If you want to fail as a trader, study TA

Discussion in 'Psychology' started by The Expert, Apr 27, 2010.

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  1. blox87

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    Well shit.
     
    #1031     Jun 17, 2010
  2. there's an example but it's not the guy who wrote the book. He thought he had come up with the next advance on Elliot and would take the market by storm. I got the book in a fire sale.

    http://www.chart.nu/blog/?tag=measured-move

    In a nutshell, measured moves repeat themselves. Sometimes there is an intervening wave but that too repeats after the repetition of the intervening wave.

    There are a zillion structures in the market to be precise. All you need is to understand a few of them as they all always repeat repeat repeat.
     
    #1032     Jun 17, 2010
  3. They don't have any importance whatsoever unless you choose to use them on your charts. There are about 1000 different tools you can use and somebody somewhere has used or not used just about all of them to make money.
     
    #1033     Jun 17, 2010
  4. IchibomB

    IchibomB

    "It's not your tool, it's how you..."
     
    #1034     Jun 17, 2010
  5. I no longer have interest in "predicting" movements based on higher time frames, as, it is not a requirement for daytrading stocks.

    But, if you are asking me where from here, well, the truth is I do not know, but, the likelihood or more down is definitely highly probable, but again, there are several factors that can slow down or speed up the move.

    Many traders were targeting the 1200 level for OBVIOUS reasons, and, now, they are probably targeting the ???

    If you want to be a fortune teller, then fine, but if you want to make GOOD money, YOU must use your Brain & Eyes, otherwise you might just end up one sorry bastard:D

    TE
     
    #1035     Jun 17, 2010
  6. Well LP, why don't YOU work it out.

    Here are a few helpers.

    1. We only trade stocks with a DR in excess of 50 cent for the last 15-30 trading days.

    2. We only trade 1 stock at a time.

    3. We only trade highly liquid stocks within leading / lagging sectors.

    4. We only risk 0.0025% of available trading capital (leveraged) on each trade.

    5. We only trade when the odds of winning are the best:D

    TE
     
    #1036     Jun 17, 2010
  7. Aha B87, you are starting to think a bit more:)

    Time = Money :cool:

    TE
     
    #1037     Jun 17, 2010
  8. That site is pure crap:D

    In hindsight, it is very easy, in the live world it can be very hard, and, it takes a good bit of experience to "get it right".

    Barry Rudd explains it better:D

    But, I will admit, YES, it is all basic stuff that you must know, else, you might as well be looking into a black hole:D

    Remember what TE said in the not too distant past, and that is, if you draw enough lines on a chart, one of them will eventually get hit:D

    So, know what you are looking at, and, do not expose the brain to too much stuff, else you run the risk of making assumptions that are not based on facts, and I am sure YOU ALL know what the word ASSUME really means:cool:

    TE
     
    #1038     Jun 17, 2010
  9. I am going to post a chart for B87, but, before I do, it will help to see what is in this picture.

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    TE
     
    #1039     Jun 17, 2010
  10. Chart for B87

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    TE
     
    #1040     Jun 17, 2010
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