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Hi hekktor, When I was learning, I remember there was a period of time where I really wanted to see examples of strategies/systems designed by others so I could start to understand what goes into their design. It wasn't important if they didn't actually work well in the markets and time frames...

An old "User Suggestions/Recommendations" thread appeared recently in the Feedback section. It was started in 2014 and most of the replies within it were from that time period. It occurred to me that it might be useful to have a new thread to invite suggestions from current members on how the...

MrAgi, you can read about it too... https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/it-was-a-dark-and-stormy-night-in-the-books-section-at-amazon-com.358096/ FWIW, I've convinced myself of the validity of the kind of TA I use by testing it and determining that it has been profitable in the specific...

tiddlywinks, thanks for posting the SLA file. I can see how with training and practice a person could learn to use the hand-drawn straight lines shown in the file. From my perspective the inherent subjectivity is a bit daunting though, and I don't think I'd be very good at it, so will keep...

I've been reading books that discuss supplements to improve healthspan and lifespan for a long time and I consider The Kaufmann Protocol: Why We Age and How to Stop It to be the most convincing one I've read so far. She systematically describes how our different systems break down over time...

I read about this hemp-based spray mixture called Truvarin recently on the market opinion website ZeroHedge.com. The discussion of actual clinical trials is encouraging and maybe the involvement of Dr. John Satino is too, but it is still an advertisement pushing hard to get the reader to buy...

Same... I tried several times to get useful info from Hershey's posts but never could do so. Regarding the "If you can draw a straight line" threads, I don't think they were based on Hershey's stuff but instead were drawn from what they called "auction market theory". Apparently dbphoenix...

Schizo, thanks for sharing your views on this. Do you remember all those threads we had here several years ago that had titles containing the phrase "If you can draw a straight line"? (some are pasted below; not sure if it's all of them). I remember that some past PA traders and frequent...

I am a heavy user of TA, where chart indicators such as those that measure volatility, trend direction and momentum are used to set entry and exit prices. I like reading about Price Action approaches, but am not sure who would be considered the most famous/respected PA traders, writers or...

Interesting article from this year says that 4% at a prop firm earned enough to make a living (with some caveats) and 10-15% made at least some money. Also tries to explain how some brokers claim that only 70% of their clients lose money each year but do so by excluding closed accounts. Also...

I didn't see Steenbarger's performance books mentioned earlier.... enjoyed reading Enhancing Trader Performance and also The Daily Trading Coach.

Didn't know about the Ken&Barbie movie. First thought is WTH... The Gray Man movie has a lot of witty dialogue and I didn't think anything of it at the time but there is a scene in the film where Chris Evans calls Ryan Gosling "Ken" or a "Ken doll" or something like that. Wonder if it was added...

Mickey, Outstanding post. Hope you are recovering quickly and comfortably...

I watched it on Netflix. Even though the plot from the books got heavily mutated in the screenplay, it was a fun flick. Chris Evans gives an entertaining over-the-top performance as the main villain and it appeared that Gosling was a credible Court Gentry. Seems like there could be sequels in...

Continuing with the theme, recently read The Terminal List and thought it was pretty good too.

On a less erudite level, I just finished the latest Gray Man book by Mark Greaney. Great read and very well written like the others in the series.

Hey there Maxinger, You're certainly right about the sample size needing to be much larger when one goes about testing a trading system. In this case I just wanted to make the case that moving averages can be useful and point out how I use them. Note also that 5 minute charts for each of the...

Hi SunTrader, I tried to do that by showing 5 minute charts for every single day of the past week of trading days (the last 6 trading days without skipping any). Take a look at the bottoms of the charts and you'll see that they start at around 8:00 AM and end at around 3:00 PM central time each...

Hi Panzerman, I’m a systematic trader so I have precise rules for every aspect of entry, initial stop-loss, trailing stop-loss system and target prices using mathematically defined parameters for indicators (moving average, momentum, volatility) and candlestick structures. This thread is...

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