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    TDAmeritrade advertises "now commission-free", but wants a "fee" instead :-)

    %% Sounds like an accurate ad; but i have not had time to read all the fine print. I like SCHW; but if ever one has to trade over the phone free comiss turns into huge fee...........................................................................................
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    Do futures trading and commodity trading distort the spot price in a negative way?

    %% Pretty much no. An exception maybe oil, XOM noted once an uneeded $20 spec premium .................................................................................................................... Silver coin buyers/hoarders may put long term pressure on that; but i cant prove that like...
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    Is it possible to time the market?

    %% Good points; time in the market as Vaguard founder found out/ but i mean that a s experience sometimes. HE meant it as an ad for buy + hold for long time his long\ his low cost funds/LOL:D:D.........................................
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    Have You Stopped Consuming? "Supply-Chain" issues.

    %% THAT may not be AMZN's fault even though thier stock could use up/side boost/LOL. LUV, DAL , united air sector has blindly followed the Feds socialist vaccine mandate + the pilots + stewardesses are having none of it\airlines have always been tough to make...
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    Can you recommend a course on trading psychology?

    %% Thanks; i like the homegroWn psychology of a hand written note on my refrig\ LET PROFITS run................................................................................................. And Art Cashin said ''panic seller never win!!'' Interesting name = ''cashin'' :D:D/LOL
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    Happy Anniversary

    %% Actually tariffs were part of that bear market problem; but i made sure OCT trades/investments were over before i posted this /LOL. Bank insurance makes a difference also. Private sector food banks help more also. Bad farming plans + practices were a factor in dust bowl...
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    Should we ignore loss in Forex Trading?

    %% That depends. How much profit have you made, say this year,+ past 2 or 3 years ; + how have you done in comparison to SPY+ IWM?? I seldom use IWM as a benchmark, to easy to beat, mostly. Actually my last trade on FRI, i did not bear SPY on FRI, but that SPXL multiweek trade did fine even...
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    Can you recommend a course on trading psychology?

    %% TOP TRADER books, battle tested plan, may help you, by Jack Schwager may help. I never got much out of Douglas psychobable, but any book may have one thing in it?? Actually a huge number of SPY, SPXL ,QQQ, SQQQ charts could help; since you have to learn /cant predict. Losing money could also...
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    Granthom: A Bubble of “Epic Proportions”

    %% Good; that way that he may underperform only most of the time with cash, chicoms ,value stocks. Melt up in 2017,2018?? Looks more like an uptrending bullmarket in 2017.
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    Most stocks seem to be selling off on good earnings

    %% CAREFUL with that ''wildcaught'' tuna fish; some go past 1,500 pounds + 75 mph....................................... Buy monday or some front run it on FRI. I like smoked sardines also.Tuna are a popular + commercial caught species.:caution::caution:
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    Help! Does anyone know how to contact IB's Funding and Banking team in Chicago

    %% US bank wire to US broker is done in less than 1 day, even though it may not credit the same day if done late in the day. FEDX = 2 days, US post office about 5 days+/, even for certified funds. Have you tried chat; IBKR usually solved my problem before US reps answered the phone[Im in...
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    Have You Stopped Consuming? "Supply-Chain" issues.

    %% 0$+ 0% for airline tickets; 0$ + 0% for ETFs comissions. About the same average for home coffee+ MCD coffee; less for birdseed, but i favor plenty of plants for wild birdseed. I use more colored pens in my trading notebook , but i find most of those or pick them up of the ground /LOL:D:D...
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    Can you recommend a course on trading psychology?

    %% That will work well+ may work better for you, than me/ saying i'm sorry to your wife.:D:D Small stops for short term inverse ETFs, works even better with no comissions. BUT swing/position trading a wild one like TQQQ,UPRO or spxl, i dont use tight stops @ all; but i have all price...
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    Vitamin D and Immunity... a consideration for cold/flu season + covid

    %% Also helpful; salmon, sunlight, smoked sardines, herring+ eggs........................................:caution::caution:[Cod liver oil also, but i cant stand that stuff LOL]
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    Donald

    %% Good rebuke :D:D He seems to run the gov like his business\ the less the wasteful workers , the more the profit for all. [source= WHY We Want You Rich/Rich Press, book by Don J Trump + Rich Dad Writer:caution::caution:]
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    How to know if you can make a living by trading(Personal level)

    %% MUST be something to that cave man pattern. Dave Ramsey says get out of the cave ,kill something, drag it back in the cave.:D:DHe must be an old school caveman, no computer in his cave. IF someone was debt free, with paid for real estate, he or she would need much to live on @...
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    What instruments do traders in London and Asia trade?

    %% They tend to be helpful + logical; duckduck go has more privacy + fairness, accurate health info.............................
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    Tax on active traders in Germany

    %% True; unless it's a Roth or back door Roth, in that case you owe no tax:caution::caution:
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    Can you recommend a course on trading psychology?

    %% VERY GOOD/excellent......... HE makes some real practical points\ like the sniper that won the 1,000 round shooting match/ rehearsed all 1,000 rounds. Maybe that's one reason i never was #1/LOL [2] number 2 shooter did some prep but not all 1,000 rounds. Ted Williams said ''when he got in...
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    Most stocks seem to be selling off on good earnings

    %% Good points; took some profits on SPXL.But even FB found support @ 50dma. QQQ, TQQQ,qld, UPRO = still strong. Mr Trumps FB substitute \may crush FB, but may take time.......................................................................
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