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You need to adapt expectations to the volatility the stock offers and 4% in 1-4 days is a bit unrealistic as a rule of thumb.

I'm jumping in coz Im not sure and want to know if usa located traders can access foreign markets, I heard they can't. Is it true?

Earning season is back...it could offer you great opportunities if you can stomach a bit of risk, rewards can be substantial, and certainly there will not be lack of movements. Great place to gain experience: check what happen to stocks on earnings you'll see there are patterns and those...

I was referring to this.. ...the only long in this journal.

And this because it's hard work...when friday comes I'm pretty much done. It's not like if it's a walk at luna park, trading is demanding and tough on mind and body...I need rest and a lot of distractions.

Lately have been begging for week-ends to arrive and especially sundays, while I always had a problem with sundays in the past... ....but still I'm not making much $$$...

Ther must be no more than a couple of opportunity per year to get those ranges... .....AUDJPY 86/84 :confused:

Smil--can you give me an example of unacceptable level of risk? I think 2% a month should be realistic: if you are not using size booking less than that wouldn't even pay the bills... ...especially if spreadtrading is your only strategy

I'm seriously considering opening aCFDs account to get around hard to borrow rules and have wider choice of markets...if you have IB account and some $$ you can consider having a look at CFDs but if you want to have DA maybe REFCO is the best in breadth of market for commodities. This if you...

Can't find the link....

I though you would have get it by now and gone to sleep by sometime but you're still here mumbling and you get what you get. After all I haven't seen you making many friends here...

I just wish my granpa' had four wheels and then he would be a car.

As far as I'm aware there's a large number of programs running on YM that send big orders if triple digit numbers are hit: sell orders if down 100 and buy orders if up 100 That could partly explain the range extremes.

This sounds like a good idea too good for its own good...

Don't like making any recommendations but I think you can find better commisions than IB for small odd lots. It's worth having a look around.

Giannos-- you should increase size slowly step by step: 100-200-300 etc. get comfortable with the amount and then try increasing further. And above all you shouldn't jump into trade with massive size if setups are not absolutely perfect, you can always start small and increase once the trade is...

I not sure what good if any would have done native stoplosses that day... Thing now to be consider though.

Giannos--I mentioned earlier I think you were performing pretty well before you dramatically increased your size. You are getting too pissed about those trades. One of the main reason you suffered big losses was due to some of the difficulties inherent with trading size...: you don't have...

Che palle....!