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Quote from CalVolibrator:

hey, listen, can we reason for just a minute?

* Yes, most who make money do not need to boast.
* But there are also a number who derive added satisfaction from publicly displaying their skills. Same as many professional traders who go out for drinks and conduct themselves like little boys who still have to prove to the world that they have a dick.
* Among those who look to boast, my point was there is hardly a single soul who derived their profits from TA while there are numerous ones who generated their pnl off the back of fundamentals, quant strategies, quant overlays, momentum discretionary, spreads, volatility. This is my point. If TA works for so many why is there not one among those who do display their skills to the public on this site who bases his trading purely on TA?

Do you get the point now?
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What exactly is your definition of TA?
 
you gotta be kidding me, after 10 pages bickering about how I dare to ask for trade entries or exits you start asking me what I mean with TA? Sorry but I prefer to cut my loss now instead of wasting any more time on your apparent lack to follow along...

Quote from justrading:

What exactly is your definition of TA?
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@CalVolibrator - I saw your post about all quiet. No, I haven't but my responses may be a little slow today. OpEX tomorrow and I still have open positions I need to close so that takes priority. No, I won't go all quiet, grow up and stop making it so personal.

@Surf - If I put in the effort to get the link, what do I get for it? No benefit to proving you a liar, you did that yourself in Surfer Alerts.
 
nobody takes anything personal, but dont you also feel that when you argue with someone and an hour later he asks you how you would define the very focal point of the discussion that such person is either idiotic or tries to waste your time?

Quote from justrading:

@CalVolibrator - I saw your post about all quiet. No, I haven't but my responses may be a little slow today. OpEX tomorrow and I still have open positions I need to close so that takes priority. No, I won't go all quiet, grow up and stop making it so personal.

@Surf - If I put in the effort to get the link, what do I get for it? No benefit to proving you a liar, you did that yourself in Surfer Alerts.
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Quote from CalVolibrator:

nobody takes anything personal, but dont you also feel that when you argue with someone and an hour later he asks you how you would define the very focal point of the discussion that such person is either idiotic or tries to waste your time?
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You said:-
Among those who look to boast, my point was there is hardly a single soul who derived their profits from TA while there are numerous ones who generated their pnl off the back of fundamentals, quant strategies, quant overlays, momentum discretionary, spreads, volatility. This is my point. If TA works for so many why is there not one among those who do display their skills to the public on this site who bases his trading purely on TA?

This is why I asked for your definition of TA. Momentum discretionary and volatility are among those I would classify as TA. Apparently not you, which is why I asked rather than just criticised you outright.
 
The career you forged is on the sales side though right? Marketing and attracting funds. Would you have a career if it was dependent on your pure trading profits?


Quote from marketsurfer:

What do you mean by `fruitless``? I knew no one and nothing when I started-- and via pure desire and tenacity have forged a career in the financial markets-- not to mention operating a succesful real estate marketing company from 1990 to 2005 and only having to answer to a cubicle boss for 3 years out of school.

Try 20 years-- I am not that old, yet! -- but I am twice the age of my bride.



surf:D :D :)
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You would classify volatility trading as Technical Analysis? Sorry but I really do not know what else to say. You said you work on option expiries? Interesting...I guess people like you guarantee why so many investment banks and buy side firms on the other side of your kind's trade are still alive and kickin....

Quote from justrading:

You said:-
Among those who look to boast, my point was there is hardly a single soul who derived their profits from TA while there are numerous ones who generated their pnl off the back of fundamentals, quant strategies, quant overlays, momentum discretionary, spreads, volatility. This is my point. If TA works for so many why is there not one among those who do display their skills to the public on this site who bases his trading purely on TA?

This is why I asked for your definition of TA. Momentum discretionary and volatility are among those I would classify as TA. Apparently not you, which is why I asked rather than just criticised you outright.
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Quote from the bouch:

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1. the career you forged is on the sales side though right? Marketing and attracting funds. 2.Would you have a career if it was dependent on your pure trading profits?
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1.yes

2. No. Active trading is my hobby.

surf
 
Quote from CalVolibrator:

You would classify volatility trading as Technical Analysis? Sorry but I really do not know what else to say. You said you work on option expiries? Interesting...I guess people like you guarantee why so many investment banks and buy side firms on the other side of your kind's trade are still alive and kickin....
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Like most of the TA pros here, he doesn't know what vol trading is.or much of anything market related.
 
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