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  1. birdman liked MACD's post in the thread Techniques for Day Trading the ES, NQ, YM, MES, MNQ, and MYM.

    @volpri -- THANKS! What an amazing Gift you have given us! (Not to mention the amount of Time and Effort that is took to create and...

    May 6, 2024 at 8:07 PM
  2. birdman liked volpri's post in the thread overtrading.

    I scalp 1 to 8 points in the ES and even in MES. Most are 2 to 4. I call it scalping. Others would call it something else. I do not...

    May 6, 2024 at 7:58 PM
  3. birdman liked volpri's post in the thread Switching Lanes.

    Nothing we ever go thru is wasted; unless we waste it.

    May 6, 2024 at 7:56 PM
  4. birdman liked volpri's post in the thread Switching Lanes.

    We create and mold our own reality. In trading or in any other endeavor we attempt. We learn the things we have to learn to be...

    May 6, 2024 at 7:55 PM
  5. birdman replied to the thread Risk Management is the answer.

    First, thanks for sharing Volpri. I've learned a considerable lot from you! And with you typically aiming for 1 to 8 points on ES, how...

    May 4, 2024 at 2:47 PM
  6. birdman liked volpri's post in the thread Is price movement really random and unpredictable?.

    I keep a wide hard stop in place for whatever, as some things are unknowable and cannot be factored in to a premise for taking a...

    May 4, 2024 at 2:42 PM
  7. birdman liked Handle123's post in the thread The dark side of trading.

    The problem is, whether it is trading, poker, real estate or collecting beanie babies etc, if you don't spend handful of years to get...

    May 4, 2024 at 10:54 AM
  8. birdman liked maxinger's post in the thread The dark side of trading.

    I have rephrased it massively to make it positive. The bright side of trading The bright side of forex trading includes high...

    May 4, 2024 at 10:53 AM
  9. birdman liked Primal Trader's post in the thread Trading Breeds Assholes.

    I started trading in the mid-90's, then a long hiatus, now in futures 14 years. While there might be some percentage of certain...

    May 4, 2024 at 10:46 AM
  10. birdman liked danielc1's post in the thread Perfect example of why S&R is just plain wrong analysis..

    There is story about a floortrader that believed he had a connection trough a Coca Cola bottle with aliens that tell him which way the...

    May 4, 2024 at 10:37 AM
  11. birdman liked maxinger's post in the thread What's the maximum amount of leverage a trader should use?.

    Different people have different opinions. 4:1 leverage is far too low. I'd recommend 50:1 or higher. Then you don't have to put tons...

    May 3, 2024 at 8:23 PM