Masquerade
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Yes, I decided to flog the horse some more. Someone needs to talk some sense to you.
Do YOU know what your trading strategy is? Your pathetic comments about the euro and it's immenent collapse are juvanile at best. It is laughable that you would consider such information in your approach. You have no edge there whatsoever, at all, in the slightest. You like to include it as you think it gives your positions some credence, when in fact they have none.
"wooosshhhhh!!" is the sound of the point as it breezes above your head. Do you think that the point of that video is "stay awake more"? Do you think that my objection to the video is that improvement improves if you sleep well? The sleeping reference in that video is token at best. The illusion it creates is that success in the markets is something you can achieve if you keep on trying. I am sorry, but this is not the case.
I refer not only to the money, but the opportunity costs and emotional attachment, and the corner that you have backed yourself in to. Trading is not like the 110m hurdles. Success is not guaranteed because there is no finish line.
Believe it or not, I do mean well, and there is too much wishy-washy bullsh!t here about how you can make it if you reach for the skies. You and trading are a square peg and a round hole.
** I obviously never met you in real life, but your posts speak volumes.
It's good of you to take the time out of your busy schedule.
Yes, I know what my trading strategy is and my fundamental analysis is not "euro's going to collapse hence i'm going to sell". Quite frankly, I don't really care what happens with Greece/Spain/Portugal/Ireland and anything else which crops up down the line, Euro-bonds, the ECB, growth rates and all of the other potential economic factors which may or may not happen somewhere down the line. My trades are short term and last anything from a few minutes to a few hours. so as long as I have my finger on the pulse and know what's going on for the period of time when I am exposed/considering exposing myself to risk it doesn't really matter what happens 10 weeks from now.
I'm aware the video is about grinding. Sticking with things in the face of adversity and to not be content when things are going well. I agree some people won't achieve the success, but I think I have the tools to do so.
You have to remember, this is a trading forum. There's a lot of rubbish posted here and nay-sayers. I see it so often, people who spend their time telling people that they can't trade and won't have success. Do they not get why people come here and take an interest in trading?!? Just because a person has not achieved their goals they take it as some ego hit and figure "if I can't do it, well no-one else can." So while you may mean well, just because someone says to me "don't trade" i'm not going to listen. If they say to me "I know you want to trade and here's some ways you can improve" then i'm more than happy to take heed and look at things differently.
Remember that you only see the picture which the artist wishes to paint.