Quote from Trader666:
I meant it as a metaphor because you're right, the market doesn't know us or care about our trades. Let's say you have an excellent system but you make 5 trades in a row exactly by your rules and all 5 are losers... that's what I meant by the market "punishing you" (with losing trades) even though you did the right thing (traded correctly). An example of the market "rewarding you" for doing what's wrong would be failing to execute a stop when a trade moves against you, hoping it will come back and it does... and makes you a large profit.
My best trades have almost always been the scariest ones to take... the positive P/L feels good, but after the trade starts working out. You haven't experienced this?
Hey T666
I knew exactly what you meant, more so than you probably realize Sir
You see NYSESTOCKâs responding to my post was not meant for me, we both get it, it was meant to make others think
And to answer your question
Sure trading was scary (and all the other bad stuff) when I was still unsure of who I was â as a trader⦠When I lacked the understanding at my very being â what it means to be a traderâ¦. When I was still unsure of what the market representedâ¦..
But not anymore
I know what the market is, I know who I am as a trader, I trade exactly the way I must
Aside
This whole thread is truly my nirvana; I gravitate here specifically because I know â I, and a few others â share something extraordinary.
When NYSESTOCKS stated â He, I, and a few other view trading in a completely different light â (that we think differently) â It is very true Sir
I understand where heâs coming from, and I appreciate (more than words could ever express) what heâs offering other a chance to experience
If a trader can get the point (the lessons) heâs trying to instill â a whole new trading world will open up
Itâs not like viewing the other side of a coin; itâs more like making a phase shift. And if a person can just make that transition â the possibilities are unbelievable Sir
Disclaimer time
I am a dumbass Redneck
There are no experts in trading
There are no trading gurus
Trading is Gambling
We all have winning trades and losing trades
There is no secrete sauce, indicator, or whatever
Aside
To some, what Iâve wrote will make sense, to others it will sound like holier than thou gibberish
I would only ask you to open up your mind to all possibilities please, for whatâs being offered here is truly astoundingâ¦, and humbling
Take Care
Redneck