Well, it received a higher rating than this one :D
The major flaw in my argument that markets are so competitive that it's not worth playing, I explained here: "A lot of people on EliteTrader will...
OK then, my intuition is wrong about the return of the short traders but my original premise that the average trader will receive an average...
That's good to hear. Do they trade stocks mostly and in what time frames?
That's an interesting concept in theory but of course is very difficult in practice. Nevertheless I think we continually apply the blue ocean...
May be there is some truth in this. But here is how I look at it. Options trading is a zero sum game, just like poker, which means that it is open...
This is not quite correct. If you invest in a couple of ventures trying to find a new market or niche you will probably lose money on most of them...
Well, yes, you are correct. Your returns from going both long and short should be less correlated to the overall market. Intuitively I feel that...
I would only add that in sports betting the spread is much higher which makes it even more difficult to beat the game. It is more acceptable on...
Very good post by MAESTRO, I agree. Indicators are derivatives. As for experience, I helps as long as it doesn't make you overconfident - only the...
I can never beat that. Will you take my money to trade? You can keep 50% of profits as performance fee.
Oh, some people will definitely lose :)
What is it that you didn't understand in my post? I've read Taleb and watched many of his interviews. The guy seriously underestimates...
I realized that I am wrong and that the market can be beaten. So I opened a new thread "A lot of people on EliteTrader will beat the marketâ¦...
OK, guys, I know it looks like I am arguing with myself, but I found the weak spot in my argument that "you cannot beat the market" that no one...
No, I try to trade in the direction of the primary trend in whatever time frame I am watching. Of course there are always opportunities to fade...
If some participants have some knowledge of the future price or odds, and it is legal to trade on that knowledge, then it will already be...
They certainly trade both sides. But since there is a long term economic trend which is up (+8% a year on average), the larger part of trading...
That there is a majority of consistent losing traders in the market (say for 10-20 years) if you add back the trading related costs like...
I didn't want to spark a discussion for arguments' sake. My point is very simple - regardless of your intelligence and past success, you must...
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