How long did it take you to realize that you were a gambler?

Discussion in 'Psychology' started by ElectricSavant, Sep 20, 2020.

How long did it take you to realize that you were a gambler?

  1. 1y-3Y

    5 vote(s)
    10.9%
  2. 3y-5y

    1 vote(s)
    2.2%
  3. 5y-8y

    2 vote(s)
    4.3%
  4. 9y

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. 10y

    2 vote(s)
    4.3%
  6. Decades

    2 vote(s)
    4.3%
  7. I am not a gambler

    25 vote(s)
    54.3%
  8. ElectricSavant is a loser

    9 vote(s)
    19.6%
  1. From your own words. Pardon me if you believe you're doing GREAT!
     
    #41     Sep 21, 2020
  2. themickey

    themickey

    Not a problem, you're pardoned.
     
    #42     Sep 21, 2020
  3. themickey

    themickey

    To OP, no one at ET is a gambler, (except me) they are all super intelligent sleuths, calculated to the last nth degree, can predict price, ALWAYS making huge profits, very minor drawdowns, continually compounding and living the dream.
    When you know what every bar is doing (every bar has a story) and never on the wrong side of a trade, then it's foolish to even think about trading being a gamble.
     
    #43     Sep 21, 2020
  4. themickey

    themickey

    Bugger! Dammit!
    What the hell have I been thinking.
    YES, I need to go back to TA, MA's, MACD, RSI, STO, EW, Gann, Fibs, trendlines, S/R, triangles, head & shoulders.....
    The charts tell it all, I will join the other gazillion traders all peering at the same bloody thing.
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    #44     Sep 21, 2020
  5. You joke, right? Some of what you sarcastically listed is actually correct. Others, not.
     
    #45     Sep 21, 2020
  6. themickey

    themickey

    No wonder you are struggling.
     
    #46     Sep 21, 2020
  7. Me? I'm not struggling. I know EXACTLY what I'm supposed to do and WHY (as per my method... of course not all plays work out to my favor). When a play doesn't work stop takes me out with a small loss.
     
    Last edited: Sep 21, 2020
    #47     Sep 21, 2020
  8. themickey

    themickey

    Getting late here where I am, time for bed. Cheers.
     
    #48     Sep 21, 2020
  9. When you go for a walkabout, ever run into Crocodile Dundee? What's he like? :)
     
    #49     Sep 21, 2020
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  10. virtusa

    virtusa

    Real traders say that I am a trader.
    People who have no clue about trading say that I am a gambler.
     
    #50     Sep 21, 2020
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