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December 16th, 2019, 10:53 PM
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For discretionary trading, I think you've hit the...
For discretionary trading, I think you've hit the nail on the head IMO.
My edges are:
* reading shifts in order flow
* understanding day structure and value, and lower risk entries that arise...
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December 16th, 2019, 10:43 PM
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Sorry if I did not phrase this well. I meant that...
Sorry if I did not phrase this well. I meant that in life, there's a pretty strong correlation between doing things well/correctly, and a favorable outcome. Proper execution of an edge can produce...
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December 13th, 2019, 03:43 PM
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Sounds like you need to tweak that strategy then...
Sounds like you need to tweak that strategy then :)
The question is not whether a person can outperform a strategy (of course they can), the question is whether fear-induced actions, which are...
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December 13th, 2019, 03:25 PM
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Mark Douglas talks a lot about changing beliefs...
Mark Douglas talks a lot about changing beliefs at the core so that your actions become a natural expression of who you are. At that point, the runner/athlete/trader/etc is not showing discipline by...
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December 13th, 2019, 03:24 PM
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If an edge does not exist, then you should not be...
If an edge does not exist, then you should not be playing the game. You gamble in Vegas, not because you expect to win, but because you have fun. Trading can be fun, but you should only play if you...
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December 13th, 2019, 03:15 PM
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As I said, I wrote this on the fly and it's...
As I said, I wrote this on the fly and it's merely an example of a strategy. My point is that such edges exist, and they can be that simple. My edge is not the subject of discussion right now so I...
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December 12th, 2019, 06:52 PM
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I could not disagree more. A trade-able edge...
I could not disagree more.
A trade-able edge is obviously a necessary component. I'll make one up on the fly. Not very robust or sophisticated, but here's a candidate. Maybe it produces positive...
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December 12th, 2019, 11:38 AM
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Thanks Bob -- and in particular, not only take...
Thanks Bob -- and in particular, not only take enough trades to allow the edge to work, but not make trading ERRORS on those trades (taking an abnormally large loss by removing a stop or adding size,...
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December 12th, 2019, 08:40 AM
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Watch every one of Mark Douglas' videos you can...
Watch every one of Mark Douglas' videos you can find. He has a common message in every workshop he's done; there's nothing fancy there, just mind-blowing, simplistically, powerful stuff. You can...
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December 12th, 2019, 08:20 AM
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The "right" decision, as the context of the...
The "right" decision, as the context of the remainder of his statement makes clear, is: the decision which will produce the best outcome, as if you knew the future in advance. In the context of...
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December 11th, 2019, 10:20 PM
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Curious if anybody fundamentally disagrees with...
Curious if anybody fundamentally disagrees with the statement at 4:35 as a fundamental reason for failure among traders:
"Most people, when they are about to make a decision, want to make the...
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December 10th, 2019, 07:43 PM
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Why most traders fail, in 1 minute of an interview
Starts at 4:15. It's not directly about trading, though it's in the context of fund managers and trading.
In my view of the world, it really is this simple.
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