
As a trading resource, T2W doesn't give me anything more than companionship these days and with me spending more time engaging in the real world, I am around here less and less. Hence it seems unfair (at least to me) to carry on administering something for you in a half-hearted way. The comp is great and it should be run with diligence. Hence my decision to stand-down lads.
