Difference between newbie struggling trader vs successful trader

Discussion in 'Trading' started by maxinger, Mar 20, 2019.

  1. themickey

    themickey

    This guy was feeling confident....
    https://www.theage.com.au/national/...s-in-suburban-road-crash-20191024-p533z0.html
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    But I'm being a smart ass, yes I agree, if one is well capitilized and trades relatively small size, one can be confident and continually pull trigger quickly. A good stoploss method to protect your assets and it is quite easy to trade with a relaxed and confident disposition. All these little things help to be successful.
     
    #131     Oct 26, 2019
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  2. notagain

    notagain

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    #132     Oct 26, 2019
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  3. Nice Article.

    I am the "losing player making rational decisions" part of this. This has nothing to do with confidence as results is the dividing use of the "two-edged sword" that determines losers from winners. This is what I like about trading....no conjecture.

    I believe however that a rebirth can take place. If enough time has passed between restarts one can become a consistent winner. Senility and forgetfulness helps :D.

    I believe that anybody can practice, develop and learn to "feel the flow" of the trading day. Being a mechanical trader the signals are there...it just which signals to follow and how to exit. Another key is to quickly discover if it's a trending day or a choppy day.

    If I could just have enough screentime and actual live trading hours I am convinced I can become a winning & consistently profitable Trader under all conditions. Everything that I am doing now currently to achieve this status is to "survive" and gather those hours.

    ES

     
    Last edited: Oct 26, 2019
    #133     Oct 26, 2019
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  4. maxinger

    maxinger

    Newbie struggling trader :
    He designs his trade plan based on the fact that he must predict the market.

    successful trader :
    He designs his trade plan based on the fact that market cannot be predicted.
     
    #134     Jan 12, 2020
  5. ironchef

    ironchef

    Why is the obvious not so obvious?
     
    #135     Jan 12, 2020
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  6. I am seriously considering printing maxingers quote and hanging it on the wall...
     
    #136     Jan 21, 2020
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  7. %% Exactly;
    but a bull market uptrend can giVe one some hints.......................................................................................................LOL+ true. NOT a prediction + does not apply to TSLA or penny stocks
     
    #137     Jan 21, 2020
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  8. maxinger

    maxinger


    well. some penny stocks are rather tradable when it is trendy.

    trendy - movement is definite, rather organised

    untrendy - movement is messy, chaotic, disorganised


    In that sense, TSLA is rather untrendy
     
    #138     Jan 21, 2020
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  9. wrbtrader

    wrbtrader

    Newbie picks up the drunken girl at the street party.

    Successful trader picks up the drunken rich girl from the country club.

    wrbtrader
     
    #139     Jan 21, 2020
  10. maxinger

    maxinger

    newbie trader :
    Do not use short term time frame chart like 1 min chart.
    It is very very noisy. Use longer time frame chart like hourly chart.


    professional trader :
    Use 1 min, 5 min or 15 min .... chart depending on market condition.
    Or use small, medium or large ... volume chart depending on market condition.
     
    #140     Jan 22, 2020