Recent content by rod

now I get it, thank u very much for the explanation :D

thank u all for all the good and practical advice...especially u ammo, those were some pretty good practical tips! swam noir, what is the difference between the SPY/QQQ and ES/NQ? I know ES/NQ are index futures, but my question is what are the differences between them, and why only start with...

I understand and I agree with you. How do you think my game plan should be then?

So, my laptop broke down and couldn`t check this thread any earlier sorry guys :\(at local library reading technical analysis books and checking this thread:D)...anyway back to the topic... I totally agree with you on that 9 out of 10 people will lose money. That`s exactly why I`m only...

@brownsfan019: thanks for sharing...how would u compare the tax advantages between futures and stock/options/currencies? if u don`t mind me asking...would u choose opencry over IB? @volente_00: @Arthur Deco: thank u for the analogy, completely made sense specially cuz I love playing...

1. Could you explain this a little bit further?(trading n00b here...):confused: 2. Why do u love/hate eSignal?

hmm, interesting...didn`t know index futures didn`t have the pattern daytrader rule, NICE...what`s the leverage on futures? how much is one ES contract for example, and what`s the minimum I could start with? Is $2k ok? hey nazzdack, first of all thank u for ur opinion too, and 2ndly i luv ur...

what a great analogy pipmagic66...LOL :D

pretty good explanations, learned a lot today from all these posts :D here`s more info on the MACD if you guys wanna read a bit more: http://www.stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:technical_indicators:macd-histogram

Hey guys, I`m new at this and reading all I can about trading so I can get my hands on real trades soon...I just wanted ur opinion on what`s better to trade when I start trading: stocks, options or futures? And why? Thx! :D

So I started reading about technical analysis......and everyday that goes by I become more anxious to learn even more about trading..it`s like a passion that`s been consuming me for awhile now, so I`ve read about trendlines, support & resistance and whatnot...I got the thinkorswim platform and I...

this thread is one of the most amusing I`ve read in here xD

I want to get into trading and so I`ve started reading and studying about technical analysis on my own but as I`ve researched on firms here in South Florida(or anywhere for that matter...) that I could start this career(prop firm, etc etc) that would train and teach me how to trade, I`ve noticed...