i dont know how we got off on the whole ZERO SUM thing. but it may be an eternal debate to settle over a cigar and a glass of Oban single malt...
unfortunately, hard work does not make you money in this buisness. I do it part time as a result...i am an institutional bond broker full...
risktaker is being a jackass...but he has a good point. if $5k is all you have..dont take it to the market. you will get burned, and it isnt fun...
the statement is dead on. we do all get what we want out of the market. some people want excitment some people want to say "i am a trader"...
i dunno. granted, fund managers are trying to get more funds to pad their pockets....but some key element have happened to where i am no longer...
i would use a MACD or a triple cross over. they tend to be profitable during trend, unprofitable during sideways movements. I use bloomberg...
i concur, there is an H^S. i get a bearish signal on the 14th from a fprofitable DMI as well...but the signal was missed..i would just get out of...
You sir, are an a$$ hole. i agree 100% that the secret in almost any business is discipline and organization, and managing your cash flows well...
why did you buy? what was you indicator? looks like right around 128 was a support point...which means if it broke that support you should have...
regardless, you should always have a stop. I reset and recalculate my stops at the end of each day. you realy need to have a volatility...
i also saw it testing resistance. i shorted it as well today about 2:00 central time.
If i follow you, sounds like your approach is mostly fundamental with a strong "increase in volume element". not a bad way to go. I dont care to...
I read threads here about people blowing up their accounts on a pretty regular basis in some way or another. I know in the "market wizards"...
they blew up company money or their own money? i think the question is "what are the firms looking for in an employee". Dare i say any employee...
many times people get the inital interview at the big firms becuse they know a trader that is already there that has referred them. Someone...
are you serious? I would say the opposite 1. lack of track record...clean slate so they havent picked up habits that the company doesnt...
I think the criteria they have is just about right. Real institutional traders are dealing with millions and millions of dollars and...
Bloomberg is for news, CNBC is for entertainment. CNBC is designed more for the cronic gambler. I turn it all off. i trade better without...
i am beginning to come to the conclusion that NO SINGLE indicator, be it fundamental, technical, intraday, tape, Whatever...can be used alone....
i was also shocked at a lack of a rally on such good news. i am looking for a continuation of a samller rally in the beginnings of january....
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