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thanks Midas, yeah, Cvx-Xom, really, i know it does not have the jigginess that some others do but when i started looking at pairs a few years back, it was said to be the quintessential pair...anyway, i am chained by my conditioning. i never can be reminded enough about being well...

hey bro, thanks so much for taking the time to pass on what you have learned in your endeavors to make some coin pairtrading, i got a lot out of it. i was finally able to download and open the PTF and read the first ten pages' posts of this thread and have a much better understanding regarding...

thanks so much for the info, will definitely check it out to get a better idea of how they do what they do. with 1.3APC - OXY's wack volatility, don't want to get too big into it too soon so yeah, will wait a wee bit longer for it to drop before i add my first layer/leg. i guess with you...

thanks a lot for the somewhat constructive criticism (i am a bit of a coprophile so am delighted with "crappy";-) i am perhaps from a different school of pairtrading (as Midas seemed to have been so kindly referring to in my defense) and it may be a bit much to ask but would you mind...

had previous good results with the pairs but been out of it for a wee while after evaporating a lot of profits last May. this post has inspired me to get back into it :D am getting into positions with the thought that if they go against me, i will add a couple of layers to them up to the...

even if following the trend, i reckon unless one is looking to get in right at the breakout or breakdown point, then they will almost always be countertrending the smaller time frame to get into their positions. like i will buy the pullbacks on uptrends and sell the rallys on downtrends. if...

i have traded with folks that make consistent money with systems like intraday and/or swing pairtrading or even simple tight stop turtle trading and those that are more discretionary, using a slew of indicators to determine the moves with each indicator having more or less weight on any given...

i am kind of a newbie poster but had traded correlated pairs for a year (until the market started chewing up and vomiting out 100+ year companies, thus any previous correlation goes out the window). anyway, as no one else has posted, to be as market neutral as possible, i was always equally...

i would say it is dependent on what type of trading you are doing. if you are scalping size for nickels, then both are equally important as you don't want slippage on either execution's end. if you are looking to hold for longer periods and price moves, then having the discipline to your...

I am totally with you on that, EXTREMELY difficult to even get yourself to sit for your half hour or hour with all the EVER IMPORTANT distractions that pull your cognition this way or that but oh so rewarding on so many levels beyond trading. i mean, why do we trade at all if not somewhere in...

i reckon it depends on the definition used as there is no solid one for depression, the well defined word "recession" coined after the 30s depression. i found a definition that said "a decline in real GDP that exceeds 10%, or one that lasts more than three years." with that, we ain't quite...

as the writers had used CBO projections to corroborate their argument, checked out some other CBO projections and surprisingly (at least to me), they have the CPI peaking at 1.9% in 2016 and hanging out there for the next few years. at least they're optimistic.

almost all of the big name hotels, Starwoods, Marriotts, etc. offer either LAN or wireless in the room but charge something like 650 baht per night. better still, this cheaper one http://www.grandbusinessinn.net/ has internet with the room and my buddy who stays there says he has had no...

sorry dude, must be my somewhat jumbled writing style but yeah, have lived in Bangkok on and off for the past 9 years. first impression of Bangkok is as you say, especially if you come in January through April, when it may not have rained in a few months and the air can get pretty thick...

thanks a lot, seems as if i will probably end up paying the extra 2000 baht per month to cut my true and try the SiamIDC, who seem to provide something for a few of the other providers. definitely worth the extra $60 per month if it gets rid of one missed stop or even the peace of mind...

ok, i was looking at BKK. it seems as if in Pattaya, CAT is king but if you happen to have experience/info with any of the BKK ISPs, please let me know. Thanks again.

i rarely notice the unrest, though was stuck in India when the Yellow shirts closed the airport back in November. when they congregate, it is usually around Sanaam Luang or the govt. buildings in Banglamphu which is a world away from where you will most likely be having surgery, i am guessing...

much thanks for the info and links. let me amend my previous post saying that neither are ever down as my true went out 3 times last night, albeit for just 2 minutes at the most. still, if it happens to be after a fill and just before i get to put in my stops, can be a pirate "arghhhhh" moment...

just in case you don't get an answer on that, i use both TRUE and TOT, the latter being a little more reliable lately though i am told TRUE is the better. neither have ever actually been completely down for me in 6 months of use but can get a little sluggish at times. overall, seems about as...

Obviously, any iron clad recommendation on such would be worth a buck or three. A fairly good rule of thumb on trends is to buy the pullbacks on up days and sell the rallys on down days. The trick is to determine the trend early enough and take your profits before it turns. On that, seems...