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    Is day trading worth it?

    "Change their minds... ego" is complete BS. We'd all be trading nickel ranges if that were true. Dime-store trading philo. Ego allows us to pull the trigger. >80% of mkt participation is professional. GOOG traded in 5% range on a stock split. So efficient. No greed, fear or ego involved in that...
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    Is day trading worth it?

    Humble? That's my background. If you think I am FOS then I'll happily confirm it privately. I have a lot of experience in financial markets and never stop learning. He could've logged in and told me to F off. He can't do any damage to the account over the weekend. A dozen guys here know me...
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    Is day trading worth it?

    BS. I offered him a look into my account last weekend to vet the trades he questioned (my GOOG long and ES short).
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    Is day trading worth it?

    Eight days is noise. You can have a horrific R/R and still produce a nice gain. I've gone 30-40 trades hitting singles ($1 gain on a $10 debit for weeks and weeks). It doesn't make that specific method viable. Many methods are built on martingales; or achieving a high hit-rate while risking say...
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    Is day trading worth it?

    My opinions and cynicism are rooted in long-experience. I left public-service to trade for two large sell-side firms before going out on my own 17 years ago. I've traded for three large HFs since 2000 ($150MM to billions in AUM). He's been calling people out with nothing to justify his opinion...
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    Is day trading worth it?

    SIV66 does not go into detail on his method, but it's commonly-known what markets and general strategy he trades (curve-trades). I think he'll also admit I got him into it. I have spent 12 years going into detail on methodology. I have a "pitchfork" thread that goes into detail on a RV index...
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    Is day trading worth it?

    I am stating, again, that the granularity is not necessary to produce the chart. Maybe we're simply not being clear.
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    Is day trading worth it?

    That's the point. You can't deconstruct a bar (chart) into tick-data, and the complete tick-series is not a necessity in the production of a OHLC bar.
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    Is day trading worth it?

    Absolutely not true. For example, Some services (and DMA front-ends) use a lookback to derive the OHLC as opposed to using a true tick-construction.
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    Is day trading worth it?

    Wrong. You cannot deconstruct a bar chart into its constituent tick-data. It's derived, but not expressed (as tick data).
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    Olympic lifters/Crossfit workout and diet thread

    Well the decouplers work. Sides include gigantism, cardiomyopathy and death. (joking about the gigantism). Quick story/anecdote. I knew this SA bodybuilder from Cape Town. Huge guy, genetically. Came from a wealthy mining family and could get anything he wanted. Asked me to consult with him on...
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    Is day trading worth it?

    Yeah, you're wrong. Two fools discussing "inputs" on the chart. The chart cannot be deconstructed into tick data unless it's a tick-chart.
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    Is day trading worth it?

    Regardless, do you understand the distinction?
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    Is day trading worth it?

    All legit traders talk like this.
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    Is day trading worth it?

    With respect to r/t calls and claims? I did better than 10x risk in this thread and produced the blotter. Every trade reconciled and taken by multiple parties. So there is his answer. And no, I have not replicated 10x (or better) risk since. My PF is roughly 5 since that thread was closed (a...
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    Is day trading worth it?

    Wow, baller! So you're comparing a severely capacity-constrained market to a liquid index futures contract? Cool story, bro.
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    Olympic lifters/Crossfit workout and diet thread

    I was on anabolicminds for a few years. All of these boards are moronic for the most part. I had a bit of a following so I would get the constant PMs. Can I party while on anadrol? Why aren't I gaining, etc. Guys taking gear and working out once a week. Really comical stuff.
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    Is day trading worth it?

    Nobody in the history of this planet has had those numbers. Not even HFT.
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    Is day trading worth it?

    Here's another trade that may appeal to NoDoji. I bought the GOOGL 620P. I was working 20 but got filled on one before the stock ran lower. A fcuking one lot and it's one more than your DBP acolytes have done today. And yes, it's the only thing I got done today as TWS is not quoting complexes on...
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