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Early 2008, I stumbled around the currencies, oil and gold for a while, making plenty of mistakes along the way, as I learned how to use the spread betting platform I had chosen (quite a good one, as it happens).I learned a way to make it work in the state that the markets were then in, and made a few bob, but started over-trading, and decided to give it a rest for a while and get my trading head straight.
Q4 2008, Got back into it, re-learning, trying different SB firms, and several different methods and styles. I've bought into a few "systems" (not the most expensive by any means), regarding it as a form of education. One thing that I have learned (and many here will tell you) is that it is not the system, but the person using it, that matters (or who matters).
Q3 2009 - Still here, plugging away, still learning, after taking a few more short breaks away from trading. Gradually evolving into own style combining indicator-less TA (except for MAs) based on PASR/SRPA, some macroeconomics, and some gut instinct.
p.s. My nickname is inspired by J's dog in "Three Men in a Boat, to say nothing of the Dog", by Jerome K. Jerome.
My current avatar is my favourite character in "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schultz, who tends to reflect my naturally slobbish habits 🙂 (Pigpen, that is, not Mr Schultz, whom I am sure had exemplary habits!).
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About time for an update:
Summary of 2010: In many ways, my most successful year as a trader (still spread-betting, mostly with Tradefair, though I have other accounts).
It was a mixture of what I have come to call "Fuzzymentals" (a mixture of many things, including gut feeling), the same minimal TA that I had been using for some time, and perhaps a bit more experience.
Took 5 month break from end-July, and am now back: as before, plus some new ideas (or revisited ideas); early days yet.
Cycling, Walking, Swimming, Kayaking, Writing, Drawing
Q4 2008, Got back into it, re-learning, trying different SB firms, and several different methods and styles. I've bought into a few "systems" (not the most expensive by any means), regarding it as a form of education. One thing that I have learned (and many here will tell you) is that it is not the system, but the person using it, that matters (or who matters).
Q3 2009 - Still here, plugging away, still learning, after taking a few more short breaks away from trading. Gradually evolving into own style combining indicator-less TA (except for MAs) based on PASR/SRPA, some macroeconomics, and some gut instinct.
p.s. My nickname is inspired by J's dog in "Three Men in a Boat, to say nothing of the Dog", by Jerome K. Jerome.
My current avatar is my favourite character in "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schultz, who tends to reflect my naturally slobbish habits 🙂 (Pigpen, that is, not Mr Schultz, whom I am sure had exemplary habits!).
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About time for an update:
Summary of 2010: In many ways, my most successful year as a trader (still spread-betting, mostly with Tradefair, though I have other accounts).
It was a mixture of what I have come to call "Fuzzymentals" (a mixture of many things, including gut feeling), the same minimal TA that I had been using for some time, and perhaps a bit more experience.
Took 5 month break from end-July, and am now back: as before, plus some new ideas (or revisited ideas); early days yet.
Cycling, Walking, Swimming, Kayaking, Writing, Drawing
- countryCode
- GB
- Real Name
- Mike
- Occupation
- Early-retired IT nerd; now self-employed dreamer, philosopher, writer and would-be trader
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Gender
- Male
- Trading Style
- Swinger
- List of Markets Traded
- Forex, Crude, Gold
- What method do you use to Trade?
- Spreadbetting
- Trading Experience
- 3-5 Years
- Trading Work Status
- Part-Time
- Preferred Trading Style
- Day Trader
- Swing Trader
- Position Trader
- Long Term Investor
- Preferred Trading Methodology
- Break Outs
- Candlesticks
- Chart Patterns
- Contrarian
- Fundamentals
- Moving Averages
- News
- Price Action
- Trend
- Preferred Market Regions
- US
- UK
- Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- Preferred Markets
- Currencies
- Indices
- Energies
- Metals
- Preferred Trading Instruments
- Spreadbetting
- Preferred Forex Currencies
- USD
- GBP
- EUR
- JPY
- AUD
- Preferred Trading Software (A-O)
- MetaTrader
- Preferred Stockbrokers
- Fidelity
- Preferred Forex Brokers
- CMC Markets
- Preferred Spreadbetting Brokers
- Capital Spreads
- IG Index
- Favorite Trading Books
- "The Next Big Investment Boom" - Mark Shipman
"Trend Following" - Michael Covel
"High Probability Trading" - Marcel Link
Not really trading, but anything by Nassim Taleb or Benoit Mandelbrot.
"Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis" - Ashraf Laidi
- Favorite Trading Tip
- I don't have a crystal ball, and neither do you.
Signature
Regards,
Mike
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Still learning my trade.
Just because it worked, it doesn't mean that it works.
Think of losing trades as your training fees.
Mike
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Still learning my trade.
Just because it worked, it doesn't mean that it works.
Think of losing trades as your training fees.
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