Look, it's very simple, people that can't prove their ability will always provide reasons why they won't, the one reason that's given 99% of the time is 'it's a proprietary secret'.
I don't complain, been around long enough to know that internet anonymity provides perfect mating conditions for BS artists. FWIW I have a journal where I document my trades, nothing to hide.
Perhaps.
But let me tell you, we will never see any shed of proof, just words. I don't believe in Tooth Fairies, neither do I trust claims of high consistency 'always in profit' end of week type stuff.
The ONLY profitable sports tipster that I know of uses minimum odds of 5/1, I know it's not trading, yet risk related. All others use evens or below and are up & down end of month. Food for thought.
A lot of good stuff being posted by @Scataphagos agree with vast majority of his postings in this thread as agree with its practicality, some post theoretical fluff that is either irrelevant or doesn't work long term :thumbsup:
A lot of fluff being posted, all you have to figure out is how to come up with an edge that enables you to offset your losses and provide gain. Don't overcomplicate.
Recipe to extract profit does not have to be based on sophisticated strategies/methods. If you nail it 1/4 of the time, then you need your r/r to be set relative to the expected win/loss ratio. Way too often you'd see people concentrate on high win rate, that's mentality of a retail trader and...