Recent content by jmichael777

I have Post-it with three things on it Patience, Discipline, and Good Setups Patience is the hardest part for sure.

Well, one reason is what i like to call "field posistion". That is this rally in resistance makes for an easier sale than buy regardless of the "news".

reading thru some old post I remember the yield trap from the last bear market that sucks in "investors"

I have had some problems too with the new upgrade on IB.

nice call. I think the talking heads second half recovery will prove to be false myself and this seems like a bit of a warning sign.

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Ah, yes there is no "recession". Certainly not when you are a Hedge Fund trader. I would think a Hedge Fund trader should be able to identify a trend in stats though. The numbers seem to indicate Main Street business is off a lot hurting the average person. Therefore, I agree with Warren...

OK Thanks. I was looking to answer the question about notification since I won't be concentrating solely on this platform. I've seen the rave the reviews and I think will give them a shot.

OK, cool i used a few including Datek way back when. Brother has TradeKing which is clunky but seems to have decent fills. IB I have but setting up another separate account for long term trades and found out the minimum is now 10k on individual accounts.

I would side with Warren Buffet who says the people on Main Street are already in a recession.

The Countrywide purchase could make BAC the king of "helping people with bad loans".

Hi Traders, Today not withstanding, what has your experience been with Think or Swim? I'm looking for a good option broker to compliment my futures trading. Did they inform you in real time of problems? Did they get the connection up? Can you call in to trade out of a posistion if...

I think hot keys are by far better with few mistakes and faster to execute orders. Also u can separate your bids keys on left and offer keys on right so natural to be able to bid or offer without making a mistake. Being free not to have to look at where u are positioning the mouse and able to...