Comments for The Essentials of Trading

Comment on Book Review: Way of the Turtle by John

John — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:48:42 +0000

Glad you like the book and that you’ve taken it in exactly the manner it was intended.

Comment on Book Review: Markets in Profile by Peccadilloes

Peccadilloes — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:57:38 +0000

Your book reviews are so insightful.
It is good to read erviews by experts who have gained value from them.
we then need only read the ones recommended!
ranking this against the way of the turtle review I would read this first for effective learning!

Comment on Book Review: Way of the Turtle by Peccadilloes

Peccadilloes — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:24:53 +0000

I liked your review.
I like your approach even more.
We have so little time and so much to learn.
It is better to have a primer than to read an approach which may mislead us into thinking it is something we can directly use, Like Buffet…
I like your book.
now to get the time to read it…

Comment on Kondratieff Long Wave Theory by John

John — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:31:08 +0000

Thanks for the heads-up. I’m actually working on a bit of a redesign which should solve any such issues. I know there are some little ones with Firefox as well.

Comment on Kondratieff Long Wave Theory by jeyzzy

jeyzzy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:07:59 +0000

your template displayed incorrectly in my browser(chrome)

Comment on Where’s the Money, and Where’s it Going? by John

John — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:43:55 +0000

Mark – Nah, I’m not saying most traders completely understand what’s happening in the markets. I’m just saying that the current forex prices reaction to news and data is contrary to what those who are thinking in standard economic terms expect.

Comment on Where’s the Money, and Where’s it Going? by Mark Wolfinger

Mark Wolfinger — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:43:58 +0000

“A lot of traders have been utterly confounded by the way things have been playing out in the markets lately.”

Lately?

Are you suggesting traders understand what the markets are doing on a regular basis?

If so, I must disagree. Technicians may or may not be able to get a handle on what is going to happen over the very near term, but understanding it? Not a chance, IMHO

Regards,

Comment on No More “Hedging” for Forex Traders by John

John — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:17:23 +0000

Everyone’s friends at the NFA are back in action: New NFA Retail Forex Leverage Restrictions

Comment on Commitment of Traders – A Weekly Report Worth Viewing by Using COT data to spot potential big moves | The Essentials of Trading

Using COT data to spot potential big moves | The Essentials of Trading — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:02:02 +0000

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Comment on Do you really need live data and charting? by Crazy94

Crazy94 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:56:46 +0000

Perhaps back then we still had a memory of a better time to keep us hoping that it would come around again, sometime. ,