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    RM's occasional market calls...

    RM, Fair enough i hear ya. Rep is all in trading lol.. keep up the good work...will be watching for your next call
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    RM's occasional market calls...

    Hey RM, Any "Occaisonal" calls you see out there? This market is interesting and confusing with SPY up almost everyday and gold weakness.. Any thoughts on gold? I wanted to take a big long at $1000 but not sure if we will get that low now
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    Most overused words and phrases in trading

    BUY , STRONG BUY, SELL, STRONG SELL, HOLD ESPECIALLY HOLD!! NEVER HOLD!! LOL Market Sentiment and Anything the Fed says
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    Go for CFA or not?

    Ya agreed--if you want to day trade--CFA in completely useless---oh wait there was a short technical analysis section in stats for level 1 --so maybe not completely useless LOL But if you are looking to have a back up if trading does not work out and you want to raise your profile and resume...
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    Go for CFA or not?

    """"The CFA is most valued by other people who have done the CFA. Basically, they think it's like a Navy Seal tattoo that shows that you two are brothers. You've seen the war, what it's REALLY like in the trenches, etc; Thus, it makes sense the most when you know for sure that the...
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    Go for CFA or not?

    """"Cool, no doubt. What study materials did you use for Level 1? I guess you don't find out how many you missed, just Pass of Fail, right?"""" I just used the books they provided with practice exams and questions. You can also purchase other practice questions from the CFA...
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    Go for CFA or not?

    I am working on level 2 now-- it is quite valuable ---but there are lots more CFA holders around these days than in 1990. Absolutely worth it ,,especially from a cost perspective Level 1 was hard...its not the difficulty of the material for level 1 ---just the amount of information---i...
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    2014 option challenge

    check the history ---how many times has the S&P gone up 30% 2 years in a row? plus 2012 was good too.. balllzy
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    What makes a master trader?

    as a side note to someone elses comment- I think fundamentally most people have an idea of what it takes to be successful, however, there are so many factors and distractions that make it easy to fail. As an example --everyone knows how to lose weight, a five year old could tell you...
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    What makes a master trader?

    master discipline, massive patience, at times massive cahones!!! and most important master discipline ---underlined, bolded , italics and should be tattooed on your fore arm to see while trading.
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    CL Redux

    2 cent stop on oil? that must be very hard!!
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    Memorable Quotes and Advice

    ya time stops are important too --time is your enemy!! never your friend
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    Memorable Quotes and Advice

    Hello All, Starting a thread on memorable things people have read or been told that seriously stuck in their mind and improved their trading. I read all of the Market Wizard books and in one of them there was an interview with someone- and for some reason this random advice has still stuck...
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    Pattern Day Trading Loophole??

    just move to canada!! no rule up here!! :)
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