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I suspect the best I can hope for is to die in my sleep, JL. Gone back to the demo platform for now as it is better for my bank balance.

You've got to know when to hold 'em Know when to fold 'em Know when to walk away And know when to run You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done Every trader knows That the secret to survivin' Is knowin' what to throw...

How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?

6 months is beginner territory. Consistent profits might take 10 years, or even never. Don't give up the day job meantime!

Thank you JL, for your considered, comprehensive and helpful response. I spreadbet the dax in the morning and the dow in the evening, over the years my timescale has reduced steadily to quickfire scalping, rarely looking for more than 20 points gain. My best results are at the open and...

That would be very kind. What went wrong? I over-trade, move my stop to allow space to a "dead cert" which turns out to be a dead-wrong, revenge trade, try to squeeze in one more trade when time is short, trade outside my optimal hours, trade with too small an account (generally just before I...

Indeed. Despite my many excellent trading attributes I hit just such a period around 1985 ( a few weeks after starting to trade) and it hasn't ended yet, although I'm confident it is just about to.

In that case I should go into isolation from it, better for my health wealth and sanity. Won't happen though. Is there a jab available?

I change method when I'm not making money. Currently on Method # 2,731. Currently I'm using the same method to fine tune it to perfection. When perfection has lost me twice as much money as usual then I'll move on to #2,732. PM me if you need some advice on choosing unsuccessful strategies, I...

I'm dreadful. I suspect I could make a fortune selling my new ebook " 100 Mistakes in Trading". Any takers for subscribing to my live feed, (simply buy whenever I sell, sell when I buy), practically free money?

Um you might want to check an economic calendar before scalping, to avoid trading over news announcements, a random 100pt jump could change your plans somewhat. As for trading news, you would be competing with institutions who have fast direct connections into exchanges and bots which will...

Ghandi wrote to Hitler pleading with him to stop the war. The fact he titles his letter "Dear Friend " is explained in the first sentences... ""That I address you as a friend is no formality. I own no foes. My business in life has been for the past 33 years to enlist the friendship of the whole...

You both need to speak to Mr Sod, who formulated the law in the first place and should be able to help (although he has a reputation for being difficult and awkward).

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Interesting stuff. Look forward to reading more (from you and maybe Mr Marcus!) soon.