Monday morning Update

I need to learn how to manage my time better.

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I wonder if I am second guessing my stops. I need to start reviewing all of my positions once each night, and modify stops where necessary. It is essential that I have confidence in my stops, because that will free my time up to do other things (like re-visit the ER2). If need be, and to avoid tinkering with stops during the trading session, I can always set the stop and an additional warning alert level on my position PRIOR to the market open.

Watching ICE today, picked up some GS calls @2.90 (chart after trade is closed).
BRLC and STEC both look interesting..... not sure if I will bite, will see what happens.

UPDATE: Market is still sluggish from the lunch hour pullback. I went to the library and borrowed VanTharp's "Trade Your Way To Financial Freedom" and Schwager's "The New Market Wizards." Actually, VanTharp's book I had previously borrowed, but had to renew (because it was such nice light reading). Van Tharp is so analytical in his book, that I sometimes got the feeling that the guy is some automaton.
Example (paraphrasing):
"This section is going to be difficult to read, but you better read it if you want to be a successful trader."
"You call that a trading system? Wait till you read my next 5 chapters....." And yes, the next 5 chapters detail a better trading system (maybe too detailed), but man, it's not the most interesting read. I think he should talk to Victoria's Box, or Trading Goddess's bottom line to add some "colour" to his monotone descriptions.

Hopefully Schwager's book is a bit more "alive."