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  1. wrbtrader

    I wish I would have gone into the military. This is really boring.

    You still can not determine on your own what to do with your time when you complete your trading day by 10am central ??? If you truly want help to think seriously about what to do...start by revealing your age, location (city), education background, single or family and you'll receive better...
  2. wrbtrader

    I wish I would have gone into the military. This is really boring.

    http://mentalfloss.com/article/90429/7-fun-cold-weather-activities-beyond-snowmen https://www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/northern-lights-watching/travel-guide/northern-lights-activities https://www.mappingmegan.com/things-to-do-in-the-arctic/...
  3. wrbtrader

    any Quebec prop firms (arcade fine) sponsor work visas?

    Which ones did you find on Google search ? Also, have you used the search here at EliteTrader to find old threads on the same topic ? https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/list-of-montreal-props.238867/ https://www.elitetrader.com/et/search/8555090/?q=Montreal+prop+firm&o=date Why move to...
  4. wrbtrader

    How much did you lose on the journey to becoming profitable?

    Not possible if his trading is supporting him and/or family. Simply, everyday living expenses will prevent compounding the account to become the richest man in the world in a short time. :cool: Reality, the only way someone will become the richest man in the world is if they are alread very...
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    heart palpitations on waking up at 3am in the morning rooted in fear

    Go see a doctor and get a complete medical check up...make sure you tell them about your sleep problems and reasons for the sleep problem. Next, go see a psychiatrist or psycho therapist and talk about these problems and the reasons. In the mean time, do not hold overnight trading positions...
  6. wrbtrader

    How do people fail at this?

    Its amazing how the mind behaves when switching from simulator trading to real money trading especially back n forth. In fact, I think traders use the simulator for the wrong reasons which is why they have so much trouble traversing from simulator into real money trading to the point that they...
  7. wrbtrader

    How do people fail at this?

    Wow :vomit: wrbtrader
  8. wrbtrader

    IRS confirms traders are eligible for QBI deduction

    Wish there was something like Greentrader tax in France and Canada. Income tax in foreign countries so much more complicated. wrbtrader
  9. wrbtrader

    The BS sim journal...Add your own BS!

    Interesting, I was not aware of the threads initial location. Yet, I was under the impression that most trade journals in the Journal section were simulation trade journals or contain no timestamp trade fills of trades (simulator or real money). Regardless, the psychology section here is a good...
  10. wrbtrader

    The BS sim journal...Add your own BS!

    I believe Overnight has something too but there's an issue (psychological) about traversing that edge into real money trading from simulator trading so that he's profitable most trading days in real money trading instead of being profitable most trading days in simulation trading. Funny thing...
  11. wrbtrader

    The BS sim journal...Add your own BS!

    I remember a video posted on Youtube many years ago by someone about this issue with Ninjatrader...the guy was comparing the program with another program (I can't remember the name of the other program) but he notice the same discrepancies involving timestamp trade fills versus the chart. It...
  12. wrbtrader

    Swingtrading is better than intraday.

    Correct but those that start threads like this have "tunnel vision"...they only see one way and do not have the ability to see that others are able to succeed a different way. That's the reason why you rarely see threads use the words like "some" and similar like. In fact, we rarely see (read)...
  13. wrbtrader

    Swingtrading is better than intraday.

    Swingtrading is better than intraday Strategies used by traders determines that answer. Yet, the personal lifestyle will also have a big input into the answer. For some, swingtrading is better. For others, intraday trading is better. Others, investing or long term trading is better. If a...
  14. wrbtrader

    BNP Loses $80 Million on S&P 500-Linked Derivative Trades

    I wonder why they couldn't reach him while he was on vacation or why didn't their compliance office close those positions before they became an eyesore. Then again, maybe the 80 million in losses caught their attention instead of when it was at 40 million in losses. Geeesh...80 million in...
  15. wrbtrader

    Mostly Rangebound Market?

    How were you able to design a bot for rangebound markets without initally testing it on rangebound markets ? Simply, what rangebound markets did your bot initially worked on ? By the way...sugar, corn, feeder cattle would be on my list. Yet, the list would change every month...what's...
  16. wrbtrader

    Newbie

    Overall, if you're trading account is profitable after expenses...keep doing what you're doing and don't worry about the other possible ways unless you feel that your profits so far have been lucky or far too stressful to implement. Keep in mind, many no longer trade via one thing...
  17. wrbtrader

    What makes elite athletes thrive or dive under pressure? | The Economist

    In sports you have a team of people working with you beyond the coach. Usually you have a team doctor or access to immediate medical care during training & competition, you have a nutritionist, team psychologist, fitness instructor and many other individuals helping you manage all of it if...
  18. wrbtrader

    Best trading books/resources?

    Depends upon the overall context. For example, lets pretend the OP (thread starter) has 500k in his trading account and he's real money trading with only 1 contract in Oil futures in a university trading room surrounded by experience/successful Oil futures traders. In comparison, someone at...
  19. wrbtrader

    Best trading books/resources?

    You need to decide what you're really looking for. A) Trading career as an independent retail trader (trading from home) B) Trading career working as an institutional trader for a financial institution C) Career suitable for your current major (economics) in college The B) can easily be...
  20. wrbtrader

    Best trading books/resources?

    Here's the current directory of trading rooms across North America @ http://universityfinancelab.com/directory/ Oddly, it doesn't show the list of about a dozen universities in Canada that has trading rooms plus internships to financial institutions...for example the McGill @...
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