Your formula is completely different from the definitions that I've found on financial sites (which universally define it as expected return...
I've seen references to a 3-to-1 risk/reward ratio as a good target in several posts (for example:...
rlb, I'd agree with most of your points, except for the last. A little too much idealistic commune mumbo jumbo for me. I think in the...
Surprised that not very many have posted their results. I for one would want to let everyone know my performance if I were doing well. (I don't...
So how to explain then the results of the poll? My guess is that above ego, there is a free loader problem. No one wants to post on a site open...
Maybe in most cases either ego or cynicism tend to overweigh any desire for a quick buck (particularly for more experienced traders). If someone...
Not sure if this necessarily true. The pre-earnings swing play is a classic example. Before it became conventional wisdom, professional traders...
Glad to know I'm not the only skeptic out there. My guess is that while most people would like to find the holy grail through these forums, you...
Curious as to why someone would post the mechanics of their strategy on forums such as these. My first impulse, if I had a working system, would...
I'm still working on my own system, and hope to include it as a journal some day on this forum. I wanted to ask traders out there, though, what...
I appreciate it :)
I'm a novice swing trader using Scottrade, but I'm looking to switch to IB primarily for execution speed (I typically do all my trades as close to...
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