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    NoDoji's Day Trading Log

    check the charts of what you did today, I still feel you are not there yet, sorry to discourage you. if you just long those stocks, will yield nice return. maybe you paid too much attention to ES paper trading. your ES short at 882 is not good entry, at that time, ES is strong. I know you...
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    NoDoji's Day Trading Log

    i have no problem with ib's chart. before i used windows system, I have this problem frequently such as stuck bid or ask price, or the chart is broken become a horizental line. I think th eproblem is from windows and their windows tws'version has lots of bugs, I siwtched to linux system, it...
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    NoDoji's Day Trading Log

    yes, the missing opportunities are the best or the not done yet things are always the best, human nature! "If I ..., then what "are the best
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    From 12K to 40K in 6 months

    how much lump sum did you lose in 7.5half years? this game is not fun, suppose get rich quick end up with poorer situation and lots of strugglings forget about the market, move on with your 12k and find a job
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    NoDoji's Day Trading Log

    great suggestion. stick with what you know and what you are comfortable. I have several retirement accounts, all in index like IWM kind of things. the problem is I have a day trading account, when I saw ES/ym/NQ or whatever is drooping, I hesitate because my mind will say "he, you are going...
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    NoDoji's Day Trading Log

    you need know economic data release schedule, some unexpected policy changes. market does not work like wave. if that easy, we all make money, but only few does.market will go vertical bar up/down. the only difference is in future, you can exactly predict people's behavior like profit taking...
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    Does anyone trade crude futures long term?

    why so long term? could not get it! if you have millions of dollars, I suggest you do that. if you just have a $25k account, just strickly do day trading, otherwise crude's volatility will easily kill your account (margin call)
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    ICE Exchange Brent Crude Oil Margin?

    dady trading around $3881 overnight trading $7762
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    NoDoji's Day Trading Log

    nodoji, welcome to ES trading. I am in wexford, pittsburgh,Pa.
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    A trading edge is the easiest thing?

    why you think they have an edge? they do not. the lottery winners get his millions billions lump sum just by sheer luck as a matter of fact, you do not need any edge, you still can beat the guys who called themsevles have an edge. it is unfair, yes. that is the reality.
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    A trading edge is the easiest thing?

    one fact, you do not need any skill, still you can make money. did you hear some one win a lottery? do they need particular skills to pick the right one and win millions or billions of dollars? in trading, the same applies. you do not need know anything, just hit the button, you may win lots...
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    A trading edge is the easiest thing?

    capital does not matter, brokage firms does not matter, supercomputer does not matter (in no computer era, still someone made millions of money), live chart does not matter, real quto does not matter.... you see, you admit: anyone can swim. of course, everyone is uniqe, you do not have...
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    A trading edge is the easiest thing?

    there is no such thing as an edge. everyone can learn to swim. if you see someone who can and you can not, that does not mea he has an edge. the only difference between you and that guy is you do not trust yourself abd belittle yourself since you believe you do not have en edge, people who...
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    If edge is hard to get, why traders keep trading?

    there is no such thing as so called edge. if you trust yourself and believe you are able to make it, that is your edge. market is the same all the day, up and down, down and up.
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    If edge is hard to get, why traders keep trading?

    they want to discover it. after many tries, they find they can not get rich quick after many tries, they find they can not quit their jobs and go day trading after manay tries, they find the market is full of betrals, teasing, tricking and manipulations, you never know why it stops its...
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    Why is it not ok to be wrong?

    that means money loss. no one wants to lose money. people come to the market is to make money, not lose money. that is why not ok.
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    I bet the best traders on ET do this...

    that trading is 90% psychogoical is non-sense. some people just try to sell you psychological books, CDS... just commercial words. just like a banks keeps saying"saving here, your money grow". if trading is 90%pshcological, then those who graduated from top pshcology school will be good...
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    How Powerful is the Subconscious Mind?

    how do you learn to drive a car? the first time try, even your tutor taught everything a driver should do, when you (concious level)try to hit the brake, your feet(subcious level) hit gas pumper, when you try(concious) to turn wheel left, you turned your wheel right, when you(concious level)...
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    david's trading log

    6/19/2009 shorted clq9 at 72.1, covered it at 72.3, shorted it again at 72.1 and covered it at72.3, shorted it at 72, covered it at 71. very pissed since my wife at that time was mad at me and want to do some thing else, I get very angry since I was at the thrust down trade.reluctant to...
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    NoDoji's Day Trading Log

    then why not join the frenzy buy? if it will pullback to 63 for ESRX, why not hold your short? even from the day trading point, that does not make any sense. in the frenzy buy, it thrusts a lot, but from the little pullback, it is very tricky to catch, could not get it? if you are in the...
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