Quite a nutty post.
".. and it does exactly what I had in mind.."
"is it worth it, if it does exactly what you need it to do.. "
Now tell us Bat, what the heck "you need it to do for you"?
In trading, if you need stops to make a little money, you don't know what you're doing.
Getting out should be rigorously defiened from four trading strategy, not from some hearsay magic little stoppie secret.
:D
Only use stops against unforeseen catastrophic events.
zdreg,
amazing what people believe these days.
ref:
"Extraordinary Popular Delusions or The Madness of Crowds".
This book doesn't yet mention today's psychology cult. Back in those days the psychologists hadn't managed yet to escape from their nut-houses.
Patience has nothing to do with it. It's a loser's fairy tale.
If you have a WORKING strategy, simply act as your strategy directs you. If you don't, nagging about patience on psycho forums ain't going to help.
Cheese,
If I understand you correctly, you suggest taking postions in futures and positions in stocks. This is of course always possible. Whether this will assure the average Joe Blo at ET easier market wins, I doubt it.
It is IMPOSSIBLE to make money in the markets
Stop and think about it for a moment
I have no way to verify the following, but it appears to be a never disputed proposition:
"MOST TRADERS - 95% - ARE LOSERS".
Assuming that commissions constitute only a part of these losses, where does the...