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If you've done thorough research and backtesting, selected setups and defined trading rules based on probability offering you a statistical edge, then real-time qualitative assessments can lead to failure. Qualitative assessments are made during the mathematical analysis phase (research and...

This concept has been golden for me as well.

If I've conducted extensive research and defined setups that produce at a minimum twice the profit as the risk defined by my protective stop 50% of the time, how does that create a zero sum result? :confused: Even a 10/90 system can make you money. It's about researching the setups you...

Clean ascending triangle poised at resistance. I've a buy stop in place to purchase 100 December 2011 $480K NEKE call options should the account balance break $350K :D

Hinduism teaches reincarnation, not Buddhism. Better to at least delve into something a little before drawing conclusions about it. I'd much rather be rich and anonymous, keeps the relationships real. Gnode, great Alan Watts stuff, it's been forever since I read/listened to him. This is...

Defined a set of statistical edges, back-tested them manually, defined rules for entry/stop/target that placed the edges further in my favor (risk:reward), micromanaged the system instead of simply trusting and trading it, got really frustrated by the fact that my daily post-market analysis...

Cows have 2 stomachs to derive nutrition from difficult-to-digest grasses. "Greens" are not all grasses. http://michaelbluejay.com/veg/natural.html "The meat-eating reader already has half a dozen objections to this before s/he's even read the rest of the article, and I will address those...

No, but when you jump out of, or observe someone jump out of, a tall building, the damage is immediate and graphically evident. When you expose yourself to an environmental factor daily over time that causes stress to your body, the damage can take months, years or decades to become evident...

Genetic susceptibility is a factor in approximately 5% of cancers, heart disease, diabetes and auto-immune disorders. Environmental factors are the major contributors for the remaining 95% and diet has been proven one of largest contributing factors to these diseases. Diet can trump genetics...

I developed gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), chronic arthritis, borderline high cholesterol and, finally, was diagnosed with cancer after nearly 4 years on a high protein/low carb diet. The moment I received my cancer diagnosis and researched the scientific...

I have a 10-tick chart available and I used it for a day or two a while back (I believe I called some live trades on CL Redux on the day I used it). I rarely reference it now because I see as much detail inside the 5-min bars as I need to by cross-referencing a 1-min chart. I’ve been working...

What do your charts mean? Are all those little arrows your trades?

HB, are your open positions waiting to hit a specific target or are you trailing stops to allow them to run, or...?

I've no idea how valid the videos are. Can you follow along in real time during the day? Or are these posted later, in which case they would be replays, right? Cherry picked videos :p The strategy he's trading is a core strategy that makes life pretty easy as a trader once you learn to trust...

I apologize to everyone who bought NFLX when they announced earnings last month. You had to wait an extra 3 weeks for that new high :p

We are fixated on protein. Most people consume twice as much (or more) protein than is necessary for good health and muscle repair. If you eat a variety of whole plant foods (vegetables, fruits, beans, grains, seeds, nuts) you'll get more than enough protein. Calorie for calorie, broccoli...

I read that post and that's exactly what happened to me when I was sim trading CL for several months. I'd honed a RTM strategy where I faded moves to "extremes", which I defined as an overshoot of the 2.0 Keltner channel. I was making simbucks hand over fist and felt silly for sim trading all...

Funny, Schiz :D I didn't understand either. I thought Blotto was referring to us day traders buying the with-trend consolidation on the 5-min chart, not a 1-month view :eek: As for the swing view back then, that didn't look weak to me either. Double bottom support after making an all...

Here's what I consumed today: 4 cups of white jasmine tea Smoothie consisting of 3/4 cup blueberries, 3/4 cup raspberries, rice milk, pure cocoa powder, nutritional yeast, and ground flax seeds. (Sorry, Tobbe, no kale today :p ) (Approx 600 calories) Brown rice pasta with Mondo Bizarro...

Have you read The China Study? If not, please don't form opinions based on the commentary of others (including me). Read the book and form your own opinion. The conclusions of the controlled studies documented in The China Study aren't exaggerated; Campbell simply presents the results of the...