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    Traders: How are we different from the rest?

    you are still making money off other people instead of taking if off the markets like a trader does.. if you are taking enough from the market, I don't see why would want to give seminars about trading, I don't see any of the market wizards going on seminar tours to SELL something.. of...
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    Traders: How are we different from the rest?

    well said..but a steady paycheck means a lot to a lot of people.. I never take money out of my account because I don't know when I might get hit by a big drawdown, which also means I seldom spend the money I make in the markets.. trading change the way you think about money and my case, I...
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    how to manage false breakouts on NQ ES

    assume a upside breakout..it retrace..which means going down.. if it goes down enough to make a difference..it means the trend has change to a downtrend.. it's logical..isn't it? read your own signature...breakout.. the trend is your friend..
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    how to manage false breakouts on NQ ES

    IMHO, by definition..REAL breakouts shouldn't retrace at all.. If it retrace enough that it looks a real bargain on your chart.. it's very likely that it's a failed breakout..and what I usually do is go short into the retracement.. buying retracements is same as going against...
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    I Hate Trading

    I hate trading and at least I did the introspection to say I do. I don't give a shit if You guys can call a wimp or a pussy.. You can tell me how much you LOVE and ENJOY trading after a 2 year 49.5% drawdown.. on your 26 consecctive whipsaw... I would go so far to say that if...
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    Have you heard of Didier Sornette?

    where does this hostility against academic and phd's come from. does what u don't understand scare you? or does the comparison to your primitive and dogmatic methods trigger some inferior complex in some of you. just one advice, you are never going to learn anything new in this...
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    Have you heard of Didier Sornette?

    I don't understand why gann always must come into the picture. Drawing nice angles, fans, wheels, square off charts and shamelessly adjusting the scales of his chart so everytime is picture perfect, IS NOT EXACTLY minority games and math of spreading activation. wouldn't you agree? We are...
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    losing or missing is more painful?

    I think missing a move is a much more serious problem than losing money. Losing money is a integral part of trading and I think to survive as a trader, you have come to terms with it sooner or later. For a system trader, Missing a Move means not taking a signal and it suggest psychological...
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    I feel the entry is also critical

    you can exit with a lost or with a win and I think it's important to get into the details and try distinguish between the two rather lump them together and decide whether entry or exit is more important. exit with a lose or a stoploss are just like backup contingency plans.. if a bad...
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    I feel the entry is also critical

    I backtested that system..in fact I am looking at it.. sure it was profitable.. you obviously didn't know how it was transformed when you put in a good entry..:cool:
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    I feel the entry is also critical

    I hope your losses ain't getting to you... (or your profits which might have a resulted in a ego expansion) you seem to a bit uptight about the whole thing.. but internet forums do serve as a great venue to "let it all out" just try to go easy on your wife and kid..ok?
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    I feel the entry is also critical

    of course cutting your losses and letting your profit run is important..I didn't say it's not..that where most people have problem with..we are biological wired to maximize the chance of a win instead of maximizing the amount we win.. but once you get over it and it becomes...
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    I feel the entry is also critical

    have i ever traded b4? I traded 5000 futures contracts just last month.. largest position been 290 es contracts.. and just finished trading 500 today..lost about US30,000.. well...I think I am trading..would you agree with me? unlike you..I am a trend following which is probably...
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    I feel the entry is also critical

    I agree .. for the same reasons..and another more important reason.. when you are in trade..and the market is in chop-chop mode.. and simply ain't moving..or worse..moving against you no good exit strategy is going to help you there.. you still have to lose money. Markets move...
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    How much do you REALLY make trading?

    gekko: IMHO..I really don't think you should trade or sell or car for capital to trade..your account(5k or 15k after you sell your car) is simply too little for trading...you won't survive your first drawdown to put it bluntly...there is a very high chance(95% if you are into...
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    Psychotic or Neurotic?

    I don't think a "normal" person can trade sucessfully... 95% of the population loses money in the markets.. you do have to be a "different" in order to succeed.. of course..I don't mean you have to be fxxked up in order to succed in trading...but I think it acutally does helps if you...
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    Van Tharp's Peak Performance Program

    I am just glad you finally got over that bogus gann crap.. welcome back to reality.. :cool:
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    Will 2003 be as good as 2002?

    I think there is many studies that suggest volatility is cyclical... which might mean the volatility is likely to tame down a bit next year..
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    Oh no! This for $150???

    well.. at least Moving Average Cross Over is worth a LOT more than the Gann stuff selling out there ....
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    Gann thread...

    You don't like brokers and vendors You like ebay.. You are alive.. I guess that took you awhile to figure out... oh...monotonous chanting the the word "Stupid" won't make you any smarter... I only hope you didn't type every single word yourself :cool:
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