Okay so lets say an equivalent of 10 heads in a row happens in the market you're asked to bet on the next outcome. Suppose you believe trends...
slacker - nice post. You reminded me of another thread with this post: I think it would be extremely hard (maybe even against one's nature)...
I've created an excel file I call "random chart generator". The weird thing is that most of these charts look exactly like market charts and you...
To be a good trader, all trading decisions should be based on signals and not noise. Furthermore, there are far more comprehensive ways to manage...
Isn't there a quote that says something like "the first and last 1/8s are the most expensive". The trend is the Signal and everything else is...
Digs - thats a nice chart you posted above. People tend to hate bubbles because they either deny the trend and fade it or the get in right when...
Ed Seykota got me thinking about trend and momentum and not mixing up the two. He says all trends exist only in hindsight. He says that a trend...
The way SCT is market is really no different than how most snake oil systems are marketed; some claims are as follows: * It's a 'perfect'...
Scary stuff - didn't firms try to do this in 87, just halt redemptions and unhook the phone?
1 You can offer to be the dealer and charge the buyer and seller a commision. This role is filled by brokers. 2 You can offer to sell insurance...
What about the Jack Hershey channels? Have you given them up? I trade that method now and it has improved my consistency dramatically. I only...
I like this exchange: InvestorGuide: Some investment strategies stop working as soon as they become sufficiently popular. Do you think...
I've posted on this subject on another thread. It seems really hard to get a position where your're trading OPM whether its at a hedge fund or a...
Yes life in the corporate world can be a rat race but so can life as an independent trader. Three of the most consistent traders I know...
Thanks your thread was helpful.
Congratulations on your success. I know I'm not going to find a job right away so in the meantime I will trade and may not take any job offers...
I aware of the risks like I've stated in an earlier post. But not all jobs are that bad like the one you mentioned. Besides I'm not going to...
I have a multimillion dollar inheritance coming to me in the distant future. So with that in mind, I was really not into climbing some corporate...
Of course there are plenty of risks being in the corporate world such as: - getting outsourced - getting downsized - dealing with age...
The jobs you mentioned with the exception of analyst are all sales jobs. I prefer not to be in sales, unless I'm selling a product I really...
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