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    Tradestation 7.2 opinion requested

    I DO have TS 2000i, but what I seem to glean from these posts is that the capabilities of the new online version are far greater. Correct? Thanks
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    Tradestation 7.2 opinion requested

    thanks. that would be quite a handicap though, i use long bars for swing trading
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    Tradestation 7.2 opinion requested

    Can I set an algorithm based on ATR and the stop trails live in the market? Thanks!
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    How much should a "good" trader earn?

    Question 1: How much DO the top traders make? I know someone who sat on a desk next to Marty Schwartz (of the book "Pit bull"). Marty made between 2 and 5 million dollars per year over more than 20 years, trading his own account. Question 2: How much do you want to risk? Marty put on...
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    Money management

    Has a wealth of different MM approaches: http://keplerweb.oeh.uni-linz.ac.at/trading/moneyMan2.htm
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    Van K. Tharp's Random Entry System

    Thanks Specul8r and Steve, I think there is a fallacy somewhere in that random logic thing. If you don't understand how markets move, you can't profit from their moves. Then you claim: "It does not matter if you enter in profitable moves. Entry does not matter!". Of course not, at least in...
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    Van K. Tharp's Random Entry System

    To take this even further, the theory that entry is unimportant and ONLY the exits count explains why Tharp thinks that psychology is the most important element (besides the fact that this theory happens to be beneficial to his business): if you trade systems that have 10 losers in a row and...
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    Van K. Tharp's Random Entry System

    I personally know someone who is hugely successful with his financial company (offices in 60 countries), and so quite believable. He spent a year in an office with Marty Schwartz (of the book "Pit Bull"). He told me he saw Marty trade for two weeks, 20 times a day, with hardly a losing trade...
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    Discipline - ideas to improve it

    I find it really useful. kind of autohypnotic 8- minute lessons dealing with discipline. Made by a good trainer in this field (not by this Jake Bernstein guy). Don't mind the tacky website, the product is good. http://www.directyourmind.com/tradingmind.html Have zero affiliation with...
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    EGO CHALLENGE (26 Sept 2003)

    Hi AMT, after you cleared up the "averaging down" puzzle, I have another question: It seems that your stop of 4 PTS is farther away than most of your winners (you take profits at 2 pt sometimes), that means you have to have a VERY high hit rate to make this work consistently. Any comments...
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    DMI/ADX consistently works

    Why doesn't anybody post a chart that shows that this actually works? The attached chart doesnt, perhaps the poster mixed up red and green??
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    Rec. for trading Eurostoxx and Dax

    Get Sierracharts with IB's data feed. Very good and inexpensive
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    Daytrading breakouts in the ES

    can you show me what you mean? Show how you have them set up... Thanks
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    Daytrading breakouts in the ES

    Anyone took this one in the morning? I did, stopped out -1.5 pts
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    Daytrading breakouts in the ES

    You find Frank Taucher useful?
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    Daytrading breakouts in the ES

    so far at least...
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