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Neutrino fails to understand the fluid structure of the market and therefore counts herself lucky every time a trade goes in her favour regards f9

You do realise that the people who are making the noise are not the ones staying on to clean up this mess. regards f9

I see things in life rather simplistically, and I see in the US a system that peaked more than thirty years ago in relation to output/consumption. For the next thirty+ years US people have continued to over consume at an ever increasing rate peaking with the madness of the last housing boom...

I imagine that dead water is the only course of action right now until this huge ponzi scheme unravels and we are left with what is the real US economy. Then and only then can a plan for growth be assembled and put into play but it will not go anywhere near 15T per year. Time is the only...

No he doesn't .. he is scared out of his wits and like any frightened child he pretends everything is rosey. It is the only way he can cope with each day. regards f9

1) what is a trader vic 2B? It is a reasoned strategy, let us just hope that not too many others know of it otherwise it will run on into another shakeout leg. regards f9

Why are the hedgies liquidating in the face of rate cuts and fed inflationary action. regards f9

One tic would send you mad. If you are following ES look at the RTH volume for the day and calculate the average 1 minute volume, then try half of that. It will give you a better picture of order flow. Basically you are building a mental of the velocity of price change and the momentum...

PA in my opinion is simply the momentum and velocity of price on a tic by tic basis. If you relate it to a bar (which is your creation, not the markets) then that is your strategy, not PA of the market. Someone (Anek I think, said a trend started with two HH/HL or LL/LH. Well apply that...

You are dreaming ammo in making this comparison. What has a shipwreck got to do with trading. regards f9

Bingoking, I have never mastered the DOM for reasons that I will not confuse you with. However as a short term Trader, I would be grateful (along with others, I am sure) if you could walk us through your interpretation of just how the DOM assists in your trading. regards f9

ntw31 You are one of very few people who have written a reasonably clear understanding of the essence of trading. I would suggest to readers that if it is not clear to you, it is because it is not clear to you. In other words, you own the problem and you may resolve it through a change in...

To be honest I have fast read this thread, but I can see that a great amount of thought and detail have been committed by the Posters. It is indeed a thought provoking subject. Now, I am more inclined to let the numbers fall as they may. One ratio that does crop up daily is the number...

I am with you on this one Mark. In order to back test, the devotee writes a strategy to the best of his/her ability. Any variable (and there are many) that is not accounted for in the coding is thus treated as a fixed value in the back testing. Thus the entire outcome balances on a...

damn you are good. You have narrowed the odds to 50/50 give or take a fake followed by a stop out. regards f9

Anybody know what the "per acre" discount is for Mercedes- Benz. Actually, come to think of it I don't even know what the "per acre yield for mercs is Maybe one of the corn or soy Traders could help out. regards f9

You think that there is a danger it could break out to the long or short side. regards f9

Precisely. If you want to lose a good friend, just give him a trading book. He will grow to hate you I am sure. regards f9

You can measure your progress by the speed at which you outgrow the books. regards f9

I imagine this is closer to the truth than any other. regards f9