The 3 most important items to keep track of in yr trading log... 1) Why you entered the trade 2) Why you exited the trade 3) Max drawdown...
Exchange minimum margin (performance bond) is required ONLY during the exchange accounting (and maintenance) time window. For ES, that would be...
It is a tough 6-degrees to get the credit/mafia connection to ring true. But there is relationship with something called the black market. I'm not...
As mentioned earlier by circadian, ATR (average true range) might be useful to you. But it is an indicator therefore inherently after the fact,...
Been on ET since 03. Used to be very active here, especially in the days of the real-time trading chat room. I've been a full time independent...
Single, double, triple, home-run, strike, none of those terms are trade attributes. Your system/setup/methodology/technique/signal/trigger/market...
- Credibility based on number of individual posts. - Credibility based on web host. Great big-picture analysis of facts! Elite morons.
Present your ATM card from XYZ bank and get a free small popcorn! (Where XYZ bank is the GUARANTEED most prominent within the SRDS metro zone,...
Teldar Paper, Mr Cromwell, has 33 different vice presidents... ...each earning over $200,000 a year. Now, I have spent the last two months...
1) Just what exactly is scalping for you? 1-tick, 2-ticks, or 10-ticks...or perhaps more? As you probably know, the true definition of futures...
Clarity = rally. Fundamentals/Logic = meaningless. Technicals/Momentum = indifferent. Applies to PIIGS, Health, Jobs, Housing, Middle-east,...
My friend says Exxon has a few unused land leases, but unfortunately there are no 5000+ foot pipes listed on ebay. So I suggested we pick up a...
Ditto. You're not going to use the story, Mr. Scott? No, sir. This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.
Eventually they will be written off. You will know when that day is closing in, because a "new" dollar will be official US currency. The amount of...
It should be noted... 1 pt in ES = $50 with a .25 tick increment worth $12.50. 1 pt in SP = $250 with a .10 tick increment worth $25
Wireless connections (the laptop perhaps?) are, with very few exceptions, always slower than wired connections.
As hinted, this is a mental (psychological) issue for YOU. It's basis is fear. In trading, there is finite categories of fear, INTERTWINED:...
Fine and dandy. Whatever works. But how bout detail. Expected hold time frame? Scalp, swing, or position? Stop? if no stop, mental uncle point?
Pretty interesting just two posters in this thread. Takes more than a few million bucks of overcharges for the IB lemmings to break rank. Hope...
They have an 80% approval rating according to ET broker ratings. :p
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