Matthew Carstens
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Matthew Carstens commented on Matthew Carstens's blog post BLOW UP your trading account why don’t you
"Thank you Chris, and the other comments here as well.  Much appreciated."
Mar 7
Christopher Bullock commented on Matthew Carstens's blog post BLOW UP your trading account why don’t you
"Hi Matthew, well done great article, well thought out. Your spot on its a business after all and nobody give free money except brokers giving up to 100% free bonus for starting deposits up to thousands of dollars from some brokers lol,…"
Mar 5
Peter jcp commented on Matthew Carstens's blog post BLOW UP your trading account why don’t you
"Yes agree - live trading contests with a minimum deposit of say $250 + are always the best - then you do see more skill and MM does come into the equation - even if it might be on stakes of say 10-15% of capital rather than a more realistic 2% or…"
Mar 5
Matthew Carstens posted a blog post

BLOW UP your trading account why don’t you

I love competition and welcome it in almost any scenario, but when I keep seeing demo trading competitions offered by brokers in an effort to attract demo users one has to wonder who are they helping here?Lets see, generally speaking the winner of a contest is determined by who has the most profit when the competition ends.  That…See More
Mar 5
Matthew Carstens posted a blog post

A Message from the Market (Tribute to Franz Kafka)

The Market, or so they say, has sent you – his single most abhorrent speculator, the most insignificant trader, a data point that was most certainly made up when an interviewer ran out of ink – only to you has the Market sent a message from his deathbed.  He has had the messenger be part of prominent news organizations; so…See More
Sep 4, 2012
Matthew Carstens commented on Matthew Carstens's blog post An F-16, OODA Loop, and your trading plan
"Thanks for your comments Peter.   For me, I believe acknowledging a combat or trading strategy is really your best guesstimate at the time, and that it can change rapidly is an extremely important mindset to get into.  Most…"
Aug 19, 2012
Peter jcp commented on Matthew Carstens's blog post An F-16, OODA Loop, and your trading plan
"Hi Matthew - yes I read about this idea ( the Boyd cycle) many year ago when I first started "toying" with forex trading. At a similar time I had been reading articles about how fighter pilots actually used methods to improve their…"
Aug 18, 2012
Matthew Carstens posted a blog post

An F-16, OODA Loop, and your trading plan

An F-16 just few overhead and I cant help but think of Col. John Boyd and his OODA Loop.Col. John Boyd was the loudest, most obnoxious United States Air Force fighter pilot from the mid 1940’s to 1970’s – hell probably ever. He was commonly known as“40 second Boyd” due to his very public and ongoing bet to anyone that he…See More
Aug 17, 2012
Mauricio Carrillo commented on Matthew Carstens's blog post The BEST TRADER you’ve never known
"Maybe it could be usefull: There Are No Secrets: Special ITC 2012   http://www.fxstreet.com/education/trading-strategies/there-are-no-secrets/2012/08/03/"
Aug 10, 2012
Matthew Carstens posted a blog post

The BEST TRADER you’ve never known

 “At the level I play, it becomes more psychological than mathematical”Phil Ivey, arguably the World’s best poker player It’s time to disrupt conventional trading education.  Right now there are thousands of educational trading products to choose from that seem to focus on the mathematical side of trading, (teaching you Elliot…See More
Aug 10, 2012

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About Myself
Founder of Rogue Red, LLC and Creator of tradingwheels.

www.trading-wheels.com
Trading style
Technical, with a healthy dose of Fundamental
Current Broker
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Matthew Carstens's Blog

BLOW UP your trading account why don’t you

Posted on March 5, 2013 at 12:31am 3 Comments

I love competition and welcome it in almost any scenario, but when I keep seeing demo trading competitions offered by brokers in an effort to attract demo users one has to wonder who are they helping here?

Lets see, generally speaking the winner of a contest is determined by who has the…

Continue

A Message from the Market (Tribute to Franz Kafka)

Posted on September 4, 2012 at 11:00pm 0 Comments

The Market, or so they say, has sent you – his single most abhorrent speculator, the most insignificant trader, a data point that was most certainly made up when an interviewer ran out of ink – only to you has the Market sent a message from his deathbed.  He has had the messenger be…

Continue

An F-16, OODA Loop, and your trading plan

Posted on August 17, 2012 at 8:45pm 2 Comments

An F-16 just few overhead and I cant help but think of Col. John Boyd and his OODA Loop.

Col. John Boyd was the loudest, most obnoxious United States Air Force fighter pilot from the mid 1940’s to 1970’s – hell probably ever. He was commonly known as“40 second Boyd” due to his very public…

Continue

The BEST TRADER you’ve never known

Posted on August 10, 2012 at 6:47pm 1 Comment

 

“At the level I play, it becomes more psychological than mathematical”

Phil Ivey, arguably the World’s best poker player

 

It’s time to disrupt conventional trading education.  Right now there are thousands of…

Continue

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