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08/06/18
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Originally posted by Jako8557
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Hey Stu,
Nothing 'actually' happened, there was not a specific event.
All things change over time, and the XJO thread was not separate from that.
It is a good thing that the XJO thread has morphed into a trading thread, because as a longer term thread (longer than intraday I mean), it was dying a slow death, compared compared to its heyday. So at least it will survive now (it has been a Hot Copper staple since well before I even came to Hot Copper).
In that context, I had been starting that thread almost every day since mid 2013.
Not really because I wanted to, but more because I could (I didn't find opening too difficult or taxing), but really because no one else wanted to do it.
More recently I was feeling my commentary was not really fitting in with the overall thread. I would start with daily analysis, then almost the entire thread was about intraday discussion. I felt like like it did not properly fit what the thread had changed to. It was an outlier. And slowly over time I read less and less of the thread, to the point where on some days I did not read any of the thread at all.. At this point for me I would come in and open, then not return, or read the thread until the next open. I started to feel out of place and my commentary was a bit pointless, so I sought to end my time there.
Leaving turned into a bit more of a drama than I hoped (actually a lot more), but that drama only served to make me even more resolute to leave, I thought it all a bit unfair after about five years of effort for no more than a few thumbs up.
I am still posting my analysis as usual on the site, as I find it helps me concentrate and forces me to properly consider the price action, and to read what the chart is saying about itself, and ignore any personal thoughts I might have at the time about the state of the market or the broader economy.
cheers
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Mate @Jako8557
Overall i believe it’s a great loss to the XJO thread to of lost your skill and knowledge ...I’ve really enjoyed reading the experience of your posts and @redbacka ‘s over the years
For myself I thought you were relevant as they were the posts I’d read and then if I had time would skim the rest as I don’t trade everyday and don’t trade the index ...thought of you and Redbacka a bit like the wise skilful sheep dogs rounding up and summing up the whipsaw posts from the flock of intraday traders for the day
I do understand your reasons ...so thanks for your time over the years for opening and assisting the newer guys learning TA and asking absolutely nothing in return
As I’ve said before you are a credit to HC
Best regards
Diesel...