Your question is a good one. The answer is "experience". After doing this a number of years, I see that volatility ebbs and flows like ocean...
Hi: I don't disagree. What you can optimize is the type of stop you use. Again I refer serious traders to Jeff and Donna's Book "The...
I will mark my calendar.
As usual, people spend so much time on this subject. I am posting a chart where I tried to use a trend line. Normally I would not put it in, but...
Hello: I get a bit dubious when people with 600+ posts ask about taking profits. The way you decide profit taking is to study your market...
Hello: I'd like to mention something here. I am one of those who have not read all of this journal, nor have I read much of Jack's original...
Excuse me Viv: I consider this site to be a diversion. I am a professional working in the market every day. I don't have time to do more than...
Well: I probably should be sleeping, but what the hell. First I am in favor of stiff sentencing for people who spam and for those who try to...
Hello: I realize that my office does things differently than many. For us, it is not how many trades you make, but how profitable you are....
All grains have similar characteristics. Look at the exchange info to see if the other markets (wheat, beans, oats) suit you. You will need to get...
Hey Take a look at the attached chart. You can see that I have established a channel with lines at 1162.5 and 1165.5. There are plenty of entry...
Hey: There are two fixes for your problem, one to make entry contingent primarily on price rather than the candle formation and second,...
Hey: You know it looks to me like there is a little more to "viv" than meets the eye. The rates "she" is getting are within shouting distance...
Hello: swrew you...:D Lefty
Awwww. What a little cutie. Not very happy about having her picture taken however. I'll bet some ice cream would fix that. Good luck in the...
Hello: A "valid" stop permits you to maintain your position long enough for your edge to kick in. Please donate your $10 to a local charity....
Hey: I am watching Miami kick Washington's ass again, and thought I would type a quick post. In answer to the question, the basic skills are...
Hi: I have a minute or so to post. As mentioned in my earlier post, trendlines work. I have not based my own system on them, but on those close...
OK this is beautiful. Talk about non-random behavior. Any of you looking at CNBC, you saw the "news" that Carl Icahn bought stakes in Rite-Aid,...
Hey Folks: Here is a follow-up chart, showing the OEX (15 min bars). Look at where it turns over.
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