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I have seen first 15 mintues, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, one hour. Anekdoten defines it as the first 15 minutes based on my observations and his posts. 9.30 to 9.45. Hope that helps, Stone

I'm going to try to hold this short until the cows come home at 84.5

I noticed that I trade better in the morning. My mind is clear and I have few biases. I sometimes get into trouble overtrading in the afternoons and mistakenly looking for the wrong trend. Mistakes are easily made when the mind & body are both tired. Quick question for you: What do you...

Search for Proflogic 's discussion about this issue. Basically, Tradestation does not "cap" the volume bar. If you set the bar at 10,000 shares, and the current count for shares is 9950 and a trade comes across for 100 shares, TS will not stop the bar at 10,000 shares and carry over the...

I am not sure I completely understand where you are going on this one. Are you implying that the market slows down eventually?

Agreed. I did not trade the early morning because I felt the market was too fast. I started trading around 11am. I really understand where you are coming from with the "evolution" piece. I feel that itis my duty to constantly improve myself, my trading, golf game... and more. Trading is...

Share bars are the only way to trade that makes sense when trying to read price action. I am not a DOM trader... and I found it difficult to trade long bars half the size of the chart itself. I recall your posts a good length ago where you discussed Tradestation CVB's w/ Stealth Trader...

I completely understand this mindset. I have to remind myself of Mark Douglas, "Trading From the Zone", this is a probability busniess and I should take part in any opportunities that fit my plan and have an edge. I was quite intimidated by the action of the last 12 hours. Fearless9 has a...

You still hate Tradestation share bars don't you? I do wish they would fix them. I have been thinking about trying out Multicharts. You use Ensign I assume?

You can still short XLF...

Thanks for the feedback on this subject. I have a friend who received notices on some of his more esoteric shorts today that they must be covered. The shares were being "recalled". I believe his broker was naked short on those plays.

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Yes it certainly appears like their feet are over the fire. However, there is no button in my software for "Sell Short (Naked)". How would I even accomplish such a task?

I was sent a message from my equities broker informing me that some of my shorts may have to eb closed out by force after 3 business days. Does this imply that my broker has been engaging in naked short selling? What do these new SEC rules mean? Quote from broker: We also know that some of...

Price action trading post. 2 trades, both short. Shorted prior day resistance near 1181 w/ 3BR entry. Exited on bullish 3BR confirmation. +7.5 2nd short, expecting former support & open range low becoming resistance. Anticipated the short w/ close stop to limit risks. Closed trade on...

I wish SusannaDT, Stealth Trader & Anekdoten would come back and post more. This chart is a tribute for them as they really helped me turn around my trading.. (and don't even know it). Thank you to all contributors at ET. 2 trades, both short. Shorted prior day resistance near 1181 w/...

I often wonder about the validity or usefulness of large orders at the Bid or Ask as an extra signal for entry or exit. I know that Anekdoten of AHG fame has posted some remarks about watching Time & Sales at entries. However, I personally find it confusing as I have seen time after time again...

I think the important part of trading is minimizing risk at entry. I have seen studies by Van Tharp that show even random entry with position sizing (risk management), intelligent exits & stops make money. If random entry can be profitable... I have to think that adding a few items that tilt the...