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I would have bought all the Real Estate no one wanted that was cheap.

I'm with you ...will return to trading when ranges contract. Stops have to be too wide for me now.

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Very true Love the response " Oh you're in a small business ,are you keeping busy? and then people are shocked when you turn down some low profit work.

Assuming the worst. Every single trade in a row is a loser and the loss is 1.5% of starting capital.

I would like to figure out a formula to see the maximum # of contracts that could be traded to allow 50 trades before an account balance fell to 50% of the starting balance. Ideally the number of trades would be 50 before the account value is 50% of starting balance. The #'s I know are ...

Check www.cme.com for overnight margins. Last time I checked the overnight margin requirement for 1 E-mini SP 500 futures contract was $3500. Most brokers charge between $300 and $1750 per contract for intraday only margin. For most brokers once the position is held after 3:45-4:15...

For what ever reason as my account grows I tend to grow my position size very slowly. I still risk about the same amount per trade and am very cautious increasing position size. Weird how I an not willing to increase position size based on increased account size. I think it has to do...

I have also taken a small account and made a large % gain. For example suppose you had a 5k account and made 50% on it in a few months. Each trade had a maximum risk of 10%. I would not be able to trade the same strategy using a 50k account. Just due to the fact that with a 10% max...

I don't have a trailing stop that constantly changes. After the initial target is reached I place my trailing stop at the open each day. I will adjust the trail every morning not continuously thru the day.

I use the strategy of holding for a minimum gain and once that gain is reached then trail stop by a % of that gain. I tighten up the trail as days go by if the position becomes more profitable. I am surprised at the amount of pullback today. I too would have been better off selling at...

Nope, it shows foreclosures AND all their other listings, Its list of homes for sale is not as comprehensive as many of the other sites, but here is a datapoint for you. Compare that to: 211 pre-foreclosures 64 Auctions 146 bank owned and you can see the insanity going on. I...

Good point The account that it is swept into should be a securties account that has SIPC insurance.

But if you want to increase position size and keep each max loss the same % of account size it will not be possible. Unless you want to consider the money you took out still part of the account but that is a little strange. I do agree with your point a lot of money in the account could be...

Always liked her work. One of the worst trading rules ever is: You can never go broke taking a profit.

The section under gamblers ruin in wikededia is applicable to one of the things to do for profitable trading. Especially the part that starts with " A casino generally has: "

Your software gives premkt quotes for the sector indices based on their underlying components pre mkt trades ?

I think those are neg from Friday Stock mkt not open yet.

I have not seen an LCD monitor that compares favorably to the old technology CRT monitors. LCD's have less contrast than a CRT and the viewing angle for optimum picture is critical.