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I had a crappy day in the market...but I think you guys just made it all better. Thanks!

I think Gross believes that inflation is going to be an issue. If you read his December letter (on PIMCO's website), that's the gist of it... He's favoring asset classes that will benefit from inflation such as commodities and real estate....

I was out for 2 weeks without a computer...basically I had to call the desk...which isn't too bad...

Yeah, my guess is that we're in the early stages of reflation...although I am interested to hear waggie's perspective on the money supply though. However, I am also curious whether M3 declined b/c people were coming off the sidelines and finally putting their capital to work in assets that...

Waggie, I haven't been tracking money supply so I'm interested in hearing your thoughts. From what I understand: M3 = M2 + CD's (or other large time deposits) + Money Market + Term Repos + Eurodollars. So, just out of curiosity, couldn't a shrinking M3 just reflect a shift from the...

Anyone trade bonds from a longer term perspective/fundamental, and care to comment on today's move? Temporary reaction or beginning of a more pronounced up-move in your opinion... Thanks...

I've started trading more options recently. I noticed in my stock trading (I'm a swing trader), that I'm often more proficient in projecting where the market ISN'T going, rather than where it IS going. With options I can construct a position that makes money if the market remains flat or moves...

Also...you don't have to follow these rule exactly. Here are two variations. You could wait to short below the pivot low (38.40) which would give you further confirmation of a move downward. Or, you could short any rally into the 40 area if you believe this is a crucial resistance area.....

MDave Landry's swing trading style has really helped me out. I bought his book, and have found that he has some really good set-ups for getting into shorts that are "rolling over". Anyhow, I think it's an issue of getting used to flipping through the charts and recognizing...

Also, and I could be wrong...I think the underlying stocks can foretell what will happen with the index. Right now a lot of stocks are breaking down....therefore, I would not be suprised if we've seen a short term top in the market...

Since you're talking about stocks...I tend to keep a portion of my portfolio long and a portion short at all times -- it's not right for everyone, but it hedges your risk. So I'll short stocks that are rolling over regardless of what the market is doing, and I'll try to get long some strong...

Market open tonight on the ES looked like a normal market opening during the day. Gap gets faded. Honestly, I thought there might be a higher open. I guess we'll have to wait until morning to see if the gap expands.... I was short going into the session (on a swing trade), but stops did...

I had some spyware I couldn't get rid of with Search and Destroy. AdAware got rid of it. Also got it from download.com. Good luck...

Good question...I don't really know. I am completely murky on this, but didn't the SEC require a standardized reporting format which a lot of these vendors pull from? With SS, you can also get as reported data or a standardized format. Oh, they also have a trial -- and if you ask for them...

If you're willing to pay $125 a month SimplyStocks.com has a standalone program called "research assistant" which can pull into Excel Enterprise Value as well as a myriad of other financial statement data. You can also create custom scans based on this info. I have no association with the...

Isn't this just a market-based form of "insurance" akin to portfolio insurance? What's wrong with this -- isn't it just another hedging (or speculating) device? If you had a policy written by a major carrier, you're essentially making the same trade (although maybe more akin to a long-term...

GATrader, I am an options newbie, but I have done a few trades with ratio calendars to achieve the "smile profit" profile that you mentioned. I was doing this on indexes...but the problem was the volatility was just getting sucked out of the market and hence I was not profitable. My question...

What type of fees do you see with SLK? Where are per share fees now in the prime broker biz?

Yes, you can use your broker instead of tradestation. There is a different fee (higher) for TS if you don't have a brokerage account with them, though. Some people just place a minimum amount of money with TS and then pay the lower fee....

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