Show me the money!! (not quite)

Today was the first day I got to trade live with real money. I was a little disappointed in myself. I didn't trade as much as I should have. I noticed at least a half dozen trade opportunities I should have entered but I second-guessed myself. As far as I can remember about 5 out of the 6 would have worked out positively for me. I need to lose the fear and remember that this isn't my money and this is part of my tuition, so to speak.

Also, I need to figure out a better system to trade. If I had stuck with the position trading, I would have made a killing. However, I was in front of the computer all day long monitoring every single tick, so I got shaken out of a few trades that really would have been profitable in the longer term. I need to figure out a way to trust my intuition more. I am going to spend tonight trying to refine my entry and exit signals a little better. I will try and hold to these signals and see how I do. Discipline. Today I felt like I was shooting in the dark half of the time.

I think the most ironical thing about today was the stock that made me the most money ... the stock of the company I used to work for. I traded the stock 4 times today and each time was a winner. I don't know if it was beginner's luck or God's way of telling me something, but whatever it is ... I'll take it!

For those of you wondering, I ended up the day down $15. Not too bad since I actually profited around $400 and lost $415. Honestly, I would have gladly taken more losses if I had just traded more. At this point, trading = learning.