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Starting with the Great Depression is a lousy method. Try the entire 20th century.

one of the more stupid posts on ET

you obviously have never done this longterm yourself. Some of us have, and we know it doesn't work this way.

No, but it is pretty likely you have never done a thorough statistical analysis of Elliot Wave over multiple instruments over a long period of time on its own merits to see if it has significant edge. HAVE YOU??? Once you do, you will join the 99%.

She was the best pick of the bunch to shore up the conservative end and draw in other voters. She&hubby union members 5 kids Soccer Mom Youngest has Down's syndrome Not wealthy Pro Life Former basketball star PTA member Smalltown girl Evangelical Oldest son going over to Iraq as...

Why is ice always going down? lol I thought ice floated

When over 90% of blacks plan to vote for Obama, it would ring hollow if they are unhappy that whites vote for a white candidate Ya know?

Why don't you run against McCain and Obama instead? You are more qualified.

None. Elliot Wave is trash. When you learn this, you might start learning how to trade...

You are exceptionally ignorant.

they have been emailing me for over 6 years, off and on. They never seemed to maintain profitability. They were one of the reasons I chopped volume out of my trading.

Press the ignore link for him. Then stop worrying about him.

marvelous. Now papertrade your trades for 6 months and DON'T TOUCH your real money until you can prove profitable on paper. That is step 1. If you cannot make fake money, you will never make real money. 95% of new traders lose their money. You are not different. That is step 2. This...

Paul: 1) when someone shows others their "edge" - in many situations, having others use it can water it down. Many times, it might be their own favorite iliquid stocks, where they found a small inefficiency that can only be exploited for modest amounts. 2) After spending 4-8 years of...

you may be secure with your trading, etc., but trading without a job may cause you to realize that you needed more money or more time/preparation or more resources that you imagined. Depending on your trading to pay all your bills is called "scared money"

private traders don't pay self-employment taxes either.

1) None of this matters unless you are net profitable for a lengthy period of time. Under capitalization is definitely a problem. But the main problem of most traders is that they have almost no edge. 2) Even with $100,000, many traders will still manage to have an occasional blowout when...

Evidence be damned!!!! Ptolemy's Edge: Time to put this newbie on Ignore!!!

TA is not fairly subjective,it is that it just does not work (excepting pure price action, which is not really Ta indicator based). Learn to trade, and save the 1-3 year wasted journey that is TA Think about it. 90% of new traders lose their money, and probably a similar amount use TA...

So it is your intent to change brokers 2-4 times a year, every time they make you unhappy? everyone has problems. Take a deep breath, and chill.