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Believe it or not I was trying to be helpful, but the point was missed. Ever encountered the adage "missing the forest for the trees"? The word "forum" pertained to Elite Trader rather than any retail broker. Relax, I'll leave you to your own devices.

You've been on this forum for a half decade and amassed $9400? I think you may have some skewed priorities when dwelling on being nickeled and dimed on interest. Particularly in a bull that's been running since 2003, and a still generational low in interest rates. There is nothing wrong...

"Guess". Just that. I don't think an AH ECN trade is a reliable predictor of much of anything. Just people thinking they're getting an edge. Shortcuts. Over-anxious. Flying blind. Quite possibly induced by news (or anticipation of news). Seen countless opens far from any pre-market...

WHO are you "talking" to? IF it's toward the orginal poster, then disregard the following. Your suspicion is most correct. My...eh......system is different than yours, and I don't even know what your system is. Backtesting? All good and fine IF you have a statistically significant data...

There's no "written rule", but 20 days pretty much coincides with a typical 22 day month. That timeframe should reflect "normal" volatilty as well as encompassing most likely one trend or abnormal day. You might consider toning your trailing stop (and position size) down to 2.5 ATR's...

A point? Feel good? "Still has room to run"? "At these levels"? You might consider looking at a "long" chart.

You should be able to answer your own question, that is, IF you stuck around. $22.20 as I write.

Then I guess you missed yesterday's 32% move. Hey, relax, you only left $3m on the table and exchanging a proving position for fresh risk is oh so shrewd.

Hmmm, independent testing. Let's see, way back in 1984, when you were dreaming about getting your finger wet, Futures Magazine, not to be confused with John Hill's Futures Truth, conducted a test of (12) systems upon (12) commodities over (7) years. It's debatable whether seven years is...

HEY, let's miss the forest for the trees and dwell on some piddleshit, shall we? Sounds like fun. Particularly for those more interested in being "right" than making money. No dispute on "it" being done before. Not being a rocket scientist nor planning my vacation itineries in 15...

(C-O)/(H-L) is about as close as you're going to get to quantifying. But, you can weight "it" by volume for the period. In turn, cumulative figure if you so choose. When O > C implies a black body. High made first. The real question is predicitive capabilities. Other than a doji...

Quite the mouth for troll behind a screen. Is THAT your lot in life? Given you've been "here" all of a month, isn't it the pot calling the kettle black? Do YOU even trade? Or is it that's skool's out, son?

1. Preceding conditions/ingredients such as a narrowest range in X number of days. Price follows volatility. 2. ADX (default) below 20 3. Bollinger width tight. 4. Chart pattern of the underlying index. Triangles, graphically, must resolve. 5. Seasonal factors (such as the week...

1. What would YOUR prowness have to do with the TOPIC of the thread? 2. Have YOU had a hard on for me for a week????? 3. Ever thought about a good shrink?

Actually I had ..............until YOU invited me back. Between the two of us, it appears YOU'RE dwelling on it. Been a week since I uttered a peep. Never used the word corrupt. Ditto for conspiracy. Most definitely used the word agenda. I can't help it IF.............whoosh, the...

1. A block is obviously "institutional" in scope. 2. More often than not, a block will include a specialist/market maker on one side or the the other. Generally inventory accumulation or disposal. 3. On the NYSE, blocks between member firms do not have to appear on tape. So, IF you're...

I was only speaking in proportions, not the underlying quality.. CBOE is probably 90/10. And.............stemming from writing naked calls. Yes, it takes a LOT of "losers" to feed consistent 7 figure accounts. Fortunately there are new ones minted each day by just virtue of population...

There is no resistance. No overhead supply. No one waiting to breakeven. Everyone long has a profit. One high however, is a special one. The last one. The maximum risk point. Only clear in hindsight. Ride your winner. Make hay while the sun shines. 80% of your profits typically stem...

Pareto principle, 80/20, is a close approximation for a lot of "things" in human endeavors.

Bitter?????? By the absence of a required uptick? Perhaps you might want to stick with banging out dimes rather than pop psychology, Sigmund. I'm failing to see the benefit of the rule remaining intact. Gee, IF I saw a genuine personal benefit, why then I guess I could be...