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So often, it's not the method that's letting us down...it's the way we think and frame things. Here are the changes I made to really turn things around! 1) Trade Higher Time Frames- I thought I was "safer" on a 15 sec chart- I could see more information and could be in and out quicker. What a...

By the way, for all those who have any doubts, my mission isn't to promote TST (although I think they do offer value for some people)...I'm simply here to share what has helped me go from spinning my wheels to making steady %age gains over the long haul with trading. So many things that people...

Thank you for clearing that up Mtrader! Amazing how low some people will go to try to prove us "third worlders" wrong :p

I suggest you read before making yourself look silly (opps! Took late:rolleyes:) LOL!

Wow! Pretty low level thinking there!! Do you think you are better than a "third worlder"?? (PS I'm from London).

34% result in "money going into [my] account". I "lose" twice as many times as I "win". PS I don't think of it that way at all.

I love what you wrote about the "one trade a lifetime"- this is the thing that ruins most people I think, craving 0 and 1. Absolutes. Is a trader profitable if they've only taken one winning trade in their lifetime? What about 1000 trades over a 3 year period? What if someone made a million over...

"On a long enough timeline, the survival rate of everyone drops to zero"- Tyler, Fight Club :D

I still go on somewhat of a journey...but what I'm saying is, the more you trade your method and see how luck, losing streaks, winning streaks and everything in between plays out, you just start to realise that it's pointless moving yourself (emotionally) with every outcome. Now it's just...

Yes, it's true. 100%. It's not difficult to do and it doesn't require a super-skewed R:R (no 1 tick winners with huge stops!). What I'm talking about is +ve Expectancy. If amateurs make money on any one trade, they get excited, elated and pumped up. If they lose, they may question what they...

Thanks for that ScalperJoe. Will check out his thread.

Thanks for the clarification Frederick...that's the impression I had anyway. I know everyone has their own opinion on the matter, some with more information than others, so it makes sense that there would be contrast. I do my best not to let anyone's opinion (starting with my own!) get in the...

Thanks for taking the time to respond to all of Frederick's queries and concerns. I wasn't sure I had the strength to do so myself! :) I think people take a philosophical, somewhat nihilistic, end-of-time view to things when they are looking for reasons (for whatever underlying reason...) to...

I know many have told me that even FTP means nothing but I thought I'd share this anyway! http://bit.ly/FTPsuccess PS I think every step, leap or jump towards your goals should be celebrated no matter how small, but that's just me! Next stop- the first check! (If it doesn't happen this time...

LOL! It's not TST that confines us...it's ourselves :) I used that as an analogy (or is it a metaphor...never remember which is which!) because great things can be achieved with just a little effort, constantly applied over a long time. Interesting idea to consider all the same (the...

Remember that scene from The Shawshank Redemption? How he tunneled through that brick wall using a little rock hammer over the course of 20-something years?? ;) "Pressure and Time"- Morgan Freeman.

I appreciate your concern and effort for writing all of this out for me. You can check my blog for detailed answers to your questions and doubts. My answer doesn't fall into any one of the above scenarios so, if you are so inclined, you can find them in the post entitled, "The Problem With FTP"...

Watch this space...

Some very good advice here. Keeping your expectations in line with your abilities and the possibilities is key. Not everyone will make it. Those that do will have to work (and I mean really work!) for it. Thanks for sharing. :)