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Trading related one-liners
November 20th, 2013, 04:00 PM
San Francisco, CA
Experience: Beginner
Platform: IB
Trading: Stocks
Posts: 412 since Jul 2011
Thanks Given: 286
Thanks Received: 346
There are four elements to become great at anything:Acquiring domain knowledge
Motivation or sustained energy
Critical feedback
Purposeful practice (what we call simulation)
Can you help answer these questions
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November 23rd, 2013, 01:33 AM
Kyoto, Japan
Market Wizard
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: TW TOS LiveVol
Broker: TD, TW, IB, Saxo
Trading: VXX, VIX, SPY
Posts: 1,326 since Oct 2013
Thanks Given: 844
Thanks Received: 1,416
"I only want to hear complaints about food that's sent back to the kitchen. I only learn from the complaints."
November 23rd, 2013, 11:33 PM
Kyoto, Japan
Market Wizard
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: TW TOS LiveVol
Broker: TD, TW, IB, Saxo
Trading: VXX, VIX, SPY
Posts: 1,326 since Oct 2013
Thanks Given: 844
Thanks Received: 1,416
"I would say we are, generally, elephant hunters. We’re not buying something at 100 because we think it’s worth 120 and then trading out of it. We’re looking for very large profits." -- Bill Ackman
December 11th, 2013, 08:12 AM
San Francisco, CA
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Platform: IB
Trading: Stocks
Posts: 412 since Jul 2011
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When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. --Eric Hoffer
December 13th, 2013, 06:00 PM
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Market Wizard
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I don't have a problem with caffeine, I have a problem without caffeine.
December 13th, 2013, 10:42 PM
Philadelphia
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Fat Tails
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R.I.P. Joseph Bach (Itchymoku), 1987-2018. this thread for more information.
January 15th, 2014, 08:09 AM
San Francisco, CA
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Experience teaches only the teachable. --Aldous Huxley
January 17th, 2014, 08:03 PM
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Don't make your stop-loss a loss target
February 3rd, 2014, 03:33 PM
San Francisco, CA
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Trading: Stocks
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Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others. --Benjamin Franklin
February 15th, 2014, 09:26 AM
San Francisco, CA
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Trading: Stocks
Posts: 412 since Jul 2011
Thanks Given: 286
Thanks Received: 346
If you can't bear to take a small loss, you will never give yourself an opportunity to be around when a big winning idea comes along... --Price Headley
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