i find that having absolute #'s for your setups helps alot. do your setups tend to be really grey/vague? this is a problem that might be yours....
oh well, i reinstalled the os. put xp on it this time, running like a champ now.....ready to make me some $$$ :)
just updated sp4 and it crashed my computer..blue screen on startup. can't even get into safe mode. i guess its time to reinstall :( i can get...
i think he means that he trades stocks that have more than 1mil shares traded / day.
i use two laptops that are 500mhz, with a margi card so i can use an additional monitor. first laptop runs quotetracker and IB's trading...
correct.
http://www.margi.com/products/prod_dtg.htm this is what i use. no need for the 4mb if you just want to display charts. i can travel just with...
started out trading individual stocks and now i trade ETFs (SPY). i like being able to short on a downtick and like the behavior of the stock as...
there is no magic answer. you must practice. lots of experience will solve this. be sure to watch the time&sales while you are entering, NOT...
you said it perfectly. as a daytrader, you are just working in a smaller fractal of the swing trader's chart. things move quicker and yes, we...
i trade 1,2, and 5 minute.....10 cent stop - upon 5-7 cent profit, i move stop to breakeven + 2 cents to cover my commish. i then usually use a...
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=278214#post278214 do a search on my posts and you should be able to understand my...
jai...thanks, this is EXACTLY what i have been doing for the past 4 months. i see patterns in my losing trades, things that i repeat without even...
awesome :) that is what i found....keep it simple, find a way to extract $$ out everyday...don't go for every move and just find where you can...
blowout? i was mostly trading paper and small lots. i don't understand how you can blowout. once you are profitable on paper or simulator, you...
lots of hard work. :) seriously, i have been studying way before i started....maybe 3 or 4 months. i started by joining a chat room that...
today is my 63rd day of trading. yesterday was the first time i have made profits 2 days in a row. today is looking to be profitable. i feel...
great final table....anyone catch it on the travel channel? alan goehring won it, and he's also a retired trader.....he beat kirill gerasimov,...
we should have a forum just for these types of questions....call it....gamblers anonymous.
over the past 4 months (my professional trading career so far) i have noticed something that keeps coming back up every time. whenever an...
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