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yep....I saw this a few years ago when I was researching on the viability of classical trendfollowing and I got convinced it was becoming less profitable.

got the PDF

there was some research article I read a while back that showed the markets still trend as much as they did 40 years ago with the same win % but the magnitude of the trend has decreased substantially. the effect of this is that a decrease in the magnitude of the trend by 40 % reduces...

The markets are getting more efficient.Its very scary.

and you can't log in to your terminal without putting it on....genius

lol! I know who you are speaking about :)

there is a small book written by Livermore called "how to trade in stocks".I find it to be the best book ever written on trading. its simple and to the point.He disowns bothering with fundamental analysis and focuses on price action only.This book was written after he blew his account.

avast is just wicked.

I think MAE can help you decide where to put a stop loss without affecting profitability. any stop above 1.5ATR is sufficient to avoid getting stopped by noise. I like to sleep well.For me not to use stops I'd have to risk less than 0.5%

phew! sometimes I wonder how my simple 2 way trendfollowing system beats the crap out o these guys...they are supposed to have millions for research and the brightest brains. I see geniuses like eckhardt up a measly %. maybe I am just lucky....

finally you're successful .....you have achieved your true desire....failure.... and all the emotions that go with it.

ed seykota said Livermore was syphilitic,I don't know how he knew this since there is no evidence. However Livermore wrote the only part of the game that beat him was learning to stop when conditions were unfavorable. but I think no one can contest his genius ...almost a century later we...

Livermore said no man can beat the market ...

as long as there are market orders, the markets will never be random. isn't that what hfts use to find an edge?try to front run big orders and trigger stops? I believe every system has its day in the sun.I recall a 2004 interview of Richard Dennis ....he sounded totally defeated...the...