Recent content by gkotopou

michael21, mechanical or not, scared money - makes no money. though based on your comments it may not be the money but instead the fear of being wrong or anxiety of being right? how failure/success will 'change' you or your future? what if you are not a smart as you thought? only you...

I would join a prop firm use their leverage and learn the ropes see how other professionals grind it out on a daily basis. Then after 6 months of screen time you will have he ability to form your own hypothesis on the market you trade. May I stress to you the importance of developing your own...

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=zGtI0w This guy bano trades price using level 1 data and bases his entries/exits on his ability to read the action. Check it.

Because I believe we treat winners differently than we treat losers and they both should be treated equally in terms of risk. Like, when a position goes in one's favor and there is obvious resistance - that can easily become a pivot from which the new trend can erase your profits. Which is why...

I just read this interesting article below, got me thinking. I believe to master this game one needs to have mastered the ability to not only limit their downside risk, but also be conscious of 'opportunity cost' and how much it affects one's bottom line. Maybe, you are quick to cut losers but...

MMR enter trade long - kick .10 break target .40 - .60

Lays, read this line and just think about it for a minute. Do you see? It is in the back of your mind you should only be 'thinking' about executing the plan. trading is easy, but losing money is hard. someone suggested automating which may or may not suit you but could help you with this.

I would hide your pnl entirely. Just execute. Trade based solely on your methodology, if you remove the element of money and just focus on the trade - I'm sure when you glance at your pnl at the end of the day you will see better results. I believe psychologically most guys who are concious of...

Fact: There are more bots than humans in U.S equity markets Fact: ECN's are 'paying' you to provide liquidity, and take in some cases Think, if you were in the business to make billions - wouldn't you take advantage of speed and exploit retail information by offering incentives to transact...

rogue prints, it happens. your charting software is shite.

because "he's my father" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbIRedOqDwE&feature=related :D

did well with ntri and gave my day back to zmh whipsaw -198 14k shrs

wheeeerrrrrres the voooluuuuuuummme... +450 9k shrs

just traded SWSI today thinner than i'd like; tough sizing into this I cut my big position at 16.45 expecting a breakdown thru that level - should of held until .40 break, rules are rules..