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I thought I would let everyone know I will be attending the upcoming Las Vegas Traders Expo for at least a few hours on Friday and possibly on Thursday and or Saturday. The dates of the expo are about November 20-23ish (check the expo website to make sure).

11-11-13 My carry-over (HMSY) from Friday worked out ok. I made a fair penny on the stock, but had to give back more than I wanted on the hedge. Overall it still was a good trade, it's just that it could have been a great trade. Today brought me another overnight ticker called (JKS). I...

11-8-13 Today was a great day for my broker. After (SNTS) announced their buyout for $32 a share, I started scalping it back and forth for a few pennies each way. It's amazing how well it held the pivot point of about $31.98-$32.01. I can see why liquidity providers ran it all day, great...

Thanks for your kind words. I actually prefer to post results in dollars, but my wife had concerns i.e. co-workers and others in her social network, and asked me to make changes. I may revert back to $, but for now I don't have plans to With that said, a per share amount is probably...

I interpret the statement above to mean that we have too many SEC regulations when it makes sense to open businesses offshore because of regulations. More salient to your question though, I and anyone in my chatroom can receive greater leverage, and much lower costs. As someone who shorts...

You're correct that y high % of winners is well above what an average trader experiences. This is based in part from scaling into positions, much like how market makers and other liquidity providers trade. The biggest single component is the setups though. Most trades are not scaled in. I...

11-7-13 Today started out slow, as in so slow it was stopped. Sure trader didn't have the tickers loaded in their system that could be shorted. That's not really good for a short seller. Just one more pain in the butt I have to go through to short stocks. They did finally get the tickers...

11-5-13 Rock solid day of trading today, at least during the normal trading hours. I also traded (TPX) and (SCTY) in after hours and while I made money, I'm not convinced trading earnings gives me much of an edge. I think trading earnings can be very profitable if that's what you specialize...

11-4-13 Monday started the week strong. I recovered some of my Friday's loss with (OSIR). The amount of gain from (OSIR) is based on mark to market in my reports, so I am guessing the aproximate amount. Leaving (OSIR) aside, it was still a great day, although I was busy staring at monitors as...

Thanks! It's been interesting for me to experience it.

11-1-13 November didn't exactly start out well for me. I took a big hit with (OSIR), but at least I found a programming error as a result. I enter the trades in so fast there isn't time to think about them (why I am working on automation). I have moved the bulk of my scanning from stockfinder...

10-31-13 When you have three sons, all of which are trick-or-treating age, it's easy to fall behind with your journal. Thursday was a busy trading day, and I remember one stock, IDCC left me without my record day of the month. I closed out for a relatively large loss, and it fell as soon as...

10-30-13 A much slower day today than yesterday. I still traded five tickers, but only (BGFV) gave more than one entry, and even that one didn't give more than one entry level. I traded (CCIX) which was the biggest ticker in total dollars, but a news based trade. In response I turned off...

10-29-13 October is coming to a close in a strong way. Today was the best trading day of the month and while today didn't end as well as I would have liked with (JLL), it was still a five for five kinda day. It started out fast and furious with signals coming in many directions. Most were...

10-28-13 It was a pretty slow day, especially for a Monday during earnings season, but I managed to squeeze a few dollars out. I'm not overly proud of my Apple trade even though it made money. It was an after-hours trade based on earnings price action and overall I haven't been able to...

10-25-13 After a tough Wednesday after hours and challenging Thursday, I got back on the horse and rode it hard. Well, maybe not hard, but certainly with flair of "I don't care" as in I don't care if I get the trade or not, I'm playing my cards tight to my chest. It's the way i designed my...

I missed another great trade today because I wasn't fast enough. Yeah, I agree it is quite a challenge, but I also found that breaking it down has led to new discoveries, so it's a mixed bag IMHO. How's your hubby's trading box developing (if at all)? The last I recall reading an update...

LOL, very funny, I was thinking the same thing the whole time. I remember us shorting it very well (I don't remember most, but that one I do). Friday was a much better day (great day actually). It's been a good month. My goal is to get things automated. That will free up a lot of wasted time.

10-24-13 Well I was wrong about (APOL) and to top it off when I tried to exit in the morning I didn't get my fill and I dug my heels in and refused to chase it. That cost me dearly as today would have been in the green had I just closed it out yesterday. I'm still short (APOL), but not in my...

10-23-13 It was a mixed day. All my trades (all two of them) were profitable, but it could have been a much better day. I was up smartly with (APOL) and at the end of the day instead of closing out the few shares I had left shorted with it, I decided to add as the price moved higher. When...