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Dr. John Trapp

Dr. John Trapp

Contributor since: 11 Apr 2010

Biography

Trading is an avocation for me - one that I take seriously, and one that I consider the most difficult endeavor I have ever undertaken. I have a lot going against me as a trader. I was a Marine officer in Vietnam and fought in the Ashau with a Battalion called "The Walking Dead" ~ and so, like most combat Marines, I'm too aggressive.

I'm a Doctor (one of the Dental specialties) ~ and everyone knows they are the worse investors/businessmen. I am a perfectionist and hate to be wrong ~ so I have a tendency to want to fight the market. Overcoming these liabilities makes the prize more rewarding. I'm still a work in progress, but am making headway. I think I have a lot of good advice for new traders. If I would follow my own advice more consistently, I would be a far better trader also.

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  • ES Weekly Analysis 12Sept2010 ~ Waiting for the Fat Lady!

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  • MortiES' Weekend Update 24July2010 ~ The Big Picture

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  • MortiES' EOD Analysis 21July2010 ~ Up or Down?!

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  • MortiES' Weekend Update - Summer Rally or Summer Slump?!

    Published 27 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

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  • MortiES' Weekend Analysis 22May2010 - Bulls Bank Profits

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    Published 17 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

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  • ES Waiting for the Fat Lady!

    Published 12 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

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  • MortiES' EOCinco de Mayo Analysis ~ Is Wave 4 Over?!

    Published 05 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

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  • MortiES' Track Record Week of 26Apr2010

    Published 02 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

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  • Wave 4

    Published 30 April 2010 | viewed 0 times

    Continuing my Elliott Wave series, I am going to be writing about the basics of Elliott Wave (EW). I want to keep this as simple…

  • MortiES' EOD Analysis 27April2010 ~ Entering Dangerous Ground!

    Published 27 April 2010 | viewed 0 times

    This is the article and chart my premium subscribers received this evening. I always get myself in trouble when I start finding triangles forming. This…

  • Premium Update

    Published 26 April 2010 | viewed 0 times

    This is the article and chart my premium subscribers received this weekend: The market appears to be in a period of consolidation. I called it…

  • Wave 3

    Published 21 April 2010 | viewed 0 times

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    Published 20 April 2010 | viewed 0 times

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