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He traded the NQ, I compared his results to the NQ. I'm not sure why you find that so befuddling and illogical, but whatever the reason may be, it's wrong.

I think this right here is the heart of our debate. OP's combine was essentially the catalyst for this discussion you and I are having. Performance can only be measured by comparing the returns of one result to another. So yes, that requires looking into the past, and comparing it to the...

You're correct, I do not know his trading plan. But you're going to have to explain to me how that's relevant because assuming he did trade his plan perfectly, he still underperformed the total return of the NQ. If you can explain how trading a plan perfectly that doesn't perform well is more...

Reality is this: He grossly underperformed the market and cost himself an enormous amount of time and money to do so. If pointing out that his strategy performed exponentially worse than blindly buying the high and selling the low has no merit then I will gladly choose to be unmeritorious. Also...

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That's exactly my point. Simply buying the contract and not knowing anything or doing anything until the 10 days were up would have performed several orders of magnitude better than his strategy. That's not OK, he needs to hear that, and you need to accept that.

I would imagine we're around the same age, so if you want an opinion from one of your peers, no, it is not a good idea. Consider all the perks you'll be giving up. Medical benefits. paid vacation, sick and holiday. Retirement benefits. Consistent income. Trading for a living provides none of...

Simply buying 1 NQ at market open (4/21/14) and then selling (05-02-14) at the close would have yielded you around a 50 point profit. If I'm reading your P&L statement correctly (and I apologize if I'm not) it looks like you made $171 dollars? I think you need to consider developing an entirely...

Understood, no pressure! I don't have any underlying motive for asking these questions. It was just a passing curiosity.

For those among us who keep detailed records of their trades, I'm interested in gathering some data for the following: What market(s) do you trade? What percentage of your trades result in a profit? What is your average risk/reward ratio? What is your average profit/loss per trade? What is your...

I would imagine if you're trying to raise money from people with college degrees, you'd better have a college degree. Conversely, people who come from a more working class background will probably be more interested in your track record than your formal education level.

Let me sum up my opinion succinctly: The entire purpose of what we're doing should be to mimic or exceed the returns of the market as a whole, while limiting downside risk. If our gains don't outperform or at least perform on par with the market, and/or if we take on extremely risky positions...

Look what the EUR/USD did after 9/4/12 when this kid started. Kind of hard to fuck that up don't you think? His returns do not even come close to being impressive when you put that in perspective. No one should be encouraging such blatant ignorance. Don't let a bull market convince you that...

Due to obviously bearish technical and fundamental data on this thread, I strongly advise anyone not short, to get short immediately. Profit target: six pages of back and forth flaming.

Bombardier, For the current time that you've been trading (9/9/11 - 7/13/12) You seem to be outperforming a buy and hold thus far by around 6,000 dollars excluding all expenses. I think I'm impressed, but I'm still fairly new to all of this. Do you find that to be a significantly high enough...

Yeah I tried scouring amazon before I started this thread. I was pretty disappointed with those results.

Are there any good books out there that specifically cover grain (preferably focusing on corn) fundamentals? I'm NOT looking for a "how to profit from..." book in any form. I'm just looking for a straightforward educational guide. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

Either you're a shill, or a fool. Best of luck either way.

Anyone out there doing any lending with these guys? I'd be interested in hearing your stories and strategies if you have the time.