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What about AMAT in the solar field? This stock has defied the bear market and last week announced the largest solar contract ever given out to any solar company. Apparently their solar business is growing leaps and bounds.

Ledger was not Larry's son-in-law. He and Michelle were never married, just lived together and engaged at one time.

Nice to see at least few level headed traders on this thread. Unrealistic trading expectatations is in and of itself one of the primary reasons trading is a losing game for the majority of traders out there - that and leverage. Professional traders focus on the trading risks while the...

The traders who babble on trading forums about what they make daily are the ones who couldn't produce a documented multi-year real money track record of success if their life depended on it. Check out the documented (albeit hypothetical) results of the best newsletter writers and timers per...

If sentiment is your thing you might want to check out this new blog site. I realize sentiment is no longer the orphan stepchild of technical analysis and has become widely embraced by Trader Nation. And because of that I believe sentiment has lost some of its past effectiveness as a trading...

If it's the same Mark Conway as described below (and it says he is the author of several of books and newsletters about investing) I would think twice. Hedge Fraud Is Alleged by SEC By GREGORY ZUCKERMAN Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL November 10, 2005; Page C6 The...

I traded the stock index futures for over 10 years without ever looking at a chart. I was primarily a tape reader and watched the interaction of various indexes and indicators on the CNBC ticker. Back then on their bottom ticker their index and indicator tape appeared every 60 seconds...

Yes, stocks, as in a diversified basket of stocks definitely have gone up in the long run. I suggest you purchase the latest edition of Jeremy Siegel's Stocks for the Long Run. If that doesn't convince you, simply look at the *real* money, real time performance of some of the oldest mutual...

This is a once in a generation stock but like all once in a generation stocks at some point it's growth rate will slow (think Cisco et al) and, well you get the picture. In the meantime, what's wrong with exploiting this runner for as long as possible? Something tells me this thing isn't...

Obviously there is no right answer on this one so here goes mine. I simply see no edge in trading the indexes anymore since that now seems to be the favorite of most everyone in Trader Nation. Stocks, on the other hand, by the mere fact there are so many offer lots of trading edges. I used...

Obviously there is no one correct answer and a lot depends on the living costs in your area. For me I traded part time for years building up my trading capital. It wasn't until I got to over $250,000 to $300,000 that I felt secure enough to give up my other sources of income. And when you...

>>>>>If you look at the disparity between annualize fund returns and private trader returns in the competitions, were talking 12% annual VS HUNDREDS of percentage points.<<<< I always like to learn something so what "real money" competitions have traders showing hundreds of percentage...

Hopefully the "Refco mess" will mute the opening surge on BOT Wednesday assuming the mess hasn't been cleared up by then. I agree with riskarb those buying the opening Wednesday should do well but wouldn't put on my entire position at that price. Sometimes the open is the high of the day...

This IPO (BOT) looks almost too good to be true and that is what worries me. It reminds me of BIDU where it jumped over 100% *after* it began trading in the aftermarket on its IPO date. Just as the performance of GOOG was in the back of the minds of those buying BIDU, the performance of CME...

I'm surprised Asheville didn't make your list as it always seems to be in the top ten of everything I read about where to live. In the East, there is no prettier place than the Blue Ridge Parkway from Asheville north to the Boone/Banner Elk area. Of course, these are all just subjective...

Larry Williams mentions the Frankie Joe's suicide in not only Day Trade Futures Online but also Long Term Secrets to Short Term Trading. However, nowhere did he say Frankie Joe commited suicide in 1983 - nowhere. What he said was that from 1960 to 1983 that Frankie Joe was a truly great...

Yes it was fun while it lasted and a great place to park cash. And last year was really fun. Effective May 15, Federated's junk fund goes to a 2% redemption fee. I don't know how many are left that are free of fees. Pimco's PHYDX, Transamerica's and TCW Galilieo's junk funds might still be...

>>>>...The exception is "guru" Gary Smith. He's the "average Joe" trader that has done pretty well for himself. Very honest.<<<<< Thanks for the compliment but definitely not a guru, not even close. Just a small time trader who made good. Someday I should revise something I posted...

I would imagine you aren't willing to put in the many, many years required to become a successful trader and like 95% of the traders out there, you are probably looking for shortcuts. Trading isn't a whole lot different than other professions where you have to spend years learning and then...

Dan, I trade at two fund supermarkets - Scottrade and Strong. I gravatated to funds because funds offer an edge like no other trading vehicle. Back in the old days in the 80s they had the U.S. Trading Championships. All sorts of brokers, market letter writers, some of Schwager's market...