Edward O. Thorp on charting

Discussion in 'Technical Analysis' started by truetype, Feb 20, 2017.

  1. speedo

    speedo

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    #241     Mar 28, 2017
  2. chart TA is one sad discipline if it has folks like you Posting personal attacks as its only defense.
     
    #242     Mar 28, 2017
  3. Yeah, really:
    And you are hiding behind a veneer of arrogant bluster, fishing for guidance:
     
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    #243     Mar 28, 2017
  4. Close to order flow, within retail capability. The spread is a good starting point though.
     
    #244     Mar 28, 2017
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  5. Yes, makes sense. Artic circle, lol!

    surf
     
    #245     Mar 28, 2017
  6. speedo

    speedo

    Sock puppets are ubiquitous.
     
    #246     Mar 28, 2017
  7. themickey

    themickey

    You read me wrong. What else do you read wrong.
    I would never underestimate the ruthlesness and efficiency of a good auto or semi auto trading system compared to either discretionary or fundamental trading.
     
    #247     Mar 28, 2017
  8. @themickey

    Definitely tend to read people wrong, but thankfully numbers right (most of the time). My apologies
     
    #248     Mar 28, 2017
  9. themickey

    themickey

    All good :)
     
    #249     Mar 28, 2017
  10. This is worth reposting-- the original theme of the thread.

    From Thorps book- and posted earlier by TT-- i am sure the TA masters here can relate......

    Thinking about momentum led me to wonder whether past prices could somehow be used to predict future prices. To test this, I looked at charting, the art of using patterns in the graphs of stock (or commodity) prices to to forecast their future changes. I was introduced to this by Norman, a Canadian resident living in Las Cruces, while I was teaching at New Mexico State University. After months of examining his data and predictions, I was unable to find anything of value. As [wife] Vivian said at the start, "This is going to be a waste of time. Norman's been doing this for years and you can tell he's barely getting by. Just look at his worn-out shoes and shabby clothes. And you can tell from the quality of his wife's old and dated outfits that they were once better off."

    -- from his new book "A Man for All Markets," page 149
     
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    #250     Mar 28, 2017