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ShaunWhite
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I can't listen to music when I'm trading.

I get preoccupied with the production, the arrangement, the individual instruments, the score, lyrics etc etc and totally switch off from what else is going on.
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ShaunWhite
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Dave Angel wrote:
Sun Jul 30, 2017 12:02 am
https://youtu.be/VQbpsO5ceIs

:lol:
Thanks Dave, that was awesome.
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Euler
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ShaunWhite wrote:
Mon Jul 31, 2017 4:56 am
I can't listen to music when I'm trading.

I get preoccupied with the production, the arrangement, the individual instruments, the score, lyrics etc etc and totally switch off from what else is going on.
I find a similar thing, my brain is tuned to picking up on little signals so music makes my brain pick up on little things, whether it is a lyric or something. If I do listen it has to be non-lyrical music of some sort.

I've made more and more use of sound in Bet Angel to give each market a 'tune'. Just little things beeping and buzzing allows me to get a feel for the way a market is behaving.
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Euler
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Currently listening to this: -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcPq9O96qpE
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LeTiss
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One of my weaknesses in life (not just trading) is that I get easily distracted. Therefore, I try to avoid music when trading, as I lose concentration
Abraquay
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It's great when i guy like this can turn up at your local pub.
One of the best guitar solos of all time IMHO.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_B5cEYc2TM
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mjmorris335
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Joe Walsh, Steely Dan... It's like Christmas and birthday rolled into one.

Mike
Abraquay
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Haven't been doing to bad over the past few days lately doing automation and semi-automation. Trying to crack the pre-race trading and downloaded swetish's spreadsheet to gather some data. Another good one to listen to if you're having a bad day to chill out to white or black. Link below. White for me, i think it's those boots that does it :mrgreen: Like LeTiss says don't trade after alcohol. :lol: Good video to watch for any newbies is :-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUPQYhmkBB0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L4yOo9ecTY
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Derek27
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The only music I hear during late night trading is whatever they play on the US racing channels between races.

But if I was going to put on my own music, Opportunities (let's make lots of money) by the Pet Shop Boys, would be a pretty good choice. :)
sa7med
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The star wars piece 'duel of the fates' by john williams makes for some good trading music imho :) and it is a sort of duel of fates isnt it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8jxqyyWWw0
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The Silk Run
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Composer: Yoko SHIMOMURA
Final Fantasy XV [somnus]
rik
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anything upbeat without lyrics, but generally would just listen music between races
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Euler
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rik wrote:
Thu Oct 24, 2019 6:24 am
anything upbeat without lyrics, but generally would just listen music between races
It's funny I can't listen to music with lyrics or my brain tunes into them, so I listen to classical music.
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Euler wrote:
Thu Oct 24, 2019 9:27 am
rik wrote:
Thu Oct 24, 2019 6:24 am
anything upbeat without lyrics, but generally would just listen music between races
It's funny I can't listen to music with lyrics on my brain tunes into them, so I listen to classical music.
same here, once i discovered jazz, philip glass and arvo part, lyrics have been tough to stomach
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