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> 3. Level of spiritual
attainment.
Semantics plays a part in any
discussion, especially when we are
crossing cultures etc. It plays a
greater role in 'spiritual'
discussion than it does in any
other.
So, first the
semantics.
We are not limited to the term
'spirituality' as we can talk around
the same area in many different
terms (objective mind/subjective
mind, rational/intuitive,
super-consciousness, super-rationality
the
collective unconscious, God, the
Soul, the Divine, the Supreme and
millions more).
For ease of discussion I will
stick with 'spirituality'.
A few basic points:
- generally the 'spiritual gene'
is latent in humanity, across all
cultures
- it is more virile in a small
%
- it is particularly latent in
the West/modern culture where we have
turned our back on our
spirituality
- I dare say this forum has more
than its share of latent
spirituality under the
surface
- the psychic opposites are not
antagonistic forces e.g. soul versus
body but rather a complimentary
whole so that is not a matter of
logic/programming trading versus
intuitive/discretionary trading.
We
are all using both, at different
times and places, even those who
deny it (there is no such thing
as a 100% objective/rational person).
- a healthy psyche has a good
balance and flows between each
psychic
pole in its own
season.
The main pragmatic
points:
- we can't bootstrap our
subjective mind so we have to turn to
mentors for written or oral
teaching
- some have more aptitude for it
than others
- I was very priviliged to have
some experience in these matters long
before I started trading (my
subjective consciousness/soul
was
already active and able to
express itself in the world) but it
still
took years of pragmatic,
practical, objective work to 'program'
the
trading mind to match i.e. I had
to pass a sufficient number of
exams, in the core units, at the
'University of Trading', before I
could 'enter the trading
zone'.
In laymans terms, my intuitive
mind was functioning but I still had
to go out and tediously train my
rational/objective mind, and learn
as many of the objective rules of
trading as I could, before the
subjective and the objective
minds could synchronize in the
trading
room.
"Give unto Caeser that which is
Caesers AND give homage to your God".
brian_z
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com, "Jan Malmberg" <jan@xxx>
wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I sometimes daytrade using
even delayed data for the charts, and
a
list
> compiled list stored in my
broker's web application. It works
alright. Most
> of the time I do
short-to-mid-term swing trading. With just the
15-
min
> delayed data. Ok, real-time
for the indexes.
>
>
>
> Here's my
opinion.
>
>
>
> The three components that
determine your success are usually:
>
> 1. Level of analysis. How
good you can produce low-risk entries
with a
> probable future outcome,
which of course is never totally possible.
> 2. Level of money
management. How much you bet on one
single
trade, how
> well you scale in, scale
out, set and stick to stop-orders,
and
more.
> 3. Level of spiritual
attainment. How much you have attained the
> "no-mind" state of the
ancient warriors and spiritually
achieved
people.
> Which means that you
fearlessly execute trades while maintaining
a
> risk-appropriate behavior.
Only really possible when you no
longer
fear the
> horrible market and what it
might do to you.
>
>
>
> Which one is most important?
The one you lack the most at the
moment. I was
> fortunate to start out with
fairly solid money management from
the
start.
>
>
>
> Best regards / JM
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
>
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com]
On Behalf
> Of Louis P.
> Sent: Thursday, 31 July 2008
2:15 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
> Subject: [amibroker] Anyone
actually making money?
>
> Hi,
>
> I was only wondering...
Anyone actually making money or making
a
living
> with AB and
trading?
>
> I've been working on ideas
and plans for over 7 months now and
didn't find
> anything convincing yet.
I've been searching daily data, then
hourly,
> 15-minute and now I am into
1-minute data and nothing seems
satisfying.
> Been searching RSI, MFI,
ADX, MA, HHV, LLV... nothing seems to work.
>
> So... Anyone is making
consistent money with this, and if so,
at
which
> timeframe and how do you do
it?
>
> I'm beginning to think about
switching to tick database; it seems
even
> 1-minute is too slow for
intraday trading. Anyone making money with
> 1-minute?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Louis
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