My Axe To Grind

October 17th, 2018

I love trading.

But there are a few things that make me angry.

One is when “experts” tell us we can’t beat the market.

Of course it’s difficult to beat the market. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try. And that doesn’t mean we can’t do it.

It motivates me every day.

Another is when people say that basic indicators don’t work. They were built by smart people with the goal of making money. Are we to assume that they wasted all that time researching equations that are useless?

That doesn’t make sense.

Plus, we can just use our own eyes. Open up a chart and put an indicator on it. Then look at when price goes “Oversold” and then see if it travels up to “Overbought.” Does it happen? Does it happen all the time? If so, doesn’t it make sense that a system based on this oscillation might make us money?

And, oh, by the way, I have research that shows that indicators work just fine.

Last, I hate the perception that normal people can’t make good money trading.

How many traders’ dreams have been squelched before they ever got started because people have told them it can’t be done?

How many people could be making money and changing their lives instead of feeling hopeless because they’ll never have more money?

I want to prove that regular people can beat the market and change their lives. I want to hear success stories from people who did just that.

Warren Buffett said he tap dances to work every day because he’s so excited to do his job.

Beating the market is what makes me get out my tap shoes.

We’ll get back to talking about systems next week.

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