Do you want to know how traders evolve and think and act after more than four decades of trading (with maybe only four losing years) It happen by finding reasons to do things And reasons for everything they do Reasons for trading Reasons for trading the way I trade Reasons for the markets I trade Reasons for the hours I trade Reasons for the contract months I trade Reasons for the order types I use Reasons for the prices in orders Reasons for the time allowed for orders to work Reasons for when I put orders in Reasons for when I am not on my computer Reasons for what else I am doing when I am Tweeting Reasons for splitting up trades Reasons setting stops Reasons for moving stops Reasons for taking profits Reasons for taking profits where I do Reasons for looking at charts and what charts to look at Reasons for when I look at charts to understand Reasons for when I look at charts to enter orders Reasons for how I keep trading logs Reasons for when I keep trading logs Reasons for what I enter on spreadsheets Reason for not talking about the dollar sizes of profits Reasons for changing reasons Here's the deal I am not sure any of my reasons are the best reasons or worst reasons for their intended consequences I am always challenging myself on this, but there is still lots that I will never know about the beautiful endeavor of market speculation But they are my reasons and most of them came about in the process of solving some problem or challenge with some aspect of my trading It is the problem solving that has been the fun thing for me in trading. Money was a big reason in the beginning. It would not even have to be a reason anymore Other great traders have their own reasons -- I have mine I never challenge other career traders about their reasons In fact, lots of career traders don't even like talking about their reasons Lots of times because they feel awkward not being able to put into adequate words what the reasons are But they instinctively know the reasons and they know when their actions are not dead centered in the reasons Do you have reasons -- clear in your own head and heart and soul -- reasons behind all you do as a trader?