Recent content by poorloser

Thoughts: I have been a bit busy with other things in life (family, software engineering career, etc.) but I have also been spending some time observing the market and thinking about things that I would like to pursue in terms of trading and analysis. I really like the idea that the DOM and...

Well, it appears I can change my username without making a new account. I just need to think of something new. I think that at the very least, Mind Over Markets will give you some food for thought. I have thought about this. I think that this is very closely related to discussions on...

I'll check that out. I do have a >= 10 contracts filter but that was mainly to try to slow things down a bit so I could actually see what was going on. That's the idea! Although I do not currently know python, which seems to be the language with most of the trading/backtesting libraries built...

Definitely a good suggestion. Is it even possible to change your username on ET? Tempted to keep it if only for the irony if I do manage to achieve success.

What I have done recently: Read Mind Over Markets Been watching DOM and T&S more often on ES & MES Mind Over Markets was pretty interesting. It definitely changed my perspective a bit about how I think about a market and price behavior. It does seem a bit rigid and even arbitrary (e.g., why...

Intro I am a software engineer who has always been pretty fascinated by the markets and wanted to be involved. I trade very inconsistently both in how often I trade, and how I trade. My focus jumps around between different strategies and theories which all tend to be quite interesting, have...

Brutal. Thanks for the education on flys though

Max Ansbacher

That's interesting. I always see Natenberg recommended as the bible, and then Hull as the in-depth must-read. I'm currently making my way through Hull, hoping to get something valuable out of it as a retail trader.

Wow, man! Are you me? I'm probably not at your level, but make that 2 out of 8 billion...

Hmm... Your broker thanks you for the commissions. Maybe you should get set up on Twitch

The nonsensical advertising is by design. You can think of it as the guru trimming away people intelligent enough to eventually see a scam for what it is. The people who are drawn further in by the vague cheerleading are the target clientele. Similar to the typos and strange...