Recent Content by The Obvious

  1. Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

    No, it's far more fundamental than this. There are many ways to trade but the overwhelming majority of ways are mediocre. All the mainstream...
    Post by: The Obvious, Sep 13, 2022 in forum: Risk Management

  2. Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

    The obvious pre-requisite to making GOOD money trading is spelled out in this post by "The Expert":...
    Post by: The Obvious, Sep 12, 2022 in forum: Risk Management

  3. Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

    Clearly they don't consider trading to be gambling, otherwise they'd realise this was a silly and ridiculous quest. As for price direction, I...
    Post by: The Obvious, Jul 26, 2022 in forum: Risk Management

  4. Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

    The obvious pre-requisite to trading profitably is finding a method which has been proven to consistently make money. Without a proven method,...
    Post by: The Obvious, Jul 26, 2022 in forum: Risk Management

  5. Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

    The OP also said "The obvious is simple, and it is because it is so simple that 99.999% do not even stop to try and work it out." When you've...
    Post by: The Obvious, Apr 26, 2022 in forum: Risk Management

  6. Hold most of your savings in BTC?

    Imagine you've just sold your house and you're renting for a year or so before buying a new property. So, you decide to put all the proceeds from...
    Post by: The Obvious, Apr 26, 2022 in forum: Crypto Assets

  7. Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

    Yes, this is indeed the obvious. Now we just need to find the holy grail XYZ. :D
    Post by: The Obvious, Apr 22, 2022 in forum: Risk Management

  8. Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

    This is kind of what trend follower hedge funds and CTAs do. They trade a bunch of uncorrelated assets (commodities, stock indices, currencies,...
    Post by: The Obvious, Jan 10, 2022 in forum: Risk Management

  9. Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

    99.99% of what's written about trading is bollox. The percentage might be slightly lower for this thread but not by much! :D Is M4/J_Smith FoS?...
    Post by: The Obvious, Nov 14, 2021 in forum: Risk Management

  10. Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

    If anyone was able to consistently predict with that degree of accuracy, then they'd be very quickly richer than Warren Buffett. :D Looking at a...
    Post by: The Obvious, Nov 8, 2021 in forum: Risk Management

  11. Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

    I'd be careful getting the idea that price can be predicted with any certainty. That way of thinking can lead to overconfidence, excessive risk...
    Post by: The Obvious, Nov 8, 2021 in forum: Risk Management

  12. Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

    What I've found is that the smaller you trade, the easier it is to make money (although obviously not big money). There is little stress involved...
    Post by: The Obvious, Oct 19, 2021 in forum: Risk Management

  13. Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

    Most traders (especially retail) are directional traders. They go long because they expect price to go up, and short because they expect price to...
    Post by: The Obvious, Oct 16, 2021 in forum: Risk Management

  14. Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

    g) the obvious :)
    Post by: The Obvious, Oct 15, 2021 in forum: Risk Management

  15. Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

    Change to a different time frame where you get A or B. If you can't get A or B then either sit on the sidelines, or try a different stock, or...
    Post by: The Obvious, May 18, 2021 in forum: Risk Management