Welcome me!

Hi I am new to trading and the market. But i am doing lots of research on the technical indicators e.g. ADX, RSI, Stochastic, MACD and so on.

I am a computer science and mathematics graduate:smart:, looking for a job in the city at the moment. But it's just as hard as getting my sister to admit that she's fat!

I'd like to get some advise from everyone, what shall i do to become a day/night trader? I'd like to think my background is sufficient for this, is it not?
Any suggestions are welcome!:idea:

Hello Ziduan. It's not really for me to offer advice, as I am relatively new in this area, but welcome to the forum. There is plenty of experience here, and people willing to share it, so have patience and also look around the various parts of the forum.

I like your simile, but wasn't that rather ungallant of you about your sister? :cheesy:

montmorencyt2w said:

Hello Ziduan. It's not really for me to offer advice, as I am relatively new in this area, but welcome to the forum. There is plenty of experience here, and people willing to share it, so have patience and also look around the various parts of the forum.

I like your simile, but wasn't that rather ungallant of you about your sister? :cheesy:

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Thanks for the welcome!:clap:
Ah... maybe I should use the word 'obese' instead of fat... now u see the severity?

Hi,

If you are a CompSci and Math grad you should not be looking at TA but at more sophisticated models and ideas/concepts. No one is going to take you seriously if you start talking about TA...do not get me wrong, many professionals use TA, but you need to have a track record/experience for people to take you seriously.

The hot area at the moment is high frequency trading and quantitative approaches.

u dont need degree to be sucessful in trading, going through formal education and being civilized DOES NOT work in trading industry. the market is not something like you read the book and can pass the exam environment.

everyonerich said:

u dont need degree to be sucessful in trading, going through formal education and being civilized DOES NOT work in trading industry. the market is not something like you read the book and can pass the exam environment.

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I now completely understand what you are saying: last night, I wrote my first indicator on IG Index, and it's proven to be working VERY WELLLLLLLLL!!!! It's catching 90% of all uptrends, but nothing is for certain e.g. what if the current fx market condition changes. I guess I'm just looking for the next step, like, where would I go next?

ziduan said:

I now completely understand what you are saying: last night, I wrote my first indicator on IG Index, and it's proven to be working VERY WELLLLLLLLL!!!! It's catching 90% of all uptrends, but nothing is for certain e.g. what if the current fx market condition changes. I guess I'm just looking for the next step, like, where would I go next?

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from what i've learn all these year, NEVER TRUST people who claims can catch all those trends without showing their trading statement. doesnt matter demo or live acc..

everyonerich said:

from what i've learn all these year, NEVER TRUST people who claims can catch all those trends without showing their trading statement. doesnt matter demo or live acc..

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hehe... you are just jealous...! :innocent:
it's just my true excitement, i had no intention to fool anyone here; what would i gain from that anyway? But it's still being tested, and it's working fine on paper trades