I only go by one username. I may share most of T225's views, but we are not the same person. Besides, I thought it would be you who would be shopping for a new handle, since I outed you and your friend, Harold Balls as low-level poseurs in another thread: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1387017&highlight=Mr+Balls#post1387017
Yes, it is true. I consider Jack's huge performance claims against a backdrop of complexity and fancy annotated charts, and then I look down at my own little method and can't help but lash out. When will it expand to 3 times the range, I ask and implore. Maybe one day I will respond to those unsolicited daily e-mails advertising method enhancers. I wonder if Jack is behind that e-mail campaign as part of his "pay it forward" project. So many tears, so many questions.
This is all really sad hypo/Emil/etc. - you're a smart and funny guy but you're going off the deep end. I remember it all started when Spyder created the futures thread. Since then you've gone progressive more berserk starting one crazy thread after another. It seems the further Jack becomes more popular and the more secret admirers of Jack come out of the closet - you become more agitated. This is a sad development. If you can't beat them why not join them. After all these years you're still a one-lot piker on NQ of all contracts. So what have you to lose? I must admit - I have secretly joined the Jackovs, and my respect for Jack grows even though he's kinda like Miss Havisham, the market is Estella, and his disciples are the collective Pip playing the game of Great Expectations.
Trader225 not sure what your link shows at all. Sounds like you concocted quite a little scenario, too bad its not even close. Keep sleuthing though, since you are obviously much more of a wannabe detective than a wannabe trader
Aeliodon, Hypo is heavily sedated and cannot reply, but I do want to thank you for your opinion of his progressive dementia. He suffered from Asperger's syndrome as a child and young adult, and, as is typical, fell into a technical trade to cope with inability to relate. Now that problem is being replaced by early-onset Alzheimer's. If you read Jack, you will know where that eventually leads. He IS a "one lot piker", but for a reason. If he could trade a half lot, he would. His plan is to continue to trade one lot until he has Bitch Market spread-eagled on the bed, then he is going to fuck her with as many cars as he can fund and retire the next day.
*Sigh* One of the pitfalls of engaging an imbecile in debate or an exchange of any kind is that he doesn't even know when he has been eviscerated. Hence the expression, "He's too dumb to die."
I've actually asked this question before to Linda Raschke and her answer was something along these lines. Intelligent investors have multiple income streams. She has a trading service that charges a monthly fee and I know for a fact shes a great S&P trader. Why doesnt she just trade and not waste time with other income sources??? She also owns various real estate and other businesses. If you see an opportunity to market your skills and make money, you should always take it because you have no idea when one of those income streams may be stopped by some catastrophic event or just fizzle out. Just like diversification in a portfolio. Take me for example. I make money a few different ways - Programming projects for people - Trading - Computer Repair/Web design - Payout from PureTick.com every month I'm decent at all these things but if I just did one I'd probably get tired of it quickly. I could just drop everything and trade but that's pretty boring. I also think big traders like to start new projects and see them flourish.
I'm back. Active in ES today and will cleanup or die, later. And, no, I am not thunderdog and thunderdog aint me. How you like them apples?
If you were using the pool extraction paradigm, you wouldn't be going for broke like that. As Jack says: "All of the time you are on the right side of the market. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. All of the time you are in the market. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. This is te beginning of learning ow to trade the paradigm for making money: POOL EXTRACTION." Eagerly Awaiting His Continued Tutelage, Pool Extraction Paradigm Fan Club