How many FullTime/Professional Traders here?

gcvikranth · #21 6th November 2006, 09:06 PM

I am an IT professional. Spend my spare time(more during the weekends) reading and understanding TA..
My strategy is yet to evolve...

Thanks,
Vikranth

ash.investor · #22 6th November 2006, 10:54 PM

Hi All,

I am a Software Tester by profession. Earlier I was into Software Development.

I have learnt TA and sometime back and trading since a year.

I trade in delivery based equities market and the period that I hold varies from a week to more than 6 months.

I am yet to discover what kind of trader I am since I use a mix of lot of trading systems. I like to create my portfolio that has momentum stocks as well as multi baggers.

My system includes oscillators / indicators and there is a lot of interpretation involved. In other words, my system is not fully mechanical but I plan to make one.

I also want to improve my money management techniques and get more disciplined.

My next milestone is F n O market.

Day Trading fascinates me, but I cannot spare time during the trading hours.

That was all about me

Regards,
a$h.investor

oilman5 · #23 1st February 2007, 11:48 PM

hallo to all,
i am an amateur...
an would be pro @ 2010....
a field related project pro with chess background
a vetaren experimental investor..a lucky gambler
clear funda on OR & statistics..
system search....i know its futile..still i try
system...hotchpotch...more on whims..
idea..fundamental...
return expectation..24%[yrearly]
practical idea...many...
old experience ...av monthly 3 trade...
luckily earned..in past as gambler[daytrade]
software..metastock + omnitrader
datafeed viratech

understand mm, survival skill
poor to handle volatility, risk averse..
trade low risk. but aggresively

journey of 2nd cycle...
studying risk/reward....
pyramiding winner...
past gambling attitude ...tragedy of selling winner early
past investment..hold loser...
I HAVE TO REVERSE IT..HARDWAY I MUST CHANGE ME..
HAVE done manygood trade...aswell as foolish trade..
psychologically balanced..

problem is i enjoy..[trap of illusion]

present job dont permit daytrade...which i can do naturally
[through feed of adaptability..30yr of chess experience]

learning short term trade now...searching for agood mentor

oilman5

Raju · #24 2nd February 2007, 05:14 AM

Hi,

I started trading 8-9 months back.I am a Software Test Engineer.I usually do swing trading.If time permits then I try day-trading.Initially I started trading with tips from Angel Broking .I gained few bucks but also lost whtever I gained.You can call me lucky guy.As for last few days I recovered my lost money from stocks like Techm.I daily read Traderj articles and watch CNBC-TV 18.

Raju

alpha1 · #25 2nd February 2007, 03:10 PM

Swing trade.

TA + charts = best tools for swing.
Ofcourse knowledge (fundamental/political/social/economic etc) also matter.

Stop Loss is your best friend in uncertainity.

beginner_av · #26 6th February 2007, 04:06 PM

i am a full time trader trading options. if my health permits i day trade options, else i use strategies for the month. i do it cause i understand options well and it suits my personality. i have my own system on paper and peter hoadley. will soon implement on a server. i have now tried to trade other methods also, but just scratching the surface....when in doubt, i square off my positions and always go back to my option trades. Follow only LBR, Tom Demark and Joe Ross. thoug i love to read about all systems and tinker with them. profound influence on me by alex elder, marty schwartz and jesse livermore. regret that in india we dont get option data like in the US with stuff like Tymora Pro.

ur comments and suggestions are welcome.

CreditViolet · #27 6th February 2007, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beginner_av

i am a full time trader trading options. if my health permits i day trade options, else i use strategies for the month. i do it cause i understand options well and it suits my personality. i have my own system on paper and peter hoadley. will soon implement on a server. i have now tried to trade other methods also, but just scratching the surface....when in doubt, i square off my positions and always go back to my option trades. Follow only LBR, Tom Demark and Joe Ross. thoug i love to read about all systems and tinker with them. profound influence on me by alex elder, marty schwartz and jesse livermore. regret that in india we dont get option data like in the US with stuff like Tymora Pro.

ur comments and suggestions are welcome.

Sure you do mate, try Quotecenter or Esignal (untested)
QC has a nice Optionwatch and very useful. You can also exchange data b/w Excel and QC which makes for some really good realtime templates

Hope that helps
CV

beginner_av · #28 6th February 2007, 08:13 PM

thx - as usual. did u mean both are unteseted or only esignal is untested?

jl168 · #29 16th March 2007, 08:49 AM

I am a full time trader.
I day trade SPI and Nikkei index futures using 3 min chart.
Not so successful! Many trades made but not enough profits over a year's trading.

satyen2073 · #30 16th March 2007, 09:23 AM

yes i m full time trader id is satyen2073

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