Many of the first quant traders had no knowledge of finance; they were really smart people (as evidenced by their PhDs) and the houses scooped...
if you are into very (very) long term theories, like this 50 ma, take a long hard look at the classic Dow Theory. There are newer versions of it...
many do. the problem is that whenever the ECNs are changing their policies and cost structures, its often to the detriment of the liquidity...
MA's are great during trending periods and horrible at consolidation/oscillating periods. Like any other tool, use it at what its best for, but...
2nd best edge: DISCIPLINE
breakdowns happen more often than we think, people just lose it. Seen it happen on the floor, doesn't really matter what size the loss is, it...
maybe comming in thinking about making $100k trading is making you take unnecessary risks? Can you post a bit on your trading style/ what you...
with nasdaq, there is more transparancy in what's going on in the bid&ask than the nyse.
i don't believe this is happening now, but government has also inflated inflation numbers before too. politics is in the equation , no one...
1) In no way did i mean disrespect to Grob's methodology, posts or character, and no where did I refer to your charts as a mess. The furthest i...
100% with you on this one. confused about trendlines...Trendlines! makes you want to talk about elliot wave and gann analysis for lighter fare.
trade stocks you know well and are comfortable with. during the day, i scan mainly 9 stocks and after hours, i scan through a stable of 38...
you can make your stops as tight as you want to when your entry is good. (ala great defense is a great offense). In my own trading i try to enter...
not to be ciritical Grob, if it works for you it works for you but that graph has too many things going on. Did you make a trend line for every 3...
what's the elitetrader vibe like?
the stock has had an amazing run with nary a correction, maybe this precipitates one?
thanks for the posts on FL's market. it may be regional, i know where i live in long island, ny houses are selling slower but there isn't a...
You are right. silver has many many uses. but in terms of trading, it is not veiwed as such. the main institutions and players that trade silver...
I think the sky is fixing to fall. I have looked at charts of the Dow and Nasdaq and S&P 500. I don't think they look good. I am going to cash, I...
check out the 'brain' in the flash site. something straight out of scifi, love the skynet voice thrown in. they throw the kitchen sink on this one
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