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I get part of what you are saying. What it comes down to is fading short term trends in favor of longer tem trends. To get RSI in over sold while something is trending up, doesn't it have to trend down a bit, granted maybe in a different time, from than the time frame of the overall/longer...

Starting small. Nothing is more critical than starting small. Everyone want to make huge money right away. Once you get good, consistant, slowly increase your size. slowly increas as you get bigger. (As account is up %200 , Increase size by 50%) The amount of size people trade here with...

Doesn't rule 8 contradict rules 2 and 11?

The problem with thinking that implied volatility will revert to statistical volatility should have become apparent to you in that trade with the law suit goign on. statistical volatility doesn't in clude things like new lawsuits, earning, etc. With events like that, the options with price...

The amount of money one makes is relative. If you were to work in an office where people/person is making multiple millions a year, all of a sudden 2,000 a day doesn't se like a hill of beans. I personally know that I go through a ~2 month losing period before my trading jumps to a new level...

I was wondering if anyone has any experience with company cool trade? www.cool-trade.com. Everything sounds great, cost are low, but they don't really describe how it works actual features etc. Seems like a lot of buzz words, with no real info to back it up. Anyone have any experience with...

Color my confused. Why are the IB guys in a thread on FX pointing out with seems to be stock order routing? Why is that relevant or applicable?

RIDICULUSE!! (sic) Busiest 15 minutes of the year. Not saying its good, very hectic, lots of gaps in both russell and SP. Unfortunaly I had a vacation planned and I am frantically trying to get a T1 or better to trade it. Cabin had DSL, but definitly not fast enough for that day.

I clear Dorman. they seem to be having a little trouble getting it up and running so I am still on 6.x

Okay, so you guys don't like either. Maybe I should have just asked a more general question. I have been trading for just over a year. I am trading pretty good size and happy with my results. ( Happy but not content.) for that year I have done minimal to no charting. I just purchased...

Anyone have any experience using it? My clearing firm is switching over soon. Speed? Also. They were including charting. Is it as good as CQG? Does it handle spreads? Thanks.

After reading through the definitions of each, I fail to see the difference in what they are indicating. Is the Bollinger band just a commodity channel placed around the moving average for the time period, or is there more of a difference between the indicators? Does anyone use both at...

Yes, it is 1680 x 1050. Any good ideas on where to find a good monitor with at least that resolution?

Pretty sure, I can double check when I get home. It think it is a 19' note book if that changes anything. It is an HP and it is HUGE for a notebook. More like a portable desktop.

I was wondering if anyone know a good spot to get a 19' or bigger wide screen monitor. I got a laptop that has 1680 x 1050 resolution (Not sure exactly what the second number is.) The jump from 1440 to 1680 seems to make a big difference. Any idea where I could get a reasonable priced monitor...

I was wondering if anyone has found a tight market for trading Russell 2000 index options. The volume looks light and the spread pretty large at the Merc and the CBOE. Thanks

Looking for a firm to trade remotly. Really need a company with an auto spreading capability. Capital not an issue. Start with tradign 400 - 800 shares a day to begin building up. Thanks for any help P.S. compatable with future spreading at CME would be great. I own a IOM seat...

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with CQG's backtesting feature. Specifically for trading spreads. Anyone have any experience? P.S. I know I don't post much, but I am in NO wasy selling this product. I'm looking at buying it and not sure if I should.

I know this is a stab in the dark by a newbie, but I was looking for a low cost or free back testing software. I realize nobody likes to give anything away, but I was hoping someone was trying to promote a site or something. I want to make sure my ideas work without investing to much money in...

I understand how bullets are used in order to get around up tick rules. But I was curious on how the bullets are actual provide. Are bullets just a long put and a short call of ATM options in the nearest exercise month? (Just looking for the exact composition of a bullet without sounding...