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    predicting volatility

    My 2.5 cents on the issue... it's a coin toss at best over the long term. The best way is to develop your own volatility model totally independent of what you've learned in school or books. Extremely difficult and time consuming (years of hard work) to say the least. I did it though and it...
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    Option Club

    What ever happened to the Option Club website?? Can't seem to find any info on them any more.
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    the mathematics of persistence

    Wow... terrific article indeed. My favorite part is when he said "The processing is autonomous and subliminal, but you can encourage it. Each day use your powers of observation and reasoning to learn some new thing about your field. Reflect on its connection to what you already know...
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    too much emphasis on defense in trading

    Well-telegraphed darkhorse. You've described exactly what I was going through trading the system in 2004. Every attempt to increase the value of the account was met by a massive dip that took me down to the abyss (2 times in a row). Only on the third attempt was I able to hold my grounds and...
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    too much emphasis on defense in trading

    Napolean Hills' 13 principals of success in any endeavor: 1. Desire. 2. Faith. 3. Autosuggestion. 4. Specialized knowledge. 5. Imagination. 6. Decision. 7. Persistance. 8. Enthusiastic support. 9. Organized planning. 10. The power of the Mastermind. 11. The Subconscious mind. 12...
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    too much emphasis on defense in trading

    Indeed, an awesome and a must read book.:D
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    too much emphasis on defense in trading

    If you don't know who W. C. Stone is, here's a link: http://www.naphill.org/about/
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    too much emphasis on defense in trading

    W. clement stone (My boss some 16 years ago) said it best; Success is achieved by those who try and keep trying with P.M.A. (positive mental attitude). I live by those beautiful words every day and I will certainly die by them.
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    too much emphasis on defense in trading

    Man, you're full of wisdom tonight. What did you have for dinner??? :cool:
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    too much emphasis on defense in trading

    Now you're talking:)
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    too much emphasis on defense in trading

    OK, you asked several good questions and in return, you deserve some honest answers. Really, the answer to your first question is described as clearly as possible on collective2’s website without revealing the model. In a nutshell, I look for stocks that “misbehave” from their long-term...
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    too much emphasis on defense in trading

    You bet. Now if only I can get my average win to meet or exceed my average loss + maintain the same accuracy...:)
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    too much emphasis on defense in trading

    Hi, Excellent post. Take a look at what defensive trading (2004) Vs. offensive trading (2005) have done to my system on collective2. Here's the link: http://www.collective2.com/cgi-perl/systems.mpl?want=publicdetails&systemid=9700583&873
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    collective2

    LOL...So what's wrong with masturbating once in a while?? Eating candy can sometimes enhance the ejaculation. BTW, my little kid system is on there with a 265% return :D
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    Writing options for a living

    Awesome. Very well said Maverick47. The best and most truthful explanation I have read in the entire thread. Trading options short or long is truly a very HARD endeavor. What this gentleman is saying must be taken very seriously for anyone who thinks that they can just waltz right in to this...
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