Which trader to follow on FF?

I have been reading this forum for a while now, and there are some very experienced traders who offer good advice for free.

but there are so many conflicting opinions and different styles, im lost picking who to follow!?

everybody seems to recommend j16 or jacko but those threads are huge and have gone down the paid service route.....also there is alot of people saying "scam" or "not good" about them too.....i dont want to get into the argument but im not sure if those threads are suited to me.

i am a day trader, i trade london and ny, i am at home all day to watch the charts.

i havent gone from system to system, i have one which i use mainly which just involves using the bollinger bands and price action.

but i want to further my skill set, but dont know where to start.

i dont like systems that use loads of indicators, ma's, patterns, macd's etc i prefer a more naked chart and to read PA.

but i know nothing about news releases and the fundamental side......do i need to?...if so where do i start?, becuase watching bloomberg just confuses me!! can a person just pick up things like that with absolutley no prior knowledge about anything economic?

i would also like to just pick up 1-2 threads on here and take my time reading them and learning from the system and more importantly the teacher.

so who would you follow on here, which member is the true guru on this forum that i can truly learn from, without worry that they might have an alterior motive (going to paid service etc). although i would think about paying somebody as a mentor etc

can anybody recommend someone reliable to follow on youtube video's etc......there are many forex videos on there but god knows how successfull these traders are!....but i feel i learn better with visual aids like video's etc

i appreciate that with these types of questions im going to get difference of opinions and people recommending members who they are freinds with etc etc but i guess it is then for me to use that information and to decide for myself!

thanks in advance, and all comments are welcome.

phew... I also feel the same a few months ago.

I wish you luck in searching your own mentor as I know it is one of a very important element in the path of becoming a successful trader.

I have found my own, and it really did speed up my learning curve.

He teaches me bout using a variation of MA's. Feeling pretty good bout it.

So I guess my way is pure technical analysis, thus not so naked chart, but not so hectic either.

I get you mate, I know nothing bout fundamental analysis. And news kinda sounds like gibberish to me. I wish I could understand them some day.

For now, technical it is.

Only one id recomend - Darkstar

He doesnt give much away and this is the golden point - his posts make you think...

Read them, be confused, and slowly catch on to the real game. Find your own way cause no one can/will show you how to really trade profitably

Theres no easy fix you gotta do your time like everyone else

Look in mirror.

I'll mention a couple.... do what you want with them.

Greg Wilson
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=88949

Graeme
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=245149

Look to learn from someone who has been consistently profitable.
The problem is that it can be difficult to figure out, in the short-run, who is making profits consistently and who is essentially entering at random with some pseudo martingale MM. You could make nearly any system profitable in the short-run with tricky MM.
In my opinion, you first need to learn how to distinguish a real edge from a coin flip and only then will you know who's advice you should follow.

If a trader doesn't know where their edge lies its because they don't have one.

If you're going to ask the general population @FF who you should follow then you might as well just start reading the "Trading Systems" forum from the front page because those same people will be replying to this thread.

lol - he has a point - hard truth is, with all the people on this forum, at the end of the day your on your own (BTW I havent been in the trading systems forum in about 2 years.. Im just very very bored!)

You won't find essential information in forums.

Only all that stupid basic stuff which you can find elsewere on the internet.

yea i do think a mentor of some sort helps speed up the learning process and cuts out alot of the rubbish we absorb along this journey. as newbies half the problem is distinguishing what is rubbish and what is vital though!

for me fundamentals do play a big part in forex (some people say they dont) but you only have to look how quiet the markets stayed until FOCM yeterday before they did anything.....so i really do want to learn a little more about all these red flag news reports i see on the calender each day...simple things like how everyone knew BOJ would intervene with the yen.....apart from me!

i know it would be impossible to understand it all but i think a little fundamental knowledge and analysis would be helpful......what do the more experienced traders think?

thanks cindy

i will read through some of darkstars posts, i have seen him speak here before.

i understand there is no easy fix, and im prepared to work hard to achieve my goals, but just by you recmommending me a name, it helps!....

thanks mate, along with cindy's recommendation i will read through the posts carefully and try to absorb what i can......much appreciated.

That didn't take long.

IGLOO ---

I am a newer trader and have been putting in lots of hours studying practicing scheming etc. All the stuff a successful trader does on their way to consistent success.

I have been and still am currently looking for people to network with and am seeking out a mentor. I came across this thread and have been in brief email contact with Paul about joining his group. If possible I would like to speak with you regarding this subject. Could you PM me or email me at [email protected] ...

Thanks!
Rodney