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Old 14-07-2004, 11:36   #61 (permalink)
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Originally posted by currencia
"I just bought a golden toilet seat" situation ^_^"

"or a "spouse is about to divorce" state, which i doubt ^_^"

Hmmm, you are speaking in (or, I am reading) hyroglyphs. What U mean by these descriptors?? My toilet seat is blue and I have enough trouble fighting with myself and therefore have never needed a wife.

I have failures, or otherwise there would be no such thing as success. Trading is risky and hard work. It is speculation, not investing. It is a lifelong journey of learning, doing, adjusting, growing, and prospering. I have learned many many of the ways not to trade the hard way; it is the prerequisite coursework to learning the better and best ways. No two traders' degrees turn out the same. So, I have limited idea of what you mean by success rate. Sounds like a rating of a mechanical engine's rpm's and hours before overhaul.

My goal is to win 3 out of 10 trades if that is what U mean. Usually, I hit my goals. Sometimes I booboo and get 4 or 5 out of 10. But, I can always use more bananas.
well, since I obviously wasn't clear enough for you I will clarify.

success - The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted: attributed their success in business to hard work.

rate - A measure of a part with respect to a whole; a proportion

Now, by me asking about your "success rate", I mean have you achieved the desired effect from your plan, and if you had gained more than lost, as indicated by the second word, "rate".

Now, I usually assume human beings need more elaborate examples, you know how they are, so I created imagery through words, describing a lavish setting where you place your buttocks upon a seat molded from a metal that is costly and defines social status by nature. This would indicate that this man is a "success", or "successful". Hoorah.The second description paints a portrait of a man defeated, everybody has abandoned him. This man is not happy. His spouse is leaving him, the last one to have faith lost. Tragic, to be sure. this would indicate that this man is NOT a "success", or not very "successful".

You did answer my question though, so maybe it was clearer than you think.

I sincerely hope you have not installed Bonzai Buddy, as it is a front for spyware. You may need me to be a little clearer, so I'll just say "no", that is "not" a "good" thing.

no - Used to express refusal, denial, disbelief, emphasis, or disagreement
Not at all; not by any degree. Often used with the comparative: no better; no more.

not - In no way; to no degree. Used to express negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition

good - Being positive or desirable in nature; not bad or poor

If you need any clarification, please, let me know

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