Is Market timing essential and possible for succesful trading?

MagicMike said:
Timing is everything. They don't say "buy when there's blood in the streets" for nothing. This happens all the time, and the easiest way to spot it is by looking at implied volatilty. I thikn that if you just bought stocks when vol is high for price (not binary event) reasons, you'd end up with great returns. This is a microcosm of the longer-term investor's blood-in-the-streets philosphy.
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Timing is important but difficult


 
big mac said:
Trading is the hardest easiest job in the world.:)
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Yes forex is simple business that only need to buy and sell currency with touch button buy and sell option, but hardest because making profit in trading is not easy, isn't?
 
radex78 said:
Yes forex is simple business that only need to buy and sell currency with touch button buy and sell option, but hardest because making profit in trading is not easy, isn't?
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At least on Indexes , you get no banks killing up trends , on forex banks have many trend breaking transactions and what looks like trend are only imagination .Put real money on gambling on forex.

Most are just button pressing clerks

Stocks can appreciate 400 % over 10 year
 
Trading Education Buyer said:
At least on Indexes , you get no banks killing up trends , on forex banks have many trend breaking transactions and what looks like trend are only imagination .Put real money on gambling on forex.
Most are just button pressing clerks
Stocks can appreciate 400 % over 10 year
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How many traders do you know that would hold on to their long position when they're up 100% or 50%? As you know hind sight is 20/20 ...
 
lylec305 said:
How many traders do you know that would hold on to their long position when they're up 100% or 50%? As you know hind sight is 20/20 ...
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They will bank the money early and fast .When they get certainty of profit , they take fast , and not wait for profits tat may not happen.


Most humans can not do this , it is phsychological , because they rather take profits , to make up for their other losses .Even a small profit , is doing the right thing , in their need to be right.

https://www.elitetrader.com/et/thre...need-to-be-right-in-trading-decisions.304141/

http://www.businessinsider.com/colin-camerer-wins-genius-grant-2013-9?IR=T
 
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If you have cash, when should you invest it? Should you invest now or wait?

Market timing is an intriguing concept. The dips in the market are so painful, that if you could simply side step them and only own stocks at the time the market is rising, perhaps by moving your contributions to your portfolio back a couple of months, you can save yourself a lot of pain.
 
Trading Education Buyer said:
If you have cash, when should you invest it? Should you invest now or wait?
Market timing is an intriguing concept. The dips in the market are so painful, that if you could simply side step them and only own stocks at the time the market is rising, perhaps by moving your contributions to your portfolio back a couple of months, you can save yourself a lot of pain.
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stick to your trade setup. Don't trade for the sake of trading. No setup, no trade ...
 
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