hahaha... give up and go away :

Alternative Trend Following- A Journal

I really like what you have going here, but I hated that book lol

Alternative Trend Following- A Journal

it depends on what you are trying to accomplish

how to handle trend change?

jack schwagers book's are always good, I think he has two out on fundamentals

Your Top fundamental books

great post, and i love that book!

How to Take a Loss

hey good idea for a thread! we could learn a lot here but those who do not learn from the mistakes of the past are bound to repeat them, be careful :

The Mistake Journal: Lost some Pips? wanna talk about it?

definitely not.. that would mean that there is a way to perfectly predict price movements 100% of the time, which is impossible

Trading systems with linear profits

I agree, I think backtesting will give one a decent picture on what to expect from a system, but actual results will vary.

Backtest vs Forward vs Live

we all know nobody does that... BUT that is not at all the point.. the only point being made, is that entries and exits are different, with exits having a bigger impact on the outcome of a trading technique, system, or method.

Exits: Our worst enemy

How is randomness based on anything? You're planned exit would not be based around your entry conditions, for your entry would have no conditions, that is the point of making it random.. What you're exit would be based on are the conditions in place ...

Exits: Our worst enemy

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! That is the exact point I have been making this whole time!

Exits: Our worst enemy

mathematically... R2 = P + (H - L) = P + (R1 - S1) R1 = (P x 2) - L P = (H + L + C) / 3 S1 = (P x 2) - H S2 = P - (H - L) = P - (R1 - S1) I think its better to use other means of identifying SR levels that have more logical significance such as ...

Support and resistance

Yes, both are scalping, and yes brokers can pretty much do whatever they feel like doing because this market is lacking (much needed) regulations

What exactly is Scalping?

markets do close every now and again

Are Trader Lonely people??

I have a friend who would swear on his mother's grave, all his trading captial (which doesnt amount to much), and his pet cat that EA's do not work... BUT I disagree.. I think EA's work, but only work as well as the person programming it can ...

Do EA's really work?

huh?

The future effect of banks using AI software

Trading is a business.. until computers can efficiently operate and run entire enterprises on their own, I do not believe computers can do the same in any financial market. I think there will always be some sort of necessary relationship between ...

The future effect of banks using AI software

Lebeau's book... is that worth the read?

Exits: Our worst enemy

I hope that all wasnt directed at what I said, for that statement was a quote someone earlier had said and my responses to it, or more so arguments to it were in bold. just so you konw

Exits: Our worst enemy

My advice: stick to a method of trading that will work well in some conditions but when unfavorable conditions present themselves you do not end up giving back all your profits (however, this can usually be resolved through good money management) ...

how to handle trend change?