On Autopilot

Since Last Post P/L: £151.57
Monthly P/L: £578.75
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These are the times I find really difficult. It's just so frustrating to have a weekend free and not have many opportunities to take advantage of. Okay, I've still been able to keep the profit & loss ticking over but I feel I could be doing so much better. If you read my blog regularly, you'll know that November, January and February are my expected quiet months but that doesn't make it any easier - it's still boring! But...I guess this when the real pro's stand out from the rest - I'm convinced they sit it out and importantly don't get frustrated. Discipline at this stage is the big difference between getting it right and getting it wrong and the danger is to get dragged into random markets to stave off the boredom. Fortunately, my approach of creating a trading plan before the start of each month seems to have worked in avoiding these pitfalls. Put simply, I list every event I plan to trade and don't veer from the plan. I think it helps for two reasons; the need to chase any losses is reduced as I know when/where my next action is coming from and secondly it ensures I only stick to sports I know.
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Here's this weeks results:
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Cricket
New Zealand v England : £40.19
Australia v India : £52.88

Darts
Part v Barneveld : £32.16
Wade v Jenkins : £10.24
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Rugby Union
Italy v England : £121.86
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So what else is new? Well it seems the great blogging revolution could be over for the old guard as both Ray the Sports Trader & the Betfair Trader are yet to post during 2008. This brings a tinge of sadness as towards the end of last year it seemed we had the makings of a good community in the offing. It's unfortunate, but I also appreciate that people have other things going on in their lives outside of Betfair, so if you're reading this guys all the best with whatever you're up to.
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I wish the bad news stopped there but it doesn't. Lastminute are also ceasing their blog offering so the likes of John the Gambler and John the Man of Mystery are without a means for logging their daily thoughts. My message to them? Come to Blogger - it's a great service and it's run by Google who I'm sure won't be going anywhere.
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I don't like to finish my rant on a negative so I'll just remind you that it's only 4 weeks (and a bit) before Nicola's due date. I'm going through all the emotions; nervousness, excitement etc. but in all honesty I'm not sure how I'll feel on the day - I suppose the best thing to do will be to relax and try to enjoy it. Somehow, I don't think she'll be able to :-)
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