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    Loosing from the initial capital vs. loosing from made profits?

    Right everyone else knows by now that I was born of missionary parents in blah blah blah. So what. the fact that i have only one hand is blah blah blah too. My point you got. You're just a funny guy. A cardinal psychological value in my post is this: you can do two things to give...
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    Loosing from the initial capital vs. loosing from made profits?

    You can count on that. Now lets turn to the psychological wellbeing of traders.
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    Moderator standards.

    Thanks for your input. Some of have an orientation to standards different than yours.
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    Favorite movie qoutes that apply to trading

    "What's up Doc?" I have buck teeth so I was called "bugs" instead of hershey bar. This made me thing and analyze stuff. I was not a rabbit.... I didn't know what was going on..... When I climbed out of my hole in the morning I began to look around. By my nature "up" was...
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    Loosing from the initial capital vs. loosing from made profits?

    Paste this on your mirror so you can read it every time your take a crap or wash which ever comes first. Do not trade more than the minimum dollars until you reach three times your initial capital. Take out your inital capital when you reach three times your initial capital. Spent 100%...
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    Moderator standards.

    I know there are none at present in this fiffy space. And who really cares; it would not improve things to have members be dealing with QA issues under the present rules. There is a closed whatever on remindings; the basis was trite at best. Someone other than the management here needs to...
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    Do you really need indicators?

    It is possible to take the topics that define econometrics to create a view of aids for success in making money. The four topics and their associated stuff are listed below: direct: price and volume: indirect: indicators inferential: market analysis data substitution: alarm...
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    The Stochastic Indicator

    Thanks so much for your post.A lot of people here could process your questions and I will do it briefly to add a little here and there for what is coming up. One important thing you tell us is that you have a terrific feel for this stuff and also you are interrelating things. The...
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    Which method makes you happy?

    OOPS. I forgot to mention some tool box details. All boxes have two drawers: Top and bottom. You have only one drawer open at a time and you only use the tool box when the market is open. I recommend using only the top drawer at first. But the bottom drawer makes more money on an...
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    Which method makes you happy?

    You are very welcome. If i were to paint a brief picture of making money, or to put it another way: being effective with time and capital, I would suggest some really fundamental truths that must be managed properly. 1. It takes little initial capital to become a millionaire in a very...
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    momentum

    Sort of a difficult request because of the way the market works. If you get to the place where you understand that an exit strategy in the market is not a choice at all times, you will see what I mean.
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    Psychology: Professional Trader, or professional gambler?

    wouldn't it be novel to use problem solving techniques instead og gambling stuff to build an approach to making money? It never occurs to me to use any gambling stuff when I am invsting or trading.
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    Bradley Model

    i went to cash on the 6th. Look at the KMX article in WSJ on fri or mon Top left on section front page.
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    Back to the Basics

    hodge podge of stuff. .A little more hodge than podge. Good luck
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    Secondary Income or other sources of income

    I agree with you very very strongly. The consistency of the markets as a place to make money is always there. coupling the proper strategies to the market is not rocket science. I cannot envision anyone not reaching an income crossover in any more than three years no matter what the...
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    Which method makes you happy?

    Thank you for you comments. I read a lot of posts and do not reply to them usually. I can see where you are now and I assume it is from reading high quality books. I am reflecting on your inital efforts as well. Were I you I would skip the patience and discipline stuff. I recommend...
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    Which method makes you happy?

    lol probably not. your posts show you trade well
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    Cutting losses is for losers

    "You need o move along and get with it." is a comment I make to a lot of people who have potential to do a great job of making money by investing or trading rationally. You feel that you whine and that what I say is crud. These two factors fit into the same category as the misappraisal that...
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    Cutting losses is for losers

    You may want to assess how you judge stuff. a warm up drill for you would be to pick out all the common mistakes mr market makes by listing them and commenting to yourself on what you learned. Use chaptr 20 of How to Make Money in Stocks by Wm. J O'Neil. There are 18 there. Some people...
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    The Stochastic Indicator

    We arrived home in the early hours of the morning. As you may know I went to cash (equities) on 06JUN03. As an OT update, the trip was terrific. I have read the thread as way to get uptodate and, below, is a rough out of what i have planned for the near term. Half of year's profits...
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