Yes. Thank you, OT. We got it. But you're not required to read this thread. If you're upset about having missed most or all of the upmove over the past few weeks, that's something you should work on.
Have you used dbphoenix's teachings to become a successful trader?
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Yes. Thank you, OT. We got it. But you're not required to read this thread. If you're upset about having missed most or all of the upmove over the past few weeks, that's something you should work on.
If one does not succeed as a trader within 6 months of studying any material, then he is most likely not suited for trading. If this were not the case, the probabilities of success would fit much more closely a standard distribution.
I for one am using @dbphoenix as one of many gateways to earlier pioneers, including Wyckoff, so even if/when I become successful with what he's teaching being part of my plan, I couldn't credit him specifically as this thread's trying to fish for. I could be wrong, but I don't think the typical successful trader came from a straight path, under a single master's guidance.
Isn't that arbitrary? Doesn't that depend on the amount of time available per day/week, and on a person's efficiency at using that time? There's no point setting a hard line in the sand; ballpark sure, but deadline? Come on!
Sorry to interrupt, but with the general availability of replay, "time" becomes very elastic. If one's objective is, for example, to observe and study movement during only the first 90-120m of the NY session and play the sessions at 2x, he can get quite a lot done in a couple of weeks, particularly if he can avoid thinking about entries and exits. If he can, the entry and exit phase goes much faster.
Man, you deserve a medal for putting up with all this stupidity for years and years. Can somebody recommend DB for a medal? What motivates you to do this and go on and on?
To a large extent, those basic trainees.
This has a very pervers ring to it.
You've got a point there. I remember a talk (Adam Grimes I believe) about quantifying those, which still left a lot of grey. My definition is probably very personal.
Then I might be headed into an interesting Spring/Summer, because for some reason with my background, what I've seen so far is more or less just common sense. We'll see...
Agreed. I finally found a better source than my current setup (moving on to Sierra Chart's historical feed) and when I'll be ready for playbacks I expect that a month or so will go a long way.
Who the hell cares, if he's doing it for free? What's your angle? Ever heard of "giving back"? Why the sarcasm? I for one think that if he positively impacts just one person per year, then the effort of answering everyone's questions in forums is worthwhile. I'm not sure I would though, given the kind of backlash it's causing around here.
Well, Al Brooks devotes two thousand pages to definition, so it can be made as complicated as one wants it to be.
Lots of unhappiness on trading forums. But then there's a lot of unhappiness in the world in general, which I'm sure you've noticed if you ever read the comments sections on websites.