Hi Nickola,

I see so much of myself in your Q's.

This community is well-educated and/or extremely good traders.

For me, Daniel Kahneman captures the mental challenges that I (and perhaps you) face in his recent book.
http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-.../dp/0374275637

IMHO, the markets are probabilistic and mostly not well-understood/random events - especially on an intraday-basis. A great way to make money in all conditions is the probabilistic advantages offered by the robots.

Personally, in the last 60 days, I am 9 for 10 losing on my discretionary trading (while the IWM robot is averaging a 70% win rate - which is an insanely awesome win rate when coupled with the 4.16% to 1.31% win to loss rate)- that convinced me to stop. You see Billy's recent comments on his discretionary trading. Keep meticulous records and see the truth in your own trading (PM me if you want to know exactly what that means).

I have a note on my monitor that list my edges: #1 on that list is "Stay Out Power"

All my best and have a happy Thanksgiving!

Shawn