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     smallworld
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| | Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 01:14 am: |  
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So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear ones
The old and the young
A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
So there are only six days before Christmas and eleven days before the year is over. My work is nearly done for the year and much has happened to me and in this world. The real difference to me is that I am aware of what has happened this year, rather than in every other year, when life just passed me by.
I started this year wanting to be a consistent and confident trader. I have been a winning trader the previous year, but I had absolutely no idea how I would do one day from the next, it was like a roller coaster ride for the first time everyday. The roller coaster ride rings even truer when I actually looked at where I get off the ride, to how close it was to where I started. I had no idea what to do to better myself at the beginning of the year. but I promise myself that I would invent new possibilities for myself and life constantly.
I posted 265 times in the last 365 days, many reflecting what I was going through at the time. The first six month of trading saw no dramatic difference, up and down. But I was paying attention to me. I saw how my perception of myself has structured my life, my behaviour and my action. Its like old dog - old tricks, you know what I mean. And I realised that for most of the time, the one single biggest show stopper was me. And I had plenty of good reasons to justify myself, as if i had enough reasons, it was as good as being sucessful. And I also found i have plenty of opinions too. like whats good, whats stupid, or what is a waste of time. Mostly negative ones I might say, And I had years of experience to back up my opinions too. But by being a "NO" person, I am closing my doors and limiting my options. I was effectively doing the same things over and over again (get onto the roller coaster) and expecting different results ( a smoother ride).
The break through came in March/April when the market dropped 300 points and I lost half of the years winnings. Spider was at the time sharing his shorts system, His sharing inspired me to develop a shorting mechanical system based on his description. I name my system Spider in his honour. And I was starting to realise, that every entreprise needs R&D and I need to invest a fair amount of my effort doing development work, rather than trading the same way(doing the same thing). Unfortunately, Spider's system didnt bring me lasting fortune, Any additional profit I made, I surrendered in May when the market was roaring again, and more.
Instead of giving up my systems, I started building news ones, trying different things. and largely through the encouragment of Ken, the effort still continues today. The systems are great. They perform well sometimes and sometimes they misfires. The real benefits of the systems though is in its execution and self observation. I found me challenging myself, my intuitions, my believes with new beliefs and strategies generated by the systems.
I also started in taking notice of the work of John Murphy - Intermarket analsysis. I found that when I was looking at the OHLCV of a stock, I was only looking its footprint. And By looking at different markets, eg. commodity, indices, futures. I now have a whole new set of additional information to confirm the movement of a stock within a bigger picture. I now use them to "fine tune" my perception of the market.
So it has been a good year for me and a good year for our country. I saw our generosity during the relief efforts of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Surely our belief that we live in great country is challenged by the recent riots in Cronulla. But dont forget we are the same people that turned up in thousdands to pay our respect to an executed young ethnic drug traffiker. I believe we Australian are a people of compassion, mateship, conscience and a sense of fair go for all.
So come back Lennon, Sing us one more time.
And so this is Christmas
For weak and for strong
For rich and the poor ones
The road is so long
And so happy Christmas
For black and for white
For yellow and red ones
Let's stop all the fight
Do you have a story to tell before christmas? We are meeting up for a meal at the sidewalk cafe this wednesday.
Cheers
SW
(Message edited by smallworld on December 20, 2005)
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hilarius
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| | Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 01:20 am: |
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Good Morning
My three half Chinese grandsons were christened in the one ceremony in October 2005
That should last me for a few Christmases
DGV
Blessings and Peace
Hilarius
I come in peace to share my thoughts and to shine my candle light on possible long term opportunities
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pasminco
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| | Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 01:58 am: |
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Hi, Hilarious. Congrats on the good news and Happy New Year!
I hope you don't mind me asking, but why was it important to mention that your grandkids were "half Chinese"? Just curious about why their genetic diversity was important enough to mention alongside their status as your grandsons.
I'm an Australian living in Japan where it's pretty much a homogenous society. "Half" kids here often don't fit in well with their classmates, they are ostracized by their peers because of their genetic diversity. They are sometimes treated as "special" - not fully part of the group . Some use it as an advantage and you can often catch them on TV shows or as musicians etc, others go the other way and never really feel truly part of the culture in which they live.
I hope your grandkids never have to feel that they don't fit in because of their heritage. I like to think that Australia is an open-minded nation where ethnic diversity is seen as a positive, not like something to be feared as in Japan. After the race riots I'm not so sure though...
(Message edited by pasminco on December 27, 2005)
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hilarius
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| | Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 03:16 am: |
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Pasminco
I mentioned it because I am proud of them as representatives of two cultures combined in three young lives
I am ashamed of racism in all its forms, since racism is something which I consider degrades the human race as a whole
It is something I hope they never experience, but I recognise the risk from the bias, narrowmindrdness and fear which drives racist attitudes
Alongside this I hope they can play their own roles by quiet example and good conduct in removing the fear of cultural diversity inherent in racism
Unfortunately we live in a world where freedom from mortal suffering is not guaranteed, as it was not guaranteed 2000 years ago
The ending of avoidable hunger, thirst, loneliness, pain and hatred would be great all year round Christmas presents for a troubled world
With Best Wishes
Hilarius
(Message edited by Hilarius on December 27, 2005)
I come in peace to share my thoughts and to shine my candle light on possible long term opportunities
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pasminco
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| | Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 11:39 am: |
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Thanks for the cordial reply. I guess this discussion has little to do with stock trading but what the hey.
Over here in Japan the term for genetically diverse people is "haafu", which comes from the word half (obviously). It is used as an innocuous term which immediately sets that person aside from the rest and labels them as special. To be honest I really dislike the term, I can't help but associate the word with "half-breed" and see it as an epithet just as the word "gaijin" is an epithet meaning foreiner. If I had to use a word to describe someone who happens to be genetically heterogeneous (PC meter in the red now!) I would prefer "double". Am I going OB on this, hypersensitive?
Here are some opinions on this issue if you are interested (disclaimer: a lot of the posters are disgruntled foreigners with too much time on their hands):
http://bigdaikon.org/board/viewtopic.php?t=2235&highlight=haafu
http://bigdaikon.org/board/viewtopic.php?t=56895&highlight=haafu
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dug
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| | Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 05:11 pm: |
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Greetings pasminco,
It's not genetic but I've been how you might say Deformed for as long as I can remember.
Like being racially different/mixed even having a need to cross dress!
I walk into a room and anyone one will say 'That's Different'.
Now this is how it's been since my time Immemorial.
My mother's only advice was 'Sit Down and No One will NOTICE!!"yeah,so naturally I just walked up to EveryOne and said'Whatcha gunner do about it!!'
Anyhow,this is the background to what I see as an Expert Opinion on ya half-breeds et al.
The THING,the Worst Thing in the Dealing with IT dept. is PATRONISING.
Them,Don't really care,dudes'n'dames,who come the patronising
"It don't matter to ME"they declare "but it must be difficult blah,blah,and BLAH"
and once you've been there?
well you know in your Soul-Dump Patronising.
I've always found acceptance in the Under Classes,myself but that's another story.
Happy Trading,
jr
Dig for it.
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smallworld
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It has been nearly two years since I posted here. A lot has happened and a lot has remained the same. During the last 2 years, quite a few has left the forum and some has joined. Some had been banned and others have returned from being banned. Personally, I have progressively been posting less and less, about 190 times in 06 and even less that in 07 if i didnt count on results posting on the Glad Tiding Thread. This probably reflect that my interests has shifted over the years as much as this forum has changed. The forum was a place to gather ideas when I started out, then it became a place to journal thoughts related to trading later on, now it is really a place to spend some time to entertain myself, and occasionally helping out a few newbies.
In trading terms, the last two years has seen many good opportunities and money made. However, trading has been more than money making, pretty much like most other career. If you're going to spend so much time on it. You better like it as well.
Why do I trade - I've been asked the question before and certainly I ask that question of myself from time to time. In the beginning, I did it because I believed it would bring financial security and the possibility of a change of lifestyle. Progressively, It has become a journey of self discovery and personal growth. Now I do it because it pays me well for learning about myself. Most job, you are paid according to your expertise in a particular field or your ability to manage your external environment. Trading is one of a handful of careers that pays you according to your ability to manage yourself, your emotions, your actions and your ability to grow as a person. When I started out, I used to have some kind self hate when I lose. Now, I tend to take it as a part of the game, I still dont like losing but I seldom have self blame anymore. I have also learnt to take responsibility for all my actions, winning or losing alike.
What is the biggest contributor of my success - Trading at all levels is a mine game. I believe the most important elements of success are openmindedness and an overwhelming desire to succeed. With these elements within you, you can gain almost any other attributes you need.
My biggest hurdle facing me - It is not a falling market or lack of trading opportunity, but rather integrity, or lack of. My integrity is my committment to do the things that I said I will do. It is about setting goals and then take steps to fullfil them.
My team - Many people think trading is a solo occupation, but just like many individual sports, You need a team of winners behind you, to support you. Most time we dont consider people that help us as part of our team, they are considered just our friends, our partners, or our accountants. I have started seeing them as part of my team, I commit myself to do my job, while they do theirs.
Success is a choice, and we are the cause.
So let us hear So this is Christmas by Lennon on youtube this time, unknown to me when I started this thread two years ago.
Do you have any stories, thoughts about the year that has just gone by you want share
Rugby is just a game, it isnt a matter of life or death, it is more important than that
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dug
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| | Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 04:33 pm: |
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Oh I battled
Don't go there,jr
whispered NAY SHOUTED.
but never heard of John Lemon's
So this is Christmas ??
No wonder we don't get along,*********
like Where Have you Been??
Now,my sister took me to see the Beatles in 1964.I was 11
yo.
By 1968 69 at the latest I was Treasury Steps Mob crashing parties.
Other than being a Rug Bug,small have ya ever been around?
Or did you go Coocoon?
THEY like d'Medical Profession said I'd never walk again.
When I was 14 mths old.
Got this Tonic and been able to Talk as well as
Do d'Walk!!
**********
Merry New Year.
(Message edited by colin_twiggs on December 21, 2007)
Even 'til Jaded.
Dig for the sake of it.
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smallworld
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| | Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 05:24 pm: |
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Colin,
The purpose of dug's post above seems to be aiming at me personally, and have very little to do with the topic. Could you delete his posts or at least his antagonising remarks e.g smallmind, personsal superiority etc. He's learnt nothing from his time in the bin.
Cheers
SW
(Message edited by smallworld on December 20, 2007)
Rugby is just a game, it isnt a matter of life or death, it is more important than that
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captain_chaza
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Ahoy Officer SmallWorld
I think what SCO Dougles was trying to point out is that
YOU (From Whom I have learnt much) has self imposed yourself in the Sin Bin
Your were one of the Greatest seaman this site has ever seen
If you say you have been here on IC BUT in the Long term thread then I will take your word for it
How anybody can see that far into the future is well beyond this Captain
Salute and Gods' speed
Crikey!
When you look at a chart like ZFX it is no wonder some sailors lose their cool and even promise never return to the Sea
Crikey!
It even makes a few of my Penny Dreadfuls look like Safe Havens!!!
These tantrums are usually short lived
PPS OHK I Hope to see you back in the Spray soon OH Kool One
Once a Seaman
Always a Seaman
(Message edited by Captain_Chaza on December 20, 2007)
"While we stop and think, we often miss our opportunity." Publilius Syrus, 1st century B.C.
"I believe the future is only the past again, entered through another gate."
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero 1893
"There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate: When he can't afford it, and when he can." Mark Twain, 1897
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coyotte
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| | Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 07:16 pm: |
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Like I take constructive criticism of Analysis or Trading seriously from which we can all learn from, --but a point to dwell on about these personal attacks is that " the SIN must be within you , to be able to recognize it as a SIN " , so it is actually more telling of the attacker than the attacked
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Do you have any stories, thoughts about the year that has just gone by you want share -- UNQUOTE
But will take up this offer :
First a bit of background :
first started Trading seriously (sort of - we only had phone brokers and teletext ) during 1997 after reading Guppy's 1st book .
Went on to MetaStock , done the Edward's & Magee thingo and just moved on as online trading and etc became available.
Read Guppy's books, attended a few of his Seminars and just keeping it KISS, done O/K .
Came across this site late 2002 and started mixing in Weinstein - at the time a bad blue - dumped Forum sites mid 2003 and things started to improve again.
Come late 2006 ( trading was going very well ) and came across the ASF site -- reading some of these posts became very discontent and wanted to know more .
Hence 2007 -- BIG LESSON AGAIN THIS YEAR --after spending quite a few bob and TIME on Software , books, DVDs and etc -- have ended up with the worst trading year ever.
At the best I can see what other schools may be looking at and after a massive learning effort have added only one school of T/A to the toolkit.
The Lesson : Learn one School well and do not become "a Jack of all Trades "
Cheers.
(Message edited by coyotte on December 20, 2007)
The "Sea of Uncertainty" is defeated by the nimble vessel "Probability", not the unwieldy vessel "Prediction".
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hilarius
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