Originally posted by Brandonf
I had though that by posting quality info here people's opinions would change, but obviously there are a number of people who simply resent anyone who has something to sell to traders.
and understandbly so, wouldn't you think? maybe you wouldn't.
but because i can think of VERY FEW (none, in fact!) reasons why someone would ever want to share his trading methods with SO MANY people (we're talking hundreds if not thousands) i have to regard trading product vendors as full of shit hucksters who say all the right things but really can't trade for shit.
now, that may not apply to you, and i hope it doesn't, but this really not a personal attack. you're probably a really nice guy etc etc hopefully you have enough smarts to realise the nature of the beast you're dealing with and thick enough skin to deal with the inevitable accustations that arise from it.
now brando, the cynical side of me would even go as far as to call this new thread an attempt to garner sympathy; it follows the pattern of trying to deflect criticism from your journal by calling it "shameless self promotion" - rather than defend yourself and create a "me against them" situation. it's not a bad tactic at all. in fact, as a former used car salesman, i commend you on it
i understand that you're between a rock and a hard place with guys like me, cos in my eyes it's almost as if you can do no right. but again, that's because i can think of no other profession where the "those who can do, those who can't teach" (or have something more to gain) saying rings true. thus far, i am yet to hear a good enough argument against it, and i doubt i ever will.
having said all that, i don't think you should LEAVE. far from it. they way you've put the question makes it sound like the only reason people should post on ET is if they have trading advice to give. which is just plain bullshit. ET is somewhere u can come to talk anything trading - trades, events, market outlook, software, brokers, etc etc. from what i can recall, you tend to do very little of that, but still, you can feel free to post away. it's really only the more obvious attemtps like your journal that get to me.. but who cares, i can even live with that
most of your posts are about some strategy you are using or something to do with your trading. in which case of course it seems obvious to me that it's just a veiled attempt at getting customers. "i've never tried to solicit anyone's business". oh wow. GREAT comeback - not! do you think we're all idiots here or something? naturally if you done it so obviously people everywhere would tell you to go screw yourself.
