Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

Discussion in 'Risk Management' started by nysestocks, Jan 25, 2009.

  1. ironchef

    ironchef

    For my trades yes, my directional bets require I BLASH or SHABL to be profitable. The trick is to figure out what and when is low and high. Back to chart reading for me.:(

    MrScalper, is this true for experience traders, or is it the other way around?
     
    #6381     Nov 19, 2017
  2. MrScalper

    MrScalper

    the reason be
    it YOU..not me
    to know the same
    is hardest game

    VO did make
    mistake with cake
    no slice he got
    although he swot :)

    the golden rule
    is not be fool
    to make it so
    must not be slow

    again with force
    i must enforce
    the charts not lie
    so open EYE

    for thousandth time
    but there 3 chime
    when dong is loud
    forget the crowd

    remember that
    a mouse and cat
    is but a game
    so make it same

    so free your mind
    be one of kind
    never give ear
    to those who cheer :)

    to make it real
    must never steal
    be kind to few
    have less than you
     
    #6382     Nov 19, 2017
  3. ironchef

    ironchef

    Thank you. I was hoping for a simple straightforward answer, not another difficult to understand poem. :banghead:

    But:

    :thumbsup::thumbsup: I will take it to heart.

    Happy Thanksgiving to you.
     
    #6383     Nov 20, 2017
  4. MrScalper

    MrScalper

    just for once then :)

    you do not need to know what is high or low..more rubbish like the buddhist gurus and inspirators

    what you do need to know..like VO..:)..is that if you are silly enough to hold on to a losing position..when the chart is showing you that price is now going against you..then you will be very sorry..and start thinking about silly and ridiculous things that have absolutely nothing to do with making money trading

    also..we are all the same..very few can make it from the start..i once sat in front of screen and saw over $9k disappear in front of my eyes with ES options that were making good money..all i can say is..at the time i hadn't a clue..which was obvious :)

    if you can not discipline yourself into closing losing trades WHEN the chart tells you to do so..then. FORGET IT..you will just keep on the merry go round for years on end..making piddly piss and just wasting valuable time

    remember..99.99% are as thick as 10 planks put together..just make sure you don't become one of them :)

    major levels..what is important is what price actually does when it approaches same..not what you think it might do :)
     
    #6384     Nov 20, 2017
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  5. ironchef

    ironchef

    Got it.:thumbsup:

    I assure you I am getting there, that is, if you are interested in knowing if all your posts are doing any good or are wasted.:finger:
     
    #6385     Nov 20, 2017
  6. Newc2

    Newc2

    what is the obvious? or do i have to read 639 pages to find out?
     
    #6386     Nov 22, 2017
  7. _eug_

    _eug_

    Finally getting around to reading Boyd... Lets see what lessons can be taken from that book.

    I dont know if I've cracked the obvious but the Gold chart has been making more and more sense to me. What goes up..must come down...
     
    #6387     Nov 22, 2017
  8. MrScalper

    MrScalper

    do not get too deep into things that do not affect the bottom line..first rule is capital preservation above all else..why.. simple.. without it you have no money to learn the required experiences

    life does not change..it is the perceptions that change..watch the nature programs on national geographic.. especially the ones about the African wildlife and how they survive..it can really help you understand what you need to really understand if you want to survive in the big financial jungle

    once you look after the bottom line..next step is achievable results..you very rarely see a lion attacking a big male wilderbeast..too risky..instead they single out the weak ones.. much less risky and far greater chance of a kill

    so..what is achievable :)
     
    #6388     Nov 22, 2017
  9. MrScalper

    MrScalper

    yes..but when is the real question :)

    it is very easy to know actually..and..what comes down can suddenly stop coming down and go back up again..one of the biggest mistakes that most make is trying to guess..when a cheetah races off after it's prey it does not guess what way it will turn..it follows it as it turns..by using it's tail as a rudder..if it guessed it would be extinct centuries ago :)
     
    #6389     Nov 22, 2017
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  10. Newc2

    Newc2

    i have a simple trading philosophy.
    buy stuff moving up and always keep in mind that momentum wanes the longer that time progresses
     
    #6390     Nov 22, 2017