jimmy - I do not day trade as much as Steve and I work on
bankend things on website, systems, emails, things Steve had the
luxury of not having to do, he could focus on the tape all day and
his account. I'm here, but I'm working on systems and some
big additions I'm planning.
the vast majority of subscribers are not here on the community
posting and trading ES level to ES level, most work jobs or
retired or trade the systems, or are professionals who are not
allowed to post. I'm working on things that more fit the
majority of folks, I post important items when I see them, but I'm
also not posting constantly for the sake of posting, I try not to
stare at the tape all day and day trade - it's not my style.
Maybe my ADHD doesn't allow me to do that LOL, I can do for a
while then have to step away lol. I like the systematic
approach, and of course finding sectors or stocks that have
potential for bigger moves that I can hold for weeks or months or
longer - I find it easier to make money catching a trend early and
riding it vs 1000's of short term trades
Posted by jimmytheshoer on 2nd of Dec 2025 at 01:49 pm
I was only making an observation, not being critical. I often
stop by when markets are slow just to see what everyone is posting
but not much as of late.
I think Steve has posted today but his name isn’t in red
anymore. Matt, can we put him back to red? I think there’s some
Steve-withdrawal on the site lol.
guys the 'Steve withdrawal' effect, it's to be expected, 100% I
get it. Steve was his here for I think since 2007, a LONG LONG
time, most of these trading websites have not been around that long
or last, that's 18 years, I get it, it's a big change.
Steve has done well and I know he wants to get away from always
watching the tape all day, sitting at the desk which is very bad
for you health wise. He'll always be a trader and will do
that, but he's at the stage in his life where he wants to not do
that every day like a job, but instead when he feels like it, and
enjoy life more outside of trading with other activities.
again he'll be around, just not as much, but again I get it,
he's been part of BPT for nearly 18 years.
and also the couple dozen folks here who post all the time will
notice his absence a lot more since Steve posted a lot here.
the 95% of the other website who don't come here won't notice as
much, but for folks used to seeing him post daily updates here all
the time, it's a big change at the moment
I didn't remove Steve from red - James apparently did that
thinking it's what he was supposed to do. I can talk to him
later about it
also looks like James changed the buttons on the blog, I wasn't
ready for him to that yet, plus I had a different mock up, I'll be
taking with him later to change what should have been done
Strange, awfully quiet without Steve!
Posted by jimmytheshoer on 2nd of Dec 2025 at 11:11 am
Strange, awfully quiet without Steve!
jimmy - I do not
Posted by matt on 2nd of Dec 2025 at 01:17 pm
jimmy - I do not day trade as much as Steve and I work on bankend things on website, systems, emails, things Steve had the luxury of not having to do, he could focus on the tape all day and his account. I'm here, but I'm working on systems and some big additions I'm planning.
the vast majority of subscribers are not here on the community posting and trading ES level to ES level, most work jobs or retired or trade the systems, or are professionals who are not allowed to post. I'm working on things that more fit the majority of folks, I post important items when I see them, but I'm also not posting constantly for the sake of posting, I try not to stare at the tape all day and day trade - it's not my style. Maybe my ADHD doesn't allow me to do that LOL, I can do for a while then have to step away lol. I like the systematic approach, and of course finding sectors or stocks that have potential for bigger moves that I can hold for weeks or months or longer - I find it easier to make money catching a trend early and riding it vs 1000's of short term trades
I was only making an
Posted by jimmytheshoer on 2nd of Dec 2025 at 01:49 pm
I was only making an observation, not being critical. I often stop by when markets are slow just to see what everyone is posting but not much as of late.
I think Steve has posted
Posted by pebs on 2nd of Dec 2025 at 01:13 pm
I think Steve has posted today but his name isn’t in red anymore. Matt, can we put him back to red? I think there’s some Steve-withdrawal on the site lol.
guys the 'Steve withdrawal' effect,
Posted by matt on 2nd of Dec 2025 at 02:59 pm
guys the 'Steve withdrawal' effect, it's to be expected, 100% I get it. Steve was his here for I think since 2007, a LONG LONG time, most of these trading websites have not been around that long or last, that's 18 years, I get it, it's a big change.
Steve has done well and I know he wants to get away from always watching the tape all day, sitting at the desk which is very bad for you health wise. He'll always be a trader and will do that, but he's at the stage in his life where he wants to not do that every day like a job, but instead when he feels like it, and enjoy life more outside of trading with other activities.
again he'll be around, just not as much, but again I get it, he's been part of BPT for nearly 18 years.
and also the couple dozen folks here who post all the time will notice his absence a lot more since Steve posted a lot here.
the 95% of the other website who don't come here won't notice as much, but for folks used to seeing him post daily updates here all the time, it's a big change at the moment
there is a rumor he's
Posted by jcm2323 on 2nd of Dec 2025 at 03:51 pm
there is a rumor he's joining Barry Davis in Thailand! haha. Just thought id add some comic relief since i learned about this site from Barry.
I didn't remove Steve from
Posted by matt on 2nd of Dec 2025 at 01:21 pm
I didn't remove Steve from red - James apparently did that thinking it's what he was supposed to do. I can talk to him later about it
also looks like James changed the buttons on the blog, I wasn't ready for him to that yet, plus I had a different mock up, I'll be taking with him later to change what should have been done
I Wonder if the market
Posted by srusso1 on 2nd of Dec 2025 at 11:25 am
I Wonder if the market reacts as when Steve goes on vacations
We may be topping out
Posted by mla127 on 2nd of Dec 2025 at 11:48 am
We may be topping out and transitioning into a secular bear market later on lol