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[themickey]

"Please you seriously don't know what you are talking about".

You summed up your whole thread and advertised it to ET in this one sentence.

 

[algofy]

Oh please don't got rin4et, you're wisdom is so appreciated here.

 

[Stocktracker]

Gold Digger!

 

[Overnight]

What in the world are you talking about? I never said anything about using leverage or margin...

"...I did not limit this thread to strictly equities. Anyone is welcome. Futures, option traders, forex, commodities etc..."

https://www.elitetrader.com/et/thre...be-awarded-a-prize.315322/page-3#post-4551444

So I can or cannot use leverage or margin on Futures, option traders, forex, commodities etc?

 

[vanzandt]

For example MARA today went up 172%. How hard is it to catch 1% out of that move? And if you bought RIOT at 9:45 am today I am sorry to say with all due respect you have no business calling yourself a trader. No decent trader would have bought it at that entry or would consider that a good entry.

You edited your post on me so allow me to respond to the edit.

First of all, I only used RIOT as an example... glancing at the chart. You brought up this particular stock. But since you did...at 9:45 greater than $6,000,000 traded hands in one minute. All dummies I assume. But you piqued my curiosity. Can you elaborate on where and what time today you would have entered RIOT and why you picked that entry point? I might learn something.

 

[TreeFrogTrader]

Well the way I see it is trading is not entirely complex in strategy but it does take a lot of time, effort and discipline. In terms of level of effort I would compare it to learning to play the piano..

Let's bring some scientific measurement to this discussion.

 

[comagnum]

Obviously you have not read any of the numerous published studies on the performance of retail trading counts being 'actively traded'. Good luck nailing your 156% ROR you insist is easy. It can be done, however it requires incredible risk, huge draw downs, a one-off trend, luck, etc. Keeping it is the hard part anyway.

The best teacher is experience & pain.

 

[vanzandt]

Obviously you have not read any of the numerous published studies on the performance of retail trading counts being 'actively traded'. Good luck nailing your 156% ROR you insist is easy. It can be done, however it requires incredible risk, huge draw downs, a one-off trend, luck, etc. Keeping it is the hard part anyway.

The best teacher is experience & pain.

The obvious question here is.... if it's so easy, why start a thread asking if it can be done?
An outward manifestation of an inner insecurity perhaps?
I know if I was new to this game... I'd be the picture of humility. And I'm not new... but you better believe I still am. For good reason.
Oh well....
We'll get her money soon enough.
Come play Rene.
Its easy.

 

[Overnight]

...
Now I don't know how many members are on this forum but let's say there are 500 people who have been doing this for atleast 2 years that are part of this forum...

By the way...

Discussions:232,060
Posts:3,949,332
Members:86,436

And there you have it.

 

[learner2007]

And I still stick to my original statement, if you can't catch 1% out of a 20% move intraday, you have no business being in the market.

Oh my God, yes, yes, that's it!! What a fool I've been for not realizing this for the last 40+ years. But wait a minute,.... after the stock's up, say 10%, how does she know that it's later going to be up 20% intraday, making it safe to buy now in order to catch that 1%???
Guys, she knows something we don't!! OK, let's put our heads together over the weekend and figure out how she's going to do this to make herself a successful trader,............ someday.
If we get it, we'll owe her big time for showing us the light! Then we'll all stand in line to kiss her butt in the middle of Times Square, and give her 10 minutes to draw a crowd. But if we don't get it, we'll have to do what she says and turn in our trader badges en masse.

Now, I'll repeat what I said the other day.

IF you ever become successful at trading, and, IF you enjoy helping people, someday you may find yourself here on ET telling someone like you what so many are telling you now.