I have just lost my "humbleness". You and the the 95% plus/minus of other ET participants are wannabees and blowups waiting to happen. When...
I refer to it as... Singing the same song, from the same sheet music, every day. Sometimes the song is in the wrong key. Sing the same song in a...
So very NOT true. You have provided us with YOUR definition of success. My definition of success has nothing to do with "becoming rich". Yet,...
The consistently profitable trader is consistently profitable because trading consistently profitably is what he/she does! This is who I am. This...
Household debt contracted at an annual rate of ¾ percent in the third quarter, after having posted a small increase in the previous quarter. In...
The guy that said network marketing is a total scam has no idea what he is talking. What a dickhead... his family is trying to better their...
Ian! :p
Been sitting in the 4500-5000 camp myself for quite a while. Indeed, potentially too high! An exogenous event alone can bring it to fruition. But...
Mathematical risk management and risk ratio. LOL!! You have identified the exact cause of the economic (credit) crisis and you want to trade based...
You are correct... expectancy as mentioned is not quantifiable, but the probability of the expectancy is. For example, let's use a simple bear...
Floor traders, index arbitrageurs, and option market makers can and do utilize the .25 increment to their advantage. The underlying cash index...
Start with an official definition of expectancy. In the context of this discussion I prefer this one... An expected amount calculated on the...
NeoRio1... Excellent post if I can say so. Much more important is an understatement. Expectancy is (or should be) based on probability....
There is no one-size-fits-all answer. As a scalper, capturing 1 tick every few seconds times multiple contracts will keep you far away from...
No idea what RTH will bring, but right now, 9:07pm EST, I have gone short YM @8690, 1 only with a relatively wide stop @8720. Will have to wait...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=aTFflUwD.Qbg Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Timothy Geithner, President-elect Barack...
If the fees and procedures are not condusive to your trade sytle, techniques, and methods then find another broker that better suits you. Period....
Yes indeedy. 2% a day (approx 50% monthly based on 20 trading days) is entirely doable. But you don't know what to trade. it's characteristics,...
Thats what most seem to think... to me it's $75 (preferably less) per contract. When I do use specific targets, which is only 50% of the time,...
As you know F9, YM is my instrument of choice. Most folks who have seen me trade think I use tight stops (most of the time). 15 YM ticks or less...
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