Something I want to say to anyone new here (or to trading)

[feb2865]

I would like to add that traders here threat each other with respect and we all have as a goal to keep the integrity of the site.

Thanks

[walterw]

	Quote:	feb2865
	I would like to add that traders here threat each other with respect and we all have as a goal to keep the integrity of the site. Thanks

unless you go to the rants seccion jejejej.... cheers Walter.

[Reaver]

	Quote:	feb2865
	I would like to add that traders here threat each other with respect and we all have as a goal to keep the integrity of the site. Thanks

I agree Raul,

and I think that makes a HUGE difference in the quality of the forum...as well as the credibility of the posters....

[Reaver]

	Quote:	walterw
	unless you go to the rants seccion jejejej.... cheers Walter.

ha ha, is that place pretty happening these days? I'll have to drop by and stir up some trouble....

[Soultrader]

	Quote:	feb2865
	I would like to add that traders here threat each other with respect and we all have as a goal to keep the integrity of the site. Thanks

Thank you very much Feb. Respect for others and posts is the main reason we have been able to maintain a quality board. It has been a truly great experience running this board and the atmosphere the members have created here. Thank you all.

[james_gsx]

I know a lot about the market, how it works, setups, etc. But, I am still not the trader I want to be and I know how close I am.

What is holding me back? It's quite simple... I don't spend enough time in front of my monitors trading everyday. I know once I start trading more and involving myself more and more, then I will move to the next step.

It sucks when you know you're that close, but so far away.

[namstrader]

For sure Reaver,
Just the moment you allow someone to influence you against what you think is right, you lose that confidence in yourself that inspires
courage and carries with it all the forces which courage creates.
Just the moment you begin to swerve in your plan you begin to carry
out another's thought and not your own. You become the directed
and not the director. You forsake the courage and resolution
of your own mind, and you therefore lack the very forces
that you need to sustain and carry out your work.
Instead of being self-reliant you become timid and this invites failure.
When you permit yourself to be influenced from your plan by another,
you are unable to judge as you should, because you have allowed
another's influence to deprive you of your courage and determination without
absorbing any of his in return so you are in much the same predicament, as
you would be in if you turned over all your worldly possessions to another
without getting "value received."

No more chat rooms or gurus' for me. I have realized the same that self education and immersion into the abyss and darkness of the unknown is where my second coming will emerge, with wisdom that translates into a self expression that contains confidence and trust in my own judgments that leads me toward my vision, becoming a master trader. Read Kiev's book "Trading to Win."

Screen time and years of playing in the trading sandbox, I will grow up. How else could it be? aint no help outside the self. Seek it outside and this is from doubt of self. Develop confidence and self trust. The Higher self never distrusts. Ya get there alone.

Trader X said "We are dancing with lions when trading.
Most successful traders say that Survival is the first key to success.
Stop searching and start focusing". And also "In the final analysis, it’s not about money; it’s about evolving. Those who don’t are food for those who do. Sooner or later everyone gets a chance to be both. Just do yourself a favor and never stop evolving. I would like to meet you. Otherwise, I will
eat you."

[torero]

Excellent post, Reaver, very insightful. I think books do teach us something but only "after observation and analysis..." This is where most people throw the book out the window. As soon as they finish the book, they start trading the strats without verify it works or not on paper (I was this same hick once). I still rely on books for ideas and research, lots of research and analysis to make sure there is truth in what the author claims.

[Reaver]

	Quote:	namstrader
	For sure Reaver, Just the moment you allow someone to influence you against what you think is right, you lose that confidence in yourself that inspires courage and carries with it all the forces which courage creates. Just the moment you begin to swerve in your plan you begin to carry out another's thought and not your own. You become the directed and not the director. You forsake the courage and resolution of your own mind, and you therefore lack the very forces that you need to sustain and carry out your work. Instead of being self-reliant you become timid and this invites failure. When you permit yourself to be influenced from your plan by another, you are unable to judge as you should, because you have allowed another's influence to deprive you of your courage and determination without absorbing any of his in return so you are in much the same predicament, as you would be in if you turned over all your worldly possessions to another without getting "value received." No more chat rooms or gurus' for me. I have realized the same that self education and immersion into the abyss and darkness of the unknown is where my second coming will emerge, with wisdom that translates into a self expression that contains confidence and trust in my own judgments that leads me toward my vision, becoming a master trader. Read Kiev's book "Trading to Win." Screen time and years of playing in the trading sandbox, I will grow up. How else could it be? aint no help outside the self. Seek it outside and this is from doubt of self. Develop confidence and self trust. The Higher self never distrusts. Ya get there alone. Trader X said "We are dancing with lions when trading. Most successful traders say that Survival is the first key to success. Stop searching and start focusing". And also "In the final analysis, it’s not about money; it’s about evolving. Those who don’t are food for those who do. Sooner or later everyone gets a chance to be both. Just do yourself a favor and never stop evolving. I would like to meet you. Otherwise, I will eat you."

Great post! I am going to have to check that book out! See everyone I am buying a book, for merely for insight to add to what I already have in my head from ny own understanding and studying.

[Reaver]

	Quote:	torero
	Excellent post, Reaver, very insightful. I think books do teach us something but only "after observation and analysis..." This is where most people throw the book out the window. As soon as they finish the book, they start trading the strats without verify it works or not on paper (I was this same hick once). I still rely on books for ideas and research, lots of research and analysis to make sure there is truth in what the author claims.

I totally agree with you....I think we were all that person at one time or another!

That's pretty much how it starts though...and the tenacious and intelligent ones are able to break free from the ignorant masses.

Thanks for the kind words.