Why TA does not work

Discussion in 'Technical Analysis' started by JMN459, Oct 9, 2012.

  1. You certainly have a valid point. He stepped up in defense of TA as mademan (sp) on this thread. Perhaps you should take his place or screen him a bit first?

    surf
     
    #161     Oct 16, 2012
  2. NoDoji

    NoDoji

    I'd feel a lot better about it if Pryme Tyme would answer these key questions:

    1. How do you define a trend?

    2. How do you determine the price level at which your reason for taking a trade is invalidated?

    3. What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2R3FvS4xr4
     
    #162     Oct 16, 2012
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    #163     Oct 16, 2012
  4. sorry ,those are not TA. just trading rules. those rules are common to any trader who wants to become consistenly profitable.

    TA is just tools. either you use it or not. if you think people who do not use TA are losers or none-professional traders. that is non-sense.

    look at Warren Buffet, he uses TA to make money? no. when he feels it is undervalue, he did lots of research and buy.

    TA makes gambler easier. those fancy indicators will let you think those are the key to successful trading, wrong.

    I never want to know what Imploied Volume, or delta, greek, butterfly or spread., and I just do not know.. I found I trade far better than those guys fully loaded with those stuff in option.



     
    #164     Oct 16, 2012
  5. MadeMan

    MadeMan

    I feel honored that the mighty TA King asks me three questions
    Here are my answers sire.

    1.looking from left to right , bottom to top or viceversa

    2.technicaly reactions , swing highs/lows , midpoints, etc.
    Or if the market doesent responds in the favour of my position
    But it pretty much depends on How the market acts while i got
    A position on

    3. 42 ;)

    Thanks for the time my lord
     
    #165     Oct 16, 2012
  6. tobbe

    tobbe

    LMAO :p
     
    #166     Oct 16, 2012
  7. NoDoji

    NoDoji

    This man is the real deal! :p
     
    #167     Oct 16, 2012
  8. NoDoji

    NoDoji

    You mean these fancy indicators? :D

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    #168     Oct 16, 2012
  9. Excellent, you approve. I am sincerely looking forward to following his Combine performance and am pleased a hard core TA user is participating.

    surf

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    #169     Oct 16, 2012
  10. NoDoji

    NoDoji

    I never expressed such a thought nor do I think it! It's the TA naysayers who keep calling us TA-ers losers.

    I think you can trade profitably using phases of the moon, and in fact I believe the biggest Holy Grail on ET hangs out at Volente's Bar and Grille, believes all small traders lose, they just lose, and the reason why they lose is because they use stops.

    I've no beef with anyone's methods, just with those who claim their methods are the only way, or that noobs lose because they use stops.

    Damn, my trade broke out and is headed to the upper channel line! These technical coincidences sure are crazy!
     
    #170     Oct 16, 2012