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Today our bud Parabolic Chuck had a rare cameo Appearance . Chuck has been a Rambus Member from near the beginning
He was the lead poster at the Chartology forum for a long while. We had trading conteset weekly , monthly and yearly , and this guy won the t shirt an outsized number of times trading Kamikaze Stocks. He often made like 500% in a month.
He was a raw green rookie when he started but he embraced Chartology and his work became our envy.
He made a fortune trading Kamikazis during the heart of the bear market, then by his own admission he got stubborn and last year when the worm turned he refused to believe the charts and blew a bundle.
Learning curve finally caught up with Chuck. He Freely admitted this in a legendary post here on the sidebar) ” The Mother of All Bull Traps. https://goldtadise.com/?p=371529 A scenario which is still in play !
My point is Team Rambus has a soft spot for Chuck. So when he posed a Political and Religious Post today here all in one provocative post, Two topics we are anathema to here at the tent , I had to give him a pass.
We are all about Charts here and making money in this Miner Market , but on weekends we can sometimes add some outside news and views occasionally.
I have received the message from some members and readers that they prefer to keep Politics and religion taboo because as we all know…nothing good ever comes from open discussion of these two very personal beliefs.
Now I have read some very interesting perspectives here , all well articulated and respectful (so far)
But my reading from the input is that most come here for honest PM Analysis and to consider both sides of the market AWAY from the chaos of the “real world” . Its all noise and opinion and innuendo !
We all know where to find Zero Hedge if we want to read it….but seriously has any one of you ever made money investing on any thing they have ever posted ?
For sure we need to keep trading days free of this kind of discussion here but what I am asking is , how do you feel about these kinds of discussions on weekends ?
My feeling on this will be in the comments section. What is Yours ?
Even though I learned a lot today from these posts.
My opinion is we stop the Religion , Political and Sensationalistic Goldbug Discussions and Links right here.But I am open to hear others on this.
Thanks for letting me have my say today. Back to charting 🙂
Let’s also hope this next week goes smoothly!
In our family we don’t allow politics or religion to be a topic of conversation as it usually leads to negative sentiment between family members
Hate to see anyone going disrupt what I think is the best site available
I say what you did today as an exception was fine
Para has credits as you say. But I also vote no more
In our family we always talk about religion, politics, sports etc. and there are always conflicting views but we always hug each other before we leave the gathering spot. You can only talk about the weather and insignificant crap to a certain point, what is wrong with thought provoking discussion? It is good to exercise the mind with deep thought, each individual expressing their view and backing it with facts is what debating is about, this also transfers knowledge and incites change. People have been dying from lack of knowledge since the dawn of time, opening up ones mind is paramount to progress and survival.
Continuing this type of post probably does not fit with the purpose of the site but I do agree that Chuck’s post was interesting, not even sure how you would categorize something of this nature. We need to stick to charting.
I’m sorry if I offended anyone by answering the idea of “Russian apologists” as the purpose of ZeroHedge.
I won’t be offering my political opinions again.
I want to hear whatever you say.I am old enough to figure it out and I feel that we need to know as much as we can in these “interesting times”. Please continue stating your opinions and knowledge. Thanks.
No. You spot on Boo. Thanks )
Well it is run from Bulgaria and does have a relentless amount of USA bashing!
His father was/is Bulgarian intelligence services according to the Wall Street Journal piece.
You know my opinion on this. I’ll add this, “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.”
As someone said, where then do you draw the line?
my basic approach is this:every thing we hear is an opinion,not a fact.
every thing we see is a perspective..(attributed to marcus aurelius)
we need to keep this great oasis free from politics or religion,even on weekends.
we need to focus of what this site is dedicated to and does so well.charting and t.a.
but on weekends,it would be great to be open,without criticism,to all sort of macro views,fundumentals,outside the box analysis.simply because being a good trader,investor, requires to keep the big picture in mind and not relay only on t.a.
i read a lot of stuff during the week,and i would love to share and read what others here might find valuable.ideology,be it religious or political is a major macro force,as a market mover,and should be taken into consideration.not from a personal
view.thank you all for being here and making this weekend much more fun!
“everything we see is a perspective”
Electrum, Yes, the subtle point I was making at the Rambus site is, projection is perception.
And this is a really important thing to understand about ourselves as it relates to stock trading.
“System Restore” time folks!
Let’s remember the things that attract us to this site – and from all the time I have been a member it has NOT been religion, politics, conspiracy, sensationalism etc
All those things will ultimately be reflected in the cycles, charts, TA etc that are posted here by you guys for whom I have the utmost respect!
There are plenty of other sites, forums, blogs out there afford us the opportunity to comment on religion, politics and conspiracy theories.
IMO this is not one of them!
Sorry, but I thought I was reading a post by Bo Polny. Political posts will just poison the site. Throwing religious and numerology into the mix to justify politics just makes it sort of crazy.
I’ve followed this site for a couple of years, weighing up all the posts and comments. After that time, I decided to join up and get involved. Why ? Because I think there are a lot of valuable, well thought out posts by some very experienced, knowledgeable people AND (this bit is crucial), differing views and perspectives are welcomed, BUT without endless streams of ultimately pointless political/religious rants.
The problem is that as soon as you start getting into that, people’s tolerance rapidly disappears. You just can’t get people to come over to your way of thinking via an online argument. It’s pointless. What I really value here is that people post their market views and predictions, backed up by great chart analysis, and every possibility is considered. This means that collectively we have a better chance of knowing what the hell is going on. As mentioned, all the debate around politics etc can be had elsewhere. I love political/religious debate, I hate when people take offence and get angry, and that can happen so easily online. Tolerance can be hard enough to find in the real world – even harder on the web.
very accurate points,northstar.agree.
There are many sites on the internet where a person can share his/her political and religious views. I come here to get away from political and religious rants. I abandoned another gold site well know to you, Fully, for this very reason. I prefer no politics or religion on weekends, holidays, or any other time.
Thanks Folks
The Nays Have it
As Megamillions Said at the Chartology Forum
“In God We Trust , Everyone else Bring Charts”
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Thanks Fully for spearheading this, (Or maybe I did? :-))
But there have been a bunch of really well made points about this.
I have no problem when someone makes an analysis that relates to say a presidential candidate and how it may effect an asset.
But I do have a problem giving someone a pass to go on a long winded rant about politics and religion and conspiracy theories.
I’m way more in the camp of holding each other to a HIGHER standard then letting one and other off easy.
You have done an excellent job of that and an excellent job of moderating both here and at the Rambus site.
Thanks for all that you do!
I’d join the fray and support Norvast’s position. Was unaware of Chuck’s special status – wish I had been more involved at the time, sounds like a great learning experience.
Glad to see the decision to keep this place politically and religious free. I hope that includes astrology!!
Our family – which tends drive our in-laws nuts – love to discuss politics and religion endlessly. Seldom get angry or upset, although we do present out positions strongly and thoroughly if we have the ammo. However, counters are anticipated and welcomed, and it is almost always guaranteed that some opinions and perspectives will be modified and/or expanded. But we do have to be careful who else is around when we crank it up. I think we are exceptional in that way, never a hard feeling but plenty of respect and a willingness to seriously consider alternative points of view or understanding.
Kind of what happens here at TA Paradise. Lots of opinions shared, plenty of solid back-up, interpretation, uncovering of new evidence, new opportunities, and very respectful comments. It is up to the reader to sift through and figure out what makes sense for oneself. No one to blame for wins or losses but yourself!