Amen to that. The current market environment is just par for the course for me, since I've always traded futures. I don't think that people who...
90,000 a year beginner level?? Give me a break.
The problem with expectancy in the markets, as I see it, is that you never know if the past results of a system or methodology (either real or...
Yes. The equivalent of Gambler's Anonymous for traders is Gambler's Anonymous. According to Dr. Van K. Tharp in his Peak Performance Course,...
Every level of education in this poll has more people responding that they are profitable rather than losing. I don't think you can draw any...
No, trading isn't risky. It's quite easy, and fun too, not to mention extremely lucrative. I recommend trading for anyone who wants to work...
I think 10 - 25k is fine for a trading account, but that doesn't take into account all of the other expenses a trader incurs, such as data feed,...
Try using limit orders on entries, exits, or both.
I use the Record Keeper module that is part of Option-Vue. I'm not sure if it has all of the features that you're looking for, but it does a...
I don't know of a web site that posts that info, but I get it by either: A) setting my chart preferences to All Sessions (Globex day and...
I don't know - maybe it's a good way to meet some wannabe trader chicks. "Come to my place baby, I'll teach you how to trade!"
nitro, Sorry to hear about your pup. Hope he gets better soon. A couple of years ago, my Rottweiler, Max, got bone cancer and I had to put...
aphexcoil, that's vegetarian. A vagetarian is someone who only eats pu$$y. :eek: (sorry, I couldn't resist)
It's ok if you want explanations of what the various indicators are and how they're calculated, but all that backtesting and stuff they did was...
vegasoul, Are you aphexcoil in disguise? If not, then now there are TWO people on ET that are worse traders than I am. I'm moving up in...
Trade management?
Shut up you guys. I thought I was the worst trader on ET. Now I've found someone who actually sucks worse than me! I've needed some ego...
Just a couple of observations: You said you were going to start small in November and then ramp up. Be very careful during the holidays and...
sababa, I had a similar situation occur a while back. The problem is that Globex doesn't take stop orders, only stop-limit orders for the...
Natalie, Good question. According to Linda Raschke in Street Smarts, "Swing trading is anticipating the market's next move, and asking...
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