The fear of trading edge becoming inefficient?

Quote from Dr. Zhivodka:

You never know. The thing you do is keep testing and trading. All the time moving forward.

Anyone with a real methodology and half a brain is not going say a word about it or it's psychology
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hey Zhiv, how's it hanging man :cool:

I mean the edge
 
Quote from cold:

I am getting a bit impatient, so I will give you one edge

now pay attention because this is a real one

leave ET, chart and chart, erase ET from your bookmark

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just leave ET man
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Thank you for telling me a Real edge, indeed! :p
 
Quote from Dr. Zhivodka:

... or it's psychology
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My conclusion is No fear, No gain!

Without any fear, we would take much higher risk.

That's why we do need diversification (in order to reduce the degree of fear)!
 
Quote from Dustin:

You got it. I get to my computer 5 mins before the open and trade whatever opportunities the market wants to offer up.
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this gives me hope...
 
The edge that will always be there is the profits/losses from greed and fear of traders all played out through patterns.

Capitalize on this edge through patterns recognition and you are set. Sit in front of your screens long enough and patterns will pop out at you. Until then, don't trade.
 
Quote from OddTrader:

Have you ever had any experience (at any moment at all?) of the fear for worrying your trading edge would become inefficient in the near future?

What would you do to prepare for it?

How to overcome it, technically (such as starting a hedge fund) and/or psychologically?

Or do you think a true edge would never lose its efficiency forever?
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When you feel depressed filled with doom & gloom you lose your edge. Isn't this whats happening to lots of people here? You can see the threads are filled with doom and gloom. Oh well the Titanic hasn't sunk yet...there is more to come.
 
Quote from OddTrader:

A system with a Real Edge should be able to trade in all market conditions.

Otherwise we shouldn't even call it an edge.
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If you believe that, then you are going to stay scared pal. Are you trying to telling me that you are going to trade all market the same way - give me a break. FX is different to stocks, the US is different to Oz, 2000-2002 is different to 2005-2007.

Different tools for different jobs; a fluid open mindset - thats a real edge.

pneuma
 
If I may I think the thought was that different types of markets (i.e. ES, NQ, ER2, FDAX) can be traded with the same technique (note: not "edge") but modified for various Vol conditions.

At least that what I was thinking.


Quote from pneuma:

If you believe that, then you are going to stay scared pal. Are you trying to telling me that you are going to trade all market the same way - give me a break. FX is different to stocks, the US is different to Oz, 2000-2002 is different to 2005-2007.

Different tools for different jobs; a fluid open mindset - thats a real edge.

pneuma
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