Quote from eurohunter:
I started with the prof years ago back when the main chart was a 777 tick chart.
I have been though all the changes he has made to his method from that point to now.
I made many friends in his chat room.
I have not talked to anyone that has ever made money with his method on a consistent day in day out basis day trading.
Now the focus is on swing and position trading. It is much easier to do this than day trade if you have the stomach for the large stops involved.
I made several changes to his method before I started making regular profits day trading.
His method is logical and there in is the problem many face. It sounds perfect why cant I make it work.
Before paying $8000 for a course I would ask to see trading statements from those that use the method.
This is pretty amazing since I've never charged $8K for a seminar & I've never changed anything (improved presentation and structure but never changed). The transition from tick charts to Constant Volume Bar Charts was a huge improvement and that was 6 years ago. The structure is identical from Tick charts to CVS bar Charts as well. This I can verify by the text books and instructional material I used in the beginning and I use now are identical in content just better presented. Stops are relative to consistency and aren't arbitrary. Traders think the larger stops from longer term charts are more risk but I have case studies from Purdue University that disagree.
Traders traditionally lack patience to follow anything through. They want instant results so they are constantly looking for shortcuts. I can't say for sure but I would imagine that is the case for you. I doubt you will ever email me to discuss this so this is my conclusion. I have many many traders that are profitable daily, weekly and monthly, depending on their trading styles but bottom line, if it works for you . . . great. If it doesn't work for you . . . sorry but show me why. I have yet to have a single trader show me why it doesn't work from their own practical experience.
Here is an email I recieved this morning from a student. If any of you would like his email address, PM me with your email address and I will send it to you. He is a live person living in New England.
Dear Bill,
in the last two months i was having a lot of difficulties, trading, because i did not fully got my mind around the"perfect trade", so little by little
i started drifting trying new things, as well as old tricks....Disaster
Disaster and a half blown account brought me to a sense of desperation and search very intense. i stayed up a lot trying and trying but ..I was .lost.
Finally i retook the perfect trade setup and somehow ...I thank the Lord..He opened my eyes and i saw it perfectly clear. In a whole new light the sequence of events and decisions took form and became real to me.
So i started again in the simulator and than in the real account..i caught the 16807 ES short of Thursday afternoon and the March soy shorts this week 3 in a row.
I see for the first time PPF to breaches perfect setups all over the place...and for the first time i am dealing with my lack of patience in the markets.
Thank you from the very bottom of my heart for your hard work. I still have a long way to go, no doubt. but what hope. what future, what good can come of this.
I really admire you because you had the courage to deconstruct the markets...lined up all the elements...changed some of them and reassembled them in a form that makes sense and works. and you gave 12 to 14 years to the process, So who cares it took me 6 months.
Looking forward to work some more with you
Thanks again
your friend
Stef