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    how do you get back trading your system?

    Ok, I see... Then I back what ptunic said. How many trades where generated in total the last 2 years? If you had a large number of trades then statistically your rule of "never had more than 5 successful trades on a row" might be a valid one. If this is the case, check how many bad trades...
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    how do you get back trading your system?

    If you believed your system was good before the last couple of days, then you should just go ahead and start trading it right away without waiting. But again ask yourself what made you stop trading it?? If you keep changing your mind about your system every time there is few good trades or...
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    The Million $$$ Quest...

    Ripley, Is this trading chaos strategy based on the profitunity methods developped by Williams and sold in his book "Trading Chaos"? I hope for you it is not. I backtested some of his ideas and none of them presented any benefits whatsoever.
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    Do I have Illusions of Grandeur ?

    Slyfoxed, I've been in your situation two years ago (26 months ago to be exact). The only difference my background was computer science not EE. If you're single and don't spend too much, I am sure you already have or can soon have 30k in company stocks, savings, stock options... Sell...
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    What is the best way to reduce the commission costs

    Thanks Mike for the clarification. Which broker do you use? Can you recommend some good brokers you know of that provide ECN rebates? Thanks,
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    What is the best way to reduce the commission costs

    Thanks all answering my question: 1- Why would prop trading be better for me? Don't they take a piece of your profit? How low are their commissions? I am not intersted in more buying power, i have all the cash i need for the type of trading i am doing. 2- What is hlvcapital? it seems to...
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    What is the best way to reduce the commission costs

    Hi there, I've been trading for a little over two years now, and I realized that a big chuck of my gross profit goes to commissions. As of today, for 2005 my commissions costs amount to 16% of my gross profits. I have spent around $15,000 in commission this year. And I was wondering if...
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    Ex-Engineer Turn Trader

    I was -actually i am still a software engineer. I am just a part time trader and still hold my full time job. I found my background very helpful for my trading. I am sure i wouldn't have made it if i wasn't that analytical and good software programmer. I am not saying that you have to be...
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    What is the longest a method/system of trading has lasted for you?

    By no mean i am a seasoned trader. I've been trading for a little over 20 months and successfully (with an actual plan) for a little over 16 months. I've been using only one system. So far it's been working great (not getting cold yet). So to answer your question i would say 16 months and still...
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    Free intraday download

    Esignal offers a 30 days free trial. You might use it to download the data you're looking for and check it out as well.
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    Does anyone know of Investools?

    Does anyone knows of a company called investools. They offer a 2 days seminar for $3000. They claim they can teach you how to invest, and swing trade. Any feedback? Thank you
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