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Sorry but my better half is calling me to dinner so I will reply to all later. Thank you very much for your contributions. I really appreciate it and I believe many others in my situation do. (whether in this thread or another) Gabe

I am not happy to admit it but you are right. Gabe

Most people don't know how to properly back-test. That assumes that most people are masochists and I disagree. That is typical I agree that a viable trading plan is essential but this raises the chicken or the egg dilemma. If you don't know that you have an edge (because you don't know...

As I wrote somewhere previously, I have tried to back test different approaches programmatically and failed. I am not a good enough programmer. I tried Walk Forward techniques which I think are the closest to real time as one will get. (Traditional back testing will lead to curve fitting which...

Could you give an example as to the TOOLS you are referring to? I understand the other 2. Those who know me know, that probabilities are at the top of the list, right next to Schnitzel and very good sound systems. I have stats on many things (I just enjoy playing with numbers) yet for some...

Thanks. I am blushing. I don't know if I would call it support. Rather I would call it affinity. You are right and what I noticed is that some people in my situation are getting extensive help and some are not. I don't know why or what is the difference. It is just an observation. Yes I...

Et tu, Brute? This I did not expect. I wonder what is your criteria for actually chipping in as opposed to watching the accident. In real life I either continue driving at the same speed or stop to help. Not to watch. But that's just me and I am not as famous as you are. No offense. Gabe

The question is how will you find out that you have an edge (apart from back testing which many people do in the wrong way anyway so the results of their back testing is meaningless). The reason I ask this is that with my talks with many people the answer to my question "do you have an edge?"...

Funny that not too many people say that but I agree with you fully. One will not succeed without the proper physical tools. In the case of trading it is a system with an edge. Just believing that you will succeed without an edge, will lead to failure the same as one with an edge but without...

I truly understand and believe in the above but that by itself is still not enough (at least in my case) I don't know if you also generalize that everything executed professionally is boring. I find some of the other things that I do fascinating and I am really having fun doing them. With...

Yes this is roughly it. When looking at my trades at the end of the day, many times I ask my self "what was I thinking" so your question is a very good one and I will stick it to my monitors until I am brain washed. Gabe

I tried to read his books and listen to him. I simply cannot. It is boring. Maybe useful but I cannot get myself to finish even one of his books or video presentations. I think I understand what he wants to say but there is no need for so many words to describe it. Gabe

I posted the performance charts because I said I will do that once a week. So I did. I will post the execution charts today or tomorrow as promised yesterday. This is a good idea. I remember vaguely someone writing about a system of grading their trades but I can't find where I saw that. Gabe

A disastrous week ended. I will write about what I think happened later. I think I will use the Same Car Syndrome as an analogy. Gabe

I called him on a land line several times and I wrote about other things in my original post. It's up to you to make up your mind about what I said. From what I have seen, I have no reason to doubt him. Gabe

The circles are the area on the 5min chart that I should have taken a trade. A RIGHT pointing White triangle is a SHORT entry. A RIGHT pointing Yellow triangle is a LONG entry. A LEFT pointing White triangle is an exit from a Long. A RIGHT pointing Yellow triangle is an exit from a Long...

How is your cumulative progress? Your charts are clearer by the day. Gabe

Did not trade well until 11AM. Non of the entries were by the rules. Today was the EVENT. I came out on top. Hopefully tomorrow I will be focused again. Gabe

Todays trade and other setups that I did not take. Gabe

I was sitting in his chat room for close to 3 years and he was posting his trades with slight delays. Unless he had an extremely rich wife or a large inheritance, I don't know how he could support himself for all this time because he was in the room most of the day (he could have worked nights...