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Ok, so I went long on oil today and I'll tell you why. If I was going to "invent" a nightmare scenario for falling oil, it would be a story that would go like this. In the middle of a (alleged) pandemic, following a quick but reasonable stock market correction, a brash young sheik gets in a...

Ya'll have brass ones! I'm seeing that volume is way down. People on the sidelines today. I guess today's move doesn't mean much in light trading.

I'm thinking more Dems in the legislature will be bearish for the markets. I don't see anyone talking about this. Is the election a non-event? A non-market mover?

Hey guys, Here's an update. My friends suggested that I should try trading the "weeklys", or very short term positions since they are (a.) discounted and (b.) the move I'm expecting is in the short term. I'm trying it with leveraged ETFs, to get a bigger bang for the buck. I'm using...

Thanks for your reply. I liked Epicurus' as well. Like I said, the source of the accuracy for this method baffles me. My usual bread and butter is momentum-based strategies that are sensitive to when sentiment is changing. I do have some "catch a falling knife" methods I play with that work...

Hey guys, I have a couple friends at work who play with options. i think they are doing it through Robinhood or something. They quickly got burned doing it, and lost all their enthusiasm. Here's my question. i am a Technical Analysis guy. I do OK at it, and make a little money over the...

Hey guys, I know there are a lot of people who don't believe in T.A. This is not your thread. For the rest of you, I just wanted your opinion on how far in the future a person could reasonably project/guestimate assuming no surprise shocks to the economy? TIA, SM

I actually made a decision like this today. I bought Facebook on a mini-dip. Why? Because it is an era-defining/behavior-based stock like Microsoft or Apple (due to the Iphone). Also, if you believe the financial power of most internet stocks comes from ad revenue, then ask yourself these...

If it's moving up and down in a range, then it's moving. I'd be happy to make 1% a whole bunch of times.

Population isn't a problem if food cultivation and industry can keep the people fed, clothed, and housed. Doesn't matter how many people you have if they are all working together to form a self sustaining civilization.

If you expect a How-to cook book recipe, that's not going to happen here. There are successful traders here, but they can't share every little detail or their method would stop working because everyone is doing it. If you want to be successful, take some of the generic information available...

You don't have to wait to buy the real properties. You can buy the property now, and pay them off with money worth less and less every day. Granted that you'll be paying interest on the money, but if you have tenants, they pay it off for you, and it becomes easier and easier to pay the...

New Guy, You can place a limit order to buy the stock when it reaches your desired buy price. You can also set a stop, which will automatically sell the stock for you if it takes a huge dive. You can also place a limit sell order to sell at your high price. Lastly, some platforms will allow...

Seriously? I've been subscribed here for 13 years! Glad it's working out for you. I'm just saying that the predictable big waves you're trading are calm seas that I swing trade. The only waves that capsize me are the huge events that rattle the entire market. I'm sure you can make money...

You guys talking about using TA in short time frames are nuts! If TA is predicting a move in the short run (like minute, by minute), then it's doing so based on the existing market volume. Then a big trade comes across where someone wants to buy or sell a large volume in a hurry, and...

There's your problem. You're trying to guess market sentiment. Find a way to determine market sentiment more accurately. Maybe that's using charts. Maybe that's counting the number of positive posts on a forum in 24 hours. Maybe it's counting the number of times the stock hits a new high...

See for yourself...

Is T Is T3live paper trading? I can make real time trades and demonstrate. Check my post history...I've done it here before. But if it is a place to pick up leverage, I'm definitely interested. BTW, I always listen to opinions. I don't want to be a proudest poor man. I want to be the...

Thanks for your support. My primary purpose for being here is the emotional aspect of it. It does suck having the knowledge and knowing I have a long slog ahead of me. I was looking for a little consolation and to vent, but I received some really good suggestions too. I'm going to take a...

Thanks. I understand bell curves. Doesn't seem like much of what you're posting here is relevant to me. I just make sure the percentage of winners times the number of wins exceeds the percentage of losers time the number of losses. Further, I'm not looking for a holy grail that works all of...