You must agree teaching and midwifery are respectable professions? You've most likely encountered them both, and it's these two professions that...
You're right, that was the question. Put another way, there's a lot of sentiment on reducing risk, but not so much (that I've seen) on optimising...
I had been edging towards this kind of thing, which does seem practical. Going a step further there's prop firm (trainee) like risk levels:...
I didn't take offence, but thanks anyway. It's like I've found a friend at a new school. Participating in forums like this is new to me. It's a...
Fair LOL. What I saw was a setup that justified those numbers. It's possible or probable I was looking at a different time frame that had little...
Jack, A bang for buck response, critical but fair and may even have been enlightening. I accept your criticism about technical targets. It's...
You said go figure. You post in the ES journal, which gave me an idea of the types of setups you trade and hence the reason for your 100%+ years...
Thanks, ES on my screen. I see.
Thanks, glad you think so. I was doubting its usefulness and still am, but at least a bit thought provoking (for some). So basically, smooth...
Unfortunately I can't edit the poll, otherwise I'd add those three. Other options include: - "a margin call from my broker" - "I'm a...
jack hershey, I appreciate your feedback. I'm not sure our perspectives are the same. I swing trade and typically hold for a few days, so...
I must admit I didn't read the thread, but did see James had posted in it (so had the opportunity to defend himself). I simply linked to it...
Who did I attack?
There is a thread titled "Did Altucher fail as a trader?": http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=239100 It's not really a...
It's a losers game for the majority, not for those who can do it. It makes sense that you won't make a lot of money if you day trade once in a...
I particularly like:
He was the number 1 search result for "suicide" or some related term like "suicide failure". Not sure if that says anything about his trading,...
Weak article. Popular blog though, which gets about as much traffic as Elite, believe it or not.
actionzip54, I think good advice, thanks - certainly not planning on risking more than 1% any time soon. I take your point on a 20%+ whack! Not...
For entertainment purposes... 23 monitors: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=3741038 From the "Pictures of your...
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