Recent content by ddefina

Wow, a post from 10 years ago!

Has anybody used the service from http://www.consumerindexes.com/ to plot GDP in real time and make longer term investment decisions from it? See http://dshort.com/articles/Consumer-Metrics-Growth-Index.html for its comparison to the S&P500 for last 5 years.

I especially liked his selling missile guidance technology to China; shows how important character is when selecting people for positions of power.

Ron Paul wants to eliminate the Fed (and hopefully the IRS) and restore the constitution; who else in power is more qualified with these great ideas?

It's good you're practicing with a small amount of money. Even with a profitable system you have to overcome the psychology of the markets and that's the tough part. The markets are antithetical to normal human emotions.

The market wants to eat you--and it will most likely.

Ron Paul all the way!

Interesting, kind of a martingale strategy that pushes risk out on the bell curve, but doesn't reduce it. If you could reduce or eliminate risk you'd have the holy grail.

You'll be back. Once it's in your blood you can't leave, so admit it and prepare to learn from your mistakes next time.

I use IB for stocks, futures and options with no complaints and great fills. Use a front end like Ninja Trader if you want fast scalping abilities.

With all the US State governments about to seize up, and the almost failed Treasury Auction, looks like most of the 1st world will be joining the 3rd and 4th soon? Too bad we can't just reset everything and start over so we can do it again in 20 years.

True, but he had a slight backbone. He was a social liberal in republican clothing.

Article from the Wall Street Journal by Eddie Sessions: "I have this theory about Barack Obama. I think he's led a kind of make-believe life in which money was provided and doors were opened because at some point early on somebody or some group took a look at...