Ever hear of a performance bond? Clearly, leverage is not always a loan from the broker.
Successful traders are born, not made. You can't make a diamond from a lump of coal.
I am talking about trading with the use of leverage of course. A good trader ought to use leverage. Let me put it this way, the minimum to trade...
I‘m at a local park at the moment and I see ducks and geese. No kangaroos. In New York I was a lawyer but didn’t work on Wall Street. I knew some...
You demonstrate repeatedly that there is something the matter with your brain. Let me instruct you how to train your mind: Reading comprehension...
The index is not a standard of any relevance to trading. I find it oddly amusing that this notion keeps getting repeated in various threads. (The...
During the week you go to sleep thinking about the market and wake up thinking about the market. On the weekend you rest. Where is the obsession...
A very sensible post. I could not agree more, especially with the last part. People love to bullshit themselves, and they wonder why they keep...
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For me, trading is more akin to driving than hunting big game. Trading requires about the same level of alertness and attention as driving a stick...
It might help to limit the inquiry to learning to trade.
The quality and quantity of the BS have also increased. Consider the industry that has formed around trading education: the books, courses,...
LOL, get real. Your discernment is on par with your dumb posts.
Keep guessing. You may get it right eventually.
You read this in a book written by a vendor and it sounded good to you, and the notion took up permanent residence in your mind. The consequence...
I get your point about trading too large and frayed nerves, but when I think of extremely high risk activities, trading does not come to mind....
Meditation may be helpful. For me, adequate sleep and avoiding caffeine is way more helpful. Neither meditation nor a good night's sleep is a...
Funny stuff. Talking a good game is an art form in itself.
You are absolutely correct. The treasure is buried in the archives. What is posted nowadays as trading knowledge is mostly humor.
That's quite a fish tale. Did Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen arrive later to teach them how to fight off the government tax collectors?
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