They don't need to be 'gurus' -- they just need to know more than you. Or make it sound like they do.
A bit over 6 percent per annum has been the real (net of inflation) return on buying, holding, and reinvesting dividends over the last 80 years...
You are a long only trader?
Silk... I love to complain Suck it up mon ami. $2MM (so they say) tells me the above didn't get you where you are. The only trade today...
Mr Hershey, If you're reading this, and I'll assume you are, given that the title of thread bears your name, would you please be so kind as to...
I wasn't 'avoiding' them at all. I actually agree that attacking Iraq may indeed have been the best thing to do. Apart from that, I didn't...
Wow, that is excellent pricing, especially for NYSE traders. Even Nasdaq traders would appreciate it, seeings as ISLD is free, and Arca isn't...
I'm still holding some long positions also.* I'll keep them until I see some strong sign that this war rally (and the accompanying sentiment) has...
I assume then that you're not one of those conservatives who throws a fit whenever a judge takes into account the particulars of a case, rather...
A profit taking strategy should, I believe, attempt to let a winner play itself out. Or simply, you want to let that winner run for as much as...
Self-hypnosis can be an excellent tool to effect personal change. Unfortunately, it has become crowded by scam artists selling the "no sweat, no...
From the WSJ: ...But analysts refuse to bend to reality. Of the companies in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index, analysts expect 345 of them...
Trader99, Perhaps you need to a) be aware that there is such an aspect to stock price movement called "noise" and b) realize that...
Ah, yes. Pardon me. For some reason I was thinking of Roberts' 1-2-3 Reversal as the 1-2-3 Hook. <-- idiot :) Sorry Ken!
Eurdollars are extremely liquid, but have a pathetically low volatility. With your 200MM account, a reasonable risk of, say, 1 to 4 % per trade...
Ken Roberts, isn't he of the "Hook" pattern fame? That was a reversal pattern wasn't it? What's he up to these days, running a brokerage?
Oh, I just had a look. It's trading at $46. LOL. So much for his 'price target'.
Maybe. If you all you want to do is use ISLD. It's a rather poor deal for listed trader, however. 1000 shares = 9.95 in 9.95 out 2 x...
Well, there was a difference of opinion. Surely nobody regards the crisis as being so cut and dried as to classify any dissenting views as...
Brandon, those are some nice looking technical setups*. I'm curious, do you ever listed stocks? I find it a lot "safer" holding listed stocks...
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