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Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

BN -- I'm surprised and disappointed in you. You upload an image with two charts that aren't labeled -- and that is supposed to prove your point? Either you aren't as smart as I thought you were or you think we are more stupid than we actually are. ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

I had posted earlier that "We are judged by the friends we keep". But it goes deeper than that. We may not be aware, but we also judge ourselves by the friends we keep. So, though you know that ryuryu is a dick, you choose his company because he ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Also, with respect... I agree with your comment about life being hard -- no doubt it can be brutal. But would you trade places with someone who lived 100 years ago? Probably not. We have become so spoiled that now when a little rain falls we use ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

RickM -- thanks for your post. I know you are a good guy and a top-notch trader. I like to rattle chains and it is pretty hard to push your button -- which is a good sign. As for ryuryu -- what you write about him means shit. He is a dick. He is not ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

An example of a volume indicator -- the purple line in the subwindow is pure tick volume. The yellow vertical lines mark crossings with the 0-level. Does anyone see a pattern? Not perfect, but when combined with a filter indie then it's pretty darn ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

I didn't mean to imply you said anything about being polite -- I was just prepared in case that came up. In addition to being controversial this thread has served another purpose -- do you know what a "Honey Pot" is? It's like a trap for bad apples. ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Some additional information about tick volume versus real volume: url I'm cutting / pasting from the article: "In a landmark research paper* published back in 2011 by Caspar Marney, veteran forex trader, who served tenures at banks such as UBS or ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

The point of the thread WAS to be controversial -- so it's no surprise there would be disagreement and tension. And don't bother lecturing about being polite. As a red badge you've been around FF long enough to know how people are. I'd say the ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Oh, you're back again? Aren't you the fella who has one EA that throws errors on one machine and, yet, believes it is due to a MetaQuotes conspiracy and not a coding error? Do you really want to revisit this? Why not just let it go... Perhaps it's ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Yes you can say it, but just because you say it doesn't make it true. What is the basis for that statement? Any evidence? An alternate point of view: url "Measuring the tick data can provide a useful insight about the intensity of trading volumes. ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

ryuryu: "because I write everywhere that Rick is a cool guy." You mean you keep promoting him and yourself, right? And why is that? Why do we need to know that Rick and you are such cool guys? ryuryu: "Also this asshole complained to the admins that ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

RickM -- you see what happens when you're not careful about the company you keep. ryuryu managed to focus the "Misleading or Stupid" thread on you and you naively followed him down the rabbit hole. This was a lose-lose proposition for you. Next time ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Hey OP -- I'd let it be. I respectfully request you do not ignore or block RickM. If he chooses not to post here again then let that be his choice. Though his posts are incomplete and one is forced to read between the lines, there are still things ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

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Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

RickM -- it's all cool. The OP was wondering why you didn't explain more and I simply responded (to the OP) that a chart would be helpful. Was that a crime? And I believe I also said it was fine that you chose not too. You've been around FF long ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Wait a second... I said that I sometimes use tick volume and that I've read it roughly approximates real volume. However, RickM uses *real* volume in his trading -- at least that is what I understand from his posts. And he never mentions where his ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Okay -- he hates you, too. Welcome to the club... And I don't mind. I find the attention flattering...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Couldn't agree with you more -- but what are you going to do? You'd have to be a psychiatrist or psychologist to have even the slightest clue why people behave as they do. Like you, I don't like it. But I also know that it is impossible for an adult ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

BTW -- ryuryu's insults were directed at me, not you. Whenever I post he gets excited. I think it might be because I stimulate some fond memories...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?