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What I would consider a reasonable policy -- something I could have gotten in the mid 90s -- is around $300/month for a single male now. It was $60 for a family back then. What you are quoting are lessor alternatives that have "gimmicks" in them to make them look cheaper while they actually...

Try this link for an expanded look at what government funded research has started. http://democrats.senate.gov/dpc/dpc-new.cfm?doc_name=sr-108-2-2

The home of scoundrels.

Is Condi next?

The article states that 80% of Canadians are satisfied with their health care. It also states that the supreme court there allowed for a private sector as well -- which was apparently illegal before. I doubt 80% of Americans are satisfied with their health care right now. I know I'm not.

I had good medical care in the UK back in the early 90's. I thought rather highly of it. You could also go and buy services in the private sector if you wanted. What are there 6 month waiting lists for in Canada?

He won't get impeached -- there aren't enough votes. He'd have to resign. I could see Cheney going first and getting a pardon for any questionable acts. Then George would turn it over to a "Ford" who would hit him with the same if necessary. They' d probably say they couldn't work with the...

Finally, Now the only question is do they get Dick and George soon. If we're lucky this nightmare is coming to an end...

Well, I agree with your overall point of view. But I do think backtesting/statistical analysis is the way to go if you want to make a living in the long run. That's not to say it's the only way but it's the only way that's worked for me. Any woolly approach tends to suffer when market...

I'm glad you found an approach that was optimal for you. My point was the discussion here has not shown any one exit strategy or another to be superior. The most I can conclude from the discussion is that no one has presented a convincing argument for one side or the other -- which is pretty...

It's funny. I came to the conclusion that no one here bothered to properly test their theories out. Just a lot of single examples without any sort of solid statistical support to back up the idea. Frequently, that's ET...

I don't think this is quite right. The idea of scaling out is that the percentages will -- and do -- change by the act of scaling out. In order to understand the potential benefits of scaling out for any given system you have to look at the max favorable excursion on losing trades and the...

I'm actually quite surprised by those results. You must have some pretty solid techniques for determining entry points and keeping your system out of chop periods. I agree about the emotional factor. That's why I try to let the systems run without my interference.

Well, I hope your sized appropriately to your portfolio. Good luck with earnings and remember the equity is used to hedge credit exposure as well...

So your money management rules are something like: On entry signal: 1. Initial StopLoss = 2 pts 2. Trailing Stop of 2 pts. 3. Around 4 point profit tighten trail to 1 point or so. 4. Over 4 points tighten trailing stop to .5 pts. Basically, it sounds like a ratchet/ parabolic...

DonKee, Nothing faulty about the logic at all. First, I wasn't generalizing about short term trading at all. I was specifically talking about CCI trading as described by Woodie and taught on his site. Next, take what you said and extend it to Woodie's system. We seem to agree that...

Sorry to say this theory is just not true either. You can back test most any type of exit criteria you want and you will still end up with a negative expectancy over time. The real issue is that the market isn't static and there is no way to accurately assess the duration or size of a move...

Austin, When measured in months, Woodie's CCI method doesn't make money. Not makes a little money. Not makes less than one might expect. It is actually a negative expectancy system. I say this because I back tested the various signals at one time on years of data for various instruments...

I agree with most of the above and just want to clarify that the way I believe he makes money is through his seminars and referral fees from various software providers. He is a marketeer. I sincerely doubt that he ever made a living as a trader much less a "CCI" trader. If someone can point...

Time and effort -- not to mention losing money -- have value. That is no "free" lunch. I won't go into all the erroneous assumptions about trading for a living that are being bandied about there. If you're sincere and not a shill I would suggest you take a look at the subjects of risk...