Quote from mrmarket:
I don't think discussing one's personal net worth is really appropriate but I thank you for your kind words.
See mrmuscle, that's a very good point.
So, if you "don't think discussing one's personal net worth is really appropriate", how come you feel that discussing one' personal bodily fitness, biceps size, ability to push 360lbs, ability to rank high at hotornot.com, or ability to give a woman 52 consecutive orgasms is appropriate?
Maybe you should think about the answer. I suspect it's because after all, your net worth isn't as huge as everything else in/on your body and ego.
You see, it sounds mean of me saying that, but if you want respect from me as a trader, then you've got to be able to show a few hundred K doing what you're doing, because most halfway smart people can make money with $5-50K, but show me your big guts doing it with decent size. How much does it take me to make a few hundred K in a year, trading futures? Well, a couple of hundred K maximum. I very much suspect that my yet far from top-performance by far surpasses your "performance". Do you honestly think I'd hold onto something for weeks or months, just to get 15%? You must be kidding me. I'm a trader, not an investor.
If I was to trade like you, which is position, or long-term position trading, I'd rather read Inandlong's swing trading method or Jack Hershey's stock swing trading method for that matter, which has also been very fruitfully 'translated' by Inandlong, and by far beats your performance (past official performances have ranged within or over 5% per week)
Think about what you're doing around here, mr muscle. You are:
- Claiming you're HUGE based on what is mediocre performance at best
- Taking enormous risks, i.e. have a "till death part us" money management regime. You use no stops
- Requiring to add more capital to your portfolio as 'opportunities' and drawdowns occur
- Refusing to make statements about anything but your net $ performance
- Wanting attention on a board literally loaded with losing traders, rather than participating in trading constests, for example.
Now, I think I have reason(s) enough to be concerned about your integrity and attention-seeking behaviour, not to mention performance, to be able to say this, and so would many others around here.
Good Luck!
Scientist.