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May 12th, 2020, 02:36 PM

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I have no "edge" - Should I throw in the towel?

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Posted By tigertrader

True, most trend following systems have average...

True, most trend following systems have average win rates because of high draw-downs during whipsaw periods. The fundamental problem of most trend-following systems is that in order to deliver a high...

Forum: Traders Hideout

May 12th, 2020, 01:54 PM

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I have no "edge" - Should I throw in the towel?

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Posted By tigertrader

The profit part, is kind of the whole idea....

The profit part, is kind of the whole idea. Consistency is important, especially if you are not well capitalized. But , you don't want to get in the habit of trading for average, or maximizing the...

Forum: Traders Hideout

May 12th, 2020, 12:38 PM

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I have no "edge" - Should I throw in the towel?

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Posted By tigertrader

Agreed, up to a point! As a leveraged...

Agreed, up to a point!

As a leveraged trader, one makes short-term decisions/trades, manages the risk/ keeps draw-downs small & occasionally turns winning positions into big ones. Indeed, a...

Forum: Traders Hideout

May 12th, 2020, 11:21 AM

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I have no "edge" - Should I throw in the towel?

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Posted By tigertrader

I find it ironic, but not surprising that this...

I find it ironic, but not surprising that this thread is currently the most active thread on the forum. In the almost 10 years that I've been a member, (and Big Mike will attest to this fact) we've...

Forum: Traders Hideout

May 10th, 2020, 12:55 PM

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I have no "edge" - Should I throw in the towel?

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Posted By tigertrader

you're overcharging for your advice...

you're overcharging for your advice...

Forum: Traders Hideout

May 9th, 2020, 02:55 PM

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I have no "edge" - Should I throw in the towel?

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Posted By tigertrader

yoyotrader1, I posted this yesterday on another...

yoyotrader1, I posted this yesterday on another thread; however, it seems especially appropriate for this thread...

There really isn't that many different ways of approaching trading correctly,...

Forum: Traders Hideout

May 9th, 2020, 02:10 PM

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I have no "edge" - Should I throw in the towel?

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Posted By tigertrader

Using /ES as point of reference, it should first...

Using /ES as point of reference, it should first be noted that trend days are the exception rather than the rule. They probably occur about once very 6-7 days or 3-4 times a month. Most of the gains...

Forum: Traders Hideout

May 9th, 2020, 12:28 PM

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I have no "edge" - Should I throw in the towel?

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Posted By tigertrader

Yeah, that Mike guy is correct; you need to give...

Yeah, that Mike guy is correct; you need to give your trades more room, and ATR is a s good as any metric out there, to gauge that space.

Then you need some very basic points of reference i.e.,...

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