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The smart buyers are smart because they're getting in before the obvious market turn, I know it's a stretch, but just reverse the process for the "smart sellers".

Apex82 has made some very astute comments over the past few days, I don't believe recognizing that makes me a follower of him. With the level of commentary currently on the board, I can only hope he'll see fit to make more.

I don't follow anyone on these boards, hell, when I'm in a trade, I don't even bother to read'em.

JJ
 
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and FWIW apex admitted in chat that he has ideas to sell his wave ideas to others. Apex has a wonderful way of posting trades after the fact.

Apex has a saying: "your numbers are wrong, only mine are right".

now i care less what apex has plans about, just wanted to point out that his trades in chat were timed by some and most if not all were from historical records.

I dont even need to comment on this.... Look at the time stamps, look at the calls days and hours beforehand. Read some of my oil calls and my eurusd journal. I understand some are so accurate that its almost unbelievable. Traders have beliefs ingrained in there head that noone can catch bottom and sell high ticks day in day out from a 5 minute chart yet alone a daily chart. It's only normal for you to be skeptical. I am in no way selling anything. I just have a passion for trading and love everything involved with it even if that means taking critiscm or helping others.
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Why make a case at all? Why is it you guys always say the "smart money" guys buy and brought it up? Why are they so smart? Only dumb guys sell? Not trying to pull your chain just showing how many are biased to the upside. I believe that is ingrained in many past stock traders.

Welcome to the world of "selling short" as equal to buying. Thks

Lets get some more gravy monday, short side, buy side, both sides. Who cares? .. :D
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You really need to go back and understand how the market works and why it moves the way it does. It moves from one set of stops to the next. The bigs could not take it down past the major s level today so they washed it out wiping out the weak longs, getting all retail breakout traders short with stops above the previous high. They bought it all the way up, ran the stops from shorts locking in profits from yesterday, positional traders and amateur traders and sold into it. Always anticipate and then execute.
 
apex
Your record and statements are well documented in chat. You drove everyone in chat goofy by it all being about you.


Gee, i never understood how mkts worked until you explained it to me. Thks, now i know where bacon comes from. ..
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I will leave this go and let you be, the color will show sooner or later. I will lay some bacon on that bet.

PS, "making calls and trading are not the same" apex, how you coming on those 200 + car trades in ER2 and zero slippage all day long. We know you make some terrific globex night time calls. :D DONE with this guy, his record will speak for itself.
 
It never ceases to amaze me how much flack he takes, and how much he is given. I have watched this individual, in real time, (and even ahead of time!) post, on an on-going and consistent basis, both his trades, and his plans of how he is going to/plans to trade, with prices, levels, stops, and do so with such rapidity, and so close-in-time to actual real-time data flow, it makes me wonder how the hell he can type so fast!

I give him a huge thumbs-up. Way ta go Apex! If I have any criticisms of him, it centers mostly upon his continued high tolerance of putting up with the crap that others feedback to him. Usually, from waht I have seen, his daytrade calls on ER are amazingly accurate, and the criticisms I have also witnessed are by those that are not even paying close-enough attention to how accurate those calls are, and instead just seem to relish upon perpetually badgering and goading him into defending those same calls.

To all the individuals that question his calls: you ain't paying close-enough attention.

Apex, I for the life of me have to wonder why the hell you put up with the bullshit.

Yeah, so he's a bit of a show-off, so what? Makes great calls.

Another slight criticism, if it can really be called that, it may also be considered a highly valued attribute, is, he plays real close to the fire, he is willing to be among the first to get and be involved, and interacting with the market. Aggresiveness. It works for him more often than not, from what I have seen.

Apex, I have to conclude that somehow, you are such a competitive individual, that you thrive in competitive enviroments, and will even subject yourself to immense and unjust criticisms, if thats what it atkes to 'be involved'. I think you must also have a big heart, to continually express such a strong desire to share.

I have, for the past 4 months or so, thought this way. I have thought, 'how much better he would be, and how much easier it would be for him, to focus upon himself, and rechannel all that energy.' Perhaps I have it all wrong, somehow, and the way you do what you do, is in reality a better way then I have allowed in my mind.

Either way, bottom line, as I said, this guy is the most dynamic, aggresive, and accurate individual (next to me, :) ) in the ER I have seen, and that is no small endorsement.

I encourage and support your continued good efforts,and if there is a way for you to de'emphasize having to waste energy, I support that too.

All the best.
 
I really dont want any of this nonsense to continue as I do not want to take up a portion of this great thread. Hog, you have made your point that you think I am BS. Thats fine, now move on.

Russeldaytrade, I appreciate your comment, it was my hope and content that at least one person would see through the lines, challenge their beliefs and realize the potential that I am sharing. It is very rewarding. You hit the nail on the head about people spewing BS are not paying any attention and rather just try to badger me for unknown reasons. Yes, I know I can come off as cocky but I know I can back it up. I wouldnt be putting my ass out on the line with these calls if I knew I had no edge and was not consistent. I am very competitive and thats what motivates me in the markets everyday.

Trading is a very isolated job. It is very rewarding to make a good trade and also know that you helped someone else achieve their goal. I come on this board to learn, educate and share my passion for trading.

Lets have a good weekend and get back to business come monday morning.
 
apex

Sounds like a plan. Be advised i do not completely say you are bs as you state. I just feel it is a heads up for others to realize that while yes you can make some calls correct (we all can do that if we desired). This thread has value and i do not intend to disrupt it.

From past experience in chat we were all quite familiar with you bad mouthing others calls and constantly claimed yours were right and we were wrong.

It is one thing to make good calls and quite another to be a self proclaimed wizard as you claim. I would suggest if you want the respect you feel you deserve, then continue to make calls, then after awhile the better experienced traders in this thread will give you more respect from those calls rather than blabbing about how terrific you are. Look, Tiger and Roger Federer among others know how good they are and indeed they get plenty of respect from their game, thats the bottom line.

Please do not become a marketsurfer and continue to drop manes like he does, even if the name is your own. Play the game well and the rewards will come on their own. Thks i feel my point has been well advertised now and we traders can make our own decisions if your fib lines are worth more than just calling noise trades during the day. Be cool on your stool.. :) :cool:

PS, saying one is competitive is in no way an excuse for being conceited and claiming others are wrong because his numbers are right. Apex admitted his goal was to do a website. Thats fine and dandy, why admit it in chat then come to a thread and deny it? THATS why apex is trying so hard to convince others, it is not that he is doing all that typing for helping others, and as stated before, in chat, some FOCUSED on his trades and i watched somewhat. I was convinced the longer term calls were bogus because many ins and outs were taken during globex night time. (ya, everyone trades ER2 at night with a couple -three hundred cars and catch the high and or low without slippage. During the day as a daytrader and trading what we called noise is a false strategy. Ask apex how many times he failed to call when getting out when the call was a clear loser. _DONE apex is out of my life.. :D
 
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