Thanks for the response Ferru. You don't believe in predictive financial modeling at all? I believe that backtesting strategies is simply a tool to analyze the future predictability of your strategy and not the answer. I still think it is a powerful ...

Kind of sad that you missed the point of the thread and all the follow ups but I guess that's just what you get when you're dealing with online forums. This is a learning experience and starting this thread doesn't mean I am taking on investments ...

Even a "Master Trader" should always be a student of his craft. The day you believe you have completely mastered something is usually the day you are humbled with a new lesson. Just my opinion. I've studied the the financial markets for a few years ...

Nice! Thanks for the advice. I've contacted a few hedge fund firms and lawyers. Seems like most of the licenses are required just to speak to clients and give advice on the market. Getting your CTA requires the series 3, 30 and 34 as well. (These ...

No longer a student. The status "Student" is simply there because I feel like you can never stop learning about the market. I assume most people on this forum are here to learn or teach others, so we are all students in some sense. I don't have ...

Great stuff. Subscribed and looking forward to reading the rest!

Good thread on how to do that here in ff: url (I hate it when people say there is a thread out there but don't post the link so there it is ) btw Sherlock rocks!

interesting because I plan out my potential exits prior to entering the trade, including my take profits. (I use a rolling stop along with soft take profit levels)

Awesome advice. I currently keep a trade journal and I also have a trade checklist which I require myself to fill out before I enter any trade. This act forces me to think out each trade methodically prior to jumping into the market.

I define my equity risk by the amount of equity I am risking on a single trade which I typically keep under 2%. I also look at future fundamental reports which will provide liquidity to the markets as my market volatility risk. I think defining and ...

My most memorable order always seems to be my most current order.

I actually agree with your thoughts on choosing a broker. In regards to demo accounts. I definitely agree that live trading is the only way to truly understand the emotional toll that risking capital can take. However, I definitely think that ...

Pretty clear downtrend but the timing of your entry seems poor. It also looks like it could bounce off the bottom support of that yearlong range.

Ahh I see. It's all good man. Looks pretty good so far. Good luck with all your ventures.