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This only confirms my belief that the world has gone mad. Are we reduced to this? Once upon a time we had wars, plagues, Fed decisions and the occasional asteroid impact to beguile us. Now we're reduced to fretting about 'lovemaking' Euros and dollars. I'm moving to some island in the Outer...

I personally like to toss fortune sticks on the floor whenever a trading opportunity comes up. I'm making tons of money doing this, though I'm losing even more, because I don't actually let them decide my course of action--I just like to throw the sticks down for no particular reason. And the...

That's cool! Seriously, it still astounds me that this craze has taken such a hold. I guess 'we're ALL daytraders now'. I thought this sort of thing was only supposed to happen as speculative bubbles peaked, when even the shoeshine guys are offering hot stock tips and whiling away their...

I've seen some of the infomercials. Astounding that anyone would actually jump on board to buy a trading tool that's marketed in such a way (geez, I guess the old Ronco and Popeil products are just fiddling small potatoes these days--back in the day one could buy a 'Pocket Fisherman' for less...

...is it not? I'm kidding, of course. But I have received a number of e-mails from people saying "I've attended a WT seminar, what do you think? Should I buy the product? Is it really as simple as 'green/red light'?" I smile, tell them that they'd be better off learning how to trade on their...

Not only do they have your IP address and SSN, but your current weight, height, web-surfing history and whether you drink Miller Lite. I believe this was all part of the little known 'Patriot Act Subprovision 2G/1.h35' provision, provision, which states that market specialists will now be...

I practice the uillean pipes and tinwhistle through the day. Nobody's around (wife works outside the home) so only the dog howls when I hit a bum note....

So, what WAS the 'Block-to-Momentum' thing? And how did 'WOW' supposedly work? I'm always interested in hearing about scams.....

Ah, you weren't aware of Wizetrade's history, I see. Yes, George Thompson is the fellow behind it. I recently left a position in the IT department of a major pharmaceutical company. One of the guys in my group had bought WT (for $3000!!!!!) and showed it to me. He said 'gee, how simple this...

But the SEC already requires a PDT to maintain $25K in a margin account. What, exactly, is supposed to be changing? As was said elsewhere here, either you are a PDT or you aren't.

I'd like to see a link, too. A quick Google search didn't turn up any new restrictions ('pattern day trader' were my keywords), just the usual 2001 definition per the SEC....

Wizetrade. It's all you need. No, no, I'm kidding!!!! :p Actually, I'm doing okay with a 'starter' setup of QCharts (not the best, I know, but it works for the now) and some tedious, detail-oriented technical analysis. Works for me, but then, I am an OBSESSIVELY cautious person and...

Thanks, Volker. I'll have a look at the site! Vermonter

Thank you all for the very useful information. I'm going to take a close look at each of your suggestions. Thanks again--this is a great forum, and you've all proven yet again that it's a wonderful place for gaining good info from knowledgable traders. Vermonter

Yep, that's what I just learned, too. No free trial at TS....

I'm just about to call TS now to find out about this--I couldn't find a trial offer at their site. I'll let you know what I find....

As quick background, I'm a small-scale trader who has managed to do fairly well with some basic tools: QCharts, and some elementary tools for picking equities which meet my needs. I trade when I see confirmation of a trend in several timeframes, and tend to do so in small lots, taking small but...

It's a sloppy, sloppy couple of days we've just had. I've had some success shorting a coupla stocks today after getting my shorts handed to me when OPEC cut production the other day. I was taking some early lunch at the time, came back, found my stops triggered off (thank G*d for stops--never...