Talent/Giftedness In Trading

But you write as if flipping a coin for trade direction, having a small stop and a bigger target target is a recipe for success. I'm sure you need some sort of method that has a positive expectation

 

Truth is a rare commodity on message boards.

 

i wouldn't buy a used bmw from you, and i like bmw's

 

Nor should you.

 

If one flips a coin for entry direction and one follows proper trade/risk management, they will be a successful trader. Most traders don't understand that trading is about prudent risk management.

 

what you just said is you know how to profit off 50/50 game.

PROVE IT, or at very least give a shred of evidence.

after all, YOU are the venerable author of THE ES THREAD

 

You can teach/develop to a certain extent -- but the Greats in every field of life...are born with it...are Destined. the Chosen few. :eek:

This debate reminds me of the movie Trading Places 1983; nature vs nurture

 

This was carried out in real-time. Look at the stats.

http://www.elitetrader.com/et/index.php?threads/trading-es-reverse-trade-based-stops.290372/page-27

 

And so---that pretty much ends the thread.

 

Magical thinking like this has no place in the financial markets.