To do that with a small sum like $1K you will need something more than a 100% annual return. For instance a 100% return over 10 years starting with $1,000 and taking out 30% of your profits annually (to pay taxes) will get you to $118,587 in the ...

A Trading Experiment

I think you've identified something that is common in the psychology of trading. Traders tend to focus on short-term results. All systems have runs of wins and losses. If a particular system is having a run of winners, it will become popular even if ...

Vote the most profitable method

Here is a concept I've gotten my head around recently that may shed some light on what you've noticed. Think about this. For every strategy that a particular trader employs, it is possible for the market to move in such a way that said trader's ...

Coulda, shoulda, woulda..... a losing game.

diallist wrote: I've seen this type of thinking on many different trading message boards. It is popular with new traders because it gives them hope that profitability is easy to achieve and just around the corner. I hate to throw cold water on the ...

Coulda, shoulda, woulda..... a losing game.

There are a number of reasons for not wanting to share. Many of them have already been covered in this thread. Most people want to keep their "secrets" private. That's just the way people are. We hoard and hide away stuff, and try to get an ...

How come nobody likes to share?