Recent content by Long-Way-To-Go

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    inandlong gone ???????

    I really wish he was kidding. I hadn't talked to him in a while and had just PM'ed him right before this thread was posted. He was one of the most generous and respected people on ET and he will be missed sorely.
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    optical illusions

    I did until I proved it to myself. They are not identical, but are very close. Both squares have RGB values in the 105 to 110 range. If you use an imaging program to seperate the squares from the rest of the image, it becomes very obvious. Try it.
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    Trader Nirvana???

    I think this is what ges is talking about: Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) http://www.apfc.org
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    I confess, I blew out

    While we are waiting on lundy's story... For those that have blown out, how did you raise enough capital to start over (e.g. get a job and save for a couple of years, find new backers, etc)?
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    why THE HELL is it so easy to do the wrong thing...

    At least three people in the same thread talk about widening stops. I thought the whole point was to cut losing trades short. Am I misunderstanding something?
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    How much...

    Anybody else care to comment on how they got started $$$-wise?
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    How much training is required before you can make consistent profits?

    On a related note, how much $$$ did it take to become consistently profitable? http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=10842
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    How much...

    A recent thread asked how long it took before you became consistently profitable (http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=10831). I'm curious how much money it took. For those of you that quit a job to become a trader, how much did you have to save before you felt comfortable...
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    Markets and randomness

    Thanks for the hot tip! That's the one place I haven't looked. Are they in every box or is it one of those "many will try - 5 will win" giveaways? Do I need to collect all 10,000 - with one in each individually sealed box? Oh well, I guess I'll spend a fortune on Cracker Jack boxes to add to my...
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    Markets and randomness

    Where does one find all these "successful mechanical systems - of which there are many"?
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    What kind of person...

    are you? If you had to pick any other career besides trading, what would it be? ____________ The Fine Print It has to be achievable (i.e. I hope you won't say something like "I would be the CEO of GE" or "I would be the world's first trillionaire astronaut" because the odds of those...
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    Random Rants and All the Other Goodies

    Here's your chance. Did you learn your speed reading technique or is it a natural ability? Were any books helpful? Thanks
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    Anyone have the formula for Connor's CVR?

    This from Mister Name-Change himself. :):):):) (i.e. J_Commisso, Commisso, Publias, PubliasEnigma, etc...)
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