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Actually, it seems like my new computer that I got this year with Win2000 crashes and locks up alot more than my old one with Win95. My brother has the same problem. Both got the same system within 6mos. of eachother.

Qwuiktrade: That's a good analogy. Elder makes a point similar to that in "Trading for A Living." I've found out the hard way in my trading that if I start to focus on the money, I begin to make indulge in self sabatoging behavior. My best trading occurs when I simply focus on making good...

Thanks alot you guys, this helped a great deal. Good trades to you all!

Does anyone have any experience/insight into trading ETF (exchange traded funds)? I that they trade like stocks, but how are they for an active trading vehicle? Considering them for trading in my IRA and 401k if our company sponsors them in our plans. Thanks

Haven't used regular envelopes, looked at them a little, desided on bolinger bands instead. They take a little getting used to, but if you catch on to them, can be quite useful for rough estimates of support/resistence, strength of breakouts (volatility expansion), to name a few. Good trading...

Yes, today was a difficult day to trade. The first hour or two, kept getting stopped out. Was looking for market to either break through it's support or rally and continue higher. Had a couple of trades that nearly led me to think that I would be better off on the sidelines today. But then...

devegadal: How do you use the dde links in Reuters to export data into excel? Thanks.

Eugene: You've got that right. That's a bad region politically, should strike a deal with Russian and Canada for oil, section the whole region off, hit the button, or get out. IMHO.

This may have little relevance, but does anyone use the stockjungle.com website? It's a virtual hedgefund that works well for paper trading. I use it to test new systems. Haven't been able to access it lately. Does it still exist, or did it fold? Thanks.

Just love this sight. Working in a major NYC wirehouse, it's refreshing to hear you all cut to the chase and put it on the table, especially as it relates to making a living trading and the respect of the establishment. Struggled with the same problem early on in my career. Needed to be one...

praetorian2: Actually that's exactly the type of response that I was looking for. I have been mainly paper trading this year, and due to the isolation in our office environment, have been unable to bounce ideas off any peers, I was beginning to question myself. But your response reassures...

This is my first post, and I would like to say that you all have provided a great deal of valuable advise. The question that I would like to pose relates to trading capital. For a number of years I have been working towards one day becoming a professional trader. My intentions within the last...