Recent content by abishiai

It takes a college degree to fly a plane but only a high school diploma to fix one: a reassurance for those of us who fly routinely in their jobs. After every flight, Qantas pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe sheet" which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics...

An East Texas couple, both real-life rednecks, had 9 children. They went to the doctor to see about getting the husband "fixed". The doctor asked them why, after nine children would they choose to do this. The husband replied that they had read in a recent article that one out of every ten...

Hey you guys, save the political dueling for the threads dedicated to that. I read this one 'cause I want a good chuckle. BTW, I'm a big Republican and I thought the joke was really funny. Cheer, kp

I appreciate your concern. Don't worry, you're not going to end up with any of my cash. :D I'm thankful for the info--it's pretty much what I'm looking for. When I get more serious about the DAX I'll add to my data feed and really get into it. Trade well! kp

Someone please give me brief answers to the following questions: What is the current market volitility like on the DAX futures? (How many points does it ususally move in a day / hour / minute? Is the current level typical or slow / high? Thanks. I've been searching web pages and haven't...

I have an account at ToS, and am very happy with them. Their software is great and they are constantly improving it. They have a great feature that will search for verticals, diagonals, butterflies, and the works. The thing I'm most happy about is their order execution. ON more than one...

Homer, a handsome dude, walked into a sports bar around 9:58 PM. He sat down next to this blonde at the bar and stared up at the TV. The 10:00 news was on. The news crew was covering a story of a man on a ledge of a large building preparing to jump. The blonde looked at Homer and said, "Do...

When you occasionally have a really bad day, and you just need to take it out on someone, don't take it out on someone you know, take it out on someone you don't know. I was sitting at my desk when I remembered a phone call I had forgotten to make. I found the number and dialed it. A man...

Gekko and Co., Your arguments for atheism are very good and strong. There is however, a side to this discussion that has not been brought out, and before you can get away with debunking the whole notion of God, you need to deal with the greatest theological thinker of the 20th century: Karl...

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the EU rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted...

I just posted an essay on Hell in the Jokes forum, It might provide some enlightenment to this issue. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=343775#post343775 Cheer, kp

The recent emergence of Satan, the 666 moving average and 666 Fib level in the Trading forum reminded me about this story: The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was so "profound" that the professor shared it with...

The better trade is when the 666 crosses the 777. :p That's a signal that's out of this world!! kp

Ironically, most people say that to be successful in trading you need enough capital so you don't care about winning or losing--don't trade scared money. Here's someone with plenty of blase money, and he still can't trade! Honestly, I think trading success for some is luck. For others it's...