+1 oldtrader well said This would wipe out daytrading, and a lot of swingtrading as we know it. Let's hope it doesn't pass. -k
mine went offline a few minutes ago too, help number is busy.. ah well at least I'm not missing a big market rally close, it's flat here today...
well said.
i hope this doesn't pass... problem is there's a lot more poor people than rich people nowadays, and the poor people want to tax the...
Quote from total_keops: . . . Not doing a forward test. This is refered to as curve fitting. absolutely true (I used to...
this is very true... well said! i really like how you put it...
exactly. greedy tax and spend politicians are assuming behavior would be the same and dollar signs light up in their eyes, of course however if...
great post cstfx, well said, earlier... and agree if we can get cramer/other media figures to speak out against it that would be a *big* help......
I remember the last time things felt like this, back before the @#$ 25K PDT rule was passed; people saying no way.. and remarkably that stupid...
Where's that link again, to write your state's senator/congressman? That's something I remember filling out months ago. I'm also adding "if...
It rears its ugly head again, http://thehill.com/homenews/house/56789-afl-cio-dems-push-new-wall-street-tax I hope this doesn't pass; it would...
great ideas, thanks all - I did that today, minimized my IB/esignal windows at exactly 11am, stayed out.. got back in only later in the day after...
lol I like the rubber band idea... :) It's just that these markets have been so good for trading the last few months I'm having a hard time...
Hi - Grr. I turned a winning morning into a losing day overall, net down -$56 so not too bad, but still. I kept track of my percentages, it...
That's a good point about staying at a level w/continued success ... need to slowly start doing more, stabilizing success at each level, before...
personally I'm still long 1k+ and bullish MGM, I think as long as it holds over 10 it's good
I'm completely bullish on casino stocks, in order of what I'm most trading, is: #1 MGM #2 WYNN #3 LVS #4 BYD #5 IGT btw LVS is the best...
well said, thanks! I get it ... now I've just got to overcome the mental blocks.. it's like "writers' block", but traders' block, on risking...
thanks all -- good points ... I like the one you said about don't look at the P&L, that's the main thing I suppose, is constantly monitoring every...
Hi - My #1 challenge as a trader isn't making winning trades; it's that I do so usually on small share 50-200 share size trades, dozens a day,...
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