Trivia pages for your amusement

The triva page is a little collection of amusing analogies relating to trading.

The word trivia is derived from tri ( three ) and via ( street ) and people who bumped into each other would make dull gossip about the community hence the name trivia Video below shows the Precision Probability Index trading system which achieves a good lake ratio. Shown here with speeded up data Cost of three eggs in Zimbabwae.. The price is 100 billion Zimbabwae dollars. After the currencey collapse people took to carrying bags of Gold dust to use instead of cash Even now this is on the verge of happening in Argentina, read the story here Elephant Stampede , should you run or stay there? Fundamentalists typically feel their analytics eventually control events. Trend Followers are  content to submit to the flow of events Stampede! Trend Followers don't stick around to convince Mr. Elephant that he is supposed to be somewhere else. The positive intention of fear is risk control   Your experience of collapse may depend on your position. To get off the hook, go with the flow. Meaning is if you are stuck in a bad trade going against you, its time to reverse it. Father time These days people are showing a lot of concern that markets are different and trend following methods no longer work. I recall, in the old days, people showing a lot of concern that markets are different and trend following methods no longer work. January, 1900 Pronouncement: The Markets Seem Different Now..... Not using stop losses is like....... Sure thing, no worries, Of course I'll take good care of the chickens for you. Risking 100% on a trade and watching it closely ....can have all kinds of interesting side effects. Over complex trading system Carrying a heavily complicated system around with you, can lead to interesting drama. The Plover is akin to the scalper Lives on pieces of food and leeches he finds in the mouths of crocodiles. Good legs are helpful in this line of work. The Crocodile allows the Plover to enter its mouth and take bits of food. The Plover gets a free meal and the Crocodile gets clean teeth and gums. The Trend Trader allows scalpers to take a few points here and there, against the day when he just wants to keep buying and buying and buying ... and the scalpers get to experience drinking out of a fire hose at close range. Fundamentalists know when to catch a falling knife. Answer:  When it's cheap So do trend traders. Answer:  When it stops falling Thanks to Ed Seykota for providing these shots These pages below will also appeal to those who enjoy ratios, statistics and calculations. Prodcuts designed for TradingView platform Price target computer ( Predicts exact maximum high and low ) Computing optimal risk  ( Same method as the Las Vegas card counter Ed Thorp ) Proof of optimal risk  ( Proves the above formula is effective ) 1987 crash calculator  ( Calculate your loss or profit if the 1987 crash happens again ) How to test a trading system ( Video simulation and maths ) Beginners guide to trading part one ( Six parts ) Hedging a portfolio with traded options View the Product guide for all platforms supported

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