Calling it quits and saying goodbye to ET

Quote from Port1385:

I've been trying to make it as a trader for eight years. I have yet to have a profitable year. I have been living off my savings from a previous venture and that is now below $75K.

Everyone I talk to says to quit. My family thinks I am just a gambler. My psychiatrist thinks I am addicted to trading.

I don't know what to do. I'm 51 and alone. My last two girlfriends left because they were worried about my finances and couldn't deal with the down days.

I have no idea where to turn from here. What am I supposed to put on a resume - eight years as a daytrader? I don't even want to work for someone else, anyway and don't know what else I would do.

All I ever wanted was to find a consistent way to pull one point from the market and trade size as my account built up. I only need $200 per day to keep going.

I'm sure I'm not the first failed trader being faced with these options. I could sure use some words of advice, though.
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Isn't this an old post from some months back? i remember this same 8yrs don't know what else to do bum. seems recycling a story can get about the same attention each time.
 
Is this Port dude known for this kind of dumshit? this is so immature......get a life dude

o.......we still believe your 8 years of losing performance though :) good luck
 
Quote from Port1385:

I've been trying to make it as a trader for eight years. I have yet to have a profitable year. I have been living off my savings from a previous venture and that is now below $75K.

Everyone I talk to says to quit. My family thinks I am just a gambler. My psychiatrist thinks I am addicted to trading.

I don't know what to do. I'm 51 and alone. My last two girlfriends left because they were worried about my finances and couldn't deal with the down days.

I have no idea where to turn from here. What am I supposed to put on a resume - eight years as a daytrader? I don't even want to work for someone else, anyway and don't know what else I would do.

All I ever wanted was to find a consistent way to pull one point from the market and trade size as my account built up. I only need $200 per day to keep going.

I'm sure I'm not the first failed trader being faced with these options. I could sure use some words of advice, though.
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Quote from Port1385:

I have been working on something recently, that i have finally realized is a fundamental way that markets work. I observed this while working on several algorithms, and noticed this constantly cropping up.

It has nothing to do with scalping, thin markets, TA, Penny Stocks, Indicators, Fundamentals, Gann, EW, Patterns, Trends, Supp/Res, Astro or other bizarre methods. It is simply a very tradable statistically valid way that many markets work.

I have tested this 6 ways to Sunday, and it is quite robust. I tried to break it, and it holds up quite nicely.

And I realize now, that when you find something, you can do much better only trading on your own (unless the price is right). I have other edges that I am happy with. But THIS is far beyond anything I have ever seen. certainly not be something that will appear on an advisory to make a couple hundred a month.

I will not be "posting trades live", because seeing the trades, it may soon be apparent what the logic is. I am still scratching my head trying to figure out why this seems mostly unnoticed by the trading community.

How do I sell my system?
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Really pathetic.
 
port1385, daytrading isnt for everyone, have you switch to other type of trading like swing trading, or just old fashion short term investing?

Quote from Port1385:

I've been trying to make it as a trader for eight years. I have yet to have a profitable year. I have been living off my savings from a previous venture and that is now below $75K.

Everyone I talk to says to quit. My family thinks I am just a gambler. My psychiatrist thinks I am addicted to trading.

I don't know what to do. I'm 51 and alone. My last two girlfriends left because they were worried about my finances and couldn't deal with the down days.

I have no idea where to turn from here. What am I supposed to put on a resume - eight years as a daytrader? I don't even want to work for someone else, anyway and don't know what else I would do.

All I ever wanted was to find a consistent way to pull one point from the market and trade size as my account built up. I only need $200 per day to keep going.

I'm sure I'm not the first failed trader being faced with these options. I could sure use some words of advice, though.
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Port, Your an A-Hole.. But you will be missed by me, and I wish you the best in your future endeavors.

Most of the smart money is in cash on the sidelines anyway right now.
 
Quote from Port1385:

I've been trying to make it as a trader for eight years. I have yet to have a profitable year. I have been living off my savings from a previous venture and that is now below $75K.

Everyone I talk to says to quit. My family thinks I am just a gambler. My psychiatrist thinks I am addicted to trading.

I don't know what to do. I'm 51 and alone. My last two girlfriends left because they were worried about my finances and couldn't deal with the down days.

I have no idea where to turn from here. What am I supposed to put on a resume - eight years as a daytrader? I don't even want to work for someone else, anyway and don't know what else I would do.

All I ever wanted was to find a consistent way to pull one point from the market and trade size as my account built up. I only need $200 per day to keep going.

I'm sure I'm not the first failed trader being faced with these options. I could sure use some words of advice, though.
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Take what's left of your money and move to Costa Rica. Spend the rest of your life fucking half naked Latin girls. The US is history. Meet me on the beach for a drink.
 
I thought about the situation and I think I can make a payback to ET for the opportunity I have had here.

Times do change as is stated.

I want to thank nokhoi for inviting me here It was a good idea in those days.

Spyder has been paying it forward here for years now. There is no way to express my appreciation for his accomplishing all the things he has for the benefit of others and for so long.

I believe my presence here is outweighed by the trouble it causes Baron Robertson and his business pursuits.

My thanks to all the people who engaged with me on their pursuits and my pool extraction interests as depicted by the PVT, Sector Rotation and SCT.

I'm shutting down my membership in ET now.
 
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