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And that is what it basically boils down to; being comfortable enough and confident enough to pull the trigger and execute, knowing that in the end it will all come out. (given we use a statistically proven method) Make 'em pretty, Chris

Sounds like Ken Churchhill's Excalibur. Very good methodology. Plan B is basically my method without the pivots and with a 20 ema. Did I miss how you determine your virgin price points or did you not say? Your own calculations on the pivots or standard? Make 'em pretty, Chris

Been reading for some time and enjoy watching your growth as a trader. Something that I found that has helped me is scaling out and not moving the stop. i.e. enter 2 contracts; stop at say -5 ticks. Take half off after +6. Leaving the stop I still have a basically break even trade with...

Ok now that it is switched back - looking at IB's quotes - whats up with the 3/16, 1/4 or 1/8 instead of 6/32, 4/32 or 2/32? Is this what the CME is doing and if so why? Don't get that at all, looks like grain trading!! Any ideas.

I don't need to know how to fix a car to use it or dress it up, or change tires, outside of some minor mechanical understanding. But I do understand the need to learn strategy programming and I guess that is what I am looking for. Thanks.

Unless of course we complain about all gov spending - including that which Bush did.

Thanks - I am NOT a programmer - looking for something plug and play, so to speak. Does your answer still hold true? If so how about a name or two. Thanks.

I am wondering if there is any software that will automate the following type of trade - 9:30-10:00 trade bar - buy or sell one tick above or below with a stop and reverse at the opposite end of the bar; with the stop and reverse active until a certain time i.e. 2 hours then cancel, if not...

As in close trade or close account and done??

As quoted from the front page of Nadex: "HedgeStreet becomes Nadex, the North American Derivatives Exchange. New name, new site, new products, new platform. " Do have a demo and unfunded live account, but do not have any real thoughts yet. I think I recall reading about 1099's being given.

Hope you don't mind geez. Why is following your system irregardless of news a "huge gamble"? System says take a trade - do it. I would think that if nothing else, folks would learn the value of trusting in and taking system signals - if you don't trust your system that is altogether a...

Gotta love a place when they cheer and believe ya when you lose and call you all kinds of names when you win. Nothing personal here - just seems to be the overall attitude - believe ya when you say your losing and think the worst of ya when you say your winning. (except maybe geez's thread).

Hey Art, are we missing something here? Thanks.

Worse than that is I was short from 123'085 ZB and kicked myself most of the way down. How do you get back in after drop like that??

Thanks BondTrader, was wondering if this was going to happen.

Not quite sure with what you disagree, but I believe what you said is in essence what I said. My main thought to your previous statement had to do with "til now" which implies that something has changed, when in fact it had not.

I'm sure you mean well, but this statement always bothers me. The last sentence there is key. Losses are a part of the business; and a few losing trades or days does not mean the system was working until now. It simply means that this part of the 50% has dominated. Many new folks take this...

3 hour 9 tick range (zn) trying to find a way to stay alert. A word of knowledge or just wishful thinking on the margin??

geez, It is a pleasure to watch someone that has confidence in their system and takes the appropriate actions based on that system without over analyzing the trade. Hope you don't mind - to the other folks analyzing the financial trades... Regarding the financial trades, my guess it...

I think you refering to the time when the Fed announced that they would be buying the bonds.