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The last world war ended with nukes. Multiple sides using nukes and targetting nuclear power plants can easily destroy most what we take for granted today.

Bear is not sustainable.

Stops can be mental, so trading without stops is like saying trading without loss-exits (aka "admitting to being wrong"). This doesn't have to be incorrect though, if you diversify enough and expectations can exceed +100% on other positions! I had an auto-system trading using fixed stops for a...

Patterns form from random generated data and from fully automated market participants. For them not to occur over longer time the efforts need to be coordinated / concerted, which is illegal.

Good points, except calling people idiots over an internet forum! Maybe your points just didn't come across, or maybe your nick reminds people of Scheisse or something? ;) Being overlooked like that is very common in professional settings, for both genders.

Always looking for some of that! :D

Using Notepad++ / geany, as IDEs often hides the complexity one really should want to avoid. If programming is a messy chore, it's not fun. Clear syntax highlighting and black background can go a long way. Excel is great for aggregating few numbers, but not worth doing anything complicated in...

One can always argue either way, depending on individual preferences as well. If you love something, why do differently? I'd argue you shouldn't! :thumbsup: Fewer bugs, initiates create'em just because "new to the tool and thinking logically". An experienced programmer can pick up a new...

2 forks with some time in between, that's a bit more than 4 times original supply, though not of BTC, but total "crypto currency". So the math here is about 2^n, which doesn't seem very sustainable. However, what truly matters is wether there's any "real" value to BTC. Because of open...

Beautiful post, and even helpful for traders. Trading is one profession where reality hits you over and over, and for those who do not want to admit their inconsequence in the markets, it can be one hell of a rollercoaster-ride of greed and fear. "Positive" affirmations by thought is often based...

Witness or not relentlessly life happens. Outside reflecting Inside reflecting One dance combining the dancers. Gratitude (apparently need to watch this on youtube)

@darkmoon47 : Your stop-loss order is only as good as the price you offer when it's triggered. Offer a better price, and you'll have higher chances of getting filled. How much the offset should be depends on expected volatility and acceptable cost, which should be reflected in the medium-term...

Read countless books, articles, watched youtube channels, videos and read diverse forums on diverse aspects of trading (mostly technical). Much of this had for free, but only a starting point no matter how much time you spend, as it's mostly about forming concepts and ideas in your mind in order...

Let me blow your mind for a sec: They "average up" anticipating an even larger/longer move (this is for longer term plays yes, and you do need to survive an initial retrace or two that may happen). It's entirely dependent on how the "signal" is generated and how it performs in backtests. How...

It's a constant dilemma: If you want to reinvest the money, there's limits to how well you can protect the profits and still keep a potential upside. To the downside, it should be easier, just close/scale-out whenever position is beyond your conditions for the trade. Trade management is part of...

How sure are you of getting just 0.03% commission? For retailers there's usually a minimum fee for commission that'll seriously screw up 99.9% of daytrading ventures (partly why you need serious money, like $25K, in order to have a fighting chance). $10-commissions are not unheard of, and can be...

I'd love to disparage averaging down, if it weren't partly a side-effect of a risk management model :rolleyes: Be very careful about using it as a vehicle for surplus income though, as it's the very opposite of what you're looking for in a trade. Only proper backtesting can tell you more about...

For mechanical trading, the question is about strategy/system development. The rules and execution remains the same unless the system is upgraded with new changes. It's about managing all your potential trades on average in a very fixed manner. For discretionary trading, the question is more of...

Your flaw is disregarding people who have enough knowledge and expertise, maybe even more, but who do not have the communication/manipulation-skills that 2-5% of any population distribution possess.

As a tester, having to test all floors in sequence sounds like fun fun fun! And you get to keep one egg!