I fully agree with you, but people would do anything to avoid at all costs sorting out their psychology. They'll find tons of escuses : - psychology is not the problem, the edge is : but then ask them to be disciplined 4 months even on demo and they can't - i am ok , and i don't need a shrink. the ego talking etc Luckily trading sooner or later becomes a simple mirror of the trader's psychology.
50 is a minimum if the markets followed a normal distribution. Since we know they don't, we think they follow a fatter tailed distribution than normal, we need more than 50. The 1800 number was suggested by William Eckhardt in an interview.
No need to apologize. Strange requirement that a newsletter that gives out trades should have to say "don't use our information to trade". I don't see how stops could degrade performance. But it's not the first time I have heard that. I guess in a world where every trade is an instant winner and all you will be doing is taking profit it somewhat makes sense. But to say "I am holding this position no matter until this date or until it gets to my profit level" is insane. That's basically the recipe to blowing out your account.
Surf, Do you have a track record for your calls (Price drivers) so potential clients who want to pay for your site can see what the whole thing is about? After reading the below I have to think you do. "one must also consider the very real alternative that those who don't provide records have bad or zero results." Surf Aug 12 ,2015
ah, leave him alone...look, it's just human nature to crow about success and to keep quiet about the opposite.
I hear ya man. That's most likely the case. But if someone is going to charge people for their market calls/trades they really have to be able to back it up. Surf makes a point about going after such people on here. I applaud him for that. But now he's kind of falling into that category.
NO NO NO, this is a judgement. Industry recognition comes only to those in the industry. How would a stay at home retail trader get recognition? Lifestyle? So you have to look flashy to prove you got money? This is how suckers get attracted to bad fish. Trading records? Yeah, I'm down with that.