March 27th 2008
My Turn to Be a Damn Baby…
Wow, does blogging takes a lot of time. It takes me 30 minutes to an hour just to write a short post, rewrite and post it the blog. For the really thoughtful post like trading traps, support and resistance, and trading marubozu, writing can take even longer. Sometimes two hours to get clear what I want to say and to rewrite it. Those posts are the most fun though and I think the most beneficial to my readers.
Now I’m just ranting a bit because instead of devoting my usual two hours at night, I’m hunched over my keyboard at 4 in the morning to complain about how much time it takes to blog. I’m starting to feel energized though so maybe this will be a good change.
Why not write during market hours? I’ve given this careful consideration, but I can’t accept the risk of missed or mismanaged trades. I have adsense, but that money wouldn’t even cover commissions.
Part of my trading regimen is massive research. I want to commit 4 hours each day to going through charts, and that doesn’t include writing in my own trading journal and reviewing open and closed trades.
Originally when I started the blog, I thought I would copy and paste what I wrote in my trading journal and I may begin to do some of that. I think the analysis would be helpful and it always interesting to see what other people are thinking.
Anyway, I’m interested to know from all my fellow bloggers out there: What’s your writing schedule like? How much time do you commit? Has it impacted your trading?
BTW, don’t even get me started on blog promotion…






