Introduce Yourself Here - Don't Be Shy!!

[Areebah 10]

Hi everyone,

This is Areebah Albert Johnson,

I am trader and inventing new things for oil industry.

[Legba 10]

Hello everybody.

New to all this. Been doing a lot of reading and practicing on a simulator in between working 12 hours a day at my slave job. This place looks to be just what I have been looking for. Great looking site!!

[forexfilms 10]

I am primarily a forex trader and I've been trading for a few years. I just started on this forum a few days ago. I also post on twitter (ForexFilms) and I have a blog and youtube accounts by the same name. Hopefully we can help each other out and learn from each other!

[TimRacette 11]

Great group of people here Legba, one of the best trading communities around.

[winklhawk 10]

Hello Everyone. My name is Dave Trader. Yep...that's my actual name. The way I look at it...I was born for this. So I'm new to this and I'm looking for any and all help I can get...like a giant sponge right now. I've been looking at charts and analysis, but I find the best way to learn is to talk to people. I'm coming here from Investopedia where I've got a paper account and I've been trying out different strategies.

 

AVNR is a pharmaceutical company I've been watching tank over the last five days and I've been looking for an indicator that it's going to reverse. Their fundamentals look good, so I'm not seeing any reason it won't reverse. I'd like to put a call option on this and watch it climb, but I'm new to options and the ones I've tried have lost points and cost me money (fake money).

 

I was just wondering if anyone else had any thoughts on AVNR today.

[Tams 20]

Hello Everyone. My name is Dave Trader. Yep...that's my actual name. The way I look at it...I was born for this. So I'm new to this and I'm looking for any and all help I can get...like a giant sponge right now. I've been looking at charts and analysis, but I find the best way to learn is to talk to people. I'm coming here from Investopedia where I've got a paper account and I've been trying out different strategies.

 

AVNR is a pharmaceutical company I've been watching tank over the last five days and I've been looking for an indicator that it's going to reverse. Their fundamentals look good, so I'm not seeing any reason it won't reverse. I'd like to put a call option on this and watch it climb, but I'm new to options and the ones I've tried have lost points and cost me money (fake money).

 

I was just wondering if anyone else had any thoughts on AVNR today.

 

welcome...

 

but

leave the pharm to the gamblers... there are invisible forces (govt etc) manipulating the sector which you and I have no control over.

[MadMarketScientist 11]

Hello Everyone. My name is Dave Trader.

AVNR is a pharmaceutical company I've been watching

 

Welcome Mr. Trader ... great name! I agree with Tams, save your money and trade someplace where you have *some* control of your destiny. Pharma will make or break you ... unless you have inside info it will most likely break you.

 

MMS

[jixiang 10]

hi all

it's nice to meet you here.

[MadMarketScientist 11]

hi all

it's nice to meet you here.

 

hello jixiang! welcome to TL!

[MadMarketScientist 11]

I am primarily a forex trader and I've been trading for a few years. I just started on this forum a few days ago. I also post on twitter (ForexFilms) and I have a blog and youtube accounts by the same name. Hopefully we can help each other out and learn from each other!

 

hello forexfilms - welcome to TL!

 

MMS

[umfan92 10]

Hey everyone. I'm new to Traders Laboratory. I have barely any trading experience but I have wanted to learn about the stock market for a long time now. I'm 19 years old and just got started trading. So far I've lost some money but I guess it's just rookie mistakes. I hope to learn a lot on this forum. Thanks everyone.

[MadMarketScientist 11]

Hi umfan92,

 

Welcome to TL ... we have lots to read so make sure to dig thru all the great threads and don't be afraid to ask questions

 

thanks,

MMS

[Ingot54 13]

I have barely any trading experience ... just got started trading. So far I've lost some money ... I hope to learn a lot on this forum

Welcome umfan92

 

I have summarised the key parts of your introductory post.

 

It is good that you have experienced losing ... so you will already be realistic about what markets can do. Basically it is about transferring money ... to those who understand trading and market activity / behaviour, from those that don't.

 

My advice to you initially, is to take your time ... be patient ... learn to trade one thing, but trade it well. And don't forget to have fun, remember to appreciate and be grateful, and aim to get rich slowly.

 

You can see I love giving out free advice, but that's the nature of forums. Your task is to find out if I'm full of fluff ... or if the next person is. You will find what you look for here, but be prepared to work at it - over many hours. Define your expectations, and learn to set goals and keep records.

 

The other 999 pieces of advice will come to you in time!

[Tams 20]

Welcome umfan92

 

...

 

The other 999 pieces of advice will come to you in time!

 

 

like a dead watch... at least 1 of the advises will be accurate twice a day.

[jpennybags 11]

Hello all…

 

I've spent a couple of hours reading through several of the forum threads; civilized and thoughtful… Kudos to the community. In many trader forums you get the posted question, the answer, then a conflagration of the argumentative knuckleheads who live to post. I don't see much of that here… adult conversation among folks who have better ways of spending their time; how pleasant.

 

Best of good fortunes.

[MightyMouse 12]

Hey everyone. I'm new to Traders Laboratory. I have barely any trading experience but I have wanted to learn about the stock market for a long time now. I'm 19 years old and just got started trading. So far I've lost some money but I guess it's just rookie mistakes. I hope to learn a lot on this forum. Thanks everyone.

 

A big mistake is trying to buy low and sell high or short high and buy back lower. You can make just as much money, if not more, buying high and selling higher or shorting low and buying back lower, taking advantage of the "experts" who try to buy low and sell high or short high and buy back lower. Leave the top and bottom picking to the "experts".

[Tams 20]

A big mistake is trying to buy low and sell high or short high and buy back lower. You can make just as much money, if not more, buying high and selling higher or shorting low and buying back lower, taking advantage of the "experts" who try to buy low and sell high or short high and buy back lower. Leave the top and bottom picking to the "experts".

 

I would leave the top and bottom picking to the "volunteers".

[MadMarketScientist 11]

Hello all…

 

I've spent a couple of hours reading through several of the forum threads; civilized and thoughtful… Kudos to the community. In many trader forums you get the posted question, the answer, then a conflagration of the argumentative knuckleheads who live to post. I don't see much of that here… adult conversation among folks who have better ways of spending their time; how pleasant.

 

Best of good fortunes.

 

Thank you - its nice to hear our users appreciate that we moderate closely - quality over quantity! Hope to hear more from you in the forums.

 

MMS

[umfan92 10]

Thanks everyone for all your responses! I appreciate it. I look forward to learning a lot from all of you.

[gianno 10]

Hello everyone.

 

I trade futures and stocks for 5 years. I am a swing trader. I am looking for new ideas for trading systems. I am also looking for a very reliable broker for stocks and futures that offers checking and debit card.

 

Good luck to all!

[reset.no.regret 10]

Hi I'm Mike, I just joined the fourm today. I'm getting laid-off in a few weeks and have spent the past 14 months looking for another job with no luck. It hit me about 2 months ago to revisit an old love that I had all but forgotten about - the market! 10 years ago I had the motive and drive but not the capital, now I have the captial and my ship is steaming by so I'm going swimming (I don't believe in waiting for 'my ship to come in". Big ships need deep water, so you have to go out to them when they're near).

 

I've taken some training classes and they've paid off. My virtual trading went from red to black once I implemented what I learned. So far I've only traded stocks, but options are where I plan to head. I signed up to the forum for two reasons: 1) Talk to people that are doing what I want to do. 2) Help others get to where they are going.

 

I have a ton of questions but perfer to read the forum first to see if the questions have already been asked and answered. My fourm name comes from resetting my life to point in the direction I want to go; and, sink or swim no regret.

[v101 10]

Hello Mike -

Glad to have you, sorry to learn of you getting laid off, the job market is pretty sad... Glad that you can turn to trading.

[Jibber 10]

Hello everyone,

 

I'm Jay, a high-school aged want-to-be quant/coder. I decided to join here because derivatives are some really complicated things, especially attempting coding implementations. I really don't know what I'm doing, I'm just kind of diving into the guts of this stuff and seeing what I can figure out. Just wanted to introduce and say thanks!

 

 

 

-Jibber

[Tradewinds 12]

My experience with programing is that the programing isn't really that difficult compared to finding a strategy that is profitable. The ability to program will allow you to test your own ideas without needing to pay someone else to do it. You can download Ninjatrader for free, and use End of Day (EOD) data to "play around with". No live trading, but you could get used to the programing language in Ninjatrader as opposed something else not trading related. If you get enough money for a funded account, you could look at other platforms.

[MadMarketScientist 11]

Hello Jibber,

 

There are lots of resources for beginner programmers - play around, back-test, you will figure it out. Try to find a platform with pre-built functions\indicators so all you are doing is assembling vs. building code from scratch.

 

Welcome and good luck!

MMS