--- In [email protected], "chapman49682" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Regarding "actually making money"... my 2 cents: > > I have worked diligently for more than 10 years, trying just about > every trading style (position trading, swing trading, daytrading) and > every trading vehicle (stocks, commods, futures, options), and > finally settled on swing trading of stocks about 5 years ago. Swing > trading fits my style, temperament and available time. Your results > may vary. > > I purchased a few proven systems and then used them as a starting > point for developing my own. I am not exaggerating when I say that > it has taken tens of thousands of hours of experimentation and > backtesting (and many more tens of thousands of dollars of losses), > to reach a point where I can make consistent profits - with a system > I can trust and not second-guess. > > This was an important milestone for me - having systems that I KNEW > would work IF (and only if) I didn't mess with them. When you can > reach that trust and comfort level, autotrading is not necessary. >
I like swing trading also and I auto trade because I don't have to worry about watching the computer when I am out of town or just out on the town. Tom
