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  1. alfa8

    What is your typical day trading like?

    totally agree. am still trying to find answers to when Yellen stopped talking and left the conference room abruptly
  2. alfa8

    How long did it take for you to find/discover your trading edge?

    it took me more than 13000 hours of research and trading to get there. i use classic indicators like moving averages. they do have an edge and they do work. nobody could beat exponential moving average. it is the best indy discovered todate
  3. alfa8

    Experienced Portfolio Managers only

    here is a recent article on the subject of fees dropping http://fortune.com/2016/09/15/hedge-fund-fees-cut/
  4. alfa8

    Experienced Portfolio Managers only

    for investors who wants no management fee and guaranteed returns every year; there is a fund for you: Bernie Madoff.
  5. alfa8

    Experienced Portfolio Managers only

    Other advantages of managing OPM are; taking higher risks and savings on transaction costs due to relationships with brokers; and aiming for smaller returns is satisfactory while maintaining good bonus
  6. alfa8

    Two Securities Traders Charged In Scheme That Netted $26 Million In Illicit Profits

    Totally agree What about the biggest lie of them all; Iraq weapon of mass destruction; the biggest lie and war crime ever committed; and by a US president; George Bush. FBI should focus all their attention on their bosses
  7. alfa8

    Two Securities Traders Charged In Scheme That Netted $26 Million In Illicit Profits

    Why Goldman was excused in the Greek deal? where is the FBI in that case????? by the way; there are dozens of Tim Sykes followers who are doing just what these two fellows was caught doing (including Tim Sykes himself). They run forums to coordinate **attacks** on penny stocks on daily basis...
  8. alfa8

    How much money and time have you spent so far in trading? 2016 edition

    Lost quite a bit between losses, blown out accounts, and education; in excess of 100k. however the time spent on research tops all the expenses. been trading full time since 2012; and being profitable 3 years out of 4. As another user mentioned earlier; I have learned a lot about myself and...
  9. alfa8

    I have tried everything and nothing works (Technical analysis)

    Here is Jim Simons's 100mil yacht. he is a chartist. http://www.superyachtfan.com/superyacht/superyacht_archimedes.html
  10. alfa8

    Human brain is wired to lose in the markets

    or you can be a quant and wire your robot in anyway you like; then step back and watch
  11. alfa8

    Can market profile help scalpers?

    hi guys i know its being a while since last post on this thread. any update on using MP to intraday scalp EURUSD? best
  12. alfa8

    How Do You Build Systems Using Python?

    i think the subject got too complicated. Programming skill to a trader; is like a Tic Tac to Trump. You want to get the girl; get some tic tac! and start kissing and groping, and furniture shopping if that is necessary!
  13. alfa8

    How Do You Build Systems Using Python?

    java can run on any pc just like mt4 or python. u can run it in a hosted environment or at home pc. there are API libraries available to connect you to brokers; such as FIX
  14. alfa8

    What is important in a trading platform?

    Take for example; MetaTrader platform for Forex; it has a large user base; and large number of free strategies (aka Expert Advisers) available on the web. It's a perfect platform for a beginner; as it offers the chance of evaluating existing strategies. even indicators; almost any indicator is...
  15. alfa8

    What is important in a trading platform?

    hi Peter; PNL is key. if the platform enables me to make money; then it will be the holy grail; even if it's written in cobol.
  16. alfa8

    Buffet made $7,000,000,000 in gains since Trump won election

    I wonder how much did Buffett lose in 2008 during Bush administration. they only tell us about the wins; where are the losing years.
  17. alfa8

    Quantedge - 30% annualized returns

    It will work for them until it doesn't. As Stan Druckenmiller admits: "he lost it in the market; and he no longer understand the markets as before"
  18. alfa8

    How Do You Build Systems Using Python?

    metatrader is fine for running a strategy or two. Once you start running few; the system will start to slow down, and execution latency adds up a lot. Metatrader is single threaded and can only process one order per 200ms. market data also has latency; especially during peak times. The other...
  19. alfa8

    Can a spread widen to 200 pips?

    Jason; I much prefer this environment (the futures markets where market makers has speed advantage) to the retail FX scam brokers. Beleive me; nothing beats a fair market where all bids and asks are REAL; and hitting them will result in execution. In Forex; the last look (aka Re-Quotes) means...
  20. alfa8

    Can a spread widen to 200 pips?

    I do agree; that majority of retail FX brokers are scammers. They like you when you are losing money; and once you start making money with them; they tweak their machines against you. Suddenly you will start seeing slow execution, high slippage, etc. That does not mean trading forex is bad...
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