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My wife & I follow the most realiable trader out their...Jim Cramer...cause when he really is confident...Jim becomes the BEST fading indicator possible!!!

If your constantly thinking that you may one day get caught in a Black Swan...then learn to ONLY trade options from the LONG side...then you will ALWAYS know your worst case scenario in a disaster!!!

Consistantly profitable is one thing (i'm their)...but making enough to really change your lifestyle is quite another (i'm on year 8 & working harder(smarter) then EVER-& still not their yet) I think the Journey is different for everyone...

I also agree with Freedomshark 100%...but I believe you paraphrased him incorrectly...he NEVER mentioned anything about spotting a trend is easier...

Now THIS topic is what America is ALL ABOUT... the freedom to COMPLAIN, the freedom to DISAGREE, the freedom to ARGUE & call each other horrible names, the freedom to be a TROLL...and the CHOICE to self regulate! For all of you back home...you cant imagine what WILL happen to you when you...

How do I handle the losses??? It's very simple...I just start reading MANY of the posts on ET and realize... “Wow, it could be MUCH WORSE”...and then I feel immediately betta! But I must admit...I do get that “inspiration feel” reading Handle123-Redneck-fortydraws-& Marketsurfer’s...

I just took First Place in the Bulgaria Sim Competition and won a bottle of Rakia (better then Tequilla)... Yeap...it's a great false confidence builder...but useful to try out things...and to escape the boredom of listening to "Fast Money" & Jim Cramer's superb stock picks...

I think Surf’s got a GREAT point and I feel he’s right…its all about “how you Feel” and your preconceived bias about the market’s direction …then maybe what happens ( in my case) I use the TA to confirm my already biased point of view…which then gives me the confidence to “Just Do it”…knowing...

One of the B-E-S-T things i've read in a VERY long time!!!!!!!! Keep-em coming TooOld...!!!!!!!!!!

But what happens Forty draws...when your techinque is defined stop+ 65% defined entry + undefined exit? I do what you say ( take the average's calculation)...but do you think the "edge" calulation is still correct?...or is it just "close enough"???

To: redbaron-Buy1Sell2-marketsurfer-fortydraws-and you too Handle… I’m paying for the next round of drinks at the Punta Cana B each bar and these Girls will be waiting for you to take “the edge off” your Trading!!!!!! Killer posts…Killer topic…“Exploitable patterns of Behavior”…“Striving for...

Handle, When you do these very long term trades how do you decide when to get out? If your trading the weekly do you just look at the weekly for the decision or do you sometimes look at the smaller time frame ( the daily)??? Many moons ago, I use to always be able to hold trades for 3-6 months...

I live in Bulgaria and the Dax is all I do everyday Aj...

Your better off throwing away Van Tharp & Market Wizards and reading THIS…a true Classic:)

For me...Poker & Trading "Feel" exactly the same: 1. Playing the best hands strongly (those very few Great looking set-ups) 2. Knowing when to play those bad hands when its effortless to throw it away ( Countertrend top & Bottom Fishing) 3. The CONSTANT Decision making ( Do i move my stop now...

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Sometimes you get to play the best Hands and the Flop goes your way…then the Turn comes…and it doesn’t allow you to max out the trade…then its best to end it (get out)…

Hey Scott! Your Coffee story reminds me of something funny that happened to me: My 2nd job in the business was in 1982 …I was working as an assistant in the Commodity Department at the Century City office of Bear Stearns. Besides updating charts by hand & learning how to call in orders…I had a...

OMG…some of you really get into it DEEP ..and that’s great if it works for ya! For me…I have found... after all these years... whether you use “signals”-patterns-price action-flip coins-or just “jump in cause u like it”…it all comes down to THIS : “Throw that LOSER away as SOON as POSSIBLE”...