Recent content by AlexisD

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    Professional Gambler comes to the markets

    also an interview about this very topic in the second market wizzards book from J. Schwager
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    Hey, what do you think of my plan?

    read "A short course in technical trading" from PJ Kaufman. that's your next step towards a plan
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    best places to paper trade

    chartgame.com is actually fun, thx for the tip!
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    Professional Gambler comes to the markets

    not my case, but you might do fine with your background indeed. understanding expectancy and behaving accordingly is a big part of the job
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    Might come in handy

    Sure. the guy apprently made billions in CFD ;-) (or is there smthg else?)
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    Algo trading strategies

    :!:These are not trading strategies, but order routing strategies.
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    What's the difference between trading and investing?

    I'd tend to put it this way: When you invest, you invest in companies. When you trade, you place multiple bets on financial securities. You barely focus on the underlying companies. Just my 0,02, there would be tons of things to say...
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    Lower highs vs Higher lows

    yes, it's simple. But I totally understand it's not clear for a beginner in the field. Don't pay to much attention to the previous bar, but rather on the previous low or high. LL = a newly formed bottow that is lower than the previous bottom HH = a new high that is higher than the previous...
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    Getting your head wrapped around Time & Sales

    ok guys, I'm clearly dealing with reasonable people having reasonable expectations about the tool they use here, so my warning might have been useless. however, always make sure that the tools you choose give you an actual edge, and not a hidden 50/50 as so many indicators do... Good trades to...
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    Getting your head wrapped around Time & Sales

    full disclosure: I trade eurex futures, I never personally studied Nasdaq equities orderflow. Thx, Alex
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    Getting your head wrapped around Time & Sales

    Hi again, I certainly don't want to offend anyone or sound like an arrogant a**. It's of course useful to try as many strategies as possible, and yes, book reading can be effective in some context. However, it TRULY IS a different beast when you don't have lightnight-fast order routing + top...
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    Getting your head wrapped around Time & Sales

    Well ,there are actually some problems: - computers analyse it much quicker than humans do, most large-scale trading rooms do it. - Most importantly, the orderflow can only help you on genuine scalping (capturing the smallest increment). but, with the routing provided to individuals at home...
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    Ideas for increasing trader performance

    A fresh idea: Read both "A short course to technical trading" and "Smarter trading" from Perry J. kaufman. New trading systems and methods is fantastic, but not for beginners. Alex
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    What is Traders Biggest Downfall?

    voted lack of experience, and mean by that: lack of understanding that a profitable trading method is the hardest part of trading. Alex
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    Motivation to keep going when you thought of quitting - View Link

    It is still my opinion that most should indeed stop (short term) trading...
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