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I think for me this sums it up nicely. That is exactly the point, and the whole point is that showing your statement isn't 'for you'. And in my opinion you have a right to not do anything just like you have a right not to contribute.
For instance, there are a couple journal/trade threads that are throwing out numbers and saying, "I did this trade" and or "I am doing that trade etc.." without knowing if these people are legit or just like to bullshit themselves along with everyone else. Not that knowing would then make you say, "hell yah, I am in!" but maybe a "well, this guy seems to be consistent and truly profitable which is inspiring and maybe I can glean something here."
I realized we have had this conversation at least 5 times over the last several months. Obviously we should agree to disagree, but for me, trading can also be a spectator sport. If a trader put on a trade and made $1M from that trade, I would want to watch. Am I following that method, NOPE, do I intend to learn that method, NOPE, but it sure is fun to watch, much like any sport or performance that shows mastery.
1) I hope those $80 you lost wasn't real money. Next time trade demo/sim or if you insist trading with live money trade mini/micro lots of ES using CFDs. I know one broker is AVA where you can trade $0.125/$1.25 per tick. You will lose a whole lot less and remain in the game longer this way. Practising trading $50 per point is too expensive for a beginner unless you're a millionaire.
2) The 6E and ES are quite possibly one of the most brutal trading instruments especially if you are trying to earn a living day trading them. People tear each others to shreds in those markets. You get the most liquidity and lowest spreads but you get 2 instruments that rarely perform well on technicals alone. In my opinion Crude Oil and Silver are much much easier to trade.
3) I don't know anyone who trades solely based on divergence, cci, atr, etc. Use that maybe as a confirmation.
Here's a question, what would be the result if every member on futures.io (formerly BMT) just showed their broker statement, instead of sharing their method, or gave any advice? Just a string of threads with broker statements proving they or are or are not profitable. Wouldn't that be inspiration * 1000, but learning * 0.
Ok, let's make it more practical. What if, Bike Mike changed the rules of the forum and said only people who provide their statements can post? What would happen then? Do you think the amount of what you learn from futures.io (formerly BMT) would increase, decrease or remain the same? Do you think that proof would change the path of your trading career? Do you think 1000 profitable broker statements is going to motivate you enough to change your counter trend strategy with a 200 tick stop and 2 tick target to become profitable? I assume if proof is that important the answer to that question would be yes.
Well, I would suggest that, if we got 1000 profitable broker statements posted tomorrow, all the people asking for proof of profitability would be very satisfied and very inspired, but they would be exactly in the same place in their trading, they would just have tired eyes from reading 1000 broker statements.
Ah, is that the reason you ignore so much of the advice on this thread? And then back the ridiculous proposal to have your forum status linked to your profitability. I can imagine profitable traders running a mile from this site, because the result would be people continually badgering them to be 'taught' their system, and people obsessed with greed hanging off their every word.
6 years experience and you think learning a lesson is increasing your stop from 1.5 atr to 1.7 atr (this is two pages after deciding to stop looking for the holy grail)
Until you know why that absolutely is the wrong way to learn, I guarantee you 99% you will never be consistently profitable. But of course feel free to completely ignore me since I'm uninterested in some macho, hero elevating, stamp of approval from my profit statements.
Truth is truth, and rubbish is rubbish, whoever writes it, and I don't need a piece of paper to be able to argue the point properly.
Thanks for the input. I have 5 years at this and over 5000 hours. Thats why I've been trading at 12.50 per tick.
I was trading 3 contracts, until after 15 trades, I incurred a string of losses. so after 21 trades I am down 2K.
FYI, Traders international award winning setup is pure divergence
Roger Felton is divergence
several other big name courses also teach it.
Put in the most simplest of terms; I feel a lot more comfortable taking advice about money and life from someone who has proven his reasoning in live situations. I.E.
If he's flying the plane I'm on, I'd like to know he has actual air time.
If he is giving me financial advice, he has actually made someone money with it.
If he is pulling my wisdom tooth, he has done it live.
It he's operating on me, he has actually operated on live bodies and NOT JUST ON A CADAVOR!
Could you share with us, what you consider a better derived Stoploss than basing it on the prior candles Average true range. Maybe, even what has worked for you my dear friend.
I'm not Xeno, but I already told you what I believe is the best way to do it. Based on what price is doing. I call it price action. I suggest you read everything here, probably several times, so it sinks in:
In a recent survey about webinars, a lot of members expressed interest in learning more about the elusive "price action" that many traders talk about and refer to.
It is my intent with this thread to try and document price action from my point …
Watch the videos. Read all the shared charts and mark up. Then participate with your own charts and questions, and people will help you.
I see you oversimplyfy when it fits your needs. Yes increasing my stoploss was a very valuble lession for me the other day, only becouse that aspect of the trade alone, cost me the trade!!
Well given that you are still not profitable after 6 years and $10k, then every person you learned from, and every advice you have ever gotten must have been from un-profitable traders. Someone, just posted their broker statement on another thread which you referred to here. So, you finally got your proof. Why are you not closing this thread, and go learn from that guy, and him alone, since he is the only one who has shown you a statement. Everything else from anyone else on this site is rubbish. Am I way of base, or am I looking at things too logically.