Then and Now....

This thread is dedicated to every member to post their earliest posts vs most recent posts.

I thought maybe this could be beneficial for us to reflect back on how much we've grown as traders and how much FF has affected our thinking in trading.

I will post mine just for an example.

My first post on FF!!

http://www.forexfactory.com/showpost...94&postcount=1

"hey,

i'm a new trader started a couple of months ago...

i'm with fxcm and i think it's a ton better than forex.com

But my strategy is since i'm working
i trade these mainly
aus/usd
usd/jpy
euro/usd

and i use 3 technical indicators:
2 bolinger bands (1 and 2 standard deviation) superimpose over the price..that would creat a buy, sell, or no man's area

macd

and finally rsi

i would look at 60min, 30min, 15min charts and confrim my sell/buy signals. Then i would look at the signals option that fxcm has and see if my approach is right..
i often put a narrow trailing stop (about 10 pip) and limit of usually 20-30. (i'm small scale trader)

if i need more evidence of buy/sell signals, i look at CCI and parabolic sars

i'm currently trying to read up on fundamental techniques as well as look at various candlestick pattersn..i'm reading steve nison's book 2nd edition on candlestick charting.."

and most recent post...

http://www.forexfactory.com/showpost...77&postcount=2

"To me a trend is a collective behavior of the masses. A range is still a trend (believe or not) but on a smaller scale. There's no way a market can sit still for a long time (the big boys need to make some money!) , it has to move UP or DOWN. Depending on which timeframe you look at, that movement will be large or small.

Anyway, the reason people trade in the direction of the trend is because of what we like to call "herd" behavior. I stress this over and over because it's something you witness every day wherever you are. People do what people see. Plus trading is not about predicting what will happen next or using the past to predict the future, it's all about probabilites. And since it is about the crowds, you have a better chance of profiting by following the trend.

You argument that people should see the chart for what it is, but at the same time argue that their perception is wrong is contradicting. I believe all of us are given innate abilities to see patterns and that dictates our decisions. Since the market is made up of people, you will always have some people who see things the way you do. That's why I think that no matter what system you use, you will always have periods that you will make huge profts, and other times you will experience drawdowns. It's all about how you manage your trades, not the system."

haha...wow..talk about biiig difference.

ps The first post I think I have like 10 indicators

http://www.forexfactory.com/images/misc/progress.gif

should've put this in member lounge....: