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But... there is way more to it, then wild chaotic untamed invincible Power... THIS THUNDER, strikes after you, because you are toll and stick out; this Thunder strikes after you when it sees that few like you have hidden under the roof or in the basement - and will go after that roof not in a Straight line, but along the Way will Clear few dozens/hundreds other ‘victims’ - on purpose; and this Thunder is not a thunder, but a modern Gladiator’s Arena where the stronger, wittier, fastest, mightiest and sometime luckiest will Survive. Not a good metaphor.
Also, the definition: M is an Auction where Sellers and Buyers meet to discover price and execute trades. So benign.
The Truth is: it’s a Slaughter House with Attractive Flickery Fake Advertising and Hooks and Giveaways... to instantly turn and show their (Demonic) real Face. It’s not a Thunder- it’s a Tinder, for rekindling desire and hope in gullible people and take their money. That’s Day Trading.
Investment is another Game.
But of course, nobody forces one to visit this Slaughter House.
Can you help answer these questions from other members on NexusFi?
Thanks Josh! Indeed I had been (sometimes) doing that- but always one needs to adjust and adopt in this game. And few of those days surprised me Big Time, since I got relaxed and got too comfortable into the game of “milking” the M everyday- same way. So I relaxed into the same groove. And Bam! Well ... ‘Not so Easy’. I even have a pretty good setup called that way. You know something will “surely” Happen ... but - ‘Not So Easy!’ It Will first milk you out and tire you and catch many little losses and then- do exactly what one expected- but then with the little Account - one is out - you can’t participate. And that’s maddening. Of course, Acceptance of the Given parameters is Paramount for Mature actions. And I took it personally- which has self-fulfilling prophetic effect. 102 psychology.
Your Advise is Solid and most sincerely Appreciated!
Thank you!
God Bless!
We see the world, not as it is, but as we are. If I believe the world to be full of racists, I'll see them everywhere. If I think the world is a hard place to make a living, I'll have that experience. If I see life as a constant wonderful opportunity to grow, I'll frame obstacles as learning experiences.
So, how do you view the markets? If you view it as a slaughterhouse, fake, hooks, demonic, etc.. then you'll have that experience, every time you trade -- sounds kind of icky, and not a fun way to do business or spend your time. As someone said: "we all get what we want from the market." For many people, that's confirmation of their opinion that it's an awful, corrupt place. For others, it's confirmation of their opinion that it's too hard to make money in the market.
You can feel how you want and believe what you want, but the inescapable truth that you will always come back to, even if you don't realize it's happening, is that in trading, and in life for the most part, you create your own experience. This is my last post on this thread, as I've dealt more than my fair share of blows to the proverbial dead horse! I'll leave you with this thought from the great PTJ:
"Why not make your life a pursuit of happiness rather than pain?"
You are a good man! And totally right about all you said. I am growing personally with my ability to make money on the M.
The issue has been: I relax- I loose. If I focus, restrain myself, postpone action, wait, watch, feel: I make money. We trade tiny accounts. Today i started $180 finished $530. 2 hrs trading. I had been making in a day an account from $150 into $1300. From $300 into $2200- my Biggest Success. In a day! [Obstacle has been to go over $3000.] I start with Micro finish on 1 or 2 contracts: ES and RTY. And the next day I loose it all on NQ- in a 3 to 15 transactions. So I learned to not touch NQ. Once i start with 2-3 contracts I loose my cool. But we are talking very small margin of error here. I have no luxury to not be right immediately or to leave it overnight. Because of that, I also have issue to after painstakingly earning those $$- to part with it- I would rather part with all of it- and say: "Fu.. it! I really wasnt right- and i was so sure i was- i hypnotized myself! I deserve it, because of my inflexibility..." . I know, that its an Issue- I must learn to Loose like a Gentleman. No more then 3 loosing trades in a raw- as you say. Perhaps, I do not want to admit my aggressive side- since I'm a nice guy. But i know: if I relax a bit- I Loose! I really can see the splash of Eternal Truth in what you are saying. We construct our lives and the world reflects us- gives us back what we Project. I need however to construct and earn it. And I feel I am very close.
I will Mind Your's and Buddha's Words more often.
'What we think- we become!
What we feel- we attract!
What we imagine- we create!'
Buddha
This is a competition game so you’re always the prey of somebody, and your flow being analysed, especially if noticeable. But it’s not a reason enough to become paranoid that the market plays against you. There are treatments to apply if this becomes a concern. It could be transitionning to more stealth orders, hiding your game until the ladt minute, like If-Touched orders instead of limits, or platform side instead or server side ...or split your activity to parallel pools which could centrally-cleared CFD exchanges (Lmax?) or dark pools or over mini/micro sizes. Just ideas...
Thank you for following up! I think I see what's going on.
How long have you been running this strat? How are your stats?
I ask because a year ago I thought I had the holy grail strat figured out. But then the next month it stopped working so my 1st month performance was insanely strong, but the quarterly performance ended being very poor, and I've since then needed to move on to a different strat.
T3 has been a scam strategy with a heavy marketing team since years, sold at a gold price. Are you here to push sales ? I’ve been around long enough to not buy fairytales. There’s no single strategy which lasts under changing market conditions. HF combine many and change them every couple months.