Comments on: The Holy Grail of Trading: It’s not your System http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-its-not-your-system/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:09:49 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: thomas adair http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-its-not-your-system/comment-page-1/#comment-20973 thomas adair Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:57:49 +0000 http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-it%e2%80%99s-not-your-system/#comment-20973 Developed multiple arbitrages for the financial markets. Arbitrages that produce just a few percent a year, to arbitrages that produce over 30 percent a year. In 2001 i started developing, as of now, a dozen arbitrages. I lock in an X percentage, and Y time later, i close out the arbitrage. Over 30%/yr. Risk-Free Investing is not only possible, but in abundance. Just that people are told and taught that it is impossible. No risk has been in front of all, but not seen. The market is unlimited. Thomas Adair thomasadair@hotmail.com Developed multiple arbitrages for the financial markets. Arbitrages that produce just a few percent a year, to arbitrages that produce over 30 percent a year.

In 2001 i started developing, as of now, a dozen arbitrages. I lock in an X percentage, and Y time later, i close out the arbitrage. Over 30%/yr.

Risk-Free Investing is not only possible, but in abundance. Just that people are told and taught that it is impossible. No risk has been in front of all, but not seen.

The market is unlimited.

Thomas Adair
thomasadair@hotmail.com

]]> By: Stock Trading Weekend - Nov 2, 2007 | Million Dollar Journey http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-its-not-your-system/comment-page-1/#comment-14797 Stock Trading Weekend - Nov 2, 2007 | Million Dollar Journey Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:30:31 +0000 http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-it%e2%80%99s-not-your-system/#comment-14797 [...] The Holy Grail of Trading: It’s not your System [...] [...] The Holy Grail of Trading: It’s not your System [...]

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]]> By: chrisperruna.com » Blog Archive » The Fear of Losing Money http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-its-not-your-system/comment-page-1/#comment-13169 chrisperruna.com » Blog Archive » The Fear of Losing Money Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:11:22 +0000 http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-it%e2%80%99s-not-your-system/#comment-13169 [...] Many investors fail in this world due to their fear of losing money. Brilliant people continue to fail at trading the markets because of their emotions, not their intelligence or their work ethic. It’s their psychological make-up and their pre-programmed society based beliefs as partially explained in The Holy Grail of Trading: It’s not your System. [...] [...] Many investors fail in this world due to their fear of losing money. Brilliant people continue to fail at trading the markets because of their emotions, not their intelligence or their work ethic. It’s their psychological make-up and their pre-programmed society based beliefs as partially explained in The Holy Grail of Trading: It’s not your System. [...]

]]> By: Reno http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-its-not-your-system/comment-page-1/#comment-12449 Reno Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:33:36 +0000 http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-it%e2%80%99s-not-your-system/#comment-12449 piranha, at first I took my 13k to almost 21k and then gave it all back and then some and now am to around 5k :( Lots of volatility in the account lol and I think my 26% win rate out of around 75 trades so far this year doesn't help out either lol. Good thing the market has seemed to break out of the sideways movement lately to the upside, hopefully I can just jump on some trends and go for the ride. Yesterday and today have been great as it probably has for most other people too. I'm just going to keep on doing what I've been doing for now and reviewing my trades to see if I can increase my win rate. piranha, at first I took my 13k to almost 21k and then gave it all back and then some and now am to around 5k :( Lots of volatility in the account lol and I think my 26% win rate out of around 75 trades so far this year doesn’t help out either lol. Good thing the market has seemed to break out of the sideways movement lately to the upside, hopefully I can just jump on some trends and go for the ride.

Yesterday and today have been great as it probably has for most other people too. I’m just going to keep on doing what I’ve been doing for now and reviewing my trades to see if I can increase my win rate.

]]> By: Matt M. http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-its-not-your-system/comment-page-1/#comment-12350 Matt M. Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:08:02 +0000 http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-it%e2%80%99s-not-your-system/#comment-12350 Position sizing is the single most misunderstood element to successful trading. The outperformance gained on identical portfolios thru proper position sizing is substantial. Van Tharp is one of the few to address it in a printed version. Position sizing is the single most misunderstood element to successful trading. The outperformance gained on identical portfolios thru proper position sizing is substantial. Van Tharp is one of the few to address it in a printed version.

]]> By: Good to Pile . . . « Trading for the Masses http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-its-not-your-system/comment-page-1/#comment-12335 Good to Pile . . . « Trading for the Masses Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:46:45 +0000 http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-it%e2%80%99s-not-your-system/#comment-12335 [...] The Holy Grail of Trading: It’s not your System [...] [...] The Holy Grail of Trading: It’s not your System [...]

]]> By: piranha http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-its-not-your-system/comment-page-1/#comment-12319 piranha Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:10:49 +0000 http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-it%e2%80%99s-not-your-system/#comment-12319 Deborah, Congrats on the yearly gain; I also see a correction but I must remain bullish until it is confirmed (if it confirms). Reno, What type of capital are we talkng here? Less than $10k...? Deborah,
Congrats on the yearly gain; I also see a correction but I must remain bullish until it is confirmed (if it confirms).

Reno,
What type of capital are we talkng here? Less than $10k…?

]]> By: Reno http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-its-not-your-system/comment-page-1/#comment-12270 Reno Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:56:31 +0000 http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-it%e2%80%99s-not-your-system/#comment-12270 Excellent post. Although I've read and have been told many times about proper risk and position size management I don't stick to the plan as well as I should. Mostly because I keep on feeling that I'd either miss out on a good move or that I don't want to spend that much time diversifying and leaving all of that capital not at work. Also without a decent amount put into a single position my target calculations of the absolute return would make it seem as it's not worthwhile even though the risk/return would be excellent at 3-5R. Excellent post. Although I’ve read and have been told many times about proper risk and position size management I don’t stick to the plan as well as I should. Mostly because I keep on feeling that I’d either miss out on a good move or that I don’t want to spend that much time diversifying and leaving all of that capital not at work. Also without a decent amount put into a single position my target calculations of the absolute return would make it seem as it’s not worthwhile even though the risk/return would be excellent at 3-5R.

]]> By: Deborah http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-its-not-your-system/comment-page-1/#comment-12266 Deborah Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:52:52 +0000 http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/07/11/the-holy-grail-of-trading-it%e2%80%99s-not-your-system/#comment-12266 I really should do more studying of the market from that kind of perspective. This week markets my first year and I've done very well, up 165%. But, I think we will be moving into a bear market because of the subprime mess and the burden of the aging population. I'm Canadian and we have stronger laws that mean that we don't have the kind of subprime problem the US has, but I can't see the US economy not spilling over to other economies. But we have the same aging population problem. So, I need to understand the market better because of what I think is coming. I think a lot of the "rules" we think we understand are going to change. I really should do more studying of the market from that kind of perspective.

This week markets my first year and I’ve done very well, up 165%.

But, I think we will be moving into a bear market because of the subprime mess and the burden of the aging population.

I’m Canadian and we have stronger laws that mean that we don’t have the kind of subprime problem the US has, but I can’t see the US economy not spilling over to other economies. But we have the same aging population problem.

So, I need to understand the market better because of what I think is coming. I think a lot of the “rules” we think we understand are going to change.

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