If you could go back in time to when you were a new trader

Discussion in 'Professional Trading' started by TheGreatGorilla, Jan 10, 2014.


  1. darts and coins aren't dynamic. bad analogy
     
    #201     Jan 13, 2014
  2. There have been a few mentions of it in the past, one by a notorious poster who has since been banned. He claimed that all TA was worthless and that money mgmt was all it takes and kept using the idea of random entries and tight money mgmt as somehow being superior to traders who use TA. He's been a "trader" since ~1990 but, most likely, was breakeven at best.


     
    #202     Jan 13, 2014
  3. Honestly I don't even know. I guess if one were to pull up a level 2 order entry box and just hit buy or sell (no charts, no knowledge of how price had been trading). Then, I suppose keep risk tight in case mkt went against or trail stop if mkt went in your favor.

    Not really my cup of tea, but maybe someone will try it with 100 shares 100 times :)

     
    #203     Jan 13, 2014
  4. Find a better hobby.
     
    #204     Jan 13, 2014
  5. I don't see how he would get anywhere, you're probably right.
     
    #205     Jan 13, 2014
  6. I don't think he ever traded this way, which is the ironic part. He would just tell others that their systems were essentially all about money mgmt and told us that if we traded entries random, we'd have the same results. He was insane, but he's no longer here :D

     
    #206     Jan 13, 2014
  7. I love how you smiled after you said, "he's no longer here."

    Lol

    I've been looking back in this post, and there is actually some pretty solid advice in here, keep it coming guys.
     
    #207     Jan 13, 2014
  8. TskTsk

    TskTsk

    Put all your money in the S&P and wait.
     
    #208     Jan 14, 2014
  9. ammo

    ammo

    If you could go back in time to when you were a new trader..and take what i know now, i would be retired and have a new problem of what to do with my 18 hrs each day
     
    #209     Jan 14, 2014
  10. newwurldmn

    newwurldmn

    Are you retired now?
     
    #210     Jan 14, 2014