If you had a choice to pick a box that would make you money trading, would you pick a

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by nysestocks, Apr 15, 2009.

If you had a choice to pick a box that would make you money trading, would you pick a

  1. Black Box

    29 vote(s)
    20.6%
  2. See Thru Box

    112 vote(s)
    79.4%
  1. 030985

    030985

    ( Why was this thread moved in chit chat section ? There is, I think, more valuable information than in majority of threads... ) : /

    030985
     
    #171     Nov 13, 2014
  2. J Ski

    J Ski

    At this point in life, I'll just take the box that makes money, I don't care anymore how it works :).
     
    #172     Nov 14, 2014
  3. nyse are you still around ?
     
    #173     Aug 25, 2016
  4. Onra

    Onra

    Can't believe 10 years have passed...:confused:
    I remember it reading while I was on holiday.
    This "mystery" has been on the back of my mind every day, this last year.
    I feel I'm getting closer though...

    Any else crazy enough to keep plodding on an idea for that long...?!
     
    #174     Apr 29, 2019
  5. Vindago

    Vindago

    Hi Onra, I feel you, I find myself going through random parts of this and the Obvious threads every now and then, especially when I think of something new.

    for Instance I think I finally see why the thought is key and why the way you think is what makes all the difference, also in relation to the box.

    Once I realized that my winning trades, while more frequent then the losers were less profitable than the losses, I understood that there was something fundamentally wrong in what I was doing. Now I am going to use the box in a different way and do things the opposite way.

    a hint: enter a trade with a stop order...
     
    #175     May 26, 2019
  6. Onra

    Onra

    Hi; welcome back!
    I should have known I was not alone! :)

    The MCO riddle was posted 10 years ago (29-05-2009) and I was feeling a bit nostalgic...
    Glad you got a new approach to the old ideas!

    I tested a lot of (crazy) ideas and one of them holds some promise.
    I created variations from that (and thus more confusion :banghead:)

    I think it was Redneck that said that most of the times market follows structure,
    but there are days "when nothing works"...
    Stopruns make it hard to spot the exact levels or set exact limit orders.

    Good luck to you!!
     
    #176     May 26, 2019
  7. mlawson71

    mlawson71

    I'd definitely want a seethrough box.
     
    #177     Jun 4, 2019
  8. Onra

    Onra

    Just curious; what brings you here? :)
     
    #178     Jun 4, 2019
  9. mlawson71

    mlawson71

    The interesting title, I admit. I saw it, I read the poll and I was fascinated. :D
     
    #179     Jun 4, 2019
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  10. Onra

    Onra

    This thread is of course related to the famous: "Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?"

    Traderz once said:
    The Brits probably had an easier time cracking the Enigma code than your cryptic tree, bee, ABC, box, poetic ramblings. :D

    I'm still cracking, but it forced me to think and look outside the box.
     
    #180     Jun 5, 2019