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    Awash's Journal

    I can't answer for Trend Fader. But I felt compelled to answer what I've taken from your post. Try taking a non-signal or try taking the opposite of your signal. If you are using a simulator to trade with the pain involved might just give you the courage you need to trade the right way.
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    Looking for a mechanical trading system

    I've seen sashe trade a few times...he's not bad, hopefully he's not too stubborn.
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    Mental Ceilings and self fulfilling prophesies

    Patterning Machine "According to most cognitive psychologists, the brain can best be understood as a patterning machine. Your experience in the world is stored in your memory as a collection of meaningful patterns. When you think, you are deliberately exploring these patterns to help you...
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    Choosing mechanical systems

    Not that it means much, but this is a smart way to trade.
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    Where is Optional?????

    Optional is just a ghost of his former self.
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    Mental Ceilings and self fulfilling prophesies

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/01/030701.asp
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    Mental Ceilings and self fulfilling prophesies

    Although these questions are intended to show investors the risks inherent in pursuing profits it might be worth a look. It is a .pdf file but is only 5 pages. http://www.benefitsboard.com/Funds/Handout%20risk%20quest.pdf BTW, why don't you (or anyone) try to present a preferred trading...
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    Mental Ceilings and self fulfilling prophesies

    Hi Oddtrader, That is a nice quote from Holland. Unfortunately, it reminds me of what I had hoped we could avoid here...another long-winded chart study. We all have charting capabilities far beyond what traders from earlier years relied upon. Livermore read the tape! How hard that must...
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    Mental Ceilings and self fulfilling prophesies

    Oddtrader, I described in my post how I determined that the market was advancing. How do you determine x and y statistically, please?
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    Mental Ceilings and self fulfilling prophesies

    I was speaking about a market advance, not about a market decline. How do you determine x and y statistically?
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    Mental Ceilings and self fulfilling prophesies

    Where to draw the line? Natalie suggested using the opening price. Inandlong suggested using the current price and Oddtrader modified that by suggesting we use a 5-tick Stop entry both above and below the line with a trailing Stop of 10 ticks. So that's an option. Here's a little bit...
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    Mental Ceilings and self fulfilling prophesies

    ...somebody got the stupid idea to start developing a trading plan and tracking performance. We had a simple approach...draw a line and be long above it, be short below it. I did some looking on the web and found something applying to the task at hand...that is, find a simple method to see...
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    The Truth about Daytrading Futures..

    Well, there goes that idea. I'll still show up now and then just in case you let your gaurd down.
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    The Truth about Daytrading Futures..

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 31 41 51 101 201 301 401 501 751 1001 1251 1501 2001 10137 4266 1958 1285 1651 794 545 392 287 626 299 215 162 118 188 136 80 85 71 200 576 191 192 163 153 97 56 48 57 32 27 12 10 4 I don't want you to be disillusioned...I didn't...
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    The Truth about Daytrading Futures..

    I can't speak for anyone but me. But, I've seen a lot of people in a lot of different professions besides trading. A lot of them I've talked with have their mortgages and their other debts and they have their families and there retirement goals and their vacations and their outings. They have...
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    Long Live Publias Enigma

    That's a heavy load you're carrying there. You've been given a good deal, most likely, just look around...you can be proud of that. :)
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    Mental Ceilings and self fulfilling prophesies

    i'll save everyone the trouble of having to go look. here are the logs for the past couple of months. every trade was posted publicly in real time. performance is improving as my comfort level with the approach improves. Sweet! Now, can you teach? Regards, Bruce
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    Mental Ceilings and self fulfilling prophesies

    Hi Natalie, Thank you for your kind words. The real talent is Sandy, I just picked up what he was saying. I'm glad to have been of help. Bruce
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    Mental Ceilings and self fulfilling prophesies

    Basically the idea is to put something together that can be used or taken away and modified, junked, improved, or even used. I'm sure it would help some here to do it and probably wouldn't hurt all... Any takers? Hi Natalie, I've already shown an example day of chipping. Yes, it was my...
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    Mental Ceilings and self fulfilling prophesies

    No, I'm wanting you to recognize what this thread is about. It isn't about judging whether this or that trader is believable or worth listening to based on the trader's performance. As has been said, even the worst of us have something the best of us can learn. I'm not for a minute suggesting...
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