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August 10th, 2013, 07:19 PM
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Jigsaw Trading, Daytradr and Journalytix, www.jigsawtrading.com
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At this point in time I consider D&S a must have....
At this point in time I consider D&S a must have. It's an incredible DOM.
I'm not sure it gives an edge by itself, but the information in there is invaluable at times. You can clearly see iceberg...
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August 7th, 2013, 01:24 PM
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What's your age, again?
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Sadly I'm over the quarter-life age :p I'm 26...
Sadly I'm over the quarter-life age :p I'm 26...
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August 6th, 2013, 09:25 PM
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Is Trend Really Your Friend?
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Yes, by definition you are correct - collusion is...
Yes, by definition you are correct - collusion is a specific type of industry behavior. I'm just trying to make the point that what is random to some ("the market hunts my stops") is profit...
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August 6th, 2013, 09:09 PM
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Is Trend Really Your Friend?
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Interestingly, your line of thinking is what...
Interestingly, your line of thinking is what leads to technical analysis being used by so many traders.
If you think about it, there could be collusion on market behavior by participants that...
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August 6th, 2013, 09:02 PM
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Is Trend Really Your Friend?
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But it can't be all randomness outside of market...
But it can't be all randomness outside of market manipulation, correct?
An example would be extreme of ranges and the logic in how prices breakout (break for some ticks, retrace, find bid/offers,...
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August 6th, 2013, 08:55 PM
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Is Trend Really Your Friend?
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If I may ask, what would you consider non-random...
If I may ask, what would you consider non-random behavior?
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August 6th, 2013, 02:37 PM
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Is Trend Really Your Friend?
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I thought I was the only one that realized this...
I thought I was the only one that realized this :P
One interesting thing though, to keep in mind, is that some of the greatest option traders used to have the following trading profile:
1)...
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August 5th, 2013, 10:59 AM
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How to detect CL chop session
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I use something very similar - I built an...
I use something very similar - I built an indicator for the volume at a particular time of the day, and for a particular type of open-close relationship (open > close vs close > open) and take the...
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March 14th, 2013, 11:51 AM
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Like a turtle to his balcony...
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Tons of resistance in that area though. And round...
Tons of resistance in that area though. And round numbers just mesmerize people haha.
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March 14th, 2013, 11:46 AM
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Like a turtle to his balcony...
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I think so... 93.00 big number :P
I think so... 93.00 big number :P
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March 12th, 2013, 10:21 AM
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CL Light Crude Analysis TPO/MP/VWAP/VPOC
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Hi, I was wondering what you think about the...
Hi,
I was wondering what you think about the strong daily resistance at the bear trend line?
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=105578
Cheers!
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Psychology and Money Management
March 9th, 2013, 11:34 PM
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Daily profit measured by volatility
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With that in mind, most professional traders are...
With that in mind, most professional traders are measured objectively with the Sharpe ratio. Usually it is the monthly SR. Someone with a Sharpe of about 2.0-3.0 is considered a top trader and would...
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Psychology and Money Management
March 8th, 2013, 04:27 PM
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10,000 hours, really?
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squ1d
Indeed. Becoming profitable should be attainable...
Indeed. Becoming profitable should be attainable within 1000 hours or less of deliberate practice in my opinion.
Philosophically speaking, genius may be a different animal than mastery (in the...
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Psychology and Money Management
March 8th, 2013, 02:15 PM
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10,000 hours, really?
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But what is your definition of a master? To...
But what is your definition of a master?
To me, a master trader is one that has very long periods of profitability with very small drawdowns. It has nothing to do with anything else other than...
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Psychology and Money Management
March 8th, 2013, 01:36 PM
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10,000 hours, really?
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Why would you need to know what makes the market...
Why would you need to know what makes the market run or how the software works? Your job is to figure out what makes the ticker move, and how it moves. Not how the infrastructure of the market works...
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March 8th, 2013, 01:12 PM
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10,000 hours, really?
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While I agree that it may take 10,000 hours to...
While I agree that it may take 10,000 hours to reach the levels of Marty Shwartz (which can't even be the case, since he became a profitable trader within a year), I think that most people assume...
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