lol Tums I feel jealous though, ljyoung always seems to get Avi8's attention whilst he's waiting in the airport lounge, such is life
I just received this pm from someone who pretends to be successful (I can only say pretends because that is what they act like).... "practice practice practice... hey... you have been suggested/requested/told to post your charts numerous times... hahaha your loss ;-)> p.s. read spyder's hint again and again: don't over complicate things." I have posted my charts. I think I posted almost two weeks straight. THen I asked questions about them. And then, I got, well, you know the story.
Have you been trading live and haven't been getting results or not trading yet and not feeling ready to trade?
Thank you for supporting my contention. No where in there is an UNAMBIGUOS definition. Increasing slope? Compared to what? Bar to bar? Intrabar? Over a gaussian? Of what level resolution? This methodology, as it is being taught, is anything but Binary. It might, perhaps, fit the model of an affine geometry in a Hilbert space (akin to how Quantum mechanics is developed) where continuation and change are orthoganal state vectors. I do appreciate some of the genius that Jack Hershey espouses. For example, many despisers wish to make fun of his use of the word "gaussian", thinking he's using it instead of the word "normal" as in normal distribution. Clearly, he's referring to a Gaussian function, something altogether different. Now, I'm not spewing all this math malarky to play holier than thou. I hope to display my efforts and work ethic. Contary to a recent poster, I am not an individual prone to frustration. I do however, get to a point where political correctness needs to be disposed of in favor of efficacy. If Spydertrader REALLY is interested in paving it forward (in the way Jack Hershey described on one of the Tucson IBD videos) then he will see clearly I'm taking the straightest path possible to the solution. If he sees a straighter path, that is different than just saying "annotate more", I would embrace that too. Some here have been annotating for going on two years. If they don't have it by now, it's time to try something different. Now, some of you may be itching to invite me to leave and look somewhere else for the something different. I don't wish to do that, because one thing I am convinced of is that what Jack Hershey developed as a model for the market is INDEED how the markets work. I don't want to go elsewhere looking for some golden egg, I believe it's right here. But to siimply follow rote intstructions, uncertain of my knowledge, guessing as I go, doesn't make sense.
You misunderstood the intent of my comments. I simply thought that the exchange beween treeline and Spydertrader may provide an additional clarity for you as it did for me.
Hey callmate, Nice to have you drop by. If there is such a thing as a "Thread Niceness Award" you get it - no contest. Avi8 and I have had our differences but so what. I learn from what he says when he speaks about JHM and that's all I care about. I have to be a bit careful though. He might be piloting a jumbo when next I go for another boring 3 weeks on the Côte d'Azur and decide to do the 'inversion' thingy (hu, ha - just kidding avi. I know you are a responsible person). lj
Again, you've chosen to equate easy and difficult with clear and unclear. Now, which of the two sets of words did I use today to make my point, and which of the two sets did you post today? You chose a meaning for my words that I did not imply or infer. Blame: Spydertrader I don't recall asking you to stop posting questions. I don't have a problem with questions. You have a problem with my answers. Blame: Spydertrader Actaully, no. Again, that wasn't the implication. Let's see if this gets through. The lesson here is this. If some people can do a thing, then the reason you cannot do that same thing results from your own inabilities. Whether lazy, not skilled enough, not educated enough, not able to learn like the others or whatever other rationale exists, the reason one cannot do that same thing isn't because the thing is impossible to do or the coach is impossible to understand. The reason failure results from one's efforts is do the individual who attempts to do a thing. Whether valid individual reasons exist or not represents an entirely other question. Clearly, someone who loses legs in a car accident may find difficulty in learning to run a mile, but the difficulty results from their loss of legs, and not becuase it is impossble to a run a mile, nor because their running coach sucks. Blame: Spydertrader Seriously? You couldn't locate my definition after I posted it, at least twice, and Aurum reposted it? You couldn't locate where I pinpointed the exact bars which showed examples, as well as bars which did not? Blame: Spydertrader Alrighty then, let's take a look. My advice: Your decision? Debate the advice provided. Does this sound like a shift in mindset to you? Again, you equate its your responsability with 'Spyder thinks I'm a lazy ass.' I don't recall inferring, implying or even posting those thoughts. I have no doubt you have put forth lots of effort. Hence the reason for your frustrations. However, your ability to succeed or fail does not involve me. The consequences of your actions, or the rewards for your efforts, rest solely with you. The sooner you choose to stop blaming me (which you repeatedly do, while at the same time, claiming to be accepting responsibility), the better your chances of success. Once again, Blame: Spydertrader Good Journey to you. - Spydertrader
No simming or live trading icarus. I did try to start simmming, believing that trying something different might help. Upon Spyder's instructions to STOP, I did. SInce then I've reverting to just working through as many static charts (printed out) as I can manage. Jack Heshey, I believe, espouses NLP. I happen to have some fluency in that subject. He MUST know that one of the fundamental precepts of getting rid of learning blocks is to TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. Anything different. WHen people do that here, they get ridiculed for not following the instructions. I have been reviewing the beginning of the futures journal. I can tell you, much of the confusion today stems from the fact that some of the language has changed. I can't honeestly tell you for sure what a traverse or tree level is. I can repeat Spyder's words, but that doesn't have me "get it". Again, the fractal nature of the market makes it so that a tree one day doesn't look like a tree the next. I have attempted to look for the similarities and dissimilarities of a what I think a traverse is, attempting to define (for me that means "gettting it") it. So far I have been unsuccessful. Any observations, comments, or instruction is welcomed; from anyone who is consistantly successful.