Recent Content by comagnum

  1. Watch a prop trader swinging $100,00+ days

    Any clown with enough capital can have big days or weeks - when I was a complete novice trading full time I had some $50k+ weeks, the thing is I...
    Post by: comagnum, Feb 13, 2019 at 3:11 PM in forum: Announcements

  2. Must-Watch Movies for Traders

    Get out the popcorn & dare look into the dark side of trading- a day trader goes to the extreme to keep his acct funded in the first film. The...
    Post by: comagnum, Feb 10, 2019 at 3:45 PM in forum: Educational Resources

  3. Trying to understand slippage: 1.6% with Interactive Brokers.

    The morning fills after gap downs can have a lot of slippage. Most seasoned swing traders remove their stop loss and wait for the print of the...
    Post by: comagnum, Feb 10, 2019 at 2:38 PM in forum: Order Execution

  4. Straight answers please. Estimated taxes: yes or no

    Only those are self employed are required to file quarterly estimates, but even if you don't it's no big deal - you simply would have to pay a...
    Post by: comagnum, Feb 7, 2019 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  5. Straight answers please. Estimated taxes: yes or no

    Quarterly estimated tax payments only apply to those that are self employed. Those that have taxes deducted from their paycheck and get a W-2 in...
    Post by: comagnum, Feb 7, 2019 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  6. Must-Watch Movies for Traders

    Here is another good one [MEDIA]
    Post by: comagnum, Feb 5, 2019 in forum: Educational Resources

  7. Is Jessie Livermore trading still work with internet ?

    Livermore's insights are timeless & priceless. The core of my trading plan was created from what I learned from his book 'How to Trade in Stocks'....
    Post by: comagnum, Feb 2, 2019 in forum: Trading

  8. For profitable traders only...how much is your strategy worth?

    For profitable traders only...how much is your strategy worth? Good strategies are easy to come up - the hard part is following it, forget trying...
    Post by: comagnum, Feb 2, 2019 in forum: Trading

  9. Grail Posts

    Well I think the closest to a holy grail is what nearly all of the top traders emphasized in audio interviews as being significant, it goes like...
    Post by: comagnum, Jan 31, 2019 in forum: Trading

  10. This Hedge Fund Blew the Doors Off in 2018

    Sounds like equity value investing - most positions are held for 3 years. Parker wants the firm to "grow thoughtfully and slowly." Parker said...
    Post by: comagnum, Jan 25, 2019 in forum: Wall St. News

  11. Billionaire Ken Griffin Buys America’s Most Expensive Home for $238 Million

    Well penny jumping orders and paying for order flow as the biggest predatory HFT sure pays well.
    Post by: comagnum, Jan 25, 2019 in forum: Wall St. News

  12. Being both long and short at same time

    Sounds like he is simply trading around a core position. This keeps you engaged with the prevailing trend with larger size while also taking...
    Post by: comagnum, Jan 24, 2019 in forum: Options

  13. Swingtrading is better than intraday.

    Overnight risk? Is no larger versus intra-day if you are using sound risk/trade mgmt. Besides , there is a 5% limit up/down on the major US...
    Post by: comagnum, Jan 20, 2019 in forum: Index Futures

  14. market behaviour, manipulations ?

    With retail traders most that are trading futures are far from sophisticated, seems like most are in futures because they don't have enough to...
    Post by: comagnum, Jan 20, 2019 in forum: Trading

  15. market behaviour, manipulations ?

    Prior swing highs/lows are magnets for the markets to probe for orders - if you see this during the regular session chance are its natural market...
    Post by: comagnum, Jan 20, 2019 in forum: Trading