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Which products do you/do you intend to trade mainly?  

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  1. 1. Which products do you/do you intend to trade mainly?

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Thank you, MMS! I deal primarily (exclusively) in stocks. Those with a history of large, dependable dividends: AGNC, EVEP, NLY, Etc. I'm "scanning the globe" for as much information as possible so as to make sense of the various dates involved, so I don't have money tied up when I don't need to...or, worse, miss out on the divvy entirely. That hasn't happened as of yet!

 

Thank you for the welcome..Best wishes to all! J.

 

I trade stocks too ... NLY is one of my current holdings. Great dividend but a little worried about their business model when interest rates rise. From your note are you dividend scalping? How is that working out for you?

 

MMS

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hello

 

i have been trading mainly eurusd for 3 years with a long-term strategy. I am interested in modelisation in various area such as physics models applied in stock market for building new indicators.

 

 

mai

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hello

i have been trading mainly eurusd for 3 years with a long-term strategy. I am interested in modelisation in various area such as physics models applied in stock market for building new indicators.

mai

 

Welcome Mai, how is the eurusd trade working for you?

 

MMS

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Hi folks,

 

I'm brand spanking new to TL, just joined today, and this is my first post. I've thought about trading the markets for quite sometime, but only recently decided to take the plunge and start climbing the learning curve.

 

I think I'm at the point where I'm beginning to know what I don't know, which is probably a pretty good place to be (certainly better than not knowing what you don't know).

 

Anyway, I look forward to learning from all of you.

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Welcome Mai, how is the eurusd trade working for you?

 

MMS

 

 

My live account has never crashed. The net profit and net loss variation are same and around a few $k for a $10,000 account.

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Hello, Everyone it's nice to join your group, I've been trading for a few years now and landed on Geometric Trading, RE: Gartley, Elloitt, Gann etc. Who knows maybe we could help one another as trading is a never ending journey.

Regards,

Maddman

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Hello, Everyone it's nice to join your group, I've been trading for a few years now and landed on Geometric Trading, RE: Gartley, Elloitt, Gann etc. Who knows maybe we could help one another as trading is a never ending journey.

Regards,

Maddman

 

Welcome Maddman! Don't be afraid to post and ask questions ... enjoy the forums.

 

MMS

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Hello, Everyone it's nice to join your group, I've been trading for a few years now and landed on Geometric Trading, RE: Gartley, Elloitt, Gann etc. Who knows maybe we could help one another as trading is a never ending journey.

Regards,

Maddman

 

Welcome Maddman! Don't be afraid to post and ask questions ... enjoy the forums.

 

MMS

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G'Day all,

 

Another newby, this time from Australia (i've noticed a few Aussie's on here already).

 

I've been learning for about 3 years now, and am currently working on my mechanical system, which will be (at least initially) focussing on equities on the ASX.

 

I have the structure of the system sorted, and am now testing and refining the concepts.

 

Have already read some great material on TL, and am looking forward to learning from the crew here. Hopefully I can occasionally add another view to the topics discussed.

 

Cheers!!

 

P.S. - Love the TL lab flask logo.

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Hello,

peace to every one here.

I just joined. I am excited and hopeful to benefit from this cool community.

My goal is to get profitable, win back my time freedom. Am also liking out for a reliable

way/system to achieve this.

Best wishes.

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Hi Traders, I'm new to this forum however I am a Gartley Trader and would like to interact with other Gartley traders and Geometric Traders for forcasting turns in the market as well...

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Iwshares, I read a new book called "The Gartley Trading Method".. Ross Beck has written a book to which I wish I had read 4 years ago when I started trading, it would have saved me Thousands of Dollars and years of time. Through the writings of this new book, Ross Beck has removed the complicated misunderstandings of Gartley, Elliott and Gann and combined them into a simply trading method that is easy to understand even for the beginner. The book compliments his low cost video course now available with the opportunity for anyone who wants to succeed in the trading business with a reliable mechanism. This mechanism is one that has reduced the risk of failure and increased the opportunity for success more now then ever before. I know of no better method (mechanism) on the market today that could even remotely compare to this one. Without question, Ross Beck has shared with the world a method of tremendous value and I cannot praise him enough. The author also provides a strategy for entry and exit for this success to happen.

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Hi Guys

I have been trading for a while losing money and making it back, basically a back and forth scenario without being consistently profitable. I hope I can learn from all of you and take my trading to a new level.

Thanks

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Hi Guys

I have been trading for a while losing money and making it back, basically a back and forth scenario without being consistently profitable. I hope I can learn from all of you and take my trading to a new level.

Thanks

 

Welcome To TraderslaboratoryNimal !

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Hi !

 

I have been trading for last 5 years, have lost quiet some money. Trading on Demo a/c for last 2 years. I seem to have a startegy in place but many times feel "trigger-shy". Have to get rid of this and then do the same when doing real trading.

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Hi !

 

I have been trading for last 5 years, have lost quiet some money. Trading on Demo a/c for last 2 years. I seem to have a startegy in place but many times feel "trigger-shy". Have to get rid of this and then do the same when doing real trading.

 

Welcome Ashutos66,

 

You may want to check thid thread:

http://www.traderslaboratory.com/forums/f37/stressed-out-about-pulling-trigger-9789.html

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