Well, my friend, I don't consider myself a pro yet, and I can only speak for myself. I doubt that ES would consider himself a pro, however, if...
I think the lack of feel good fuzzy bunny colors does not in any way shape or form outweigh their numerous benefits.
I think that's very good advice... nice...
I can relate to what you're saying because my mentor who got me started in trading says the same thing. I asked him the other day, "Dude, you...
You are correct. Nothing wrong with swing trading. I swing trade as my primary vehicle -- and I do some limited price action-based day trading......
Just to add to this post re: 3K loss claims -- that's if your trades aren't wash sales. If you are a non-day trader (as defined by the IRS),...
So I guess I have a slight issue with the idea of sweeping profits out on a regular basis, provided that you have not built your account up to a...
Welcome to ET... 1. Always use stops (not mental stops) 2. Risk no more than 1-3% on a single trade 3. Realize and accept the fact that you...
Osorico, I like this approach. Let me ask you -- when you say, "specialty account", what do you mean? Just another trading style or a new cool...
Jessie... Thomas Stridsman has a book called, Tradings Systems That Work: Building and Evaluating Effective Trading Systems, that's pretty much...
Great post skier.
The EUR/JPY (or any yen pair) is looking awfully nice tonight because of the volatility... A refreshing change to normally boring hours...
Man daytrdr, you hit the nail with your last statement... :) A better question might be, how long did you compound before you started taking...
I would remove dollar amounts. Focus on executing your plan flawlessly. The profits will come.
If you can place a BUY order for 5 lots of the EUR/JPY pair, place a stop at say, oh, 25-30 pips (which gives you room for bull/bear wiggle on a...
I wouldn't say nothing else is important, but TinZ is the Bible of psychology and trading. I've got van Tharp's Financial Freedom and I also...
Nothing wrong with that.
I trade because of the hot chicks.
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I swing trade and am doing ok... For those pairs that trend nicely it does... Anything that doesn't move more than 25-30 pips in any direction...
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