Contrarian

[chump]

Elsewhere on the forum we're having a little difference of opinion has to what defines "Contrarian"... to me it's having the ability to have a different mindset ..note that I am not talking about a stereotypical oddball who thinks he's got to do the opposite of whatever anyonelse does .. ...I am suggesting it has the ability to readily see and adopt different psychological postures....for example...you go out for the night with the boys..you spot an attractive girl..well you can march right up and take your chances...or you can talk to her most unattractive friend to get her interest in an oblique way..what's he babbling about and what has this to do with trading...consider the attractive girl to be the market action ...you walk straight in on her then it's a gamble ..you don't know how she's going to react..whether she's interested or not....however...you talk to her unattractive friend instead and the attractive friend will either ignore you , or you will have irked her interest and she will find a way to let you know..in other words her actions will confirm whether there is a trade for you
Yes, I am one

 

[Trader333]

Yes, I am one

Are you saying that you go out and chat up unattractiive women ?


Paul

 

[chump]

LOL...my nick wasn't 'dogcatcher' for nothing

 

[Mr. Charts]

chump,
An interesting analogy.
Only one of many.
Both share prices and women go up and down constantly.
Richard

 

[chump]

LOL..I'm beginning to think I posted this under the wrong forum..humour would have been better selection

"Both share prices and women go up and down constantly."...the latter if you're lucky

 

[Mr. Charts]

' "Both share prices and women go up and down constantly."...the latter if you're lucky '

Like the markets, you make your own "luck"............. ;-0
Richard

 

[Salty Gibbon]

The markets are easier to play with than women Richard.

Much more predictable and manageable.

:cheesy:

 

[Mr. Charts]

Maybe, Salty.
Of course, you can't play with 16,000 women. Well I can't anyway.
Off to a garden party now. Should be good, Camilla and Janet WON'T be there.
R

 

[chump]

Someone remind me that if i am tempted to use an anlaogy in future I should think more carefully about the one I choose to use

To all you ladies out there let me clarify my position (and clear my pm box) by saying that when I use the word unattractive I am of course not referring to simple ,er superficial ,erm , the way you like look er type of appearance sort of unattractive...just to set the record straight that is

 

[Salty Gibbon]

Too old and too happy with my wife

Godstrewth Richard, age is making you cheesy !!!

:cheesy:

Enjoy your garden party mate.

I'm enjoying the cricket and beer in the conservatory.

Hot as all hell but pretty damn good all the same.

 

[Mr. Charts]

I thought our conservatory was big, but we couldn't get a cricket pitch in it.
Wow, I'm impressed, Salty ;-)


So chump,
"To all you ladies out there let me clarify my position (and clear my pm box) "
how many offers did you get, then? ;-)

Richard

 

[Salty Gibbon]

Cricket > women

 

[chump]

strangely I did not get any on topic replies,but dealing with some of the replies I did get I can say...

no, I'm not trading to buy my wife cosmetic surgery...

no, I did not date the Romanian entry to the women's 1996 Olympic shot putting event

no, I have not cornered the market on brown paper bags

 

[chump]

that googly got you again ?...wear a box ..

 

[Salty Gibbon]

Yawn........................................