Back to the same boilerplate argument, I see. And so it goes...round and round. Surfer, your own argument has been eviscerated, and you essentially did it on your own with almost no guidance on my part. And yet it doesn't seem to have sunk in just yet. Give it time. Reread our recent exchanges in this thread. Show them to your friends. Eventual absorption is almost certain to follow. P.S. I note that your cohort, rcanfiel, has chosen to sidestep this segment of the program.
how has my argument that TA is subjective and of dubious value been eviscerated? it is obvious the TA true believers have been systematically obliterated and their arguments deconstructed to the point of nonsensical oblivion. regards, surf
CAUTION MARKETSURFER: READ SLOWLY! YOU require a certain standard of evidence to validate TA. However, YOU are unable to produce that SAME standard of evidence in support of ANY OTHER form of trading. That's rather asymmetric of YOU, wouldn't YOU say? Further, in a recent post, YOU wrote that YOU only discuss YOUR method of trading vaguely. (For which I am thankful.) However, YOU are essentially demanding that one or more TA traders present their methods in their entirety to YOU in order that YOU can go "scientific" on them to confirm their validity. That's rather asymmetric of YOU, wouldn't YOU say? Is the underlying theme beginning to sink in? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypocrisy
no, you are not making any sense, but rather continuing to divert and obfusicate. TA is a form of trading of which some forms( objective) can be subjected to testing procedures to determine if the results are any different than random over a statistically relevant time period--the testing indicates no edge. TA--get it. My method-- UNKNOWN to you. we are not talking about my unknown method, but rather a known and widely diseminated method known as TA. My method has nothing to do with the subject at hand. why you keep bringing up my method is very odd and typical of true believers world wide. surf
TD, You and I have had our differences in the past but I agree with your sentiment here exactly. Jimmy made a point to me a few weeks ago that took awhile to sink in. He said arguing with Smurf is futile and I finally agreed. I put him on ignore and I have found the experience to be so soothing.
keep staring at your "perfect track record" and your colorful illustrations of the past --- enlightenment is near.
TA objective? Really? Previously, you were trying to convince anyone willing to listen that it was too subjective. Now that we have exhaustively covered the lesson on hypocrisy and double standards, let us move on to some quick-and-dirty statistics. It's hard to ignore the numbers. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=71154
what are you 12 years old, tdog? i NEVER said that there is no value in subjective TA. Testable, objective TA is what can be shown via testing not to offer any edge. surf