Quote from Longhorns:
1) His "hedge fund" is a misnomer. I believe it's already been stated that the majority of AUM is his own money. It's basically a retail account with some funds from a few unfortunate people who were duped by his "bubble" numbers.
2) "His TV show"? It's not his show. He's a small portion of it thrown in for comic relief.....much like Screech on "Saved by the Bell".
3) "His TV appearances" only further cemented the fact that he knows little about trading and that he is desperately trying to hide the fact that he hasn't made money in five years.
4) "His book". LOL, well there's two threads and over 50 pages of posts about that drivel.
Quote from EPrado:
Longhorns you bastard!
How did you beat me to the Screech comparison.
Never thought of it....I must be losing my touch.
Man..these threads are getting crazier each day. I just dont see these threads helping Timmay at all. Yes it's publicity. But man....he is getting absolutely torched. His problem is people are throwing facts at him, and he is dancing around/doing everything not to answer them.
This shit is too damn funny.
Quote from Longhorns:
1) His "hedge fund" is a misnomer. I believe it's already been stated that the majority of AUM is his own money. It's basically a retail account with some funds from a few unfortunate people who were duped by his "bubble" numbers.
2) "His TV show"? It's not his show. He's a small portion of it thrown in for comic relief.....much like Screech on "Saved by the Bell".
3) "His TV appearances" only further cemented the fact that he knows little about trading and that he is desperately trying to hide the fact that he hasn't made money in five years.
4) "His book". LOL, well there's two threads and over 50 pages of posts about that drivel.
Quote from Longhorns:
2) "His TV show"? It's not his show. He's a small portion of it thrown in for comic relief.....much like Screech on "Saved by the Bell".
Quote from brownsfan019:
You missed my point LHorn. EVERY trader, incl all the great ones here, have made mistakes and Tim is at least willing to talk about it (in the book). Why not talk about his trials and tribulations vs. just attacking?
I know, no one here has ever had a losing trade and it's more fun to simply attack someone than try to discuss things. One could argue that a few here are envious, jealous and/or infatuated with Tim. I've never seen another thread like this where a few select individuals pore their hearts into a thread for the purpose of trying to bring down a trader.
Guys, grow up.
I'm all for a lively discussion, but this is just silly and childish. Who cares how big Tim's fund is and with who's money? Who cares how long of a spot on WSW he had? Who cares how long/short his spots on CNBC, etc are? I mean come on, who else on this board that is a poster has their own fund, been featured a trader documentary/show, has been invited to the financial networks for commentary and/or has their own trading book?
WHO ELSE HERE HAS DONE THAT?
Love him or hate him, you have to realize that those are some great accomplishments at his young age.
Has it been a perfect ride? Apparently not, but that's life guys. I doubt anyone here has had a perfect ride to the top while trading. I'd venture to say that a few of the haters here have never turned a dime in profit, let alone the results Tim did achieve. I know that is past tense, but it is an achievement nonetheless.
This really has no correlation to Tim really, I just don't understand why there is so much hatred and animosity towards a fellow trader... I understand he's done more than many of us here, but why throw stones? Again, someone from the outside looking in would say that there's some serious inferiority complexes going on here....
Quote from brownsfan019:
You missed my point LHorn. EVERY trader, incl all the great ones here, have made mistakes and Tim is at least willing to talk about it (in the book). Why not talk about his trials and tribulations vs. just attacking?
I know, no one here has ever had a losing trade and it's more fun to simply attack someone than try to discuss things. One could argue that a few here are envious, jealous and/or infatuated with Tim. I've never seen another thread like this where a few select individuals pore their hearts into a thread for the purpose of trying to bring down a trader.
Guys, grow up.
I'm all for a lively discussion, but this is just silly and childish. Who cares how big Tim's fund is and with who's money? Who cares how long of a spot on WSW he had? Who cares how long/short his spots on CNBC, etc are? I mean come on, who else on this board that is a poster has their own fund, been featured a trader documentary/show, has been invited to the financial networks for commentary and/or has their own trading book?
WHO ELSE HERE HAS DONE THAT?
Love him or hate him, you have to realize that those are some great accomplishments at his young age.
Has it been a perfect ride? Apparently not, but that's life guys. I doubt anyone here has had a perfect ride to the top while trading. I'd venture to say that a few of the haters here have never turned a dime in profit, let alone the results Tim did achieve. I know that is past tense, but it is an achievement nonetheless.
This really has no correlation to Tim really, I just don't understand why there is so much hatred and animosity towards a fellow trader... I understand he's done more than many of us here, but why throw stones? Again, someone from the outside looking in would say that there's some serious inferiority complexes going on here....
Quote from brownsfan019:
You missed my point LHorn. EVERY trader, incl all the great ones here, have made mistakes and Tim is at least willing to talk about it (in the book). Why not talk about his trials and tribulations vs. just attacking?
I know, no one here has ever had a losing trade and it's more fun to simply attack someone than try to discuss things. One could argue that a few here are envious, jealous and/or infatuated with Tim. I've never seen another thread like this where a few select individuals pore their hearts into a thread for the purpose of trying to bring down a trader.
Guys, grow up.
I'm all for a lively discussion, but this is just silly and childish. Who cares how big Tim's fund is and with who's money? Who cares how long of a spot on WSW he had? Who cares how long/short his spots on CNBC, etc are? I mean come on, who else on this board that is a poster has their own fund, been featured a trader documentary/show, has been invited to the financial networks for commentary and/or has their own trading book?
WHO ELSE HERE HAS DONE THAT?
Love him or hate him, you have to realize that those are some great accomplishments at his young age.
Has it been a perfect ride? Apparently not, but that's life guys. I doubt anyone here has had a perfect ride to the top while trading. I'd venture to say that a few of the haters here have never turned a dime in profit, let alone the results Tim did achieve. I know that is past tense, but it is an achievement nonetheless.
This really has no correlation to Tim really, I just don't understand why there is so much hatred and animosity towards a fellow trader... I understand he's done more than many of us here, but why throw stones? Again, someone from the outside looking in would say that there's some serious inferiority complexes going on here....
Quote from TimothySykes:
Woah, now you say I'm a liar--I never claimed those numbers were incorrect, all I said was that my strategies worked well past the bubble days. Why can't you just answer the question--how did I do post bubble 2002-2005? Yup, pretty damn well-ding ding ding. as for after that, you take chances, sometime you don't win. Its all a part of playing the game. The point is that there are lessons for me to share in success AND failure. (This is now the 4th time I'm mentioning this, can you guys even read?)
I'm tired of this. See you guys in a few days. Oh, and be sure to watch me on Fox News with Neil Cavuto on Wednesday July 4th, from 4-5PM LOL
Quote from EPrado:
The big issue is not with his performance. It's his arrogance/prick-like qualities. I would 90 percent of the haters on here would not be saying what they are saying if this guy wasnt an egostistical prick.
If he is gonna act like a moron on tv/public, then he has to deal with the criticism.
I have stated a few times his performance was excellent yrs ago. But...he was far from the only one who took advantage back in those days.
I also think many on here (including myself) think it's kind of a joke to call yourself a "hedge fund" when all you are doing is daytrading a personal account. He doesnt have much (if any) outside money. Kind of hilarious that he calls his book "An American Hedge Fund". He obviously seems to want to be writing a modern day Livermore book. Hence the word stock operator on the cover of his book.