There's a logical reason why that could actually be true, and it often is. A positional longer term trader might have to wait quite a while for a trade setup and then hold a trade for maybe weeks or months waiting for it to play out. He has to use ...

Defining who is a better trader...

If actual trading, ie opening and closing trades, is what gives the enjoyment then yes I would think the longer one trades the more enjoyment one gets, assuming both are equally successful. I guess this is where there's a danger of becoming addicted ...

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Hey Phil Yep good point, a regular 10 or 15 pips with a tight'ish stop (which can be made in a few minutes sometimes) can be just as profitable or even more profitable than someone who trades longer term with a wider stop, and equally time ...

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Dammit that's probably B....A is too busy trading! I knew there was a good reason to trade off of a 4-hour chart, I just couldn't remember what it was.......

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hahaha Yeah, can we have our ball back please mister!

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You've said 'A' does more trading than 'B'. Going by the replies in this thread it seems some people like 'B' more than 'A' because it means they do less trading. I like and enjoy trading so I do more of it than 'B'. I don't know what 'B' enjoys, ...

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I like trader A because I enjoy trading

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Risk is exactly what we choose it to be, it's just about the only thing we have any control over.

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If everything else is equal, including risk, then the one with the highest return. I don't quite get what you're asking, sorry.

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The one with the best risk adjusted performance. Individually it depends on the trader's risk profile and what he's trying to achieve, some traders may be comfortable taking higher risks for higher returns.

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Out of interest what was plan-a?

Stress Free EUR/USD

haha, it might be easier to have a box for the good stuff Mind you I've seen traders make some weird and wonderful stuff work for them, moon cycles is one that springs to mind! What I think is interesting in my 'you buy/I sell' example is we both ...

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Sure, I'm not saying it isn't interesting and can't be useful at times, but it's just another discretionary tool. You might see a move up as more buyers than sellers and that 'smart money' is buying, so you buy. I might look at the same move and see ...

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Analyse and understand what you did wrong and move on, try not to beat yourself up over it or chase the loss, it might have been an expensive lesson so make it a valuable one. If you can't identify why you blew up then you've got a problem! If you ...

how do you start trading again

As far as analysing order flow and buyers and sellers goes..... Ok, now apply the same logic and analysis to the nearly identical previous rally from 1.42 to 1.43, just before this move from 1.43 to 1.45, there's nothing to say we won't see a ...

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Good post (except for the last bit, but that's a different debate )

Why is there no Traders Holy Grail?

lol, I can't imagine why they wouldn't, no sense of humor some of these bucket shops!

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Well we know the mechanics of the market but that's about all we know, trying to apply logic or analysis to the 'Who, Why, When' is pure speculation and (educated) guesswork, subjective and discretionary. For pretty much every thesis there can be an ...

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lol, I thought you would have been, I just couldn't resist

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