I personally could not imagine a trading system that only looks at half the possibilities and does not short the market.
100% correct! You are only competing with yourself when trading. Apply the persistence to find a winning strategy, then apply it with...
Great post. Thank you!!!
Gutsy call so early. I look forward to the follow-up.
You're entitled to whine once!!
There's always (or at least about 95% of the days) a profit in the market and today is one of those 95% if you just have the proper system and the...
I think this is very dependent upon the individual trader. However, I believe the vast majority of individuals will perform better if they have...
It depends on the goals. What is "successful"? What is the time horizon, etc? As I was seeking maximum profit in minimum time with "today" as...
I would not say finding a system is simple, but I would say from experience that once found, a simple system can make a lot of money.
Could not agree more - it took me 7 years to find a simple system and 1.5 years to stop using everything else I "knew" so the system could make...
Thank you for the share, but this sort of info is not very relevant to someone who daytrades and is looking for the next 3 point S&P move up or...
yes, you must be lucky 16 32.00% no, luck can not overcome skill 34 68.00% Every time I look at this vote I can't believe that there...
I'll second that!!!
I feel sorry for the six who voted "yes, you must be lucky". They apparently are not doing very well at trading for living. Should any of them...
Anyone trading on "luck" is about to go broke! The prepared mind recognizing opportunity may appear to be "luck" to the uninformed mind.
Guess all tis is "interesting" but as a short term system trader, I allow my system to decide where and when to buy, sell, exit. etc. Never know...
Why not trade 500 stocks at once - there's always movement. Try the ES for fun and profit!
Another good reason to switch to futures. There's money to be made in ES 95% of the trading days. Even in those quieter after 11:00 hours.
I second this
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