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Hi all, I would like to invest in the SPY for the long term (retirement). Is position sizing important when it comes to investing? The common position sizing guide I see being suggested in trading books is "risk 1% of capital." Does this apply to investing? or does it not matter as much? Thanks

Do you guys agree that buying the SPY on dips will offer the highest returns when it comes to long term stock investing? I've been thinking about using Investor's Business Daily follow-through day method as a signal to buy the SPY. This signal usually occurs very near the market bottom. This...

Sorry I'm not sure what an Essential Entry Trigger is, as I'm new to trading. But in his book he says to go long when the 23 day EMA crosses above the 30 day EMA and go short when the 23 EMA cross below the 30 day EMA. His strategy involves always being in the market. There's some whipsaw...

Thanks roca I'll check that out :)

Hi guys, I just finished reading the book "Trading Commodities and Financial Futures: A Step by Step Guide to Mastering the Markets" by George Kleinman. He recommends a 23/30-day EMA crossover system for trading futures. He recommends always being in the market. What's your experience like...

Hi guys, I've got about $10,000 (CAD$) saved up. What's the most conservative options writing strategy that I can use? Also, did you learn options trading from a book? or from this forum? or somewhere else? Thanks

Sorry for the late reply. I was in the hospital. Thanks for the links. I will check those out. Mind telling me what the maximum spread is that you like to see when selling options?

Hi guys, I've learned about trading bull put spreads for individual stocks but the problem is that a lot of individual stock options are illiquid. Can you please tell me a simple bull put/bear call spread strategy I use for the more liquid SPY? Thanks

Hi guys, this bull put strategy is from Investor's Business Daily options trading center. Do you think it's a good strategy? "Amazon.com (AMZN) is back above the 21-day and 50-day moving averages after a strong few days. AMZN stock gets high ratings from IBD Stock Checkup, so I'm comfortable...

thanks for the reply. all of the written forex guides on babypips and some of the guides on forex factory said the best time to trade those pairs (because of increased volatility) was during those hours.

Thanks for the reply. By day I mean 930am to 4pm EST, like the US stock market.

Thanks for the input. I was told these were the worst pairs to trade because they lack volatility during the day. Do you agree with this?

Hi guys, a lot of forex strategies I've read about involve trading from 12am EST to 8am EST (Eg the EUR/USD and the GBP/USD). I don't feel like staying up during those hours. I need my sleep. Can you recommend some pairs that trade well during the day? Thanks

If you had $100,000 to invest, which financial instrument would you choose and why? Choice A: using the $100,000 for a down payment on a real estate investment property in your area OR Choice B: using the $100,000 to trade stocks

Thanks for all of your responses. A little off topic: in your opinion, is it easier to find backers for trading or is it easier to go to an angel investor/venture capitalist to fund a business idea?

Hi guys, I just read Market Wizard Tony Saliba's profile. Here is a part of it: "I asked the guys in the [broker's] office, Who makes all the money in this business? They said you have to be on the floor. Right there I decided to go to the Chicago Board Options Exchange. On the floor, I met one...

Why do you say this?

Hi guys, I just read a story about a Market Wizard trader named Michael Marcus. He supposedly turned $30,000 into $80,000,000 by trading stocks and futures. Can someone do this through position trading? Or does it have to be through day trading only? How much leverage do you think Marcus used...

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Sorry I forgot to ask: When you say "You should enter a limit price that is somewhere between bid and ask," do you mean clicking on the 'mid' button? I don't see that feature inside OptionTrader. I only see the bid/ask for each leg of the vertical spread but there's no ability to choose mid...