Has anyone tried to monitor a really bad trader here and do the exact opposite of what they do? Just curious.
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DislikedHas anyone tried to monitor a really bad trader here and do the exact opposite of what they do? Just curious.Ignored
Disliked{quote} Haha!! That's exactly what retail brokers do! Except they know what to expect before it happens as they already know what strategy those traders are going to execute using their MT4 Managers. Good LuckIgnored
DislikedPerhaps you can shadow the bad trader's moves with an opposites portfolio in double the lot sizes.Ignored
Disliked{quote} That sounds too risky to me, to be honest. You'd be hoping that they'll always be a bad trader, but if people learn and evolve.Ignored
DislikedHas anyone tried to monitor a really bad trader here and do the exact opposite of what they do?Ignored
DislikedMoney management and risk reward are practically ignored by bad traders, so if you do the opposite you are likely to make money. You take the emotion out by doing the exact opposite of a bad trader.Ignored
Dislikedtraders lose money cause they let their loss>gain. i'm willing to bet any random trader i pick on here can forecast direction 50% or better...but i'll take that signal and be profitable and the trader will lose...Ignored