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Forum: Trading Journals

July 14th, 2013, 09:33 PM

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Kevin's TST Combine Journal

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Posted By bobwest

Hi Kevin, I completely agree with deaddog ,...

Hi Kevin,

I completely agree with deaddog , and I am also looking forward to your postmortem. (And, of course, it ain't over yet!)

This has been an informative and thought-provoking thread. I...

Forum: Trading Journals

June 21st, 2013, 09:54 AM

Replies: 460

Kevin's TST Combine Journal

Views: 107,359

Posted By bobwest

My strong suggestion would be to ask them...

My strong suggestion would be to ask them directly; either an email to support, or, better, ask for a clarification from someone on the decision-making side, like John Hoagland. I think they would be...

Forum: Trading Journals

June 20th, 2013, 01:43 PM

Replies: 460

Kevin's TST Combine Journal

Views: 107,359

Posted By bobwest

This doesn't only apply to an automated strategy;...

This doesn't only apply to an automated strategy; a fully discretionary trader has exactly the same issues, just expressed a little differently.

Say you are looking at patterns, or trendlines, or...

Forum: Trading Journals

May 6th, 2013, 11:39 PM

Replies: 460

Kevin's TST Combine Journal

Views: 107,359

Posted By bobwest

I couldn't agree more. Getting funded would...

I couldn't agree more.

Getting funded would be good, but the pathway to that is becoming a better trader.

If you found a way to get funded without actually being able to trade well, you...

Forum: Trading Journals

May 6th, 2013, 09:58 PM

Replies: 460

Kevin's TST Combine Journal

Views: 107,359

Posted By bobwest

My 2 cents is that if you used the quick way to...

My 2 cents is that if you used the quick way to get the rollover (which is both legal and ethical), you wouldn't have the same knowledge or experience that you would have if you just tried to trade...

Forum: Trading Journals

May 2nd, 2013, 10:45 AM

Replies: 460

Kevin's TST Combine Journal

Views: 107,359

Posted By bobwest

Yeah, I noticed that too. I guess that some...

Yeah, I noticed that too. I guess that some attention to how the stats are working out is called for... although I still think that trading well is the basic way to get there. Mostly... :becky:

Forum: Trading Journals

May 2nd, 2013, 10:43 AM

Replies: 460

Kevin's TST Combine Journal

Views: 107,359

Posted By bobwest

It would be interesting to see that. Reading this...

It would be interesting to see that. Reading this thread is the first exposure I have had to someone using automated trading -- it's been an eye opener. Thanks for expanding my horizons.

Forum: Trading Journals

May 1st, 2013, 08:18 AM

Replies: 460

Kevin's TST Combine Journal

Views: 107,359

Posted By bobwest

Big Mike , completely agree. I think the...

Big Mike , completely agree. I think the discussion of special tactics and strategies just to pass the Combine -- i.e., to fool TST into thinking you are their kind of trader -- is misplaced. Yes,...

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