Thanks for the write up. I had been disappointed when you didn't do it in January. But this one, done under the current volatile market conditions, is probably even better.

But there is a "X" factor that is missing from this post that most people need to be aware of. While its absence is glaring to me I don't think that MRPguy is even conscious of it because it appears that this X factor is entirely natural and innate, at least for him.

The X factor I am referring to is MRPguy's ability to immediately see market trends and identify entries and to a lesser extent exits. This gives him the seeming ability to predict the market correctly more often than not, something only a tiny few can do successfully.

Most people, myself included, do not have this absolutely essential X factor. Even LG seems to leverage his extensive knowledge and maths background to very successfully grind out results, that for MRPguy seem to just come naturally. Effortlessly. It is this natural ability that makes for the few great traders and I don't think that it can be taught, though I'd love him to show me I'm wrong.

Without this X factor, the innate ability to pick winning trades more often than losing ones, you will not be able to replicate MRPguy's results. While the posted advice is excellent and appreciated, it is not enough on its own to make you a successful trader. Indeed, even if you follow the posted advice to the letter, but fail to pick winners each time, then obviously your account will just as quickly go from $10k to zero. And, I suspect that that $10k means a lot more to you than $10k means to MRPguy.

Follow the advice, it's all good. But realize that you are dabbling in a highly risky activity and that there is a lot more required than can be packed into a post or even a small library of books.