Comments on: The Zeitgeist of Integrity http://www.curtisfaith.com/2010/01/29/the-zeitgeist-of-integrity/ A Turtle Master's Insights on the Art of the Trade Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:49:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Doug Coulter http://www.curtisfaith.com/2010/01/29/the-zeitgeist-of-integrity/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Doug Coulter Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:49:20 +0000 http://www.curtisfaith.com/?p=281#comment-73 I've kind of had some fun with all this. Somehow it got out I was a trader and doing well, with a decent stake. All these guys come out of the woodwork wanting to "help me" and "trade my money" spouting this and that, some of which as an actual trader I knew to be un factual, as I'd been watching those issues all along. I've been doing pretty well, actually, whether it's just luck or skill time will tell, but doing good. And these guys of course, they're going to do better than that (not even knowing that it'd have to be really good to beat me). So I ask them -- OK, if you're that good, really good, why the heck are you interested in my paltry millions, why not trade your own account instead and be rich beyond the dreams of avarice? And keep your mouth shut about it, because as Curtis once pointed out -- any trick everyone knows no longer works. The usual response is that sweet "click". Lately it was guys wanting me to go long gold at 4::1 leverage. This was just before the big pullback....I think at the depths of dishonesty, they were simply trying to dump their own bad bets on someone who didn't know better. That didn't turn out to be me. I’ve kind of had some fun with all this. Somehow it got out I was a trader and doing well, with a decent stake. All these guys come out of the woodwork wanting to “help me” and “trade my money” spouting this and that, some of which as an actual trader I knew to be un factual, as I’d been watching those issues all along.

I’ve been doing pretty well, actually, whether it’s just luck or skill time will tell, but doing good. And these guys of course, they’re going to do better than that (not even knowing that it’d have to be really good to beat me).

So I ask them — OK, if you’re that good, really good, why the heck are you interested in my paltry millions, why not trade your own account instead and be rich beyond the dreams of avarice? And keep your mouth shut about it, because as Curtis once pointed out — any trick everyone knows no longer works. The usual response is that sweet “click”.

Lately it was guys wanting me to go long gold at 4::1 leverage. This was just before the big pullback….I think at the depths of dishonesty, they were simply trying to dump their own bad bets on someone who didn’t know better. That didn’t turn out to be me.

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