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My questions earlier today were merely an attempt to understand the benefits of being an atheist. Surely there must be benefits... why else would such a (negative) belief system exist? * Christians attempt to spread their belief with hope that such will uplift the other person. Christians...

Seneca, some do both. Some do one or the other. Which is correct?

Yes... efficiency = excellence! I too have several hundred pounds of (dusty) books on trading = markets in my attic. That after purging out the collection by +/- 50% two years ago. Had to dump those discards at Salvation Army... not a single one sold at combined yard sale benefit. Far...

<i>"i need to be doing these 100% perfectly in order to succeed."</i> No one needs to do anything 100% perfectly in this profession... not even close. And, thank God for that or none of us would ever make a dime! A quest for perfection is perfectly fine in many other professions and...

ikh, I missed the part in your response about exactly what benefits you specifically for such massive, time-consuming efforts in your search for truth. What motivates you to expend such time and effort supporting your belief? I'm simply curious what benefit you pose to others by helping them...

Dear ikh, Your arguments against the existence of God are obviously lengthy and well-thought out. I wonder two things: #1: Why do you spend so much time, energy and effort trying to convince anyone who will listen that there is no God? What is the personal payoff to you in exchange for...

<b>spinn</b>, make sure you have <i>Use Look-Inside-Bar Back-testing</i> checked for "Intraday" or especially "Tick" (in your specific system case) in the Format Analysis Techniques & Strategies > Propeties... > General > Back-testing resolution section of TradeStation My guess at first...

Agreed 100% with scalper21 about ignoring intraday P&L. I've made every mistake possible fixated on managing an intraday balance target versus taking what the session has to offer. It's been a long time since I've watched numbers intraday... use Ninja myself, and leave the control center parked...

Ripley, I wish you all the best and nothing less in every aspect of life. I've contributed what I felt was helpful to this thread, nothing more for me to share or read in here ever aft. Best Wishes Always! Austin

<i>but</i> (key word) want a smaller dollar per tick market because <u>I am having a hard time with the psychology of <b>having to be perfect.</b></u> In other words.....when live <u>I tend to get anxious and enter early to avoid missing the trade because even a few ticks can mean I wont...

In answer to the other question, when I paper trade the YM, I generally <b>make 50-75 points per day</b> <i>but I let a very few of those trades go 15 or so tick against me. Live, my stop is 8 ticks on ym.</i> With all due & utmost respect, why do you trade the methodical approach...

I have a problem. I am using a method I have complete confidence <b>(?)</b> in that allows me to trade with a tight stop. The problem is, I have to be perfect due to small account size. * A typical example of my trading is my going long ym at 333 EST, having it go 7 ticks in my favor and...

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I'm saying <i>directional option traders</i> aka long calls or puts need to be skilled with the underlying first. The last part of my original post summarized my belief on spread trading. That also includes any delta-neutral attempts, which are spreads between option and underlying to negate...

If/when a trader becomes skilled enough to trade the underlying with success, long call or put option contracts are very viable. Any stock trader who is/had been short any of the symbols trending down since mid-May would do even better while holding atm or otm LEAP puts. But first... said...

I'll chime in that option trading is much harder to succeed at in reality than new traders imagine. The vagaries of option valuing make a big difference... which can only be negated (never eliminated) thru either spreads or long-term holds. Option traders who lean towards straight calls and...

I ran a live-market room for a period of four years. In that time I learned a lot about traders and human nature in general. No lesson was clearer than this one: there isn't a person alive who has or ever will follow any trade advisory verbatim. The shorter-term and faster trades are, the less...

... and some people still think the earth is flat AP

I sure hope it's understood by now that real people, lots of them actually make money in the markets. The majority does fail, but some number of traders succeed by many degrees of that definition. Isn't that how this whole thing started in the first place? :cool:

Caddy, after missing out on the ES fill AND deciding to pass on a third ER short this a.m., I spent midday running chainsaws clearing out a brushy spot in my yard to vent some mild frustration. After about one hour of that, together with thorn scratches from locust tree sucker shoots and two...