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August 27th, 2011, 12:42 PM

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Tight Stops can give false comfort

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Forum: Psychology and Money Management

August 27th, 2011, 11:39 AM

Replies: 114

Tight Stops can give false comfort

Views: 31,814

Posted By Lornz

Stops do not necessarily have to come from the...

Stops do not necessarily have to come from the price series of the instrument you're trading, or even be measured in price...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

August 5th, 2011, 09:14 AM

Replies: 114

Tight Stops can give false comfort

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Posted By Lornz

It is not comparable to retail traders....

It is not comparable to retail traders. Institutions have to scale in... And they decide the direction first and then enter in fractions...

This is not the same as someone intraday trading off a...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

August 4th, 2011, 05:16 PM

Replies: 114

Tight Stops can give false comfort

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Posted By Lornz

Thanks for sharing that. And you trade that...

Thanks for sharing that. And you trade that manually? Sounds stressful...

I usually take 1-5 trades a day, netting 30-100 ticks... It suits me much better....

Looking at your charts, it seems...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

August 4th, 2011, 05:10 AM

Replies: 114

Tight Stops can give false comfort

Views: 31,814

Posted By Lornz

I agree. But there are not that many scalpers...

I agree. But there are not that many scalpers left... If you have an approach that works for you, that's great. I doubt many are able to trade CL with 4 ticks stop, and over time I find it hard to...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

August 3rd, 2011, 05:16 PM

Replies: 114

Tight Stops can give false comfort

Views: 31,814

Posted By Lornz

Haha, I'm also in love with CL, she is a...

Haha, I'm also in love with CL, she is a rewarding mistress...

I trade in a similar fashion as you do... When I started out, everyone warned about the "insane" volatility, but I've never felt more...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

August 3rd, 2011, 11:21 AM

Replies: 114

Tight Stops can give false comfort

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Posted By Lornz

Exactly! That's the appeal of trading oil,...

Exactly! That's the appeal of trading oil, though. It sure can move....

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

August 3rd, 2011, 10:42 AM

Replies: 114

Tight Stops can give false comfort

Views: 31,814

Posted By Lornz

I agree completely! It is more expensive to...

I agree completely!

It is more expensive to get stopped out on 5 5-tick stops than one 20-tick stop, but some people have a hard time getting that.

It depends on the instrument, though. I...

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