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TheNegotiator

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    MM, I see trading as a game. A game that is serious and a game you want to be good at if you want to play. Treating it as an exercise in making money CAN open up a whole new set of problems for many people. That is why I have always said trade to trade well and the money should follow. (imo).
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    Yep, that should work. We will be looking at the pop-up and it's functionality.
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    Intuition takes years to develop and is one of the key personal elements to trading success. Intuition is different from emotional trading. To get to this level of trading, it can take years of market experience and thousands of actual trades. This books includes: * Interviews with preeminent psychologists and psychiatrists about developing intuition * Extensive exercises that show the reader how to use intuition to enhance trading performance * Words of wisdom from successful traders and investors, including Tony Saliba, Linda Raschke, Paul Tudor Jones, Jimmy Rodgers, and George Soros I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in reading further about trading psychology. A valuable book to add to your collection.
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    The best kept secret. In my opinion this is a book well known to professionals and not to amateurs. Most people lose money in the markets. Originally published in 1931, this is a classic book focusing on tape reading and price and volume analysis. Why is this book so important? Tape reading and volume are pure information. Being able to read both gives you a tremendous edge over other traders. In my opinion it is as good as "Reminiscence of a Stock Operator". I have gained tremendous market wisdom by studying Neill's book over and over. Neill takes a true contrary approach as noted in one of his advices to investors: "beware of the crowd. When everyone thinks alike, watch out. They're probably wrong." This is ranked 3rd next to Reminiscence of a Stock Operator and Mind OVer Markets in my all-time favorite trading book.
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    Tim, sleep is a very interesting topic! I know that not only do traders have to deal with time differences depending on what/how they trade, but also the stress factor in preventing normal sleep patterns. So how do you go about breaking your night up into 2 chunks like that? Is it something you just get used to or is it actually something you can coerce your body into accepting by applying certain techniques?
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    There are many books and many websites. I suggest taking a look at this thread to start:- http://traderslaboratory.com/forums/f30/considerations-wannabe-trader-9328.html You really need to be able to answer at least some of these questions before anyone can help!
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    I'd suggest Ninjatrader. You can download it free from their website and get a free trial with a broker for 1month for data.
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    I don't know about the donation part, but this forum is accessible by all members and not just those of the premium kind!
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    1- I do the same thing. Log in using the main page. 2-No idea why it displays a different fig. I'll look into that! 3-It's just the way the site is designed as far as I am aware. I use chrome and if I want to fit it all in I just use zoom. Ctrl + mouse scroll wheel. Not sure the shortcut on firefox. 4-I'll have to check and probably ask tech guys about this.
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    Thanks for the tips JPx2! I would just like to point out that anyone wishing to alter any settings like the above does so at their own risk. Just a note on turning off system restore. Most people won't want to do this imo. But you may look at changing when the system is backed up. i.e. before/after you know you are going to be trading. I am not certain myself the exact way of changing this but I sure if you google it is easy to do.
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    http://www.traderslaboratory.com/forums/premium/ For the premium memberships - only 150 posts so I'm guessing you'll see soon enough!! If there are resources you think others can use, fine. Just nothing really commercial and stuff on other forums for obvious reasons. We have a forum section for platforms and indicators where you can discuss and post:- http://traderslaboratory.com/forums/f114/ and http://traderslaboratory.com/forums/f46/ If you wanted a specific MT4 forum for the tools of the trade section we could do that. Also, I am thinking the indicator section needs separating into platform specific sections for say mt4, tradestation etc etc.
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    Make a batcave-like place where I could test and invent really cool stuff!
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    Kiwi is not banned permanently. He was asked to not do something and then he did it. He will be welcomed back when we have had a chance to sort the matter out with him. He is valued as is every member.
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    Please give us all your suggestions here in this thread(don't start a new one) to make the site better!
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    Welcome Enoskells! Which products are you interested in trading? There are skills which apply to all trading and more market specific understanding you may wish to look for.
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    Hi Davisjjr! Welcome onboard. You'll find a great deal of info here and if you don't, then just ask. I think maybe take a look at this thread to start with, then maybe we can help from there on. http://traderslaboratory.com/forums/f30/considerations-wannabe-trader-9328.html
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    I do think an important point to consider is whether you are using this or any other method in discretionary or automated trading. I also would point out that as system designers/testers should know, a system is only as good as the research and testing done on it. Just because one person doesn't find something particularly useful or as having quantifiable edge, doesn't mean another won't. It also depends very much on your money management, style, account size, timeframe ...............
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    Simple, How do you see this as an advert for himself? He simply says he uses a certain protocol and says he teaches certain methods. Well, guess what. He's a teacher in this field. Please keep your 'opinions' to yourself on these matters and leave it to the mods. If you have a problem, report the post.
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    I'd like to make a quick point about this whole can a trader psychologist/therapist type help and are they worth the kind of money some will charge. I think many people search the internet trying to fix their trading problems. When they see seasoned veterans talking about how trading is perhaps 90% about what's in your head they think to themselves, well I better spend time/money/effort on that as that's the biggest part of trading. Mistake. If you don't know the rules of poker, whether you are a mind reader and a superb bluffer or not, you ain't gonna win a lot. I think psychology is absolutely key to long term trading success, but only after you have completed a number of qualifying steps in your trading journey.
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    AuctionMarket_Trader, Perhaps rather than trying to dissect something which others use, you could share exactly how you analyse the market and what the benefits over delta volume are with the technique.
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    AuctionMarket_Trader, I am glad you qualified your statement with the all important IMO, otherwise I would have to take you up on this statement. As it is though I have a question for you. When a market auctions from one price to another, what is the relative ratio of price moves which happen by pure movement of bid/ask order queue to the next price, to the number which happen due to the bid/ask being traded out? You say most volume is done by limit orders. How do you think those limit orders get filled? I would question the depth to which you are applying the delta concept and the level of context you use it with.
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    Kiwi & Rande, Both people who for whatever reason, have generously contributed to our forums. Kiwi has been a long time member and has valued opinions. Rande has used his experience and knowledge to construct well thought out posts. We do not allow outright self promotion and Rande has adhered to the changes we have asked him to make. If there are disagreements that is fine. This is an open forum for discussions. However, I will not allow any personal slights or defamation of character. This is a great thread with great content. So wise up or ship out!!
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    Okay. That is up to you then. I do know that with chrome for example, there is a setting that will make it delete all data when it closes. Also, I believe you can specify certain websites for exception in the cookie settings.
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    I personally believe that many times when we think we know what we should/shouldn't do, actually our understanding of why is very poor. This is why we repeat the mistakes. Until we deeply understand our actions, how can we definitively state what is right and wrong? How many times do you see a kid run across a road? You know they know they shouldn't and hopefully it isn't always just to disobey you. But they still do it. One day they see the consequences maybe in the news or something. They don't do it any more.
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    Tradewinds, do you check the box "Remember Me?" when you log in? If you do, you shouldn't have an issue again unless your "token" expires - which is when someone posts in the same thread after you start but before you complete your reply(I think).
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