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  1. cafeole

    Diagonal Put Strategy

    I was introduced to this strategy by a "Make 3K-5K a month" Preston James ads. I don't ever believe this type of hype, but I bought the book and DVDs for $7 just to see what it was about. He does not call it a diagonal and he talks like he made this up himself and calls it "The Money Press...
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    Buy The Close....Sell The Open $$$

    It is supported by the study, talked about in another thread, that all the gains in the SP500 have been after hours.
  3. cafeole

    Ninja + IB

    I had a ninja futures account and used the free version. I programmed my own indicators and alerts. I don't think the brokerage matters if ninja supports the brokerage. Also, be aware that you cannot do oca (bracket) orders or ATM strategies with the free version.
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    Describe a trading-related app worth developing

    Check out this thread https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/backtest-strategy-w-o-programming.350540/
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    What is trading to you?

    I am retired and would like to supplement my retirement. I just haven't found a way to do that yet.
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    Startup help

    I tried doing what you want to do a few years back. After 6 years I still can't make a profit trading futures. IMO, those who CAN do it took years to learn and develop a method that works for them. Trust me, this is not an immediate replacement for a job. Not even close. If you are out of...
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    AMP free platforms?

    I have quit trading futures
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    AMP free platforms?

    I used SC with AMP and really liked it.
  9. cafeole

    Al Brook's Trading Room

    I tried it for a month. I found it useless for me. All he does is comment on what we all are seeing.
  10. cafeole

    New Article--What is Your Trading Plan?

    Anybody can write an article about trading plans. There are bazzillions of them. No is writing an article about strategies that really work in all markets. I quit listening to the "gurus" who write in generalities.
  11. cafeole

    My attempt to earn a funded account with Earn2Trade

    Can you say why no more updates? I have been following your thread with interest.
  12. cafeole

    My attempt to earn a funded account with Earn2Trade

    I have done their challenge twice now and it always takes a little time to set up. I have never had a problem with their customer service. They have always been very responsive.
  13. cafeole

    Professional Trading Strategies book

    If you would pay handsomely for the book, why not sign up for the course?
  14. cafeole

    Poll: What platform do you use and for what?

    SierraChart I use AMP brokerage and SierraChart is free. Besides, I am familiar with the strategy and indicator api.
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    Poll: which retail Broker your recommend ?

    None of the above!
  16. cafeole

    Beware of the bull traps!, CCL as an example

    Just pay close attention to volatility. As long as the volatility stays high you are buying and selling the same thing. If volatility drops, then so does the price of the put.
  17. cafeole

    Beware of the bull traps!, CCL as an example

    If that were true, you should be buying puts or shorting stocks. There is no risk (if it ALWAYS happens)!
  18. cafeole

    Short everything

    This is why the hospitals are in trouble, not COVID! "In 2014-15, there were 475,000 hospital admissions for conditions estimated to be caused by smoking, a 5% increase since 2004-05. These included 28% of all admissions for respiratory diseases and 48% of all admissions for cancers that could...
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    Short everything

    Where are flu deaths occurring, at home? If so, so will Covid eventually. From CDC "Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States, including more than 41,000 deaths resulting from secondhand smoke exposure. This is about one in five deaths...
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    Short everything

    That is because we have learned to live with it. We will do the same with Covid. We always do.
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