I've been trading for a few years now and about one year ago, got the "aha" moment. It was following my second read of The Logical Trader....
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I think the outbursts are obviously a reaction to the fear that you are feeling. I don't know how far you are along in your trading career,...
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One of the big open questions on this site is: How many traders here are actually successful? This thread is a decent barometer for that, in my...
Capitalism is about the assumption and dispersion of risk. -- This group, if any, should understand this. Socialism is about hedging the...
My rules: 1. Admit that the market is mostly random. 2. Look for fractals. 3. Volatility breakouts are high profit setups. 4. The only time...
My strategy in FX, which I feel is more prone to swing trading due to the absence of opening gaps, takes the opposite side of the most recent...
Hey guys, Someone posted on this site last week that Vol Breakouts are high-profit setups. I couldn't agree more. In terms of how I trade:...
It's tough to give you specific advice because everyone's situation is different, but whatever you do - take calculated risks now, while you're...
Props don't have inventory. You use bullets or just hit the bid on a SHO stock. It's all about BP, BP, BP - oh and having someone pay all the...
First, let's recognize that not all traders are created equal. There are professional traders who go into trading in thier early 20s - they eat,...
Fair enough. But just to be clear: Expecting to make money initially IS unrealisitic, but to have 20k in a Prop account leveraged 40x intraday...
LTD - First thing you need to understand is that 90% of the people on this board are unsuccessful traders. Deriding you for starting with 20k...
Yes, it's been/and is done. But, I doubt anyone like that is on this board.
Hey there - Just wondering about the overall level of success some of you are finding with basket trading. I'm looking to implement a...
Thanks for that great response - super helpful. Right now, I'm paying about .008/share, plus fees, etc and I just round it up to $10/ticket and...
Hey guys - I'm in talks with a few firms re: moving my account over. I'm looking to leave a firm that I'm with now, which puts up all the...
You are either very close or not close at all to becoming a trader. A trading career is, in large part, a reaction against being the pawn of...
I'm still unclear as to the COMPLETE cost structure. So, just answer this very basic inquiry... I'm a trader and I want to leave my currect...
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