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by jimbob
Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:46 pm
Forum: TheRumpledOne
Topic: 2009.06.24 WHY 95% OF TRADERS LOSE PART III
Replies: 222
Views: 128703
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Patch, i think of my system as a sort of combination lock with 10 tumblers. each tumbler must fall before the lock opens; and there must be significant movement in the indexes. the first is breakouts/breakdowns of the major indexes, the last confirming movement of the stock in play. i first started ...
by jimbob
Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:41 pm
Forum: TheRumpledOne
Topic: 2009.06.24 WHY 95% OF TRADERS LOSE PART III
Replies: 222
Views: 128703
Gender: None specified

i haven't attempted to read this entire topic, so if i have repeated something that has already been observed, please excuse me. i believe that 95% of trader lose (if that is an accurate figure) is because they think they see a specific pattern in their choice of trading vehicle, and put their money...
by jimbob
Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:07 pm
Forum: general
Topic: Other forums
Replies: 18
Views: 10792
Gender: None specified

>>Easy access to margin - as soon as I close out a trade, the money is available for me to trade again IMMEDIATELY, I don't have to wait 3 days or 1 day(as in stocks or options to get my money back to re-enter the market. In stocks, you need $25K in order to short stocks. Also, I hated the gapping o...
by jimbob
Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:49 pm
Forum: general
Topic: Other forums
Replies: 18
Views: 10792
Gender: None specified

sorry guys,

it looks like this is not the forum i seek...

perhaps we will meet in another life.

signing off.
by jimbob
Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:03 pm
Forum: general
Topic: Other forums
Replies: 18
Views: 10792
Gender: None specified

Trip,

since you didn't ask :) i'll tell you one of the things i like about stocks:

i can back test against a basket of equities from which i have the choice of hundreds of candidates, which assists me in avoiding the curve fitting that may accompany a more limited selection.
by jimbob
Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:34 pm
Forum: general
Topic: Other forums
Replies: 18
Views: 10792
Gender: None specified

tman,

thanks...i'll check it out.
by jimbob
Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:32 pm
Forum: general
Topic: Other forums
Replies: 18
Views: 10792
Gender: None specified

Tyger,

i have looked into commodities, forex and futures, but stay with stocks because i have traded these equities for many years and have a profitable mechanical system for them.

i have never been able to convert my system or design another that works as well for the others.
by jimbob
Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:52 pm
Forum: general
Topic: Other forums
Replies: 18
Views: 10792
Gender: None specified

thanks Tyger,

i only trade stocks, not forex or commodities.

i'm looking for a forum with active stock traders.
by jimbob
Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:30 pm
Forum: TheRumpledOne
Topic: Why You Lose At Trading
Replies: 90
Views: 64073
Gender: None specified

my only criticism of TRO is his unwillingness to offer backtestable code for his theories.

i have stated in other forums that i think his indicators are inspirational, however without the ability to test on enough data, they remain only theories.
by jimbob
Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:25 pm
Forum: general
Topic: Other forums
Replies: 18
Views: 10792
Gender: None specified

Other forums

i enjoy Kreslik very much, but does anyone have any other forums you recommend (other than TradeStation, from which i have been banned).

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