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November 30th, 2018, 08:49 AM

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Pro's and Con's: Adding to losers / Dollar Cost Averaging

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Posted By bobwest

This is my preference as well. But that's just...

This is my preference as well. But that's just me.

One thing to add here is that scaling in is not only done in range or non-trending days. In the spoos thread I referred to above, the ES was in a...

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November 30th, 2018, 07:09 AM

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Pro's and Con's: Adding to losers / Dollar Cost Averaging

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Posted By bobwest

I think that in this discussion we should not...

I think that in this discussion we should not lose sight of the fact that, if you just automatically double down every time you have a loss, you're crazy, and soon out of business.

Nor of the fact...

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November 29th, 2018, 01:08 PM

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Pro's and Con's: Adding to losers / Dollar Cost Averaging

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Posted By bobwest

That 10+ year experience thing is a very...

That 10+ year experience thing is a very important point.

When someone's good at something, it seems "intuitive" to them -- they "just know" what to do. We don't always realize that anything is...

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November 29th, 2018, 10:51 AM

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Pro's and Con's: Adding to losers / Dollar Cost Averaging

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Posted By bobwest

Thanks. I agree completely that whatever we do...

Thanks. I agree completely that whatever we do has to resonate somehow with us, and it might only resonate with us, not anyone else.

I'll try to track down that webinar, but it'll take a little...

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November 29th, 2018, 10:26 AM

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Pro's and Con's: Adding to losers / Dollar Cost Averaging

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Posted By bobwest

More on Inletcap and scaling in (and out.) ...

More on Inletcap and scaling in (and out.)

This is turning out to be an interesting thread. Many (or most) people basically look at scaling into a losing trade with disbelief and incomprehension,...

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November 26th, 2018, 05:26 PM

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Pro's and Con's: Adding to losers / Dollar Cost Averaging

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Posted By bobwest

Yep, this is the exact Inletcap method. I...

Yep, this is the exact Inletcap method.

I can understand it, I just can't do it. :sarcastic:

Bob.

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November 25th, 2018, 07:40 AM

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Pro's and Con's: Adding to losers / Dollar Cost Averaging

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Posted By bobwest

I think there are two separate issues here, and...

I think there are two separate issues here, and two actions that seem the same (because they are both adding to a position), but actually are very different:

1. Adding to a loser in the hope of...

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