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Old 05-02-2007, 02:12 PM
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So are you saying that your trading strategy is akin to that of a gambler, then?

May as well flip a coin, because your entry doesn't matter, only your exit strategy - is that the gist of this?
No, that was not the point at all...

OK, let's start again...

The point is that whether trading, playing cards, etc. you should have a set of rules that you follow each and every time if you expect to make money. You cannot randomly guess or flip a coin and expect to make money.

In other words, you cannot take a trade based on setup XYZ and then pass on that exact same XYZ setup when it appears again b/c more often than not, you will be wrong twice.

The blackjack analogy was just that - an analogy. You could substitute blackjack with horseshoes, solitaire, rummy, whatever suits your taste.

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