Recent content by Gooney

I've been using IB along with Esignal for about 3 months now and as much as I like Esignal for charting, I have to admit that I've found IB's quotes to be more reliable, when there is a big move and one lags behind, its usually Esignal.

The market has been rallying with very little evidence of any improvement in the economy and the threat of war looming creating 8 weeks worth of extremely overbought conditions. I know alot of traders are hoping for the good old days but I would be very careful in the weeks to come.

Anybody who says this book could be be summed in 1 page probably hasn't read it all the way through. I have. Recently I picked it up again for a second read through and I am amazed at how much substance is packed into the 400+ pages. Don't believe what you hear, read it yourself.

Alan is a true trader who has a sincere love for the markets and for what he does. I wish there were more like him.

Thanks to the those who have posted on this board, I switched over to IB 2 months ago. Best move I've made.

nitro & dotslashfuture, Thanks for the replies. I wasn't refering to creating a trading room, however I wouldn't rule it out. The office I looked into in my post was a 100 square feet big enough for me & a computer. What I was interested in finding out is if there was already such a place (a...

I'm also looking for the same thing. I recently converted to IB and am finding it increasingly difficult to trade from home. I've looked into renting an office but would prefer to be in a trading room. Does anybody know of an office or firm in Chicago that would rent out desk space but allow me...

the qqq's trade in an intraday range of about 1 point so if your able to trade them well and prefer to trade equities consider trading MSFT, you'll double your range and save $ on commissions since you won't need to trade as many shares.

nitro, I've never used IB so I can't really compare the two platforms. The main advantage for me is onsite trading. It is very difficult for me to trade from home and I don't have a series 7. gooney

I've been trading at ProTrader for about a year and have found the staff to be very "down to earth" and extremely helpful, not conceited in the least. I also disagree with a previous post stating that the system is slow for scalpers. Most of my trades are scalps and I can honestly say that it is...