dbphoenix
Guest Author Bio:
DbPhoenix has been in the market since 1977 and has been daytrading the NQ since 1998. He is and has always been what is commonly referred to as a "small retail trader" and has never had any desire to be anything else, which may largely be why he is chiefly concerned with the challenges -- self-imposed and otherwise -- faced by beginners.
Member Bio:
Been in the markets since '77, been daytrading since '98.
The business about the book and about being a vendor comes up regularly, like last night's chili. Why the book? A participant in one of my forums put it succinctly:
"Eventually, everything that has to be said is said. The same questions are asked again and again, the same theories are explained again and again, the same or similar examples are provided again and again. Hundreds of threads with repeating subjects, the old threads having hundreds of pages with repeating questions, the result of which is that newcomers become easily confused and what is important becomes more difficult to find, even with Search. At some point, rather than add value, further postings just add mess."
And, so, the book. Topics addressed, questions answered, examples given. But only enough. Not endlessly. I hope that those who understand the need for assuming the responsibility for one's successes and failures will find it useful, will catch the ball and run with it. The spirits of those who came before will be there to cheer.
DbPhoenix has been in the market since 1977 and has been daytrading the NQ since 1998. He is and has always been what is commonly referred to as a "small retail trader" and has never had any desire to be anything else, which may largely be why he is chiefly concerned with the challenges -- self-imposed and otherwise -- faced by beginners.
Member Bio:
Been in the markets since '77, been daytrading since '98.
The business about the book and about being a vendor comes up regularly, like last night's chili. Why the book? A participant in one of my forums put it succinctly:
"Eventually, everything that has to be said is said. The same questions are asked again and again, the same theories are explained again and again, the same or similar examples are provided again and again. Hundreds of threads with repeating subjects, the old threads having hundreds of pages with repeating questions, the result of which is that newcomers become easily confused and what is important becomes more difficult to find, even with Search. At some point, rather than add value, further postings just add mess."
And, so, the book. Topics addressed, questions answered, examples given. But only enough. Not endlessly. I hope that those who understand the need for assuming the responsibility for one's successes and failures will find it useful, will catch the ball and run with it. The spirits of those who came before will be there to cheer.
- Birthday
- April 20
- Website
- http://[email protected]
- countryCode
- US
- Occupation
- Trader
- Country
- United States
- Gender
- Male
- Vendor (Optional)
- Training literature vendor (e.g courses / spreadbetting guides / eBooks)
- Trading Experience
- More than 5 Years
- Trading Work Status
- Full-Time (Home/Office)
- Preferred Trading Style
- Day Trader
- Position Trader
- Preferred Trading Methodology
- Price Action
- Preferred Market Regions
- US
- Preferred Markets
- Indices
- Preferred Trading Instruments
- Futures
- Preferred Direct Access Brokers
- Interactive Brokers
- Preferred Stockbrokers
- Interactive Brokers
- Preferred Futures Brokers
- Interactive Brokers
- Preferred Realtime Data Providers
- Interactive Brokers
- Favorite Trading Books
- The Nature of Risk
Trading in the Zone
General Semantics of Wall Street
How To Make Money In Stocks
- Favorite Trading Tip
- Eagerness to trade supplants deliberation.
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