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    How wide a stoploss?

    Thug, Could could you explain what you mean by Fib Retracement and how you would use it to set a Stop-Loss price. What move (near term or bigger picture) would you use for the retracement levels? An example would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jeff.
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    incorporating different Time Frames

    I feel the same way. If I'm long in a position I'll add more after a pullback fails to break or slightly penetrates the MA on the smaller time frames and then continues the upward trend. The smaller time frames tend to give more opportunities to scale into positions at lower risk points...
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    incorporating different Time Frames

    I was just curious how and if other traders incorporate different time frames into their trade decisions. I mostly do intraday swing trading with the es contract. I mostly base my decisions on the MA's and indicators with 3 minute bars, but I use the 2 and 5 minute bars for possible...
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    How much speed do you need?

    It sounds like getting dsl for the stability and keeping the cable for back-up or even vice versa should work. It will be just me using the line. There are a few choices when it comes to DSL in my area (Cape Cod, MA). They have one plan with 768kbps download and 128kbps upload and the other...
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    How much speed do you need?

    Thanks for the reply. I'm currently using TS6 and only trading the S&P emini contract. However, I also keep track of another 4 or 5 other stocks and indices. Obviously, when the cable is working and not congested its very fast, but the stability problems are not a good tradeoff, imo for...
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    How much speed do you need?

    I've been experiencing some slow periods and occasional downtime with my cable broadband service during market hours. I've heard that different forms of dsl are more stable and that depending on the type of service the actual speed loss will not be too severe. What type of data connection...
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