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Jack said:
I don't think SLT ever claimed to be a guru. He's been very up front about his progress and where he's at trading wise. Heck, he openly talks about trading on demo when he is trying out something new, and about how he's still learning.

I believe he just wants to share what he's picked up so far, from his point of view, combining multiple different teachings together into his own style. In a lot of ways, teaching something helps solidify the subject for the teacher. (And if you haven't noticed, SLT has been very open to suggestions and feedback from other members here.. it's not like he's preaching that his way of trading is the best and asking people to blindly follow him; he's here trying to learn, share, and collaborate like most of us.)

So unless I missed something where SLT became an overnight guru trying to peddle his wares... let's lay off the constant false guru witch hunt for a bit, shall we?

What he is doing isn't as helpful as he thinks it is. Whatever he says has no merit because he's too new and if you pressed him on it you'd realize he isn't even profitable.

Not my problem you guys can't handle me calling the blind man blind.

Go ahead Dan, shut me up with a live Myfxbook.
 
the golden gun said:
Not my problem you guys can't handle me calling the blind man blind.

I can handle your post, I'm just giving my point of view. If I couldn't handle it, I would have just deleted your post.. :p

I just don't think the people who are following along with SLT's posts are being mislead.. the posters who comment on this thread know his status and are enjoying the conversation about his trading. And again, he's being upfront about it all.

It appears more like a collaboration of people trying to figure stuff out with SLT sharing his ideas than anything like SLT trying to be a guru. I suppose I just don't get the negativity..
 
Jack said:
I can handle your post, I'm just giving my point of view. If I couldn't handle it, I would have just deleted your post.. :p

I just don't think the people who are following along with SLT's posts are being mislead.. the posters who comment on this thread know his status and are enjoying the conversation about his trading. And again, he's being upfront about it all.

It appears more like a collaboration of people trying to figure stuff out with SLT sharing his ideas than anything like SLT trying to be a guru. I suppose I just don't get the negativity..

"A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing"

Just watch ICT video series rather than going thru Dan the middleman so he can feel like an expert in the process.
 
the golden gun said:
"A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing"

This can be very true.. but at the same time the internet is rife with "knowledge" about trading. I think it's up to the reader to suss out what they want to dig into.

Plus, so long as sources are maintained and credit is given, sometimes getting a different explanation of the same concept can help some people. Look at your local bookstore and notice how 99% of all the books on personal finance tell you nearly the same thing but just written slightly different from author to author... some click with one type of reader, others click with another.. (despite hardly any of the authors being vetted in the subject.)

Your opinion is valid.. even if I don't think you need to be so negative about it.. I just don't mind SLT contributing what he can here and bouncing ideas off other posters so long as he's being genuine about it and isn't ripping anyone off.
 
whenever SLT makes a new post/video, this is what comes to mind:

regurgitate

verb re·gur·gi·tate \(ˌ)rē-ˈgər-jə-ˌtāt\

: to bring food that has been swallowed back to and out of the mouth

: to repeat (something, such as a fact, idea, etc.) without understanding it
 
and we're little baby birds who can't eat big bird food. Who cares? I'm enjoying a different view on ICTs stuff so I can appreciate SLT. I also appreciate your warning, but I think more info on the internet isn't going to hurt anyone, regardless of the accuracy. In the end who's really correct? If it works it works. Bottom line is you, the trader. You can read all you want but if you don't know how to use the information and discriminate what's useful or not, you can't get anywhere.

Srsly, ICT had to explain the same old concepts over and over again in different videos and in different ways because people still didn't get it. Having SLT's take on it isn't a bad thing, just a different explanation of the same concepts. Internet = take it or leave it anyway
 
There is more to ICT teaching, and don't see mentioned a lot and his Money Managament, I dont mind SLT videos,watched first time yesterday, at first I thought why he didn't comment them with voice, but I think is better like this make you pay more attention.

What he see is different of what I see or what other see, so his interesting see the view of others in my opinion. There is no, one way to skin the cat.

People here that cannot put up trade, because have their mindset broken and like to cry a lot, shouldn't comment on other people, try to give their view of what they understand.
 
Jack said:
I don't think SLT ever claimed to be a guru. He's been very up front about his progress and where he's at trading wise. Heck, he openly talks about trading on demo when he is trying out something new, and about how he's still learning.

I believe he just wants to share what he's picked up so far, from his point of view, combining multiple different teachings together into his own style. In a lot of ways, teaching something helps solidify the subject for the teacher. (And if you haven't noticed, SLT has been very open to suggestions and feedback from other members here.. it's not like he's preaching that his way of trading is the best and asking people to blindly follow him; he's here trying to learn, share, and collaborate like most of us.)

So unless I missed something where SLT became an overnight guru trying to peddle his wares... let's lay off the constant false guru witch hunt for a bit, shall we?

So correct Jack, thanks
 
Ok, well if one is being talked about little bit, i may as well talk a little bit...
I myself have just wanted to learn as much as i can, that's all
From the 5th of May 2012 i started on the FX journey
Pretty much 7 days a week some days 12 hours a day, as far as experience goes in time applied, probably around 4 years worth of education, even though only nearly 3 in time, from May 2012
Who have i studied? EW ICT CL LW and a couple of randoms...
Did i know how to trade a year ago? no but i knew i was getting close
Do i know how to trade this year? I am not losing, put it that way
Do i need more time to be more profitable? yes i do
Do i understand the markets more so than i did 6 months ago? you better believe it
Can a trader go backwards in his or her abilities? yes they can, it happens
Can they go forward in there abilities? only if they keep the fire lit
 
SLT said:
Ok, well if one is being talked about little bit, i may as well talk a little bit...
I myself have just wanted to learn as much as i can, that's all
From the 5th of May 2012 i started on the FX journey
Pretty much 7 days a week some days 12 hours a day, as far as experience goes in time applied, probably around 4 years worth of education, even though only nearly 3 in time, from May 2012
Who have i studied? EW ICT CL LW and a couple of randoms...
Did i know how to trade a year ago? no but i knew i was getting close
Do i know how to trade this year? I am not losing, put it that way
Do i need more time to be more profitable? yes i do
Do i understand the markets more so than i did 6 months ago? you better believe it
Can a trader go backwards in his or her abilities? yes they can, it happens
Can they go forward in there abilities? only if they keep the fire lit

my cat isn't losing either, let's put it that way
 
I can understand SLT's motivation, often it seems that the more you wish to give then the more it seems that you receive, SLT will have multiplied his learning by a great deal in his endeavour to share.

Then again I understand GG's annoyance at the lack of SLT's experience, GG has perhaps seen things from both the good and bad side, I sense he has a certain dislike of glasses that could be coloured rose, he knows that this is real life and real money, people's aspirations and hopes are on the line, he has possibly experienced the ugly side of this trading world that we wish to enjoin, experience that is maybe impossible to teach.

Also I understand Jack's referee approach, I'm glad that he did not delete any posts, we all learn from each other just as the pro's learn from each of their colleagues, GG in his experience, SLT in his determined approach to learning.
 
I just want everyone to understand that even though he won't admit it, and maybe even doesn't realize it, what he's doing is mainly to benefit himself. and to be honest, I don't even have a problem with that. He wants to "show & tell" his methods to help solidify them in his own mind, but what he also wants is for people to want to listen to him. The problem is that, in order for people to want to listen to you, they have to believe that you are achieving some kind of consistent success.

SLT is a learning and likely a struggling trader who wants an audience so that he can talk talk talk. He is actually "sharing his wisdom" but be careful in assuming that he is using that knowledge to produce real $ in his trading account.

If everyone understands where all the participants stand in this exchange, then there's really no problem.
 
Thank you GG, this is exactly it.
Damn this trading world, I hate it and yet, was going to say 'all that I know', yet I know little.
 
Well. I don´t see a problem in someone sharing his learning experience. I don´t need to see any proof, any myfxbook to know what I have to take into consideraton or not. He is not a signal provider nor a guru trying to sell anything. Everyone here learning ICT are expected to be more experienced trades. So we can easily compare what he is doing to what Michael teaches us and even know if it is correct or not. So it kind help us in our learning proccess as well.
I like his posts and videos and will keep following and liking them. That won´t make me a winner or a loser. Just will make me more interested in ICT concepts. And a believer on how he (Michael) tell us the market works.
To every forum I go and see someone challenging others to show proof and myfxbook.....well I think they just want to compete. And this is not a competition. We are all in the same boat. Otherwise we wouldnt be here.
"Share is care".... it can be. But who here care for the others in this forex world we don´t even know ? You can say: no one. But everyone cares. Simply because we can share experience and other stuff, even make friends in this lonely road.
And that´s it. So be glad he is here making us to discuss about ICT.
 
ok enough intrusion, SLT apologies for messing up your teaching session.

gotta get back to makin' pips. Tokyo open... you ready? I will be :)

/hijack
 
SubForum Section = Interactive Trading

interactive
/ˌɪntərˈæktɪv/
adjective
1. allowing or relating to continuous two-way transfer of information between a user and the central point of a communication system, such as a computer or television
2. (of two or more persons, forces, etc) acting upon or in close relation with each other; interacting

I don´t see the word "teaching"
 
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