If you know how they work and how to use them why not have them on your chart? It seems to me that most people who trade don't know how to use them properly, they get frustrated with their lack of success with indicators and then they blame the ...

Islander and Medici trade the European open

By the way, the strategies that I have constructed (yes, at the moment, there are several of them and I am working to eliminate most and keep just one) are all based on following.

Islander and Medici trade the European open

They could be better, but I'm not complaining. I've had some real success when it comes to choosing the right tools, the chart setups, determining when to enter and figuring out a comfortable stop loss placement technique. Browsing through your, ...

Islander and Medici trade the European open

Razor is spot on here. It has been determined now that the flash crash that occurred on May 6th last year was the result of some guy putting in a large sell order without breaking it up into smaller pieces. This is as good an example as you're going ...

Why do hedge funds have such poor returns compared to successful retail traders?

Thank you for your time and effort, medici. I will be reading with interest. PS. I'm sorry that my vouch for you was pulled. CindyXXXX got a little carried away with vouching for strangers and got all of his vouches pulled, which means that I lost ...

Islander and Medici trade the European open

Did you know that Think & Grow Rich is a distilled version of The Law of Success? Hill wrote the second book to make money as he was constantly in financial trouble (he documents that in the first book) having earned a lot and then spent a lot (he ...

10,000 hours to greatness and the Mastery Asymptote

I haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure it can't be worse than Wall Street 2. That movie was a disgrace.

Margin Call - the movie

Has anyone been able to locate a trailer?

Margin Call - the movie

I was browsing around fxstreet today and discovered a few webinars on "The Law of Charts" by Marco Mayer. This probably doesn't contain any new information for Paulus, Vantage and other seasoned traders but here's the link for those that have some ...

How to use the 123 strategy effectively

Did a quick search and found out the essays have been published as a book, but one can access them for free: url

10,000 hours to greatness and the Mastery Asymptote

I forgot to add the link to chart database. I used to be a paying member, but you can use the basic features for free: url There are a number of US Treasury data charts you can display, but you have to know the symbols to do that. Here are some ...

Bond Prices and Yields, where to get them?

Bloomberg: url The default view is of US bonds, but you can use the menu to look at other countries (UK, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, Brazil). Also on BB CD rates, mortgage rates etc.: url Market Overview: url This is the only free ...

Bond Prices and Yields, where to get them?

Are you having trouble finding Google? Here: url

Why do hedge funds have such poor returns compared to successful retail traders?

This 123 system is a funny thing you know. It's so simple that it escaped me when I first looked at it. But now with all those helping charts and a realization that it works just like an auction - going 1st time, going 2nd time, going 3rd time, sold ...

How to use the 123 strategy effectively

Just finished reading this thread. I had had a look at it before but I was suffering from another round of indicator frenzy so I skipped it. Upon examining Paul's charts (yes Paul, I'm a stalker of your attachments) I decided to come back and have a ...

How to use the 123 strategy effectively

A global famine that even can affect industrialized countries will be a consequence if the worlds waste of phosphorous don't stop. The essential element is a crucial ingredient in most fertilizers, and without it crops will not grows. A handful of ...

The video store

Above posts have already highlighted some of the reasons but one has been left unmentioned: the 2-20 industry standard. Hedge funds typically charge 2% of funds under management +20% of profits. With a large enough mountain of cash under management ...

Why do hedge funds have such poor returns compared to successful retail traders?

In December I started gathering and processing information that could help me tackle the psychological part of trading - it was the only major thing holding me back. I had looked into psychology before, but I didn't go as deep as I did in December. ...

Cornholio's Reading Suggestions

Khanacademy is a terrific project and I've learned a lot from the guy. Since CindyXXX brought up the topic of (free) online media, I'm going to share something here as well. 1. The most important video you'll ever see (well, that's the title at ...

Calling all Quants and Statistical Analysts

That's cool! I love statistics (although I'm weak in maths)! I remember the time about a year ago when I would spend most of my free time on the website of the Estonian statistics office. Oh, the good times. They roll fast. Can't give you ...

Calling all Quants and Statistical Analysts