John Thain was on CNBC and so was the head of NASDAQ. CNBC the shill network that it is did not ask the hard questions of Thain. He was not...
This morning when I saw the futures down over 10, I put in a few of orders before the open on NYSE stocks looking for a gap down. My plan was to...
I totally agree with everything that you say, but I must add that civilized decline faces the Orient as well as the Occident. On January 15 in the...
I trade the same stocks all the time. I have really only traded three different stocks in the month of January. The advantage to this is that you...
From my point of view, traders must truly understand what a good trading day is. I do not measure a good trading day by the amount of money that I...
<p>Well, it depends on what your goals are. I have traded for a long time, and I am no longer looking to accumulate capital. I am simply trying...
<cite>These all are some really good points and I thank you all very much for it. I am going to try cuting off my trades more but the problem I...
The psychological root of your problem is similar to that of many gamblers. When they have winnings, they tend to view those winnings as playing...
Before I ever thought about trading stocks, let alone trading stocks for a living as I have done for nearly ten years, I was a sports gambler. You...
As a form of innoculation, I plead guilty to being a conspiracy nut. The Ford legacy in my view was that of a useful tool. He was appointed a...
Many on this forum talk of the connection between gambling and trading. For me, if there is a connection, it is between sports gambling and...
I translate what he said as, there is more of an edge in trading than investing. I agree with that, that is why I gravitated from investor to...
You pose an interesting question. I have traded through volatile markets in my day. A lot of the volatility that I have seen in the markets could...
I am not sure if it is true but I heard dentists have one the highest suicide rates of any professionals. My grandfather was a dentist, and he had...
As a sports gambler, it was stated to me that when the public takes a position it is usually wrong. I would add as a corollary, whenever the...
Politicians come and go. So do Fed Chiefs. But the Plunge Protection Team is always there for the longs, at least until next crash.
I am a full time trader and have been for 10 years. I never met anyone who makes a living out of his home as I do or trading full time with a prop...
55 years old I trade from the intersection of the Biblebelt, Cornbelt, and Rustbelt less than 20 miles from the H S I graduated from and in a...
You used the word invest twice. I am not sure if that was your intention. You do realize this forum is entitled EliteTrader not EliteInvestor.
In trading, money is a tool. It should be regarded emotionally as such.
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