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Roger Felton

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  1. The drummer's injuries are probably just cymballic. Unkind words?? Who would do that to a worthless lowlife prick like you? LOL Hey, skip the riddle and swing on by the trading room for some coffee, good jokes and some trading tools and tips I think you'll enjoy....I'm just over the Southern Pacific bridge...and on your way back from Mexico, bring me one of them snazzy pink flaminos, ok?
  2. I'll be your huckleberry, but you ain't no daisy at all.....UNCLE
  3. I'll trade ya my copyrights for your entire collection of vulgar gestures...
  4. Responses don't have to make sense. Geez, look at Hillary responses to Congress. I was looking for the Tower of Babel. You hang in there Patuca! You might be a jerk but you're my kind of jerk. As long as they have a gas tank, you'll command respect! Any act up and I'll send you their address and a 6-pack of beer.
  5. I can see it now. 200 years hence, a group of people coming accross a grave marker that says "Here Lies the Jerk With the Bridge Riddle". How sad. Even sadder is if they say, "So that's the guy!" LOL
  6. I'm so glad you have a good sense of humor! Actually hoping you hold off with the answer to the riddle....
  7. That's true, MM. But the answer will be something stupid like, "The bridge crossed the tracks but spiraled 360 degrees in the process". I predict a real bellyflop when the answer comes out in 5 or 10 years. Seriously, you gotta admire Patuca. I would have caved in long ago but he held his ground. I actually hope he doesn't tell us....make us think for a change. Patuca, you go girl! Hang tough...don't let me or anyone else pressure you to spill the beans. Never never never give up!
  8. Was that his job title or just want his boss called him when he needed more mortar forked? My aunt was a midget vampire. So, yes, you could say she was one of them "lil' bitty suckers".
  9. Ok, guys, judging by past posts, this means you definitely aren't going to get the riddle answer today, no matter what. His Internet isn't working properly, so that will be his out...now watch... In the meantime, let'skeep those "uncles" pouring in....
  10. It think the question was, "If a train traveling from Chicago passes a guy walking over a bridge and the wind blows his butt around the bridge at the same time, how many uncles will it take to clean his shorts by the time he reaches the other side?"
  11. I understand. You like the power trip of having a bunch of people begging at your feet and, apparently, plenty are willing to oblige. To me, "Sunday will be fine" means Sunday will be fine. The word "uncle" never appeared in that post. That came later as you made up rules as you went along. When your requested number of "uncles" came and went, you ignored your promise. Look, this is a small thing. Total BS in the big scheme of things. But it does show deceit on your part. For that reason, I have lost total interest.
  12. Good idea, Bob, but a bit short-sighted. Won't be nearly enough "uncles" by then. Not even in the 6-figures yet. I say hold off on the answer till the London Bridge falls down. Be sorta commerative, in a way. You know, the funniest part of the bridge riddle isn't the answer...it's all the people who are in for a big letdown when it finally comes. If it ever is posted, which I doubt, be sure to hold your nose when you read it.
  13. Does this jar your memory any? But no rush for me, I've lost interest Quote: Originally Posted by bobcollett » OK Patuca I guess two can play your game of suspence Please hold the answer till Sunday night. That will give us all another chance. And I know you are dying to tell us ....... kind regards bobc sunday night will be fine ...i don't suspect anyone will guess it by then but if they do they will be first to ever guess it. i could give the answer anytime but i need to see more "uncle" cries. i realize it is hard for traders to take a stop loss but it is all part of trading...(according to conventional wisdom.. if you use Stop loses unlike ZDO and myself who are the only two crazy people on board) ..well sometimes i use them if i "feel" like it.
  14. Perrin, A lot of you guys might be over-reacting here. This thread was intended to be a light-hearted exercise in riddle-solving. Patuca came along and proposed a riddle that apparently has no actual solution OR, if it does, he's not telling until the entire world is groveling at his feet. I like a good riddle as much as the next guy but Patuca gave a date that he would explain the riddle and then reniged...and, by his own admission, the "answer" so simple it would be anti-climactic and disappointing. Please don't let one person spoil the fun here. Keep the riddles coming and if someone doesn't want to explain theirs, so what...just move on. I would contribute but you guys already told most of mine...but if I think of one and you guys don't get it, I promise not to pull a "patuca" on ya'....
  15. Initially, your odds of winning are 1 in 3 (approx. 33%) when the choice was made. Eliminating a "dud" door doesn't help since, no matter what door was chosen, there would always be a "dud" door to eliminate. Your odds of winning changed automatically and are statistically now 50/50, but they do not improve by changing your selection. I'm pretty convinced that, no matter what you decide to do, you will hate yourself in the morning. Best bet is to simply listen to which door the "baaa...baaa" is coming from and then choose the other one. Improves the odds quite a bit....
  16. I'm just jerking MM's chain...but don't tell him. He's a good guy....I just like to put ruffles on his ridges once in a while. Hard to find people really fun to jack with in play these days...but MM made my day. Only problem is, now it's his turn! LOL
  17. Good points, MM. If one is truly a "good trader" then a losing trade should never be considered a mistake...just one more in a long series of trades taken in a career. I reached the point years ago that, once I pull the trigger and enter a trade, and I have done my job correctly, then the outcome of that, or any other trade, is irrelevant. Trading sans mistakes is far more important than whether it wins or loses.
  18. Name one time? You just did with our friend Edgar. He asked legitimate questions and needed guidance and you, in true form, felt you had to bully and belittle him with that juvenile response. The only thing worse than a bully is an ignorant bully. I teach trading but there never is or ever has been a "pipeline". I don't even have a single sales person and I don't advertise. When you don't have either of those things in your company, you don't have a "pipeline". You never understood the concept of a company doing well simply because it does a damn good job and word gets around. You don't "ask questions", you impose your flawed belief system through snide remarks that make your vendetta agenda crystal clear. It's just another form of bullying...and what you did to Edgar was another.
  19. Right, Patuca. I learned a while back that MM will try to bully you if you're struggling and reaching out to the forum for help and he will try to bully you if you are enjoying success and are reaching out to others to help them. There's alway a small percentage of these types in any group so just ignore him, Edgar
  20. No need to explain, Vince50, I know exactly where you're coming from. I think if Van Gogh had also been a trader he'd have cut off both ears. Well, one things for sure, trading does offer plenty of despair to go around. But it covers it up well with heaping doses of confusion, frustration, anger, panic and desperation just to keep us on our toes and keep us from getting too cocky. Seems that way, doesn't it? But the truth is, whatever experience we get from trading, physical or emotional, we bring on ourselves. It's like someone getting in a car, breaking all the rules of the road, panicking and crashing into a tree...then blaming the car for the pain and suffering! Markets and cars are both inanimate vehicles. One to move about physically and the other to advance financially. Neither is capable of thought or deed. Neither can plot against you. Neither are to blame for any suffering that you bring upon yourself due to your lack of any or all of the three essential elements that all successful traders must possess. The first thing traders must do is recognize markets for what they are...just inanimate vehicles that simply provide a means of making a living. Rarely are they a means for getting filthy rich. Yet traders continue to want to make millions by learning from a trader who already made millions. That's like expecting Tiger Woods to teach you how to be a billionaire trying to mimic what he does. As traders, we learn to identify conditional "setups" that have a historical high probability of producing profitable moves...but we never know how far. We employ sound Trade Management techniques and take what we can get. We have little control of how much the market gives us, but we can sure control how much it takes away. That's the DISCIPLINE that this thread is about. If we can control that, then we can control the fear, anxiety, depression, frustration, anger, and all those other nasty negative emotions that sabotage our confidence and cloud our thinking...and always end badly for the trader. Good stuff, Vince50, for a lively discussion. Thanks for the thought-starters and response! BTW...I never use "robots" and the software I use is simply designed to take over the tedious "dog work" that I dislike doing myself...the constant measuring, figuring, data crunching, back-testing and multi-chart filtering. That stuff wears me out mentally and is ideal for computers. Give me the answers I need and let me manage the trade. It's a system that works for me and I have a standing offer to any TL member to let me know if they would like to learn, friend to friend, what I do and why it works so well.
  21. Probably as bazaar and cynical a post as I've ever read. So, when I have a good day in the market, I took all of my profit from one single guy?...instead of a small amount from the multitude of other traders? And, because I'm successful, no matter how much I help my family, friends and fellow man, I am doomed to die alone, broke and forgotten...but giving it away is still somehow more righteous even if my family starves. As a trader, I get to spend more quality time with my family than any non-trader I know of and still have time to teach many others how to do the same. Time and financial freedom are two of the reasons I chose to be a trader. People in all legal professions should be rewarded for their hard work, dedication, knowledge, skill, training and discipline. They shouldn't have to apologize to anyone because providing for their families and getting their kids through college and helping those less fortunate along the way doesn't meet someone else's definition of "making a difference in the world". I will forever be amazed at how one person can marvel at a diamond while another sees it as carbon that got screwed up by too much pressure.
  22. This is an exceptionally good question and there will be a lot of differing opinions on it, I'm sure. But I'd like to share my experience in working with over 5,000 different individuals over the past 16 years. Basically, when someone decides they want to become a trader, they fall into two catagories. The first group, and the largest by far, want the money and the freedom, they want the lifestyle that trading can provide that few other career choices can match. They want long term success and they want it NOW! But, if it involves any real effort, study, practice, time commitment or monetary investment, then interest falls off in direct proportion to their equity curve. These are the 70 to 80% of the failures that you keep hearing about. They might have some level of desire or want, but it's nothing close to the level of passion that they'd need to make it through the pitfalls and potholes on the road to success. The second group are the passionate ones, yet only half of this group will ever succeed. They thurst for knowledge and devour it like a duck on a junebug. If they ever fell and knocked their head open, indicators and chart bars would come falling out. Does their passion, drive and vast knowledge insure their success? Unfortunately, no. Inherent talent? Nope again. You can have all the trading knowledge in the world, super intelligence and a real talent for learning but, if you don't have both the passion and the discipline for trading, you will find success forever elusive. I have the interest and the desire to be a good golfer but I don't have the passion to be a great one. I would like to have the physical conditioning of an Olympic Athlete but I lack the discipline to stick with the diet and exercise regimen necessary. To have extreme discipline you must have intense passion and few things require more discipline and passion than trading. Many traders think that the discipline part means just following your rules. It's much more than that. It means having the passionate determination to do whatever is necessary to get to the professional level. To be willing to work through the anger, frustration, despair, mistakes and setbacks and failure after failure and hold steadfast to the commitment to never, never give up. Unfortunately, passion doesn't guarantee discipline (or vice versa). They are two separate human qualities and both must be present in every successful trader. Does having a mentor help? To the vast majority, it's vital. But the best teacher and mentor on the planet is wasting their time if they are trying to work with a passionless, undisciplined trader. You can't teach passion and you can't sell discipline.
  23. Hummm, sounds like Marty just bet the farm on a Naked Leap. Whenever you reach the point where you think the outcome of any particular trade is important, it's time to dust off your resume.
  24. "Traders must first learn to survive, then learn to thrive" ...(Unknown) "True knowledge is everything. The slope of an Equity Curve vs. the level of market ignorance are always congruently proportional" ....Roger Felton
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