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Cheese, since when am I the clown? I don't recall seing YOU post any fucking new systems lately. To you they may be sock puppets, but to me they are my Teddy Bear collection.

4DTrader, alas, the object associated with their fears is their own miserable selves. Thanks to all for sharing.

Thank you all for posting. Despite the differences of opinion, at base you affirmed that fear can be an issue in trading. Any of you may feel free to consult with me at any time. I have a pro bono policy for ET members because you are all so endlessly entertaining. Plus I don't have to put up...

Sniemiec, thank you for posting. Is your handle pronounceable in English translation? The whole idea was to have an indicator which is a perfect, but bland, substitute for price. So that you don't even have to look at scary price. Trust me, this indicator very nearly perfectly represents...

The most common presenting complaint in my trading psychotherapy practice is fear. Fear of being wrong. Fear of being manipulated. Fear of loss. Fear of self-loathing because of irrational fear. Even fear of fear. As I work through these issues with my clients, invariably I find that the...

I was asked by a colleague in a PM to offer an example of a complex system. To prove my point about ET, I retrieved this from the ET archives.

The current discussion of how to design systems tradable by the near-senile emboldened me to discuss one of my own projects, inspired by the plaints of a certain of my clients who trades. This wealthy client has a Downs child, and he desires for him a more noble employment than bag boy or stock...

Well, this interview is a success so far in that Rcanfiel gave answers about as candid as one can expect given that he has found things that work for him. Also in that some posters I respect added their views and asked good questions. But it is a also a failure so far in that the issue in...

OK, I am sure that was fun for all the insomniacs. I was out cold from drinking up and eating Friday's profits. So I have a new rule. Every fucker who comes in here and messes up an interview gets interviewed HIMSELF. So your PM demurrer is now null and void, JJ! You're next. Then YOU...

No sense of humor, either. Fuck him if he can't take a joke!

Anek, thank you so much for your time. You have been most gracious and given us a valuable perspective into the mind of a successful trader. I doubt that I could ever be of service to you, but please don't hesitate to PM me if you wish to bounce ideas off me or share experiences. Best regards...

Thanks for your interesting responses. I think I misread an earlier post. So you ARE trading intraday? If you think it would be illuminating, let's affirm or demolish some classical TA. First off, what IS classical TA? I would start with Richard Schabacker's 1934 book "Technical Analysis and...

Anek, how generous. But really I think you HAVE excelled at something, and that is MODESTY! I think that except for your modesty you are ET writ large. We either have never before found something we are good at, or perversely don't like doing what we are naturally good at. I am 62, and have...

Reaver, where I'm from we spell it Reiver, and hereabouts it means gypsy white trash. If anybody is going to rip Rcanfiel, it's going to be me, until I am finished, then you can have him. And asking me if Duref Mudgins is a real name shows how fucking stupid you are. LOOK at it, dummy!

You have interesting views, Rcanfiel. And to those asking for proof, in these interviews I am being polite. I believe that non-traders eventually say unutterably stupid things that expose themselves as frauds. I'm still with you, Rcanfiel. In fact, although I disagree with you about fractality...

Yes, Nkhoi, and then Easy went silent. Bought that private island, I guess.

Hey, thanks for the lead on the book. I haven't read one for years since I figured out precious few of the authors had tested what they were touting. Not giving away anything too personal here, I don't think, but Spydertrader told me in a PM he doesn't read books, either. OK, I am down to my...

Hmmm. I hardly know how to respond, since I am focussed so tightly on intraday trading, even scalping. I assume you refer to your preferred time frame of 1-3 days. If so, how do you get statistical methods to work with such relatively small samples, especially since there is an upward bias to...

Oh, yes, the Douglas books are near the top of my list. But I am surprised at your answer, because I view most books as being compendia of hoary old indicators and oscillators that don't work. Of course we could probably all name them! But what do you think a new trader would get out of those...

I think I get the message. Let's you and all his other fans hold it until I finish the interview, then you can all have at it after I'm gone.