Surf's Special Situation Journal

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Quote from jack hershey:

as you learn more about markets, you will no longer couple the pair you mention.

Computer programming is done by following the rules of programming.

computer programming for trading successfully is done by transferring the principles and concepts of how markets work into snippets and the snippets are merged to represent a system of how the market works.

refining the resultant system takes many forms.

Fear and greed are found below the neck in a person who cannot transfer principles and concepts into snippets nor can he transfer how to merge the snippets into a system.

If you can find and meet a person who is knowledgeable and skilled, interview him and ask bout iterative refinement of systems. Mark on a palm with a sharpie the number of times he mentions your hangups (fear and greed). go to the boys room and wash your hand.

you will find that your hands are dirty for other reasons than making marks with a sharpie.
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We probably give different meaning to these terms (fear/greed). Maybe because I treat human emotional conditions differently as a psychologist. I don't judge them, only measure them and observe as they influence the human behavior. Sometimes just mentioning it already provides very interesting results. :)
 
Quote from NoDoji:

I started a thread a while back about how being accused of being a truck driver by ET members signifies you've truly reached Elite status. But then I saw someone post recently that Anekdoten was a fraud! Does that mean he wasn't actually a truck driver or he wasn't actually a trader? :confused: :confused: :confused:

I'm just glad we drive cars, Jack! :D
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If you've been accused of being a truck driver that's a good sign. Anekdoten was an artist when it came to trading. I've probably read way too many books & internet threads on trading, but out of everything I've ever read nobody has ever impressed me more.

I couldn't imagine him being a fraud after all I've read & being part of his chat room for a while. He was very sharp & definitely passed the bullshit test. After reading way too much you can tell who is for real & who is not.
 
Me too, I get the feeling that Surf was gambling and not trading his method. I want to say "rookie mistake" but Surf has been trading since 1990! Not really sure WHAT to make of this.
 
Quote from R. Raskolnikov:

Me too, I get the feeling that Surf was gambling and not trading his method. I want to say "rookie mistake" but Surf has been trading since 1990! Not really sure WHAT to make of this.
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I think he's trying/tried too hard to impress his (perceived) ET disciples.
 
Either that or he's not too confident in the long run viability of the price drivers method. He was trying to "pad" his account to cover future poor price driver trades. Of course, this is just a theory. Another theory, as you suggest, is he is just weak minded and would rather trade to impress others or satisfy his ego rather than to be consistently successful.

Who really knows, other than Surf himself.

Quote from Lucrum:

I think he's trying/tried too hard to impress his (perceived) ET disciples.
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i got the feeling while doing it that i had to scalp,also had trouble constantly putting in stops,knowing that they would almost surely be hit,the combine is a pressure cooker if your not a ]scalper,trying to be one,you need to play by there rules in sim before joining,jumping in to anothers trading style different from your own ,you quickly become a fish out of water
 
There are 9 days left in the Combine challenge. Not ONE "surf hater, TA lover" has entered. One even wants to be "paid" in advance for lost opp costs, LMFAO! This speak volumes.

surf
 
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i got the feeling while doing it that i had to scalp,also had trouble constantly putting in stops,knowing that they would almost surely be hit,the combine is a pressure cooker if your not a ]scalper,trying to be one,you need to play by there rules in sim before joining,jumping in to anothers trading style different from your own ,you quickly become a fish out of water
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Price Drivers are for the longer term. Although, they can be whittled down into short term entry tools. Thanks, surf
 
Yeah, it suggests that we are trading REAL accounts, you know, how real traders extract real money from the mkts.

These pretend games may be fun, but there is no point when you are ALREADY fully funded. I know this concept seems alien to you, for some odd reason.

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There are 9 days left in the Combine challenge. Not ONE "surf hater, TA lover" has entered. One even wants to be "paid" in advance for lost opp costs, LMFAO! This speak volumes.

surf
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