Introduce Yourself Here - Don't Be Shy!!

[1pipatatime 10]

I was actually researching a question for a friend and came across this site and thought it looked good.

 

I'm mainly a scalper and have been trading for a living for over a decade.

 

Looking forward to participating in the forums.

 

cheers

 

1pipatatime

[JBWTrader 10]

Welcome 1pipatatime !

then you are indeed a lucky man ! (I am assuming here ! lol...)

 

In my Opinion this is this best site out there to connect to fellow traders in a respectable manner on a public forum. Use the search funtion to start looking around...

 

What do you trade downunder ?

 

Catch you later mate

 

All the Best

John

[1pipatatime 10]

Use to trade options but for the last few years have been trading forex.

 

Have to agree with you on the quality of the site, although I am still learning the ropes here.

 

Thanks for the welcome

 

cheers

 

1pipatatime

[jrob6519 10]

anyone here from SC..i am new after retiring, i am looking to ease into trading..no rush!

 

[otto215 10]

Take a mentorship at one of the best traders..?

[otto215 10]

Did you have a mentor ever?

[otto215 10]

Welcome

What do you trade?

[Nirvana 10]

hi all friends

 

sorry for my poor english . i was trading with mt4 2years but sometimes now i intresting to use tradestation . we have ma with levels , like this pic in mt4 .

 

 

but in tradestation i cant add any level to ma . can any body help me ?

 

after this , im newbie in TL and i dont know where i have ask question like this . please give me link to the right place . thanx

 

regards

Nirvana

[sneri777 10]

Hi I'm from Perth new here in the forum. Been trading for 2 months in SIM thru Live Trader Global. still lots to Learn

[1pipatatime 10]

I had a financial mentor but I have never had a human mentor only books and research on the web.

 

I sort of tried things to see how they worked and modified them to suit my personality.

 

When I switched to FX I found the systems that I used to trade options and shares did not go so well, so I started from scratch and developed another system for FX that to my surprise worked really well with options and shares as well.

 

But that being said I would highly recommend getting a mentor as if you get a good mentor they will help speed things up a bit.

 

cheers

 

1pipatatime

[asauler 10]

Hi everyone, ASauler here;

I'm new to the idea of currency trading. I'm reading "Currency Trading for Dummies" & "Forex Essentials in 15 trades", are these a good start? Is there something better to read? I know I have to get my feet wet, but I don't want to sink up to my neck! Who is considered a good mentor? Who is considered a good broker? All help will GREATLY appreciated.

[gooni 10]

Welcome. I'm sure you will enjoy the site.

 

There are a few aussie scattered around (myself included).

[1pipatatime 10]

Thanks gooni I am getting to know how the site works and will be posting a lot more soon

 

cheers

 

1pipatatime

[narn 10]

Hi all

 

Just saying hi from the old continent.

 

I heared from a friend TradersLaboratory is a great resource and has mostly (if not all) positive contributes.

 

I'm still on sim (3 years now after blowing my account on OTC). I realised this is going to take some time

 

I'm about consistently b/e now for the past few months. Mostly due to strict discipline and a rock solid trading plan. I lack screentime and miss the best part of the day (AM session) due to work. Target for going cash is doing 2 positive months in a row (50 points ES per car minimal).

 

I trade price action & volume analysis. Tools are TL's, S&R lines and opening range. I'm not a high accuracy trader (30% winners) but keep my losses small and let the winners run.

 

Well, lets see how this community works. Don't expect much posts from me. Especially in the beginning...

Edited June 15, 2009 by narn
English is like my trading, still lots of mistakes...

[Soultrader 12]

Welcome narn and hi from Japan! I hope you enjoy your stay here and will see you around the boards

[DGC 10]

Hi there.

 

I just thought I'd introduce myself and pose a question at the same time.

I've been investing (buy and hope) for a number of years and had some success with various mutual funds; BRIC funds doing the best mainly, however I am out of all of them at the moment, with most of my money in cash.

 

I got interested in trading, especially spread betting about 2+ years ago and really caught the bug. I tried my hand at first using technical analysis (pattern recognition; head and shoulders, dead cat bounce and all the rest of them), but mainly lost money so I stepped back for a while to do some education.

 

Upon reading numerous books and websites, I eventually came across VSA, Tom Williams and on to Richard Wyckoff. After looking into this form of analysis, I decided this really was something I needed to learn more in depth. I feel this is the only way to predict the future movement of the markets. (The fact that the exchanges are so guarded about volume data proves this beyond any doubt).

 

Anyway, on to my question: I'm thinking of purchasing the Wyckoff Course online from the 'Wyckoff Stock Market Institute' and I was wondering if anyone had also purchased it and what they thought of it. Is it roughly the correspondence course version of the one taught by Hank Pruden in the Golden Gate University, San Francisco? Is it all written notes or are there some videos as well, and does it also cover how to create the point and figure charts needed for some of the analysis, and how easy is this aspect to grasp?

 

Hope all this makes sense and any help gratefully received.

 

DGC.

[sevensa 10]

Hi DGC

 

I don't have an answer for your questions, but you might get more responses if you post your question over at the Wyckoff forum. Probably would be a good idea to read the forum also as their is a wealth of information and you might find that you don't need to purchase any courses after that.

[DGC 10]

Thanks Sevensa. I'll have a look at what you suggest.

[heyman2 10]

Hi

 

I am a newbie who lost his job recently; trying to make some money to take care of my family.

 

I have been doing a lot of reading and trying to understand the markets. I come from a very conservative family and was always taught playing the markets is only for big sharks. Hopefully I will be able to shed my fears and make some money.

 

Thanks

Man

[sevensa 10]

Hi

 

I am a newbie who lost his job recently; trying to make some money to take care of my family.

 

I have been doing a lot of reading and trying to understand the markets. I come from a very conservative family and was always taught playing the markets is only for big sharks. Hopefully I will be able to shed my fears and make some money.

 

Thanks

Man

 

Very sorry to hear about your job. Just some words of caution. Trading is not a quick path to riches and take hard work and dedicatation to learn. Just as a person graduating high school has to spend a few years in college before getting a halfway decent entry level job somewhere and then another few years to start earning a decent salary, can trading take potentially many years before you start to earn a decent living from it.

 

This is not to discourage you from starting on this journey. Just don't expect to replace your monthly income lost with trading in a month or two. Either way, this forum is a great place to learn and I wish you the best of luck.

[Bohunck 10]

Hi:

 

I just noticed that it's been nearly a year since I first started lurking and trying to soak up all the knowledge available here without posting.:doh:

 

Been involved with forex for scalping and some swing trading. Not many from my area, so it's nice to have a place to get the exposure of experience.

[narn 10]

Hi Soul, tnx for the heads up.

 

Going through the Al Brooks thread, great read!

[Guest OrlandoB]

Hi, I'm a new trader. Im into the Wyckoff volume analysis.

[Guest OrlandoB]

Hello, the Dutch are great.

[Guest OrlandoB]

Montana is a great state that understands federalism.