That's the spirit, d_eddie!!!! I was not trying to bust your balls over anything, especially in terms of some of the Opsec issues or even the potential "trade secret" problems that could come from too many "trading disclosures;"
I know. I don't think I'm busting my opsec, and I have no issue with would-be copycats. Firstly, I doubt there are any copycats in this context, and secondly my trading is labor-intensive enough to discourage the average lazy ass.
That sounds correct.
yet frequently talking about trading strategies after they have been deployed should be less of a risk of the copy cat problem.. and sure if you want to refer to some kind of practice that you do in kind of an obscure way, that might be understandable too if you are trying to retain it as a kind of possible personal "trade secret" advantage that you believe that you might have.
No issue about the possible edge I could gain through my perfect, infallible personal trade secrets either.
One issue I have is that I try not to "jinx it", so to say. IOW, if a whale sniffing our waters figures my thinking is sound in a given context, and reckons many traders might be aligned with my entry points or moves, they could try and force a few stops just because they can. This is a good reason to be vague enough for the casual hunter not to sniff pray, while entertaining a meaningful conversation with like-minded gentlemen (or scoundrels, or different minded, for that matter).
Surely, that makes sense.
By the way, you are quite unlikely to get me attempting to even employ your various strategies,
Your numerous and extensive posts made this point quite clear
Great. You don't consider me as a potential trade secret robber.
even though I frequently sigh some relief (when I read them) that I am NOT attempting to employ them (even if there may be considerable market move times that you could well likely be stacking decently more sats than me).
Actually, now I manage to act with cool detachment. A little experience helps, of course, but this system has many soft levers, knobs and faders. The positions, as well as the P&L, evolve slowly over time, more so the more the positions are balanced. That's why I have time to think, calculate, project and act rationally rather than on emotion. The quiet satisfaction of bringing home 1% of my play stash, then 2%, then losing 1% and making up for it in the following 2 weeks doesn't compare to the adrenaline rush of a newfound lambo, of course, but it's good enough for me.
There is a certain level of satisfaction that comes from stacking sats, even if the process is a bit drawn out, and furthermore, you seem to have developed your own renditions and/or signature techniques. Of course, there may be some guys (and maybe even a gal or two) who does something similar to you, but surely, your personal investment into your technique has caused you to have a kind of expertise in your own customization, whether truly SOMA or just outwardly proclaimed for modesty sakes as such... hahahahaha.
And when maybe a couple months later I can stash away 10% or even 30%, I'm glad I found a viable "system" (of sorts) that works for me.
Lambos, hookers and blow are on their way, including the fact that many of us, including yours truly, have stacked our strategies to be more weighted towards long, so even though the lambos, hookers and blow are not 100% guaranteed, there is decent likelihood that they are on their way and also, even if scenarios play out that are less than lambos, hookers and blow, then many of us, especially those of us who are stacking towards long and likely including those of us who attempt to prepare for price directions that go both ways, are still quite likely to become a decent amount better off in both our psychology and our finances from our having been involved in bitcoin. Of course, a going to zero situation would also be amongst the worst possibilities for those of us who are mostly going long, even though you might be able to profit somewhat from that kind of scenario. I also have a preference that BTC prices never return below $5k, especially in years to come, even though I would still likely be profitable with prices in the $1k price arena.. still, it feels a lot better to have decent amounts of equity built up.