Open letter to @szaman

Wanted to begin by saying thank you for the countless charts you’ve shared. I’ve been piggybacking off your work for years.  One of the last things I do after finishing my scans and before going to bed is to check the blogs of several accomplished chartists, yours included. I use @feedly and so instead of navigating to various websites, everything is sent directly to me.

Sometimes when I see a particularly compelling setup.. for sake of ease I’ll just straight up screen capture it right there and publish direct to twitter. Usually, I let the reader know where I got it. In fact, you may not remember, but I used to tag you often.

However, not once did I get so much as a favorite, let alone a response. After a while I figured you did not care. Which made sense to me, because I don’t care.

I say spread my charts far and wide. Go ahead, do so without attribution. I know deep down that what goes around comes around, and besides.. imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Acknowledgement is simply a welcome bonus.

So yes, I picked the best chart from your watchlist on Monday, shared it, and you only noticed because I was right.  Let it be known that never once did I claim it as my pick, nor my chart.

Equally important is this: Avid followers will attest to my regular community give back.. by way of hat tips, compliments of, frequent follows, re tweets, shout outs, etc.  What you see above is not an exception.  Please add a logo to your images should you feel it necessary, but do not expect to always be cited, especially in the transitory, micro blog format that defines twitter.

In closing, I respect your work & do not thrive on confrontation.  I share the best charts I can find.  Recently one of yours fell into my lap.  I sincerely wish you & the entire bulls crew raging success. I will also let you know the next time I share one of your charts.

Kind regards,

@chartseer