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Forum: Traders Hideout August 27th, 2012, 03:24 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,696
Posted By Myshkin
Post is a little old but if still interested, I...

Post is a little old but if still interested, I had done a lot of stat arb for a few years when with a prop firm, VERY capital intensive, thus potentially running high haircut fees or in pairs such...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 18th, 2011, 03:59 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,205
Posted By Myshkin
I was just throwing out an analogy dude, perhaps...

I was just throwing out an analogy dude, perhaps a weak one, that trading is gambling just like poker/blackjack is gambling and the "loaded" dice are your strong edge in the trade:hang3:. Anyway,...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 18th, 2011, 03:30 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,205
Posted By Myshkin
LOL Trading is definitely difficult and sure,...

LOL Trading is definitely difficult and sure, there are no oracles of trading, picking every bottom and top (unless you are fading my trades on some days;-)
I was merely trying to make the point...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 18th, 2011, 03:16 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,205
Posted By Myshkin
First off, I am not throwing down a challenge and...

First off, I am not throwing down a challenge and I am quite certain that you are far better at calculating probabilities on the fly but try to keep things in context, brotherman, as my "probability"...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 18th, 2011, 02:06 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,205
Posted By Myshkin
Top poker players and blackjack card counters are...

Top poker players and blackjack card counters are gambling and they are increasing the size of their bets according to when the odds/probability ARE in their favor much like when a high PROBABILITY...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 17th, 2011, 11:29 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,205
Posted By Myshkin
Absolutely true, trading IS gambling in that you...

Absolutely true, trading IS gambling in that you are putting money on an UNCERTAIN future. Whether automated or discretionary, it is a game of probability, pure and simple.

EVERY day of trading...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 16th, 2011, 10:04 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,205
Posted By Myshkin
Truly a good argument, especially because it IS...

Truly a good argument, especially because it IS backed up mathematically (my backtesting likewise confirms that scaling out, in ALMOST all strats is suboptimal).

However, in real world trading,...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 16th, 2011, 01:38 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,205
Posted By Myshkin
Hey josh, it's hard to get the attitude of...

Hey josh, it's hard to get the attitude of someone from written posts and yes, I definitely appreciated that your opinion was just that with your extended spelled out version of IMVHO (i'm too...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 15th, 2011, 09:00 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,205
Posted By Myshkin
These are just opinions and IMHO, it doesn’t make...

These are just opinions and IMHO, it doesn’t make sense to throw out a blanket statement like” it is mathematically unsound to scale out” when you are not considering all the different types of...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 15th, 2011, 02:41 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,205
Posted By Myshkin
FWIW, I scale out but very rarely scale in...

FWIW, I scale out but very rarely scale in (trading individual financial instruments, i.e. not correlated pairs, which i would definitely scale in IF i was still using that technique).

My...
Forum: Commodities April 7th, 2011, 01:00 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 8,640
Posted By Myshkin
Aye, wish I could share some Bangkok as is truly...

Aye, wish I could share some Bangkok as is truly so fine, sweat running down my back as I type from my self chosen sweat shop both from the sultry heat and just got in from some chili rich love that...
Forum: Commodities April 5th, 2011, 07:02 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 8,640
Posted By Myshkin
I am in the silver business...well...was into...

I am in the silver business...well...was into buying silver for my jewelry and bead biz but haven't bought any significant quantities since January of '09 when the metal was much more reasonable than...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs March 4th, 2011, 05:35 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,602
Posted By Myshkin
I have been slowly migrating towards futures'...

I have been slowly migrating towards futures' contracts but still, half my trades are using stocks/ETFs (which is good because my expectancy is still better there). Anyway, i trade with IB and use...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 31st, 2010, 08:59 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 38,413
Posted By Myshkin
Agreeing with Fat Tails regarding starting with...

Agreeing with Fat Tails regarding starting with the ETFs, for me, largely because with a small account, it gives you the option to scale in and out if you so desire with 1 ES contract being the...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management October 30th, 2010, 11:04 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,389
Posted By Myshkin
Great article, this section reminds me of one of...

Great article, this section reminds me of one of my fave trading quotes by Tom Basso in his New Market Wizards interview, "think of each trade as just one of the next thousand trades you will take."...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management October 23rd, 2010, 12:16 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,726
Posted By Myshkin
I used to take Ginseng, bee pollen and Gingko...

I used to take Ginseng, bee pollen and Gingko Biloba for concentration and memory enhancement when going to school. It could have been a placebo effect but I recall feeling markedly more focused....
Forum: Tech Support October 19th, 2010, 03:53 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 16,770
Posted By Myshkin
For whoever else will reference this thread on...

For whoever else will reference this thread on their computer build, my compguru worked this one up as an alternative low cost trading rig with nice upgrade capabilities...(not intentionally...
Forum: Tech Support October 19th, 2010, 02:56 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 16,770
Posted By Myshkin
I am sure yours will be just fine and whilst I am...

I am sure yours will be just fine and whilst I am totally stoked about the speed of my SSD, it is the artillery in my bazooka and I could probably have survived in the trading world without it. ...
Forum: Tech Support October 19th, 2010, 01:07 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 16,770
Posted By Myshkin
Sure dude, no problem, as BigMike says, pay it...

Sure dude, no problem, as BigMike says, pay it forward. This was made specifically for what I needed, which was a rig with 6 screens (just now at 5) thus 3 viddie cards, 2 per card, but i think it...
Forum: Tech Support October 19th, 2010, 12:05 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 16,770
Posted By Myshkin
FWIW, a kind n' seasoned trader helped me build...

FWIW, a kind n' seasoned trader helped me build my system 5 months back and I never hear a peep out of it. My laptop is like a Metallica concert next to it. Anyway, it has a Prolimatech Megahelms...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management October 18th, 2010, 04:10 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,603
Posted By Myshkin
OK, pretty good but somehow, after putting it ALL...

OK, pretty good but somehow, after putting it ALL together in these posts, it just wasn't quite as good as I had recalled :hang3:

Still, pretty good ideas for beginning traders, I hope ya'll got...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management October 18th, 2010, 03:26 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,603
Posted By Myshkin
7. Keep trading as Part of a Balanced life: ...

7. Keep trading as Part of a Balanced life:

Trading be it successfully or not, is a very stressful career. When
one is dealing with making and losing money based on your perceptions
the stresses...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management October 18th, 2010, 01:24 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,603
Posted By Myshkin
6) View Trading as a Score in Points and Not In...

6) View Trading as a Score in Points and Not In Money:

Really what I am saying is "follow your time tested rules which you
have complete belief in and forget about everything else"

How can you...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management October 18th, 2010, 01:03 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,603
Posted By Myshkin
5. Positive Self- Belief: " All truly wise...

5. Positive Self- Belief:

" All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times;
but ro truly make them ours we must think them over again honestly,
till they take root in our...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management October 18th, 2010, 12:31 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,603
Posted By Myshkin
4. Work Hard at Learning How to Trade Properly...

4. Work Hard at Learning How to Trade Properly and Keep Working:

This is no different from any other trade. Would you expect to
become a brain surgeon after attending a weekend seminar and...
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