Recent Content by carbtrader

  1. Vertical Bull Put Spread Margin

    Thanks a lot for the info guys! Didn't know about the European options, and using indexes instead to avoid early assignment. Also thxs for...
    Post by: carbtrader, Jan 5, 2011 in forum: Options

  2. Vertical Bull Put Spread Margin

    Option newbie here. I was talking to my broker ToS regarding what would happen if the short put option was exercised early (yes I know it might...
    Thread by: carbtrader, Jan 4, 2011, 14 replies, in forum: Options

  3. Taking 103K to 1.2million by Year End 2008

    Interesting... seems that even without using leverage you'd still lose -10K, although it's less than with leverage due to the amount of...
    Post by: carbtrader, Oct 18, 2008 in forum: Journals

  4. MACD/Trendline Swing Trader

    Glad you're back positive. This is my first positive week also after a consecutive three week losing streak. Percentage wise it's my best...
    Post by: carbtrader, Oct 18, 2008 in forum: Journals

  5. The Price Action Journal

    Four years of losing and still being determined to succeed is a very admirable. I'm on my 2nd year of losing right now, although I'm mainly just...
    Post by: carbtrader, Jul 19, 2008 in forum: Journals

  6. Taking 103K to 1.2million by Year End 2008

    I think you've learned your lesson with ODP, but it bears mentioning just because I too recently violated this rule myself with BBG: Don't try...
    Post by: carbtrader, Jul 13, 2008 in forum: Journals

  7. AHG - Profitable Strategy for Struggling Traders

    I don't mean to be negative but just want to point out something... just because you have X losers and in the past you had a W% win rate doesn't...
    Post by: carbtrader, Mar 7, 2008 in forum: Journals

  8. AHG - Profitable Strategy for Struggling Traders

    Looks good glue. I like the idea of playing an alert and will steal that idea and add it to mines :) The 4bar reversal is intriguing. I also...
    Post by: carbtrader, Dec 30, 2007 in forum: Journals

  9. AHG - Profitable Strategy for Struggling Traders

    first cut at the 123 indicator for NT: http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/336/piscuy123qy7.png still trying to refine it to follow the signal...
    Post by: carbtrader, Dec 30, 2007 in forum: Journals

  10. Long term over 20 yrs - DOW stocks or ETFs?

    I only trade very short-term and need some advice for holding really long term (ie. over 20 yrs or so). Would DOW stocks or ETFs be better for...
    Thread by: carbtrader, Dec 29, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: ETFs

  11. AHG - Profitable Strategy for Struggling Traders

    Insightful post on 123's being similar to hammers. Thanks. I see an advantage to trading 123's in the lower timeframe vs. trading hammers in...
    Post by: carbtrader, Dec 28, 2007 in forum: Journals

  12. AHG - Profitable Strategy for Struggling Traders

    nvm figured it out... 216.97.240.74
    Post by: carbtrader, Dec 27, 2007 in forum: Journals

  13. AHG - Profitable Strategy for Struggling Traders

    Hmm... that would explain why there was hardly anyone in the room when I logged in the past two days, and now just trying it again it won't...
    Post by: carbtrader, Dec 27, 2007 in forum: Journals