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    Aphie's REAL Trading Journal

    way to go Alphie! first future trade !! I still remember mine !! :) Like everyone said, go slowly, wet your feet, one toe at a time, that way, you don't get drowned! :p The emotion in trading is very strong, be it profit or loss, it will take time to get used to it. Cheers!! :)
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    Today...

    don't worry for your short, W. will speak in about 10 min.... in the past, when he openned his mouth, the market tanked :D please, this is just a joke, not an opinion. :) Cheers!!
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    Today...

    then, maybe it means just to sit on your hands ? :p Cheers!!:)
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    interesting TB/TN

    ADX, You may be looking at TY, which is the 10yr bond open out-cry. Usually, it takes a while for the price to be reported. The TY is also traded on A/C/E, symbol is ZN, where you'll see a 'faster' price movements. The bonds' price is less volatile than the mini ES/NQ, and notice the...
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    Why is an up market called

    ... look what I've found... http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/bulletin_board/13/messages/1164.html However, I'm still looking thru' my books to find where did I read my earlier explanation . ... maybe the thing 'bout my granny was true !?! :confused: Cheers !! :)
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    Why is an up market called

    hehehe.. no, it's the truth... I read it somewhere.. I'll find the source and give it to you... unless it WAS my granny who told me this story when I was a baby !!!! :D Cheers!! :p
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    Why is an up market called

    In the old days, stock market was traded in an office with a big board where traders posted their orders. The buy orders are written on a note, or bulletin, then posted on the board. When there was a lot of buy orders, the board is full of bulletins, hence 'bullish'. When there were no buy...
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    eSignal wish list : the dedicated thread

    sorry, it may be discussed before in those 25 pages, but my question is could we get the open interest with E-signal? TIA Cheers!! :)
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    Should we blame IB?

    @#$%@%!!!!! :mad: So all that time I was paying 20 buckaroos ?!!??? Please tell me your commish, and do you have a minimum trade per mth? I'll have to talk to those guys!!! :mad: p.s. : I'm going thru' Refco's introducing broker : Gamma Futures. Maybe I should deal directly with...
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    Cocoa market anyone?

    I trade commodities with one of the introducing brokers of Refco. I think Lind W was bought by Refco. The phone/email support is very good, I think they have the 'one ring phone call' policy.The commish they offered me is 20$ rt, quite steep if you daytrade. Cheers!!! :)
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    Cocoa market anyone?

    Sorry, I've just said something stupid. The decrease in open interest is 'bullish' only if price is trading in a range. (maybe this is stupid too !! :mad: ) ... my bad... Cheers!! :)
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    When can I expect profits????

    ... hmmm... read my post again... :) .. or maybe I should clarify : as momentum trader, I meant having a buy stp a few ticks above resistance, and sell stp a few ticks below support, if price broke, you're instantly filled, and go for this momentum. You could do that with futures, but not...
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    Looking for a Broker

    I am Canadian, and have an account with IB. They have an office in Montreal, and had cleared all canadian regulations. However, they do have a monthly fee if you traded less than 30$ in commish, that's 6 rt trades / month. If you daytrade the eminis, you do have to pay for chart feeds...
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    Should we blame IB?

    I have IB for daytrade mini ES, NQ, ZN and Refco for other commodities + hedging if ever IB goes down. Refco charges me an expensive 20$ rd turn + 2$ Globex fees, but they have their 1 ring phone call policy. Cheers!! :)
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    When can I expect profits????

    One has to understand that it is quite hard to short stock due to the uptick rule. The short positions always start with a loss before you could see some profit... if you're right. If Amkeer is a momentum trader, trading on resistance/support broken, he'll never be able to short. Amkeer...
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    When can I expect profits????

    Change to a lower commission broker, and voila! :) Your 60% win ratio, I presumed it's win/loss trades? Try the win$/loss$ ratio, I think this one is more important. Cheers!!! :)
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    Cocoa market anyone?

    my friend and I were watching it, and saw the signal when it made the Ross Hook in Sep. However, my rules (and account!) forbid me to play it untill next year. :( Notice the decrease in open interest in October... in my book, it's a bullish sign... however, the price rose so much...
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    failed market wizards?

    Didn't Jesse Livermore blew up his account, and blew up his head at the end too ? Cheers!! :)
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    Sharing internet connection

    Anyone knows if I could have Zone Alarm (freeware version) installed behind the Lynksys router (or other routers). I wonder if there are any conflicts between ZA and the hardware firewall in the router. TIA Cheers!! :)
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    Sharing internet connection

    KB96, Could you name some softwares that allow networking via USB (1.1?) port ? My computer cannot recognize my old notebook with a PCMCIA network card . I think the main problem is Window 98SE is setup to look thru' the first NIC which goes out to the cable modem, and the notebook is...
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