No my dad wasn't a trader. He was a businessman who had very few vices. He never smoked, went jogging every morning and went to the gym every evening, but we buried him before his 44 th birthday. His vice: fast cars and reckless driving.

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I am the one that is sorry, as I misread your post, but hopefully this is water under the bridge now. Thank you for explaining this. I thought maybe it was posted and then removed from the thread and that I had somehow missed it. If you think it has ...

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fti You are wrong, in fact I have just finished re-reading it for 3rd time today. Have also just compiled an 83 page document of the thread which I am editing to remove typos etc. Curious about what gave you the idea tho. Regarding promised pdf. I ...

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Thanks MaMood I got it from fti after going into a laborious explanation of my mindset on this thread, and he summed it up perfectly with this quote which I am pretty sure is from AOW.

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"damage is part of the battle, recovery is essential , victory is the objective" This has become my mantra. I also like this from Theodore Roosevelt "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where ...

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@MaMood I don't think you need to apologise. You were not judgmental or accusative. You were simply asking a question to clarify the concept of what fti defines a pig to be. We are encouraged by fti to ask questions to be sure we understand what he ...

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@ fti It is an article on Lockhead (a defense contractor for u.s.) and how they are thriving on the war in Iraq. Have not finished reading it yet. @piccolo Thanks for the link.

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Hi fti I think you would enjoy the book "Confessions of an economic hitman" written by John Perkins Economic hit men (EHMs) are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. They funnel money from the ...

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Best wishes — Hi Leigh Wish you all the best with your journal. Will be following your postings, and hopefully will not witness too many whippings. (Don't worry ppl she will give you aloe vera afterwards.) I see the wisdom of not putting all ...

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Cold losing streaks are result of recklessness, cowardace, temper and ego in my opinion. If you are disciplined there is no need for losses let alone streaks of them.

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fti Your welcome for info and thank you for the cooking song which put a smile on my face. CHF It sounds similar to fractal, but that is made up of 5 bars. I too have never heard of it, but fti is right about naming conventions. I read about Adam ...

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fti I think you right on the money there. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson tried to rally support yesterday for his plan to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and said he is confident Congress will pass it by next week. We trading interesting times, ...

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Hi fti The yen dropped against the dollar and the euro as better-than-expected earnings at JPMorgan Chase & Co. encouraged investors to sell the currency to buy higher- yielding assets outside Japan. You can read full article here url

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Maybe its not about the song i was referring to, thats why i asked to be corrected. If it's not I think its the 9 small hourly bars before the last couple hrs of choppiness. They signify a continuation of the downtrend. Also I see a complex head and ...

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queen's knights - gbp land of rising sun - japan bottles on wall - song that bottles fall of one at a time so if there were 9 now there are 8 Correct me if i am wrong fti, cos i am smoking something, no worries tho everything is legal here in Holland ...

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In 20 mins we have 3 news releases. should give it a jolt.

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Hi Jest Good to see you here again and even better to hear that you doing so well. You right about the obedience thingy and to be good at that you need a lot of discipline and patience sometimes. Keep up good trading DutchAngel

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke signaled policy makers are unclear about the direction of interest rates because the risks to both growth and inflation have increased. url

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Hi fti Karen's story reminded me of Baz Luhrmann's song video Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, nevermind, you won't understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded, but trust me in 20 years, you'll look back at ...

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