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80% to the trader is a poor split? From no-risk extra capital that may have unlimited upside in the future? ok then

Everyone seems to overlook the fact that this is not an either/or process. I trade for myself, I have traded for myself and I will trade for myself (and possibly others) with or without TST funding. Other than today's vacation, there hasn't been one session where I did not work for myself and...

http://www.youtube.com/user/cmtrades yes, 98 examples to be exact. I made this reply to your question earlier, but mine must have inadvertantly gotten deleted while yours did not. Each post is connected to the other, I would expect both question and answer posts should exist or delete equally...

No trading for me today. It was a great day overall, 70F and sunny outside. I spent the vast majority preparing for an upcoming hunting trip... passed thru the office once or twice for brief moments and that was it. CL completed its rollover process from Nov to Dec contracts today. I'm not...

Sounds good... how about a $100 gift certificate to one's favorite restaurant as the prize on April 1st, 2013? That way, whoever can say "I told you so" may do it over dinner with a loved one :) As for myself, I'm trading CL personally and CL + ZS in the combine alongside. So I push a few...

Does anyone here remember when a year or two ago, some guy went viral with a fancy, cutting edge flash video showing traders and sports cars and jets and hi-rise buildings and all sorts of fantasy power-trip stuff for men? The premise was, "we aren't vendors, we are traders... and we're going to...

Today the Nov CL contract went fuzzy-buzz rollover mode, which we knew was going to happen soon. That untradable action soon proved itself such, and left me with ZS as the alternative. I almost traded NQ as well, which would have worked great because the two early buy signals soon worked more...

I'm equally sure there are a million more constructive ways for you to while away your time. Time is life, my long-time ET brethern. Don't look back from years to come and regret all that you wasted here :cool:

That's because you don't (yet) know how to use technical analysis properly :cool:

After awhile, none of that mental stuff affects you. I trade personal and combine alongside one another in CL, never give it a moment's thought about either except for the difference in trade window's application. As for the angry = cynical men? They haunt every message regardless of topic. I...

What you're missing is the part about upside negotiable clause. Let's say after six month's of trading and +$10,000 per month average profits, the leverage doubles to 30 contracts. After one year and similar steady growth, leverage doubles to 60 contracts. Or more. Bottom line it is free...

I seldom even move my initial stops until price has gone at least +40 cents in favor, and usually I'm adding more at +20 cents to +40 cents in the big measured runs. CL makes 100 and 200 cent runs more sessions than not. If you look for those and expect them to appear, they will be because...

in which case you are definitely in the wrong symbol for sideways strats

fwiw: I'm not here to prove anything or impress anybody. No offense meant by any means, but there ain't a person here I care enough about for that. Let's face it... this is nothing more than a public message board populated by mostly anonymous people. What in the hell is there to get all worked...

trading larger size is relative, and the process always involves adjusting one's trade entry - management style at some point or other whether you ever opt to grow contract block size to the point where trades management approach needs tweaking, you'll be just fine. nothing changes in the way...

I missed that part to answer earlier :) If I were trading this size with no minimum profit objectives deadline, I'd cease trading each day at either -$2,500 or $2,500+ with this account balance. Right now I have a personal shutdown near -$2,500 but left upside open because of the +$12,000...

How much higher is unstated, but I'd assume if one is steadily profitable and consistent for a reasonable period of time, that amount would increase substantially. I'm old enough now where I don't look too far ahead of the near-term goals. When I started out with this venture, my first...

#1: Someone with an account of their own AND a TST account which starts at $150,000 and goes higher upon performance #2: I wouldn't leave much of my profits OR capital with ANY brokerage, from IB on down with no exceptions. After what you and I have seen with our own two eyes per MFG and then...

Your challenge with annual returns is the overall dead symbols you opt to trade. YM, ES, TY and US much of the time intraday are low-range and sideways. CL on the other hand is a "horse of different color", to paraphrase the Comanche term for Appaloosa horses. It stands out in the herd...

hey... to those very guys that are getting checks cut and paid, what else matters?