Some trade managements do not involve stop loss?
Excellent points. :thumbsup: Since I occasionally trade GOOGL options, this is something for me to chew on. Thanks.
Market makers almost always hedge? Professional traders often hedge and harvest small returns, but with OPM they can achieve consistent, high...
I don't have a dog in this fight so I am not taking sides. To be fair to OP, how do you know OP does not have an edge? Maybe OP did the analysis...
I always respect someone honest and with an open mind.
It is related if you could "see" (predict) the outcome before the outcome and only selected those trades that could make money? :D:thumbsup:
In general the US market has an up bias over reasonably long period (one's working life) and if one trades long persistently one can ride this...
For my trades yes, my directional bets require I BLASH or SHABL to be profitable. The trick is to figure out what and when is low and high. Back...
Can you kindly explain your logic? Looked to me OP's strategies trade about once a day for every day in a five year period? Total trades from 784...
They are all profitable and since no strategy that back tested successfully guarantees future successes, I would trade all four going forward and...
Sorry to hear about your error. But perhaps if you do the same next week, it will come out a winner. That is obvious in trading.:finger:
Diversification - diworseification. IMHO if you want diversification, invest in index fund. You can get outsize returns when you concentrate.
Used to own GE stocks. Not anymore, so sad.
I think we all missed the fine points of OP's comments. OP said he/she took numerous gains out of his/her trading, so in reality his/her trading...
I am in general agreement with you. But FYI: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ge-ditching-2-units-why-163200211.html Regards,
We don't know your parameters, you calculate your own Kelly and decide for yourself. If I have to guess, By your 50% trade size, I would say you...
I was thinking along those lines when I went long TEVA @$16-$17.:banghead: Hope you have better luck with GE. In the mean time I will practice...
Thank you. I probably should look into this a few years back but trading my own money forced me to "grow up" fast.:banghead: Regards,
I have some patience but not infinite patience, life is finite after all. I cannot wait forever because I know I don't live forever.
From a non professional retail trader's perspective: Books, publications, academic papers, web sites..., most popular and well known strategies...
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