Disliked{quote} As you know, I have been posting on this site for a long time. My views have changed to some degree about this thread and the forum in general as I have grown older and look at things from a cui bono perspective almost always now. If I say I am a good trader, and the site disagrees with me, it would not matter to me as I am much too lazy to tend to a flock of traders. I am too busy trading for that. The head of the turtles said that he could put their system in the Wall Street Journal, and most people still would not be able to trade it....Ignored
A fake trader is someone that has demonstrated poor trading abilities yet attempts to convince (fool) others into believing that his trading abilities and knowledge are far in excess of their real level. What methods does he use to attempt this convincing (fooling) of others?
- Cites works of others but twists the original author's intent.
- Takes works of others out of context.
- Presents partial details (e.g. cherry picks) that support ONLY his claims rather than presenting all of the relevant details that would enable the reader to make an evaluation and decide if the FULL data set supports the claim.
- Presents material that is not his as though it is his (e.g. the pool deck scam).
- Presents reams of information that is irrelevant to the topic under discussion. Why? In order to impress the naïve with his apparent knowledge; to confuse the readers; to divert from the topic discussion, especially when the topic would lead to his exposure as "fake trader".
I could continue, but I am certain that these are sufficient to inform the readers, and that they will stimulate in the reader's own mind additional points.
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