On the fundamentalism of PA traders

Discussion in 'Technical Analysis' started by Smurfie, Nov 15, 2008.

  1. thanks for giving some details smurfie. i asked for your setup so we could talk about technical stuff, but I just read your starter post over again and realized this thread is a social question more than it is a technical one.

    most of the time lagging indicator really means lagging indicator.

    its for you to decide why you read it as you are inferior fuck you indicator.
     
    #61     Nov 18, 2008
  2. Buy1Sell2

    Buy1Sell2

    The correct way to analyze charts and to trade is with a combination of price and indicators. Anyone who tells you that one or the other by themselves is the way to trade is far behind the pack in employing the correct tools. Thank you for your time.
     
    #62     Nov 18, 2008
  3. morning B1S2,

    Any similar thoughts on the correct way to enter a market.

    regards
    f9
     
    #63     Nov 18, 2008
  4. Joab

    Joab

    This is really a SIMPLE subject with a SIMPLE answer.

    If your making money and your happy about how you are doing it then shut the F up and leave other people alone.

    I use whatever I have too, to help me get an understanding or where PRICE is going and I use indicators as well as price action as well as channels etc, etc.. I would even use dog shit if it helped me make more money.

    If your in this business because you have to be right then your already beat. Be in this business to make money and that's it.

    To each their own :cool:
     
    #64     Nov 18, 2008
  5. Well obviously I disagree 100% so we'll have to agree to disagree :)

    Anek
     
    #65     Nov 18, 2008
  6. Charly

    Charly

     
    #66     Nov 18, 2008
  7. jmonday

    jmonday

     
    #67     Nov 18, 2008
  8. Funny how anyone can feel they have the authority to state the "correct" way. Traders always need to justify their own ego by ensuring that others agree with the way they trade as being the only way and the "correct" way.

    One thing all major league in baseball agree on, if a guy is hitting .300 or 30 homers a year on average, you do not try and fix his batting stance to what you deem to be "correct" you let him hit the way he is comfortable and successful (Nomar comes to mind).

    Thousands of ways to trade and make money as many traders do and no one person is an authority to state the only "correct" way to trade.
     
    #68     Nov 18, 2008
  9. NONE.

    All the ones I know are using charts and looking for patterns. Without those charts, their trading would suffer. Perhaps the charts are a crutch?

    Show me a trader who successfully trades only off the tape and I'll be impressed.
     
    #69     Nov 19, 2008
  10. Didn't Tiger Woods change his swing when he was already the best in the world? Isn't it possible to hit .400 or hit 50 homers a year?
     
    #70     Nov 20, 2008