Recent Content by markettimer

  1. Took out a loan to transition to full-time trading. 24 years old.

    I believe this could be real, since I experienced something similar during 08-09. Wabu, 7 years ago I had $210K in debt and no assets after...
    Post by: markettimer, Jun 18, 2016 in forum: Professional Trading

  2. the lower the WTI price, the higher the US domestic production, why?

    Alternative explanation: The higher the US domestic production, the lower the WTI price (i.e., you reversed causality in the title).
    Post by: markettimer, Mar 23, 2015 in forum: Commodity Futures

  3. Any thoughts on why WTI contango narrowed sharply past few days?

    The FOMC certainly lifted crude on Wednesday (3/18), but the front month outperformance actually happened on Thursday and Friday. Here are the...
    Post by: markettimer, Mar 22, 2015 in forum: Commodity Futures

  4. Any thoughts on why WTI contango narrowed sharply past few days?

    I noticed April crude futures (CLJ5) sharply outperformed May (CLK5) and June (CLM5) futures the past few days, coinciding with the upcoming...
    Thread by: markettimer, Mar 20, 2015, 3 replies, in forum: Commodity Futures

  5. 2015 outlook

    Yeah, have noticed the recent dollar outperformance. These positions were chosen after the dollar rally. US stocks are expensive relative to the...
    Post by: markettimer, Dec 7, 2014 in forum: Trading

  6. 2015 outlook

    I'm expecting the dollar rally will fizzle in 2015. Here is my allocation as we near the end of 2014. Hope not to suffer too much abuse in the...
    Thread by: markettimer, Dec 6, 2014, 7 replies, in forum: Trading

  7. PAUL TUDOR JONES: Commodities Will Be Ugly Until At Least 2020

    He's saying it's 30 years between peaks, e.g., a peak in the early 80s followed by a peak in 2012, with a valley in between.
    Post by: markettimer, Oct 22, 2014 in forum: Wall St. News

  8. Advice/stories for entering trading

    How about looking at trading jobs in a corporate (non-banking) role, like at a mining or energy company? They hire traders for hedging purposes...
    Post by: markettimer, Sep 2, 2014 in forum: Professional Trading

  9. Starting a fund / raising capital

    DoubleT, this is a very interesting thread, I just read the whole thing. I now find myself in a similar situation as you were two years ago (a few...
    Post by: markettimer, Aug 31, 2014 in forum: Professional Trading

  10. Career trader's perspective on living off trading profits vs living on salary?

    This is part of the reason for dividing assets roughly evenly between cash reserve (30%), trading account (30%), and retirement portfolio (40%)....
    Post by: markettimer, Aug 2, 2014 in forum: Professional Trading

  11. Career trader's perspective on living off trading profits vs living on salary?

    For me, this is a very timely question. I've recently left a high-paying job in my early 30s and will trade as my only source of income. If I...
    Post by: markettimer, Aug 2, 2014 in forum: Professional Trading

  12. Who will teach me?

    In your case, I recommend learning how to invest, not trade, at www.bogleheads.org. If you have $1mn, you should realistically be able to come up...
    Post by: markettimer, Jul 14, 2014 in forum: Professional Trading

  13. What degree/master/phd would be the best for a trader?

    A PhD involves discovering something new and being skeptical. A master's involves learning in a classroom. Therefore, a PhD is better suited for...
    Post by: markettimer, Jul 5, 2014 in forum: Professional Trading