Recent content by scarletviolet

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    Taking a long position in gold

    Buy UGLD.
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    Having trouble focusing at my day job

    This new method you've got....Is it buying a new high? :)
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    Went To The Mall Today

    I went to a mall in suburban Chicago yesterday and was disgusted with all the people there. I decided to start looking online for gifts, since it's this bad this early in the Christmas season already....if this could even be considered Christmas season already.... Maybe things aren't as...
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    CHICAGO - Who's up for drinks this Friday?

    Who knew Chicago was so anti-social?
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    CHICAGO - Who's up for drinks this Friday?

    I like drinks. I could like drinks on Friday.
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    **Breaking News FED and Banks looking to shut down Exchanges**

    Do I still live in America?
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    Not sure what part time job to look for...

    Bartenders can make decent money, and then you could manage to be free while the equities are trading....You might even make enough money just pulling weekend shifts....
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    Career advice, please

    Why don't you just paper trade for a while and see how much you might make?
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    Starting out in Prop Trading

    When I started working for my prop firm of the past, my manager was really honest with me. He said that basically they were in the business of taking advantage of young kids with no money to trade who had potential to make a lot of money. I liked him; he was a good guy.... It's pretty true...
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    Age roll call...

    31.
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    New Member- Wanted to introduce myself (and a few q's)

    Lindec, Check out the Bollinger bands too... They're my favorite. ;)
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    Tax on Trades Should Be Part of Rescue Plan, Some Democrats Say

    "HAD considered"....past tense language here is encouraging.... "The Senate aide said a number of specific ideas appeared to be gaining traction Saturday evening, most notably the concept of creating a "financial stability" fund financed by Wall Street and styled in the mold of the deposit...
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    beginner prop strategies

    Hey Kris.... When I first started trading stocks, it was a similar environment to now...A lot of trying to find something that would go up even in a downtrending market... I would play a lot of lower priced stocks (partially because I didn't start with a lot of money). I would scan for...
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    Currency Futures....Spreading

    Lately, I've been having some decent luck spreading the euro against the franc....but I'm still trying to nail down what the best ratio is for the spread. Does anybody else like using this spread? And if so, what ratio have you found you like the best? I started just using 1:1, but that...
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