Reality Check
Option Addict
I woke up this morning and I realized something that I hadn't ever noticed before. I have been bothered with the fact that something in my life has been different for quite some time. It has been a constant nagging at my well being, and wakes up with me every morning, follows me around all day, and goes to bed with me at night. I have not been able to put my finger on it, or truly understand what it was, until today. This morning I had an epiphany or a vision if you will...
I am bored.
For the life of me I cannot recall a time where I was ever this bored with trading. I am tired of the routine, I am tired of the results, I am tired of reading every analysts interpretation of the market, I am tired of the retards at CNBC, I am tired of reading and hearing the same old news, I am tired of looking at the same old charts, and I am tired of talking about the same old BS (that stands for bullshit).
This market has been irritating, irrational, and unbelievably uninteresting. These conditions are the worst case scenario for an active options trader and have made trading more of an exercise than a form of entertainment. The high stress environment that has been the market, trading and blogging has made me realize that I have unintentionally created a lot of distance from where I was last year and where I am today. I was having a lot more fun, a lot more laughs, and created a much more enjoyable environment back then (check my archives) and I miss those days.
My mission is to get back to that place. I have spent the last few days thinking about all of this and coming to the realization of my new reality. I need to keep myself from getting vanilla, which in my opinion has already happened. From here I plan to implement more structure, more personality, and more importantly; more humor. That is what I liked most about what I am doing here, and that is what makes me enjoy doing this.
The market will inevitably change, as it always does, but in the meantime I have to get back to being consistent and having fun. That is the most important part of trading to me. It's time to bring back "The Option Addict."
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