Thanks to All Members

[Do Or Die 10]

Hi,

 

It's hardly couple of months since I joined TL... and I already feel home here. I posted this message earlier but feel like starting thread because few people may be following the introductions thread.

 

So thanks to everyone that shares their insight and even beginners who's questions can make others re-think over what they're posting!

 

Hi Guys!

 

I'm a long time lurker- finally glad to writing here and hope to interact with all.

 

I am a stocks guy. Been trading for 5 years very actively, tried almost all markets, but trading stocks short-term is my love. I've done OK with my trading so far... made enough money to pay for a comfortable lifestyle.

 

I'm a discretionary trader and idea person- keep note of hundred trading strategies in my secret vault.

 

DD

[Do Or Die 10]

These is my best contribution so far:

 

• Concepts in Technical Analysis
  
• Introduction to Understanding Volatility
  
• The Heck About Trading for a Living
  
• Trading Journals- Some Information And Downloads
  
• Relative Strength - Internal
  
• Moment of Truth for Stock Investors
  
• Trading Regime Analysis Using RSI
  
• List of ETFs for Sector Rotation
  
  
• The Sin of Predicting and Anticipatory Trading
  

 

Call it chest thumping or whatever, but I'm giving something first time to an open community. So it means a lot to me.

[zdo 20]

Do or Die,

And thank you!

It’s kind of incredible that I haven’t had more to say about your contributions. In my trading, everything is centered around what you are calling ‘regime analysis’, but alas, our ways of getting there are so disparate I have not been able to even come up with any good feedback. Still, your contributions are appreciated. All the best.

zdo

[Tams 20]

if you want more audience for your threads,

one thing you can do is to add TAGs to all your threads.

 

see the "Edit Tags" button at the bottom right corner... at the end of the posts.

[Do Or Die 10]

Posting tags looks really boring I think I will list my good stuff here and link it in my signature.

[phantom 16]

Posting tags looks really boring I think I will list my good stuff here and link it in my signature.

 

Take it from someone who has a pretty successful thread on this website; Its not about how good your information is that matters to these readers; its all about how the information is presented...

 

Writing is an art form more than it is a way of disseminating facts... really doesn't matter how good your ideas are if you can't relate them well to your readers...

 

If you can present your content in a "storytelling" manner rather than using a "matter of fact" manner, your readership will expand exponentially.

 

Luv,

Phantom

[Do Or Die 10]

Phantom,

 

I have lots of respect for you and it's good to see your post here.

 

I was daytrading for premier prop firm (not prop 'shop' which provides leverage) with 50 floors worldwide. I was actually paid a stipend with decent profit sharing. On a day when most traders on our floor were down, they would connect us to some other floor with a 5-10 min interview of a trader who made money. So I learned trading in a very different environment. Trading has never been glamorous for me, even though the size I swing will shy most people here. I was barely trading for a living, most have no idea what it means so there is nothing 'exciting' I can talk about. Currently I trade only on EOD timeframe, so I cannot give examples of intraday trades even though they are sought because I cant write about what I'm not trading.

 

My style is more of 'matter of fact' because of my background. I'm pretty sure it will be hard to find on internet OR in a book all concepts that I discussed about Relative Strength or Trading Regimes. RS is *very* common concept in professional world but rarely discussed on forums. So 'matter of fact' comes naturally to talk about such basics from absolute scratch. Similarly heatmaps and custom visual plots from Panopticon are very common in the professional world, yet I find myself isolated to talk the same here.

 

Adding to this 4 of my consecutive threads were hijacked by a vendor who claims to 'predict' tops and bottoms every day.

 

I don't think I will be able to shift approach from "information" to "storytelling" manner because that will effect my psyche as trader. I definitely have no intention to become a writer or teach for a living... if the market kicks me out I can get one of those institutional analysts job anyways. I disliked grammar classes in school anyways lol.

 

Hopefully my writing will help site owner atleast with traffic because I've written about things not found elsewhere on internet (called 'keyword niche'). So for the time being I would just chose to go slower.

[phantom 16]

Phantom,

 

I have lots of respect for you and it's good to see your post here.

 

I don't think I will be able to shift approach from "information" to "storytelling" manner because that will effect my psyche as trader.

 

My friend, my comment was intended to help you understand why you aren't getting the feedback you seem to desire, not to change you. I have a lot of respect for your approach, too. Its just too bad that your stuff is way over most traders' heads...

 

Luv,

Phantom

[Do Or Die 10]

Yes, I took your post with the same intent... actually I just took the chance to explain if the same thing is going in anyone's head.

[Do Or Die 10]

This update dedicated to steve46

 

 

• Concepts in Technical Analysis
  
• Top 7 Mistakes Which Beginners Make in TA
  
• Introduction to Understanding Volatility
  
• The Heck About Trading for a Living
  
• Trading Journals- Some Information And Downloads
  
• Getting Started With NinjaTrader
  
• Relative Strength - Internal
  
• Moment of Truth for Stock Investors
  
• Leading Indicators for Economy and Stocks
  
• Stationarity and Trading Regimes
  
• Trading Regime Analysis Using RSI
  
• List of ETFs for Sector Rotation
  
  
• The Sin of Predicting and Anticipatory Trading
  
• Trading Stocks Using Heatmaps
  
• Three Steps in Trading System Design
  
• Regime Adjusted RSI System
  
• Smart Optimization And Avoiding Curve-fitting
  
• William Dunnigan's Methodology
  
• Top Biases That Affect Traders
  
• Trading Regime Analysis Using RWI
  
• Trading Regime Analysis Using Chart Patterns
  

[steve46 12]

Thanks for that dedication....I think its wonderful that you have chosen to paraphrase the work of others.....its not a choice I would make, but if you manage to get it right you can help those unfamiliar with the literature....

 

Edit

 

At the bottom of each of your posts, you suggest that you will post "something better"....I am sure the rest of us would like to see you make good on that.

 

Thanks.

[Do Or Die 10]

Thanks,

 

I got you reading this thread, now these are the posts you should try to answer

 

 

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