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Knew there was a teacher in there somewhere. Well thanks for all the teaching you continue to do here on ET.

Damn Mav, Seriously, have you ever considered a side career in teaching, (like you're not already busy)? I used to teach high school, and let me tell you, if we had more folks in the profession who knew how to explain complex concepts in metaphor like you just did, the world would be a more...

I know it sucks, but I almost think you can't look at an automated option. I feel like the assessment of what a day should be assigned, (-4 to +4) is almost more interpretive than objective. I could be wrong here, but I go back to Louie on the recording posted earlier here saying that 100...

I second all of this!

Do you think this has more to do with all the macro stuff this week, (ECB, Fed, etc)? Or end of month, (covering successful bond and dollar shorts)? Is it at all possible the market is trading sideways because MF Global customers are liquidating and re-establishing elsewhere? If so...

Awesome, thank you very much!

Hey Maverick, You mentioned that newer traders should be conscious regarding bad habits. Any tips on how to form some good ones? Suggested study for some of us newer folks, or reading beyond Logical Trader. Time management/concepts to focus on? I'm always interested in improving myself...

Another outside day, and officially an outside month today too in the S&P. Fisher talks about the rarity of these in his book, and apparently we last made an outside month in July 2009. Pretty interesting stuff.

I actually limit myself considerably. I may miss the best moving instruments, but I know the ones I follow well. I just don't have the right rig to follow more than a few things at once. That said, I still spend a few hours pulling numbers and plugging them into spreadsheets and access. No...

Something that stuck with me was that Lou, (in the recently posted recording) mentioned that 100 traders will have 100 values. This actually helped me a ton because I used to stress, (unnecessarily) about whether I had, "the right" macro number for the day. That said, I think you have to do...

I know, weird. They ran the promo during Squakbox, so not sure what happened there... bummer

Good call. I'm hoping they ask him about the run in crude too. With luck they'll have the Fisher and Gartman segments overlap. I know Fisher has a great deal of respect for Gartman. The format of the Half Time Report was just switched to a full hour, so there should be plenty of time.

Mark Fisher and Dennis Gartman are scheduled to be on the Fast Money Half Time Report today. 12 e.s.t. Just an FYI

Actually it's ironic, the "hey stupid" seems to be working. I think my subconscious thinks it knows better, when in fact I need to keep the "I know nothing, so trade ACD" mentality in the forefront of my mind. Don't worry, I'm not TOO harsh on myself! :)

And just to add... I've got some tight 3 day pivot ranges lined up for tomorrow. That's usually when we get the big moves. My guess is we head up, but no guessing allowed, (I'll return to the mirror and continue with my idiot therapy).

Flip, Thanks for those weekly stats. Great stuff, and much appreciated!

Funny that Mav posted the bit about the first hour pivot high just yesterday. I actually decided to re-read the book again over the weekend, and I can't believe how stupid I've been with this stuff. Seems like every time I read it, (and Lou mentioned this in the recording MFbreakout...

ATR is something I've noticed too. Typically I shoot for taking something if not everything off the table at an ATR. There does seem to be something of a natural selling/buying pick-up at these levels, (though I've also seen an instrument continue along like the ATR wasn't even there). I've...

Did the market really just hand deliver another opportunity to short? Wow, too much...

Got it, Product selection. Thanks for always keeping us grounded Maverick. Much appreciated.