Recent content by kevink00

count me in. I live on the Eastside, so anything in seattle is OK.

fyi I use a 50% stop loss point, as do most of the "options gurus." In my exp. if you have lost that much, you ARE wrong, she ain't coming back. It is VERY true that you must account for a lot of wiggle room. I like to trade the trusts now(QQQ,DIA) because of liqidity and unvolitile...

Worth April, 1999

p2 Curious.. How long did it take you to develop that instinct? I know exactly what you mean, although the venue that I am familiar with is not trading (unfortunately). Did you start off with this, or were you clueless at first but developed over time? Thanks Kevin

Just a point of curiosity. Some traders have posted that Harbor blew up recently. I am curious as to the when and why. Was it after that article in Worth?? Hmmmmmmm. Thanks. As always this is a great site.

Fellows: Please elaborate more about "reading the specialist". I have read Farrell about this for scalping, but please tell me more about predetermining big moves using the specialist Thanks AGAIN! Kevin

Thanks to everyone for your help! I'll post my progress when I have some! Kevin

My problem is that when i get in, the stock that was moving moments before will stop or reverse. Often i'll get in, see a 3/8 or 1/2 point move and get stopped out with a 1/4 or 1/8th of profit, which amounts to a loss, due to fees, and 100shares. I suspect a basic error on my part, because I am...

Thanks for the replies, everyone. A couple of questions: If not RMBS,CHKP,etc. then which would you recommend? I am looking for fairly large moves of 1 point or more. I make 2-5 trades a day. I use MyTrack with one monitor. I dont use any other analysis software otherthan the...

I have been a swing trader for 2 years and have now started trading intraday. I am using 100s. lots to get my feet wet. The problem I am having is that although I have had 24 roundtrips in the last week, my account is lower, but I have lost what amounts to fees only, i.e. $26 per roundtrip. I...