The Self Promoter - It's easy to find the Self-Promoters. By their very nature, they're in your face hawking their wares, lauding their recent market calls, and promising easy trading success. Open any trading magazine and you'll see their well-coiffed, grinning idiot faces leering at you, usually as part of a trading "event" that just happens to be selling all their products. The key to recognizing Self-Promoters is that they promote themselves, not ideas or methods.
Since there are no specifics whatsoever, the point must surely be to create a fictional trading "record" for a fictional "market authority" or "stock picking authority" called "Marketsurfer". Now why would anybody strive to do that? Probably to be able to point later to a "record of calls made" which is "there for all to see"- of course unverifiable- and get offered money to manage because of the "reputation" of that fictional authority. Or to promote a website. At least these are the only points that I can see. Hence also the threatened attitude that Jack picked up,,,
as a reader, whatever value you place on what you read. if you don't enjoy the surf report, don't read it. however, as is known, you are an avid reader of the report. regards, surfer
Thats a valid request if you are willing to do the same. The fact remains that surfer is not trying to solicit business, solicit money, solicit students, solicit period with this journal unlike some other people on ET so why are his numbers relevant to you ? If he revealed them, would you believe him? , or would you question them just like you do Larry's ?
2nd, 3rd, 15th, 30th time is a charm right surf ? "It's not about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward"
why do i produce the surf report? why does anyone write about anything? i enjoy writing and interacting with fellow traders, the report keeps me focused at the task, it enables me to keep a record of my thoughts and the thoughts of others at a particular market juncture, not to mention its fun for me. in fact, as soon as it ceases being fun, thats the end of the report. plus i hope to help others with my meager knowledge, contacts and ability developed over the years. regarding specifics---every entry level is provided--generally prior to the entry--and exit timing is attempted as near to real time as possible. recently, i have been lax in the exacting nature of the report due to other projects--- however this last trade for instance was recorded practically instanteously after executing on elite--see spydertrader for verification. i can just do what i can do, there are many other journals on elite if this one does not fit your perception. regards, surfer