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    Exact Science

    The rawest of information yields that the dimensions of the market are all discrete pieces and the market is wholly defined by simple rules of operation by its participants. This is a compound sentence. Two ideas are connected by a conjunction. The first idea: The rawest of...
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    Exact Science

    Some people will agree with you, others will not. For me it is not on the table. I only use RTH data to automate the market's orffer. Go to ant platform and request the egapping tool for that platform. Once you have that inplace non RTH's have dissappeared. Now you can begin to look at...
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    Exact Science

    Why didn't the public follow the lead of guys like Dodd, Granville, Dunnigan and Darvas? The answer is fairly straight forward. Read the interviews and the reporting on these people. Darvas is knocking off millions by reapplying his capital and doing the same thing over and over again...
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    Exact Science

    Who were some of the great guys who first used mathematics to produce "indications" of what the market was doing? How did the public mess up the works with misusing the indicators that were invented? In any profit segment, what is told to the trader about market sentiment? How are...
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    Exact Science

    Probabilty was the greatest and permanet subverter of people getting to be able to trade. The PC doesn't do probaility for most people, however. another el primo consideration is how raw data makes its way into the minds of PC users. Amost no one ever gets to "see" the markets. There...
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    Exact Science

    We both are sure that a lot of pepole nd organizations operate on fear or greed or a combination of the two. Neither deal in exact sciences. History does provide a narrative of those who oreint to the markets vey pragmatically and bypass the science of the markets. By stepping over...
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    'Discretion' in discretionary trading

    I'm glad you pinpointed your view of "conflict". rules vs. gut. Most potential traders have feelings. Most common are: anxiety, fear and anger. Anyone can examine their feelings when "in" the market or "out" of the market. Most people have two sets of feelings. Mostly they use...
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    'Discretion' in discretionary trading

    bearmountain: It looks like you buy books and read them. There probably is a common understanding that Soros knows what he is talking about when he talks about Soros. That instinct and methodology (theory) are linked was told to you by Soros. You DO understand that Soros can find...
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    'Discretion' in discretionary trading

    Any discussion gets better if there is a lot of peer input. I feel that we are each mostly peers with others since we all bring different experiences to the table. Mechanical systems can be considered complete if several tests are performed. None of those have been mentioned. I liked the...
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    Exact Science

    It may be hard to explain. When I say I see no anomalies in the market what I am expressing is that there is an absence of anomalies. some people base their entire systems on imbalances and anomalies in the market. these people see anomalies. I do not see anomalies that they say they see...
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    'Discretion' in discretionary trading

    Bearmountain: You briefly touched on a possible solution for you. We all see the conflicts that you have and your desire to work to organize your considerations for trading. Thanks for providing a reference on your orientation. Most people come to forks in the road, decide on the fork...
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    Exact Science

    There are many viewpoints available. The above is one. It is unfortunate and the person(s) who operate from such a place get the consequences. They and I are satisfied with our differences. Recently, on LKL there was a discussion and kind of a debate on the universe and how people...
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    Darvas methods?

    It would be fun to rehearse those days and how interesting it was to get a copy of his book. Sort of like parallel universes except I related more to the New Yorker, banking and the social interconnections with the head of the SEC and marketing at the leading US accounting firm and working for...
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    Darvas methods?

    It was definitely phony. If you were trading at the time, you could recognize the many mistakes made by its author.
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    do variables at factor cost contain subsidies?

    You may wish to string together a series of boxes from the beginning to end of supplying a good or service. You may see that some boxes are oriented to one or another advantage in terms of the market. That the subsidy you speak of is not a concern of the sugar manufacturer may be what your...
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    What's the best way to visualize 4D data?

    For 4D, which you mention in your thread title, use 3D surfaces in "families". Each 3D surface of the family would be an iso of that 4th dimension. Since you are only measuring performance, there is not much yield to be expected from the "studies". Someday in the future you may get to the...
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    Does trend following have an edge?

    In the world of investing and trading, people always have the choice to operate from the vantage point of their strengths or weaknesses. Those who are not enjoying success often turn to operating from the vantage point of their weaknesses. The CW emotions of trading and investing usually...
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    How to succeed in stock trading?

    You bring up the salient points for the potential trader to consider. Roughly speaking, anyone can be a successful trader. History can teach us a lot about achieving success in trading. It also shows how various approaches are kindred to going out on a branch and failing when you come to...
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    Does trend following have an edge?

    See attached.
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