The opening post prompts a restatement. Instead of looking to find an edge where little else matters about how a market works, its the other way...
I relate to much of the whole story in the complete post of FuturisticEel, told amusingly with heavy irony. In quick succession I had a number...
You wouldn't know. LOL. :)
So far in this thread you have not received applicable and clear answers. Probable contexts have been offered instead for the turn arounds from...
Yes, I agree, there have been a few tedious provocateurs, of no talent, who have opened threads to try and discredit daytrading. But your...
Yet another breast beating claim in your post. But it was you who directly opened debate with me on this thread. And your question doesn't require...
I have been in this business as a floor trader and subsequent CEO, so those of us who have taken riches from the market know that professional...
Threads on failure and the failure rate are very popular at ET and they recur and recur and recur. And they will go on recurring. The reason...
Lets look at the key elements of success in making youself rich from trading. And lets start by taking out of consideration the entire menu of...
There is a process in order to make yourself rich from trading. And to get real, there can be no success without a reliable methodology. Lets...
There is an almost unbelievable lure to daytrading. This is examplified by a daily volatile market (eg CL) where the maximum reward is so high....
No offence, but it appears that many or most amateurs who start trading or who want to trade in markets are not savvy enough, bottom line. And its...
Interestingly, you refer to Monday June 13 (2011) where in CL the price gyrations provided even turnarounds between successive swings, thus...
To clarify I am using the term 'points' to mean 'cents' in CL. Ten points = ten cents. One CL contract making 10 points = $100. And 200 points in...
Win rate or % return? To the contrary, IMO, the most valid measurement for the independent sole player is what % are you taking from the...
The question of stress when trading raises a very interesting aspect of being an independent player in markets. The short answer is also a simple...
The article, Ecstasy of Empire, is a conglomeration of spicy adjectives and misapplied facts. Short answer: forget it. The world economy is,...
Passion adds to the fog of inexperience and insufficient knowledge. Its not passion that is required but problem solving capacity to enable...
People are fickle; we all are. But all people in all societies are marked out by rank, class, money, power, status and good looks. Now...
Smart money is only ever referred to on ET by people who have never known smart money. And in general you see many on ET, mostly with no real...
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