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Forum: Psychology and Money Management

April 12th, 2022, 10:38 AM

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Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable

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Interesting book. I may read this next week and...

Interesting book. I may read this next week and thanks for sharing ursus. I just finished watching the US television show, The Good Place for the second time, which expands on this idea and considers...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

April 11th, 2022, 12:27 PM

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Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable

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Posted By vmodus

goodoboy, I had a chuckle, though I am not sure...

goodoboy, I had a chuckle, though I am not sure everyone gets the sarcasm. :sarcastic:

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

April 11th, 2022, 12:24 PM

Replies: 315

Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable

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Posted By vmodus

Thanks for the thoughtful response, chipwitch....

Thanks for the thoughtful response, chipwitch. The pessimism some folks have can stem from being burned by shills or watching others being burned. Speaking for one of these folks whom I know well,...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

April 10th, 2022, 08:50 PM

Replies: 315

Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable

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Posted By vmodus

I have seen several brokers who are transparent...

I have seen several brokers who are transparent about the win rates of retail traders, forex and futures to be specific, and the numbers are between 70-80% of their retail traders lose money. This...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 28th, 2022, 03:58 PM

Replies: 315

Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable

Views: 66,774

Posted By vmodus

There are some CTA's who charge zero management...

There are some CTA's who charge zero management fees. In other words, they put their money where their mouth is. Dunn Capital is one of them:
...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 28th, 2022, 02:48 PM

Replies: 315

Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable

Views: 66,774

Posted By vmodus

Thanks goodoboy. There is no single right way to...

Thanks goodoboy. There is no single right way to do this. I have known some other system/algo developers who have gone this route, either because of under-capitalization or they do not want to be...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 27th, 2022, 03:56 PM

Replies: 315

Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable

Views: 66,774

Posted By vmodus

One dead simple way to get into a commodities...

One dead simple way to get into a commodities super cycle is go the ETF route, which kevinkdog pointed me to after I was unable to trade futures due to some industry restrictions (my wife works for...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 27th, 2022, 12:36 PM

Replies: 315

Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable

Views: 66,774

Posted By vmodus

I don't have TWDsje's experience in banking, but...

I don't have TWDsje's experience in banking, but I think I can add to this line of discussion. I am not sure about how much market share (in AUM) the HFT's command, but the majority of the players...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 26th, 2022, 11:35 AM

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Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable

Views: 66,774

Posted By vmodus

bobwest, I either read or heard last year that...

bobwest, I either read or heard last year that Sharpe did not intend to have his calculation used for how most people use it (predictor of returns), but that hedge fund managers, CTA's and the like...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 25th, 2022, 09:40 AM

Replies: 315

Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable

Views: 66,774

Posted By vmodus

Very insightful analysis, bobwest. The biggest...

Very insightful analysis, bobwest. The biggest takeaway for me is execution. From my perspective (i.e. in my trading room), the biggest variable affecting my trading is my ability to execute my...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 24th, 2022, 03:58 PM

Replies: 315

Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable

Views: 66,774

Posted By vmodus

I strongly disagree with this statement, ...

I strongly disagree with this statement, goodoboy. I know traders here who do not BS, myself included. You know of at least one legitimate educator on this thread alone. So to clarify, here is a...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 21st, 2022, 11:01 AM

Replies: 315

Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable

Views: 66,774

Posted By vmodus

Thanks for letting us know SodyTexas, I have to...

Thanks for letting us know SodyTexas, I have to check them out!

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 21st, 2022, 10:27 AM

Replies: 315

Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable

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Posted By vmodus

Well, really...plenty of people. There are...

Well, really...plenty of people. There are volumes of published works where the secrets to trading are laid out, with Perry Kaufman's Trading Systems and Methods being the most notable compilation....

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 21st, 2022, 10:03 AM

Replies: 315

Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable

Views: 66,774

Posted By vmodus

Thanks kevinkdog, and yeah, I totally agree. As...

Thanks kevinkdog, and yeah, I totally agree. As with most anything I write here, I toss it out there and someone may find it useful. It is also a useful mental exercise.

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 20th, 2022, 09:07 PM

Replies: 315

Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable

Views: 66,774

Posted By vmodus

bobwest, I always took the 'legendary' label as a...

bobwest, I always took the 'legendary' label as a tongue-in-cheek joke.

Some people in my family think I am a legendary pain in the butt. :sarcastic:

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 20th, 2022, 08:04 PM

Replies: 315

Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable

Views: 66,774

Posted By vmodus

xsamanthax , I understand your frustration. Let...

xsamanthax , I understand your frustration. Let me see if I can touch on a few items and the utility of a forum like FIO.

A good number of the active users here can see through the BS, which is...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 20th, 2022, 06:49 PM

Replies: 315

Traders with 5-10 years of experience but still not profitable

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Posted By vmodus

...says the person with 'witch' in their...

...says the person with 'witch' in their username. :sarcastic:

Yes, this thread is wildly entertaining, got really weird there for a while.

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