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    TD Ameritrade and Think or Swim Option Market Maker Scam

    I really like the ToS platform and have never felt cheated on options. Just today I sold to close puts on SMTC which I bought for $0.45 sometime ago. This stock has no liquidity and immediately the bid dropped to $0.20 when I tried to close the trade because I realized it was not liquid. So I...
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    My Options Trading Journal : Flowing with the trend

    Covered my shorts and went long for $280 net. I think CSCO will push up to new highs before earnings on may 18. If underlying keeps moving against me I will short near strikes to try and minimize losses and ride it out and/or load up on cheap options near expiration to try and catch a big...
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    My Options Trading Journal : Flowing with the trend

    Closed for $347 net. Such a dart throw trade but I think I made logical steps getting into the trade. It was a cheap bet I was not bothered with losing. Earnings report coming out in a season during which the tech sector has not posted anything spectacular. On top of all it all is a broader...
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    My Options Trading Journal : Flowing with the trend

    Xerox +10 Puts 27 dte @ 10 strike. Earnings tomorrow. Positive expectations for the report which I found out after the buy. Dough gives it a 10% probability of profit. Looking to collect credit on the next strike up if things go bad or wait it out for a possible profit if broader market forces a...
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    My Options Trading Journal : Flowing with the trend

    Closed RMBS. $385 net.
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    My Options Trading Journal : Flowing with the trend

    Short 28/29 call spread on CSCO.
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    My Options Trading Journal : Flowing with the trend

    Quick trade on DDD downgrade news at the open . Gain +10% of total balance.
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    My Options Trading Journal : Flowing with the trend

    Exit with 3 dte. Account balance +10%
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    My Options Trading Journal : Flowing with the trend

    My first trade Long Put CSCO at $27.50 strike with 9 days to expiration. I was up over $100 the second day but chose to hold. I intend to make these gambles when I have a hunch things will go my way. THe way things are the market seems primed for a big pull back if bad news sours the mood...
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    Learning How to Really Program/Code

    Get a beginners game programming in c#. This way you can get a jump start view into how to use libraries and see solid examples of programming . It's a fun, goal-oriented learning.
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    Scalping the Nq

    I think 10 points minimum on a ho hum day. Where do you get your info that the typical scalp target for the ES is 1 point for professionals?
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    Trader P/L 2012

    yesterday's action net + $137
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    Note there are still security issues even with antivirus.

    My system sometimes comes out of sleep mode all by itself. Could it be a slight tremor that rousts the mouse to trigger it to wake? Been kind of suspicious. I always unplug the router to the internet whenever i put it to sleep. Mcafee couldn't even do anything about the fake fbi malware scam...
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    Trader P/L 2012

    Net -$11 I need to focus on the task of trading at all times while trading. No distractions. I need to watch price action register on each minute bar for my plan to work out just as it should.
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    Trader P/L 2012

    + $69. Acted to soon and locked myself up all day waiting for my loss to pare back. Had I just waited....glad it's a gain. My goal is to rake in $3k by the end of the year trading NQ.
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    Trader P/L 2012

    -$31 . I need to be unafraid of going with the trend and not to guess the reversals
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    Trader P/L 2012

    -$111 All winning positions at the end of the day. My stops were too tight.
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    Trader P/L 2012

    Stocking pennies. -$185. Bad day. Tried skimming the opening minutes. Did not work out.
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    TOS ActiveTrader

    Many times the ActiveTrader quote ladder is way off from the charts. This happens most often during morning hours when the volume is high. I trade emini nasdaq100. I currently have a download speed of 12Mbps. If I upgrade to a higher internet speed will I get real time accuracy with the charts...
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    Trader P/L 2012

    NQ . I am getting the hang of this. net $157
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