After trading since 1996 I've found that for me to do okay I need to be adaptable and alter my trading methods as the markets dictate. I try to...
I'm not sure the bull is back! Has Battataglia ever been bearish? Fear and greed drive the markets. Nice move off the Oct. bottoms but I don't...
I remember when I first started visiting All Tech in 1996 or 1997 and I used their simulator. They had a guy in their home office in New Jersey...
I'd agree 100%. I was tempted to reply to one of her earlier posts but realized it would just be a waste of time and bandwidth. Ignoring her and...
Probably can find all the info at www.irs.gov under the forms, publications, instructions ...
Don't always agreee with him, but you gotta like Fleck and David Tice to counter the bulls.
Hedge funds are also starting to think the worst of the bear is over ... read an article earlier today. But I too am looking more to short...
Not near 15-20 year lows ... look at the chart below and see where it was in the 1983-1988 (15-20 yrs. ago). It appears to me as if it's up 100%...
If you want the NASDAQ short interest also you can find it at the link below: http://www.viwes.com/Invest/ It's published about the same...
I'm with you ... lightening up on long positions and starting to go short a little bit. My biggest concern is any bad news recently has been blown...
Ramp up, ramp down, up, down? Better make up your mind ... or is it Happy Hour already where you're at? Or maybe you started early!! :p
Too big of a run too quickly IMO. Market has been shaking off bad news impressively. But given that it is Friday I see profit taking as the course...
I think you have to learn to not second guess yourself on your trades. We all leave money on the table at times. No one buys the bottom and sells...
No question you'll learn by "doing". And you might get exposed to a lot more than you think .. besides the actual construction there's the...
Hiking to the top of the upper falls was a lot more fun that trying to climb El Capitan ... can't be any fun dangling way above the ground floor...
Ed Seykota ... still recall his 3 rules for good trading (1) cutting losses (2) cutting losses (3) cutting losses Also liked Marty Schwartz a...
I too left to trade in large part for the freedom it allowed me. For me it's the freedom to CHOOSE each and every day what I WANT to do that day....
Sorry I missed your followup questions ... but to answer the above. I built up my capital mainly through having a decent corporate job, saving...
Nice post ... you exhibit your stupidity quite well. You're right ... I'm "dumb" ... I struggled to get 3 college degrees ... I struggled in the...
The only thing I'd admit to is not being as bad a trader as Mr. Market. Or as scared a trader ... geez, what's he put on? 25 trades in the past...
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