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82 views.. anyone? Resources and links to other websites regarding expectancy / trade management and position sizing would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

trade date: 5/8/11 vehicle: common stock direction: long A) entry price @ €88.5 B) stop price @ 61 c) risk on trade: €5000 D) position: C / (A-B): 180 shares E) committed: (A*D) = €15.930 F) first exit 120 shares @ €107 G) second exit 60 shares @ €116...

aside from "market order" and "limit order", my broker offers "at best order". anyone have any idea the difference between this and market orders?

"Owners of capital will stimulate the working class to buy more and more of expensive goods, houses and technology, pushing them to take more and more expensive credits, until their debt becomes unbearable. The unpaid debt will lead to bankruptcy of banks, which will have to be nationalised...

the problem is that you are assuming that there aren't enough buyers coming in for price x. and you are also assuming that the market wants to trade below price x. these two beliefs are conditioning you to sell at price x. but the market is dynamic, and it could very well be that...

Yeah.. options could also be a good tool in the current environment.

Personally, I have also believed the same - that is, the profession of trading is prone to attract independent and self-motivated people with high capacity for critical thinking. I think the term "loner" is a bit of a misnomer but in the end, trading is a career pursued solo.

This scenario sounds very plausible in the near future, after China has dumped most of its holdings in US treasuries.

You mean strong support?

This i concur.

LOL. Its a tough reality check.

such bearishness in the opinion of the general public is always a bullish sign though..

If treasuries are dumped, won't yields jump, hence attracting investors towards the dollar?

I've found this article helpful. It is very objective - stops and profit targets are not determined arbitrarily, or based on risk tolerance; but rather based on the expectancy of each particular system.

what seems to be working for me so far has been concentrating and adhering to strict money management: reducing size widening stops scaling out staying humble

Who is John Galt?

Its very common for people to scalp or daytrade index futures, but I would like to know if there is anyone here who swing trades them (ie. for a couple of days to a couple of weeks)? What are the main concerns when swing trading futures vs equities? How do you determine the % cash you need...

Spot on. Distinguishing between a pullback and a reversal is definitely an edge.

Could you elaborate? Is this related the new administration getting rid of Mark to Market accounting? Cheers.

bringing this thread up.