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Will add these to my watch-list Sluggo, Mark Johnson, Garryboor, Ted Annemann, Roger Rines, ecritt, svquant and lots and lots of others including Curtis Faith - his posts are under "Forum Management" Good stuff from kiwi-trader confirms my initial hunch. talonrtrading and some in his thread...

New here, as I've said, with no pre-formed biases. FWIW, here's my take on this this- so far: Beyond the typical dick-measurin' and other nonsense can hijack or derail serious comments from those with something to offer, here's my own short list: AFJ Garner ("It pays to take care who you...

Muskoka Joe, I did not intend this reply to you . It is the bellicose tone of others, not you, I was referring to. Actually your comments and a few others are exceptions to this tone, in my opinion. Nor did I take offense - even with the antagonism I do not find helpful. So no worries, I...

"Personally, I like what Van Tharp has to say about developing not just one system to fit all market conditions, which is difficult, but to have at least three well-developed systems for various markets. Here's a quick take from his book Super Trader, 2009: I like this idea of having...

Mike is an okay guy and has a good heart, if I read him right. He's just young and full of vinegar - and a little insecure. He has doubts about himself and uses his bluster to cover it. His tendency to debate and argue will not help him, but it could be be years before he mellows enough to...

Amateur = "one who loves" Dilettante = "one who delights" My teacher's teacher was Shunryu Suzuki-Roshi, who wrote a classic called Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. He praised the beginner mind. In his broken English (I listened to the tapes) he would say: "Beginner mind wide open. Humble...

Good point. I am no apologist for anyone, including Tharp - I just wonder if you have read his book? As I indicated, he does provide objective measures for market conditions - you can test and challenge these, if you're into backtesting. I like way you point out the swings in so-called...

[B] But Market conditions do change! Trend-following is a great system, no doubt, but it is not the only one that makes money. It does work when Markets trend. ( Right now,for example it's making me a nice profit in Gold futures.) But no less a trader than Paul Tudor Jones says that...

Exactly, Jezi! Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with smacktalk. Corvel has done some ballsy research, and good for him. CF seems to be taking the silent method, rarely rising to the bait - has other fish to fry, it seems. But both writers benefit. How? Old news: the only bad...