14 Screen Setup

Monitors are getting cheap nowadays.  I've seen  22" LCD screens go for as low as $150 bucks at the local electronics store, and I'm sure they're going to get a lot bigger and cheaper...


What Grinds My Gears

Posted by: manic in miscellaneous on

manic

You know what grinds my gears?  These traders that need to justify their self-worth...

Is how much invested into each trade, relevant or helpful to anyone..? So what if you're trading "200" lots of eur/usd ... I'm sure knowing that you have 5.1 million in your account balance, helps figure out the additional risk management involved... but really... is it even wise to disclose such information to everyone?


The anatomy of a pinbar.

Posted by: manic in miscellaneouseducation on

manic

Being a candlestick trader and all, and no idea what a "pinbar "  was, as someone had mentioned in the chat-room; so I googled, and low and behold, stumbled upon this image explanation.

 


What Grinds My Gears

Posted by: manic in miscellaneous on

manic

You know what really grinds my gears...? Traders who act like gurus...

Tell, tell signs of a guru, will often say these: "no that's not right..." "it's done this way.." "your fibs are off.." "that indicator lags..." "that indicators doesn't work..." "the right way is..."it's never an opinion...it's a fact.