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December 13th, 2017, 06:13 AM

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The Design of a Trader � Part 1

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Sorry the thread has been quiet for a while; the...

Sorry the thread has been quiet for a while; the non-trading part of my life has been taking up a lot of cycles lately.

But thank you both for your kind words, which are encouraging. I suppose I...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 19th, 2017, 12:22 PM

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The Design of a Trader � Part 1

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Posted By bob7123

Actually, I shared most of the ideas above,...

Actually, I shared most of the ideas above, including TPIs and OCTANE with FT71 and Stage 5 in early 2016.

Stage 5’s response was that we could work together, but with the caveat that I would...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 18th, 2017, 08:03 AM

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The Design of a Trader � Part 1

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Posted By bob7123

OCTANE

OCTANE stands for On Chart Theoretical Average and Next Entry/Exit.

As many of you know, by scaling in and out of a position, the theoretical average, or breakeven point of a trade can change....

Forum: Trading Journals

April 18th, 2017, 08:00 AM

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The Design of a Trader � Part 1

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Posted By bob7123

TPIs - Trader Performance Indicators

Before I discuss where I am at in developing indicators for NT 8, I want to share excerpts from an informal white paper of sorts that I wrote in early 2016 to help contemplate the kinds of indicators...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 18th, 2017, 07:58 AM

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The Design of a Trader � Part 1

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Posted By bob7123

A much bigger hole � And how to fill it in

I’m going to say something provocative: I think trading platforms for retail traders have a huge hole in them. A hole that is far, far larger than NinjaTrader not including historical Bid/Ask data in...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 18th, 2017, 07:52 AM

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The Design of a Trader � Part 1

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Posted By bob7123

A Bit of History

As you can see, I joined nexusfi.com in October 2011, back when it was Big Mikes Trading Forum.

To give you a personal history in under 100 words: I’m an American IT guy who is happily married to...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 18th, 2017, 07:52 AM

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The Design of a Trader � Part 1

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Posted By bob7123

The Design of a Trader � Part 1

In reading a number of other trading journals on this site, I was impressed by the diversity of the ideas and backgrounds of the various authors. This makes sense; there are probably as many ways to...

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What unexpected challenges have you encountered while trading on a "Funded Trader" platform?

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High platform usage fees
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