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Hey Corvus, how's it going? Whistler's open for ski season already. You going to be staying up here for the Winter? That's a funny link that you posted. I keep thinking, "only in America!!" that someone would try to recruit people with those kind of requirements: 1. move 30 pips 50...

I couldn't agree more. I do not think gambling is bad. I do not think day trading is bad. I am equally impressed at the discipline and skill that a good poker player or day trader has in being successful at his chosen game. There are similarities between trading and gambling and keeping your...

Ultimately I believe that humans are the ones to decide when to trade that system and to mettle with the parameters. With that discretion in mind, a system is not allowed to run its proper course. Quotes from Ed Seykota in Market Wizards In the early 1970s, Seykota was hired by a major...

Quoted from the GA booklet: What is the dream world of the complusive gambler? This is another common characteristic of complusive gamblers. A lot of time is spent creating images of the great and wonderful things they are going to do as soon as they make the big win. They often see...

For the first time in my life, I went to a local GA meeting. I was pleasantly surprised at how welcoming the members were to me and took the inititive to introduce themselves. Of course coming from a stock trading background I didn't feel at ease being there. However, the GA booklet includes...

I took Econ as a minor at University and although it was pretty cool to read about macroeconomics, the money supply, balance of international payments, swaps, bank rates, etc... I found that it is only applicable in the long run. Even the textbooks will say that it is a long run view. So IMHO...

Admitting that you need help is a step in the right direction. At least that tells me that your ego is not a major hinderence to your trading career. I believe that the way you trade the markets has to fit your personality, or that you can change your personality to fit a certain style of...

My backtesting showed me that trading off the 200ma on 1hr charts with a tight stop loss produced a positive outcome, net of commissions. I tried to put this simple system to use, but found that I did not have the discipline to execute it properly. It is a system that doesn't fit my current...

A hand written journal is a good idea. I already have one that I write down thoughts and observations. It is helping, but as Chinook said, it is a slow process. I'm at a stage where I recognize the problem, but still do it. Perhaps with enough time, journal entries, and losing enough money...

Look for the diverse group of men from all ethic backgrounds, ages, and dress. = ) It will be pretty easy to spot the group. Cheers, DNAJ65000

Hi all, Tomorrow's meeting on Thurs. Nov 20th is confirmed. 6pm at the Tim Horton's on Lougheed Hwy in Burnaby by Gilmore. So far, I believe there are 5 people confirmed. Last meeting we had 12 people. Everyone's welcomed to join us for a coffee and to chat. Cheers, DNAJ65000

Net Long Terrors ratio of 1.50 = yellow alert Net Long Terrors ratio of 2.00 = orange alert Net Long Terrors ratio of 100 = judgement day, good bye.

Hi All, I'd like to inform you that a bunch of Vancouver traders on the Moneytec FX forum are organizing a meeting at the Tim Hortons in Burnaby this Thurs. Nov 20, 2003. Time has yet to be decided but it sounds like it's going to be around 7pm. The Tim Hortons is on Lougheed Hwy...

I agree! This is similar to Ed Seykoya's (sp?) philosophy. Speaking on personal experience, I developed a mechanical system that I'm happy with, but I'm still overriding and taking counter positions to the signals it generates. That's the 50% self development part that I have to work on...

Before anyone gets mad at me, I tried doing a search for this question in the achives but couldn't find a related thread. My question is how long have you been trading a live account (not papertrading)? This is from the first time you placed a trade and started learning about the markets...

If making an obnoxious amount of money is YOUR only reason to trade, that is fair because that is what you want. However, in my readings (ex. New Market Wizards), there are super traders (Richard Dreihaus) who do make a lot of money and then turn to philanthropy and bettering themselves and...

I went to dinner tonite with a female friend who was bulimic and went to, and still is (infrequently now) attending OA. I wrote my message just before heading out for dinner and I'm happy to read all the replies now that I got home. I do have a winning system and I am trading against it...

Has anyone gone to GA for their trading? If so, I'd like to hear what you have to say. I'm considering about going to one of their meetings. Although the profile that they are trying to help doesn't exactly match trading, I think it might still be worthwhile to see if the program can instill...

Corvus, You're absolutely correct. I thought it out and did the math and it doesn't matter if it's not 200:1. I actually trade 10:1 or sometimes 20:1 depending if I have 1 or 2 mini lots open. I realized that if I really need the extra margin to give my positions more wiggle room, it means...

I would love to get a good quality chair. This one has a massage feature built in. ahhh, that would be perfect when the market's slow. I should start saving up for it now. Actually, on second thought, I'm going to do something dangerous. I'm gonna trade next week and make the market pay...