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Can't recall if you've mentioned this or not... but, how do you determine the size you'll take in a position? I know you piece in and out but I imagine there's a limit to size at some point. What determines that limit? Also, what "things" were you doing to help increase that size? ie what...

Do you think we are at an inflection point in the ES? B p.s. for full disclosure - short ES 1054

You can't cross the ocean until you loose sight of the shore. I too was in this exact situation at one point. Ended up trading during the morning hours and working 2nd shift until I started to make some coin. Trading is all risk minimization... therefore, go try a 'no money down' prop...

Discipline is an edge, it's the easiest edge to apply. But it's the hardest fight to win.

The prints that are going off are mostly dark books. "ecn's" that are mostly institutional in origin. Some prop firms have access to these and can peg the bid or ask. So, you get filled at 3.485 and you immediately offer out at 3.485 or something similar. But, because you entered and exited...

Go check the lows of the last three days (March 2,3 and 4) in the SPX March futures... if that's not manipulation, I don't know what is.

lescor, Much thanks for the above post. It's the only post I've ever printed off.... and made me more $ than I ever thought possible. B

Agree... Corey, How do you structure a typical premarket day? Maybe you can walk some of us through what you're looking for or at.... and how you budget your time. Also, what news sites (stations) are you reading (listening to), what websites are you checking, does your list of 900 or so...

thx miscsales "The Government of Canada has become aware that in certain situations, and subject to the existing anti-avoidance rules in the Income Tax Act, some TFSA holders are attempting to generate a rate of return on deliberate overcontributions over a short period of time sufficient to...

Most people have no clue as to the importance of those 5 words in the context of this discussion.

So, here we are... 1 year later. I started out with an overcontribution and will not deposit any more funds... probably ever. My penalty will drop now on a monthly basis. In hind site, it would have been easier to just put in the 5k and not 25k but whatever... it was easier to work with. The...

Thx P.

I voted +7% and am clearly in the minority. There is nothing that says go down. Just take a look at AAPL, GS, IBM and GOOG. The Generals aren't going anywhere but up... Seriously, I'm as bear as they come, but of all the stocks that I own, the gainers and easy money has been to the long...

Needless to say, I'm pretty happy with this... I'll be taking a little profit around 1120. I am starting to think that 1085 could have been the bottom even though we spiked through the stops. B

Seems to me there are a large number of posts trying to justify a short based upon the number of days up in a row a stock is up.... I have never made a trade based on such logic. The question is... where is the resistance. Leave an order just past here to catch the pikers getting stopped and...

I don't see too much resistance... I'm just glad I got out. I kept the stop tight, but didn't flip and go long.... just didn't expect that kind of move. I did daytrade aapl from the long side today though. B

let's hear it... screw the minority.

At the moment I'm satisfied with this, but I'm not crazy about it....

Ya, that's the game plan... just a trade. I'm a lousy investor! :D

I'm short 202.25 - risk is good here - if you manage your stops...