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>>Poker, yes, a good indicator. Chess, no, absolutely not. These are two different games, very different. >> Tetris. Taught me about charts. Invaluable.

Holy Grail: A system profitable all of the time- trend, chop and panic; without need for system change in any market condition; able to take a trader to retired status before the trader's next birthday.

>>Neke, When and if you do hit say 206...why dont you take out half and start with 103 again>> This is good advise, Neke. Of course I would think that because it is my practice. Set a level of some kind where you ALWAYS withdraw half and pay yourself. Depending on the investment vehicle and...

>>Yep, that's what they used to say. I think the fact that so many people pointed out how idiotic this is as a scalping strategy made them change their story - they now claim it's a 22-point stop with a 2 point profit target and a 99.6% win rate or something like that. Who the fuck knows what...

>>either borrow money from people you know, 10 friends $20 each or explain why you can't.>> Well, he tried to borrow it from us. I hate debt. He should be encouraged to get out and earn his own capital. There is nothing like trading LIVE with your own money. No other training ground prepares...

You want real traders to give you money... money that we worked jobs for to start trading on? Some of us two jobs. Some of us like me, two jobs and a side business. You're 19, not a kid. Get your ass out, do something you don't really enjoy, trade that time for money, and THEN trade after all...

I have been asked about my experiences with PureTick, PageTrader and GemsBot. Without hesitation I applaud George for having the most friendly teaching environment in any trading room I have ever tested. For those of you who are hard-headed enough to thoroughly test and evaluate systems prior to...

>>in that case, you can say you're the typical visual basic programmer. work all day while watching porn on the pc and eating nothing else but burgers and fries.>> LOL! :p Thanks, I needed that. But how do you watch porn and charts at the same time?

I tell them, "I manage an investment account in the futures market that averages 100% per week." They are either happy for me or mad at me... happy that someone actually makes money instead of feeding his account, or mad at me for the same reason.

Quote Tracker is good for this using paintbars and alerts, but you need to configure your email on your broker's end to work with the trigger. IB users can use Bracket Trader fairly quickly to accomplish your goal. Page with instructions on how to do this: http://www.boogster.net/blog/?p=4614

Your proposal sounds like gambling to me. I only gamble when I drive. I use probabilities when I trade. If you have a working and profitable system, and are now bored with it, throw a contract into the wind and see where it goes, take notes, and answer your own question. Or just go find an...

Yes, QT is far superior to IB charts. I rarely even open an IB chart unless my QT isn't available, and even then I don't expect IB charts to work well. If I had to trade by IB charts, I wouldn't trade. Asking for quality charting from IB is like asking their customer service to be at least...

>>I don't mean any disrespect but if you find value in Pureprick you are definitely in at least one of the following groups. A) A Complete Newbie, B) A Complete Moron, C) A Shill, D) Alex or Geoff, E) An excited new subscriber who has yet to see the atrocities. `Susana>> Well, that's one way...

Neke, congrats and gusto! for your endeavors. Your comment about limited liquidity sure rings home with my trading. Using limit orders as I do for entries, stops and targets, I see only partial fills about 20% of the time, and I have to use market orders for the balance. While not ideal exits...

>>Conclusion: These fucking losers enjoy others' pain and envy others' success.>> That is human nature. Most traders lose money, so this adds to human nature. Misery loves company, hence the losers pile up on whomever has a bad day. Keep track of those who rag on any trader trying to break...

I have backtested a fair number of systems, and my two cents on how real-time systems don't match up to backtested ones is in price target exits. If you use target limit exits, a backtested system result may show a price print at the target exit, indicating a profitable close. In reality...

How about posting the code and specs for your chart, so we can all try it out?

1. Find out how much money the mentor makes using only the strategies and systems they are willing to teach you. 2. Find out if the mentor thinks you, personally, can net (after taxes and fees) that kind of money after perfecting your execution of that same set of S&S, <i>in the first...

The only trading record I keep is the copy of what the IRS gets. My brokers remember, if I have the need for details.

Get out of the house after trading. Go work out, have sex and/or see some sights, but do not expect your mental health to be normal if you both live and trade in the same structure without some relief to your mind, soul and body. Plan your vacations around three-day weekends so you don't have...