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    Trading in Hawaii

    3:30-10:00 and 4:30-11:00 Oct-Apr. After market closes, its off to the beach(or golf for me) for the day:D
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    volalitity

    Couple more: http://www.schaeffersresearch.com/streetools/greek_montage.asp http://www.optionsxpress.com/quote_option_chain.asp?SESSIONID=
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    Option Mystery

    Try telling one of the new short sellers that selling a call and buying a put is superior to shorting stock. "But the call is uncovered!":D
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    Pairs Trading Strategy Model

    Mark- I enjoyed your article in TASM. I found the information very useful, especially how you used volatility. Thank you for your straightforward presentation of the subject. I was able to build a trading system based on your ideas (and a few of my own) which has proven to be my most...
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    broker friend says get long again!!!

    Positive expectancy is not in your broker's favor: since the mid-80s, there have been 10 down days after the Labor Day Holiday. In 8 cases, the market was down an average 4% two weeks later. In 2 cases it was up two weeks later-1% average. Time to move some refrigerators.....
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    Any Pairs Traders Here?

    Trade them every week. I use "swing" trade time/profit objectives and will hold up to a loss limit or 10 days. Typical holding period is 2-3 days. Scale in with 50%, and will add once more depending on the volatility of the pair. Some things I have learned/points to consider: -Better...
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    Stock Watch Pro Users

    Tried it for two weeks. Uses the house of cards programming technique- one wrong click and it crashes. Also, even though some of the concepts are excellent, navigating it is slow and NOT intuitive. A good programming team could extract something useful here. As it is, most traders simply...
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    Pair Trading

    http://www.pairstrading.com/
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    Baffled

    Seven (7) straight up days for QQQ- longest streak of the past year- up or down. Shorts had it too easy (myself included:D ) for too long. IMO, they must feel a bit more pain before this move is over. In a couple of weeks when the longs are comfortable and volume returns, this market will get...
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    spread trading

    Interesting discussion. I trade this method, using only stocks, almost exclusively because it fits my personality and my dogmatic insistence on risk control. Over the years, some key concepts have emerged: 1. The selection of instruments- whether done systematically or by tape-reading/feel-...
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