I haven't been long enough on ET to understand why MS is painted in a bad light by some ETers, but some of his recent calls that I have briefly observed have been excellent.
What fund would that be? The fund that shorted 200 shares of GOOG during a trading halt? You mean THAT fund?
I know very little about his background...thought He might have run a fund that blew out...seem to remember a post about that. Still does't answer the question...what's your beef with him. Multiple alias's, vender?, wannabe?
That may be, but I don't know anything about it. But I do know that he made a hell of a lotta good calls when he was posting to this thread. But everything has its cycles, he got what he needed from the experience and moved on.
I know you're not directing this to me Mike, but I have to say this; When I worked in a professional office, I would NEVER post a trade in a public forum. It smacks of amateur hour...plain & simple The alias issue is also causes one to wonder..Why would you need to make up an alias to congratulate you on a successful trade? It sends up a red flag... Finally, if you have a respectable business office (as a fund manager for instance), you would have a commercial office space, an address, a phone, a receptionist, a registered fund name, a prospectus to offer to the public, and finally YOU WOULD BE KNOWLEDGABLE ABOUT REGULATORY ISSUES THAT AFFECT YOU...... Mike, would you give this guy money to manage....I sure as hell would not.....
I wouldn't give my money to anyone to invest, I outperform the best out there, and I am certainly not going to pay for mediocre performance. (Until it gets to the point that I can no longer manage my money effectively, or I get burnt out...or go broke ) I can think of two reasons for making trades public...the first is to establish a record, create a following, and then lead into a business. ($$$) The second, is to gain significance. I don't know which one it is, but in Surfer's defense, he made some pretty good trades. Knowing his tendency to be early, especially when he said he planned to add to the position, was very powerful information, and helped me make a few bucks along the way. To surfer: Good luck in your new endeaver, and if you have the time to make a few posts, please continue to do so.
Ain't that the frick'in truth! I never wanted to disrespect my man, but boy did he make a good fade before he changed-up his systems !
Mike: Professional money managers establish a record by working in their business and publishing an audited record of account, available to the public on demand....That is how its done. No legitimate money manager would be interested in developing a following here at ET...give me a break... There are a couple of GOOD SOLID PROFESSIONALS HERE WHO MANAGE MONEY....Send Aaron Schindler a PM and ask him how important it is to develop a following here at ET? Ask him how he established his record....believe me it wasn't here.... Good professionals have a superior educational background and have paid their dues working in an office, not here at ET.... I guarantee you if we did have access to Mr. Surfers records, you would see a much different profile. That is why when I inquired about his so called fund, all I got was BULLSHIT.... Mike, please don't take this as any kind of criticism. I have no prob with you. Sorry if I seem a little passionate on this subject...But I spent a good part of my life following the rules... Steve
sometimes, we see opps that are just too good to miss, will try to pass these along on occasion SURF ALERT: SHORT EUR/USD @ 1.2702. This is classic! Holding OIL QM short. Surf