I post on FF when I'm high on alcohol, so my posts look crazy at times lol I know.. Actually I love trading, especially the psychological part... I see it as a game of skill where you win only if your strategy is ugly enough and hard to code. I ...

Do you make a living trading small timeframes?

I pray the lord of statistics that it will continue to work.

Do you make a living trading small timeframes?

mine is probably the most counterintuitive, boring, tough trading ever: buy highs, sell lows; 1:3 RRR; low frequency; high risk per trade; short term but I'm not stressed at all, maybe because it works

Do you make a living trading small timeframes?

i would like to add that trading derivatives is an all or nothing bet no matter if you are a professional or how much you risk per trade. I don't mean that it's gambling.. but that making predictions is harder with all the competition going on. Eg. ...

Trading with no stop loss

Interesting post.

Systematic Trend Trading

personally I didn't lose with "no sl", over the years, even without rebates. I actually made money when I was a newbie. I lost using stop losses because IMO it's much harder to stick to the plan. so besides the usual "blak and white" views... here ...

Trading with no stop loss

I trade with NO SL for fun first and to get volume rebates.. I'm making money this way.. but I use actual strategies, it's not just about rebates

Trading with no stop loss

Indeed. leverage restriction helped.. I must admit.

50% win ratio, 1:1 sl tp, and random entries

I like to use the word "optimization" in regards to my approach... as my systems work with several parameters, on several insruments etc... but don't worry, I don't mind if you call it curve fitting lol

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

man, that's a hard task... I mean "listening to everyone". I like simple life so I pay attention only to what gets my attention

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

that's nothing, I used 1:8 RR to trade long term... 20+ consecutive losses..

50% win ratio, 1:1 sl tp, and random entries

your willingness to embrace different perspectives amazes me. that's why I enjoy reading your posts... not becasue I'm looking for the best trading strategy or approach, but for someone who just want to have a nice conversation, regardless of being ...

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

I'm definitely gonna read the whole post... however I don't think you can avoid predicting/anticipating.. unless you gamble of course. hmmm these anomalies happened in the past.. right ? random entries or not you predict that it will ...

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

Back on topic..... you lost trust in yourself after being wrong so many times.... don't worry, it's not that you are a failure... it's that trading amplifies our weaknesses therefore it's much easier to make mistakes. the only thing to do again is ...

How do you learn to trust yourself in trading?

you have guts

50% win ratio, 1:1 sl tp, and random entries

my risk reward ratio is 1:3 for the simple reason that it works better on historical data.. that's all I can say.

50% win ratio, 1:1 sl tp, and random entries

Now the difference between "bad" assumptions and "good" assumptions is that good assumptions are based on statistics.. I mean actual statistics, which tells you what's most likely to happen (aka prediction). cheers

How do you learn to trust yourself in trading?

I kinda agree.. for instance if I'm a trend follower it's because I assume, yes ASSUME that the market will be trending in the future, because it was trending in the past. it's just assumptions, but as human beings we can only assume.. in reality ...

How do you learn to trust yourself in trading?

the more the better

How much backtesting is enough?

I don't need it

50% win ratio, 1:1 sl tp, and random entries