Let me despond back. I was using a system within 40 days and never looked back. Losing was a wash 1 out of 8 trades in position trading. Keynes (algorithms), Carnap logic), Boole (Algebra) and Mandelbrot (fractals). A had 300 bucks in "57 to start and in '60 I bought a 190SL MB in Kopenhagen. I went to Europe each summer with time off from IBM. My salary did not cover my commissions by '60. I quit work in '62 and moved to Greenwich then Switerland (66) then Bucks County (68) then AZ in '87. I did competitive sports: sailing, skiiing, gliding, rock climbing, hiking, extreme exploration. Trading is not a full time thing. I am finishing my ATS's and keeping the next 10 million for personal needs the next quarter. I am 80. (HI, AZ, ME) QED.
You might consider that guys do this kind of stuff in real life won't and can't post their trades at all, never mind in real time.
Below is my buddy list. I have never met any of them, but I saved them because I like to keep an eye out for who is a real trader and rich. I know I am missing allot of others. Although many real traders may lurk at Elite Trader, it appears there are few real traders on this website. By real trader, I mean actively trading and bringing home at least 6 figures a year (preferably millions). Not poor, unemployed (or employed) or failed small traders who's primary car is a Kia. In fact there are more trolls and bitter failures who troll and complain then there are real traders at Elite Trader. I wish someone could help them (parents/doctor). However, I do like the moderation style here. I also praise the owner (Baron) for growing the site and keeping the canny style of the website. Clarification: "southbeach4me" appears to be a somewhat rich new trader but I like what he says and think he'll be really rich soon... Buddy List -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Online -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- atticus PM X piezoe PM X -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Offline -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- heech PM X helgen_1 PM X HurricaneUS PM X indextrader7 PM X ktm PM X Ripley PM X southbeach4me PM X traderslair PM X trade_canada PM X WinstonTJ PM X
Positive PnL day yesterday - I found a dollar bill on the corner of 87th x Lexington while walking my dog. Seriously, do you believe that anyone who works for an institution or runs a fund would post his trades or actual PnL on an open forum?
I think the dog deserves some credit for finding the dollar bill, no? Come on admit it, the P in PnL wasn't really yours.
I've learned a few things (trading/life) from reading ET. Nowadays, I pay attention to posts by Handle123, NoDoji, and atticus. They appear to be walking their talks and I always find something refreshing and sometimes applicable to my own trading, not strategies per se, but experience.
What's wrong with my Kia? You know, TJ's primary car is a Vespa, and if he offers me enough of that HFT scum-money, I won't divulge any details about the Velcro, length of chain, and turkey baster