Maverick74 and marketsurfer's TopstepTrader Combine (daily trade reports and journal)

[traderchi128]

Quote from marketsurfer:

Nah, you got it all backwards. I don't make any claims about my trading acumen. I lose a lot. I'm a trader who is still learning and evolving with the market . I think via writing and am always lookingfor new ideas. hence my posts. Why do you post here? surf.

Ps-- if you would read my writings, it's very clear I talk about my failures way more than ny meager successes--- unlike many here.

Dude.....you get up 3 ticks on a YM trade and scream "I NAILED IT !!!". Lol....You also are VERY critical of the TA guys. Ergo....you bark a lot. Usually the guys who do all the talking...........well....you know where I'm going.

But yes...you are the first to also admit when wrong after a trade goes south. Gives you credibility.

I post here primarily for entertainment/shoot the shit.

 

[atticus]

I'm waiting for someone to actually knock it out of the park. Why is it so difficult to earn money on a simulator?

 

[ammo]

Quote from atticus:

Has anyone (save for mav and surf) played the combine and not blown up?

i tried it over the summer ,tried scalping, hit limit down most days,can't scalp,or mentally respect stop,on principle,the combine is in it's early stages,they have modified the rules and made it harder(hit limit down, they keep your entry fee,have to make money 50% of total trading days) and raised the entry price,they are fine tuning the nitch they found, imo ,to keep more entry fees, they have also lowered the entry bar, now anyone can try it,fair dues to patak,he found an easier way to make money than taking the gamble of trading,mike i would still like you to come out and say if you won't say who your backer is, that it is not najarian .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAhCMI1cjXM

 

[atticus]

Quote from ammo:

i tried it over the summer ,tried scalping, hit limit down most days,can't scalp,the combine is in it's early stages,they have modified the rules and made it harder(hit limit down, they keep your entry fee,have to make money 50% of total trading days) and raised the entry price,they are fine tuning the nitch they found, imo ,to keep more entry fees, they have also lowered the entry bar, now anyone can try it,fair dues to patak,he found an easier way to make money than taking the gamble of trading,mike i would still like you to come out and say if you won't say who your backer is, that it is not najarian

I seriously doubt it's Najarian. He made $50MM from the sale of Mercury and I doubt he does more than trade his personal account. He would likely be backing vol-traders if that were the case and on a much larger scale.

 

[Wide Tailz]

Quote from marketsurfer:

Nah, the detractors, braggarts and TA masters refuse to even play the game in public--- if they played and blew up--at least I would have some respect for what they say. But they won't even try.

I'm considering giving it a shot. I'd like to sim ES on my own for a couple weeks before jumping in.

 

[volente_00]

Quote from marketsurfer:

Nah, the detractors, braggarts and TA masters refuse to even play the game in public--- if they played and blew up--at least I would have some respect for what they say. But they won't even try.

Maybe because those who really trade realize what this scheme is really about

 

[marketsurfer]

Quote from volente_00:

Maybe because those who really trade realize what this scheme is really about

What's it about?

 

[austinp]

Quote from atticus:

I'm waiting for someone to actually knock it out of the park. Why is it so difficult to earn money on a simulator?

Why would it be any easier trading strictly and correctly in sim versus cash? Other than the mental aspect, which of course has nothing to do with a methodology or system on its own.

Markets don't know and don't care if a trader pushes buttons in sim or cash. This program does not reward sim traders who dick around with martingales, plunging or faking it. Therefore, the degree of difficulty is very parallel between sim and cash... as always, when accountability is the same

 

[lindq]

Quote from marketsurfer:

What's it about?

Selling picks and axes to the miners.

And it only takes one miner to strike gold - or to say he has - to keep fools lined up paying for those picks and axes.

Hope springs eternal.

That's what it's about.

 

[austinp]

Quote from ammo:

i tried it over the summer ,tried scalping, hit limit down most days,can't scalp,or mentally respect stop,

what you did was validate the fact that ES "scalping" is a futile fallacy perpetuated from failed trader to failed trader.

in human-logic theory it appears to work... but in applied reality, it is a fool's folly