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Hey it's like 2:00am here and I can't sleep..thinking about money and researching stuff. I trade currently with QuoteTracker via TDAmeritrade, but some of the research I've come across I don't know (I think the answers are "no") can be done in QuoteTracker. For instance: 1.) Can QT...

Very interesting article. What I think that most people miss is the fact that we have had several "economic systems" in human history. From hunter gatherer to the middle ages/economic boom. Gold/fiat. etc. What most people don't question is: what happens when money, as a system...

Classic. *Filed away in brain's C:\ Drive*. As for relative performance and being down, I agree if you dollar cost average in it might be worth it, especially if your time horizon is 30 years. I think I read somewhere dollar cost averaging in is one of the most profitable ways to...

Not sure why they move in tandem, maybe because their all the same asset class and the market sentiment is that people are still weary? As for who makes up the majority its going to be hedge funds and mutual funds. Before all this cracking in the wall that happened as of the past couple of...

NICE! I don't scalp so the whole speed thing doesn't really play that big a part for me, but I'm glad that it's more up-to-date/par. I just wonder when their option software is going to get updated, the thing is confusing to use and border line retarded. I still haven't figured out how to...

The answer: No. They typically don't lie, I'd say 99% or more don't lie to boost the stock performance. They value staying free and their pay check, jail isn't a very nice place. BUT**, they may or may not leave out information that would "reflect negatively" on the stock. The...

Hey everyone, I was thinking today about candlesticks and then I started thinking about the kinko clouds. http://www.amazon.com/Ichimoku-Charts-Introduction-Kinko-Clouds/dp/1897597843 Does anyone use these or know anything about them? I'm contemplating learning about them and wanted to...

Thought I'd just pop my head in and say something. Never "traded gaps" per se, other than earnings, which I don't do anymore. 3rd degree burns once in awhile. But, from a PA charting standpoint. I would start looking for flags that begin to develop from for an event trade (later break...

There's a saying on the street that goes like this: Options sellers eat peanuts, but shit elephants. All that implies is that it is a risky business. I personally don't sell options and instead buy them, based on where I think the underlying security will go. Less risk and the returns are...

Makes me feel better about learning how to trade a couple of years ago. Most people laughed, thought it was useless and more of a gambling thing. Now I feel MUCH better about my economic situation, because I can take money and grow it, unlike many of my peers. A sad situation, I...

Just for general information purposes. I actually decreased the account I trade with. Yeah, decreased it. The reason? I wanted to get good. When I had a larger account size I felt a little twinge of invincibility, or at least an air of allowing myself mistakes and writing them off...

I don't know about the statistical success rate of options players, but I would say it's similar to equity trading, depending on how you "trade" it. The one thing about options is that it is inherently a trade, you can't really invest in them like equities/bonds. The holding period is...

Merry X-mas! Wish everyone a happy holiday and ongoing success in trading and adding more to Santa's Bag for next year, be it money or knowledge. God bless. -troll

Yeah I completely agree. This is a security nightmare and also a privacy and autonomy problem. Is it a good idea? Yeah I think so, but so does moving close to the speed of light. It's one of those good in theory, bad in practice ideas, especially with memory becoming so cheap? Yeah, might...

Hey Mark, great to know about the liquidity thing. I had thought it wouldn't be that big an issue, I guess when you mean it was "shopped off" you mean it went the dark liquidity way? That's what comes to mind. Not like I'll ever get to that point anyway. <shrugs> Yeah I agree, same thing...

Thanks John and yes I agree a lower theta does help. I also agree Mark that the bid/ask is also one thing that gets in my way a lot, sometimes the move that I predict is not large enough to affect the option price to the degree I want. (i.e. 7% gain versus 14% anticipated). The way I've...

Hey, great site btw, thanks. Yeah it's not really easy, and I've had some pretty good success at it, I've also taken losses as well. I forgot to mention that my target holding period is usually 1 day and up to 5 days at most for the options I buy. It depends on a number of different...

Yeah I agree that's one of the features that I liked when I first used Vista. I don't really mind it as an operating system, personally. But I can see how some people have a hard time switching over, up to a certain standpoint. Just something interesting I found: "ITIC and Sunbelt...

Official: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/ UnOfficial: http://windows7news.com/ Anyone have any opinions on this platform or tried the beta versions? Vista was a huge flop, especially in the corporate environment and now the pressure is on to deliver something worth while...

I can't remember where, but I read somewhere that Bloomberg actually sued the gov. under the freedom of information act, to reveal the holdings/dealings of the TARP. Not 100% sure if that's what they DID, or were THINKING of doing. Good idea in my opinion. -troll P.S. BLAH, made my...