Old Dog new to E.T.

Quote from atticus:

WTF do all of these FX vendors come out of Florida?

Thousands of empty condos there, Easy to squat in , bag an old lady's wireless connection and get it on .
 
Quote from filter_sweep:

FXWave -

A few points:

- If you didn't expect a hazing by the way you introduced yourself, that was an error of judgment on your part. You don't run into a wolf den and start beating your chest and not expect to get bit. Even if you had posted audited account statements you would have been hazed. The best approach would have been to quietly started a journal and start making calls.

- Traders are highly efficient pattern recognizing machines... we leverage previous experience to make future predictions. We've all seen the wannabe guru pattern fail so many times that we've been conditioned to believe it will always fail... it's up to you to prove that you're different (although I'd give it a less than 5% probability), and you should have expected that you'd be facing an uphill battle when you walked in the door.

- It may feel uncomfortable, but a "call" does include an entry, stop loss, and target. That is the only way to demonstrate profitability. Fuzzy forcasts that lack one or two of these 3 elements are the realm of talking heads, newsletter vendors and blowhards. If you are one of these, you would be more welcome on CNBC. Out here, in the real world, us traders have to deal with hard, cold reality. We have to enter, manage, and exit trades based on actual price levels based on an objective methodology. The results may not always be pretty but we can't run away from our P&L, which ultimately defines our success as a market participant. If your future calls don't include all 3 of these elements, no one here will take you seriously, with the exception of the newest newbs, who the old guard is trying to protect, while having a little fun at the same time. I suggest you stop posting in this thread and start a real journal, or leave before you waste anymore of your time, unless you would like to continue to be the court jester de jour and give us more entertainment.




1. I will be starting a journal here.
2. I do use an objective system .
3. I understand that a completed call is an entry/target/stop; while a trade that is setting up can still be posted and serve a helpful purpose to someone following that particular market.
4. I have seen my share of posers pretending to be real players who prey on the ignorant.
5. I have stated many times that my track record will speak for itself.
6. I did expect some hazing and/or skepticism as I acknowledge on multiple occasions on the initial posts
7. I do understand that most traders fail and are thus reliant on the newbies to pay there bills and thus have there territory to protect.
8. I also realize that some of you actually do want to protect the newbies while others here who can't trade(95% of supposed ballers here) want to protect there interests that newbies provide.

Time will tell my friend:)
 
Quote from atticus:

$100k, lol.

I trade under a CNC and non-disc. If they even got a whiff that I was, potentially, trading against them I would be litigated into oblivion. I have not and would never consider trading for a private party approaching me on this site (or any other site). I have worked for two mid-market HFs ($100MM to $1B in AUM) who contacted me via PM on this site.

You can't be taken seriously when you propose, "info only available to HFs and banks." It's pathetic snake oil. I don't care if all of ET buys your shit or opens an account for you to manage, but that "ancient Chinese secret" BS is insulting.

Well good for you!...assuming what you say is true?...Until I get to know you guys; everything here is just words as you could have 50 different identities all with the agenda to protect your territory. I don't know you as you don't know me. So time will tell...right?

I came here in peace but not planning on being chopped up by a bunch of pit bulls. Don't expect me to give up just because people make claims that I only have a 5% chance of succeeding and that you look forward to seeing me fall on my face. Grade school tactics only go as far as the playground.

I never claimed to have information only available to HFs and banks. I just alluded that the HFs and banks were the few that participate in the big moves; like shorting the Euro last fall and going long the Euro this summer as the talking heads on CNBC were touting the opposite at the key turning points. I posted these broad position type calls in real time and on a public forum that all can verify and I just wished that more average little people could have benefited. Even if they just moved their cash back and forth or traded an ETF in their IRA. I am more an intraday to swing trader and have not made the time to post very many of those trades; but when I see the big setups, I love to share them with the public.

Ancient chinese secret stuff.....i am amiss? but I do have a specific objective approach to EW that I figured through years of experience. Not rocket science but it has helped me interpret the patterns in the market and I don't know of anyone teaching this particular method.
 
Quote from Banjo:

Thousands of empty condos there, Easy to squat in , bag an old lady's wireless connection and get it on .

E.T. is from Florida BTW and we like Banjos here too.

Welcome to the sunshine state virtual style!
 
Quote from atticus:

Ha, if he actually blew-out an account here it would be great reading, so I am actually hopeful he gets some action. I simply cannot sit idle during the logical disconnect that he's trading these secret HF strategies in his metatrader account.

Just don't disappear when it is positive...LOL:D
 
Quote from FXWave:


3. I understand that a completed call is an entry/target/stop; while a trade that is setting up can still be posted and serve a helpful purpose to someone following that particular market.

It's really great that you will be starting a journal. But please avoid posting potential trades that are setting up, which would leave the door wide open to draw your critics like flies on sh*t. It also leaves the door wide open for you to claim credit/avoid responsibility. Obviously, you're free to do whatever you want. I would suggest that you post at least 20 calls with unambiguous entry/target/stop. Keep it that simple. If you are as good as you claim to be, it should be a piece of cake for you to establish a really good track record and then you can post potential trades. First things first, know what I mean?
 
This is the most brilliant thread in a long long time... I just had to chime in and say that.

Please, FXW, promise you won't be riding off into the sunset with your massive profits. My ET experience won't be the same without you. I sure hope you haven't been intimidated and discouraged by all these nasty naysayers (like young atticus, et al). They're just envious of your nearly superhuman forecasting abilities and your incredible level of access to top-secret cutting-edge analytical techniques.
 
Quote from trendo:

It's really great that you will be starting a journal. But please avoid posting potential trades that are setting up, which would leave the door wide open to draw your critics like flies on sh*t. It also leaves the door wide open for you to claim credit/avoid responsibility. Obviously, you're free to do whatever you want. I would suggest that you post at least 20 calls with unambiguous entry/target/stop. Keep it that simple. If you are as good as you claim to be, it should be a piece of cake for you to establish a really good track record and then you can post potential trades. First things first, know what I mean?



Thanks for the advice trendo:)

I really am the humble type and I didn't intend on coming across as this pompous trader that will eat up every one for lunch.

I am just not a novice as I am happy with my approach and understanding as it has taken me many years to foster; so I came to E.T. to share it as anyone can do learn it and master it with experience. I am still learning and posting here on E.T. will accelerate my learning.
 
E.T. is a movie....'ET' will suffice.

:D


Quote from FXWave:


I am just not a novice as I am happy with my approach and understanding as it has taken me many years to foster; so I came to E.T. to share it as anyone can do learn it and master it with experience. I am still learning and posting here on E.T. will accelerate my learning.
 
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