Damn MAESTRO! I'm not sure if I've ever read a more intelligent post on ET and there are few intelligent folks around. A few key words you used...
I'm not sure if I'd say it's childish but it's definitely a statement based on ignorance. Comparing a performance in any financial market to that...
Completely agree. NG is a terrific instrument to trade. In terms of leverage and margin req's, this bugger moves!
piezoe probably doesn't realize the HFT's will be exempt from the tax. All they have to do is grease a politician's pocket, join the department...
Agree. It's the same as getting a Tier I MBA. Some people are naturally born charasmatic leaders while others try to practice what they read in...
Seeing as the IRS is so intent on unveiling the secrecy of Swiss Banks perhaps they can do the same with the Domestic ones once they're finished...
LOL. As I was typing my response I came up with 4000 miles but that would be too obvious so I made an adjustment upward to 4500 with 2.25's of...
They aren't interested in the answer you give them, it's your ability to think critically to arrive at the answer. For example, I was asked what...
Not making any money? LOL. Read a few of my previous posts and perhaps you'll see I have a clue. As to the topic of volatility....the current...
Volatility? What volatility?
The OP does have a point -- this is the finest form of manipulation ever seen but the suggestion about it not being attractive? What's not...
You don't think a heart surgeon feels stress when he/she loses a patient, or flirts with losing a patient when something unexpected goes wrong...
Terrific perspective. This reminds me of the time I started a Hedge Fund. After my first trading day I was down 1.5%. I finished my first month...
This is a great question! I started trading in my early 20's and traded with a bonafide Prop Shop in Chicago after finishing my degree in...
Anyone who says this doesn't trade. You can't operate in this business without stress, which leads to anxiety and depression if you don't know...
If you would consider stopping calling tops and buy a market that just keeps going up you may actually do quite well.
The price of gas is exactly what came to mind as I read the 1st page of this article -- didn't even bother to read they rest. At any rate, the...
A sch C regardless of what? It sounds as though you're saying all traders file Sch C's, or am I misunderstanding your meaning?
You bring up a very important point -- volatility. This is thee single most important market statistic that I track and I track it in every time...
70+ pages on no stops in the futures market. I started a thread like this a while back and when you say "no stop" it really brings folks out of...
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