Recent Content by Johno1

  1. Are you a successful at home day trader with no other source of income who began with modest means?

    I agree with your observations although this doesn't necessarily mean that all the claims are false, just that the methods were not workable for...
    Post by: Johno1, Feb 11, 2015 in forum: Professional Trading

  2. Are you a successful at home day trader with no other source of income who began with modest means?

    They are my ratios and returns, there is nothing in it for me to talk to you. I am impressed that your programs can beat the trade friction....
    Post by: Johno1, Feb 11, 2015 in forum: Professional Trading

  3. Are you a successful at home day trader with no other source of income who began with modest means?

    You are correct surf, the reason that I know this is that I make a good living trading the indexes, if I can do it then so can others. On the odd...
    Post by: Johno1, Feb 11, 2015 in forum: Professional Trading

  4. Are you a successful at home day trader with no other source of income who began with modest means?

    I would equate trading as similar to a mother bringing a new born home. The vast majority of the time it is doing it's own thing but you must be...
    Post by: Johno1, Feb 11, 2015 in forum: Professional Trading

  5. Are you a successful at home day trader with no other source of income who began with modest means?

    Trying to trade if you don't know what you are doing can be extremely hard, when you know what you are doing it can be challenging , like an elite...
    Post by: Johno1, Feb 10, 2015 in forum: Professional Trading

  6. Are you a successful at home day trader with no other source of income who began with modest means?

    Exactly, the only difference is that the real qualification is that you adhere to sound business practices in your decission making. I maintain my...
    Post by: Johno1, Feb 8, 2015 in forum: Professional Trading

  7. Are you a successful at home day trader with no other source of income who began with modest means?

    Comprehension deficit, you were very clear that you changed from a high stress/ big money lifestyle to one of more modest expectations. I've done...
    Post by: Johno1, Feb 8, 2015 in forum: Professional Trading

  8. Are you a successful at home day trader with no other source of income who began with modest means?

    You can use substantial leverage and still not be exposed to excessive risk, as always it is not what you do but rather how you do it. Cheers John
    Post by: Johno1, Feb 8, 2015 in forum: Professional Trading

  9. Are you a successful at home day trader with no other source of income who began with modest means?

    We are on the same page, people apply their own context to statements. And yes my hit rate is similar, but my drawdowns are probably larger at...
    Post by: Johno1, Feb 8, 2015 in forum: Professional Trading

  10. Are you a successful at home day trader with no other source of income who began with modest means?

    This has the ring of truth, if you know what you are doing $100K+ is enough to make a reasonable living without having to take on too much risk,...
    Post by: Johno1, Feb 8, 2015 in forum: Professional Trading

  11. Increasing Size During Drawdown

    General, you have agreed with two opposite views in the same post. The real issue is expectancy. If you have earned 6-7 losers in a row yet your...
    Post by: Johno1, Feb 8, 2015 in forum: Risk Management

  12. Increasing Size During Drawdown

    As with everything it all depends on how you do something. If your plan dictates that you begin entering a part of your position as soon as the...
    Post by: Johno1, Feb 6, 2015 in forum: Risk Management

  13. CHF mess

    Hmmm, strange logic. Cheers John
    Post by: Johno1, Feb 4, 2015 in forum: Forex

  14. EUR/CHF wipeout/margin call ... negative balance ... what to do?

    Well that has got to be good news for some of the people out there. Cheers John
    Post by: Johno1, Jan 28, 2015 in forum: Forex

  15. EUR/CHF wipeout/margin call ... negative balance ... what to do?

    Seriously, the longer Mario Dragi postured about QE the more the smart money would be positioning for it's eventual implementation. So of course...
    Post by: Johno1, Jan 25, 2015 in forum: Forex