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    Newbie trader's biggest challenges

    You have to be willing to learn everything, about everything, and then discard what is no good. You won't be able to identify what's best for you while trying to avoid the irrelevant. :cool:
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    Pelosi Consults with Grandson Over Syria

    Amy Carter "advised" her father about foreign policy and monetary policy during his presidency. :D :eek:
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    Getting Out of a Bad Spread Trade

    Psychology-babble aside, would it be better if he drank wine or cognac? Both are derived from grapes but involve different production processes. :confused: :cool:
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    So Much Cool Science Happening In The Marijuana Industry

    More money is needed to do more (cough, cough) "research". :D
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    Getting Out of a Bad Spread Trade

    1) It's "different" this time. :eek: 2) Liquidate the position to the point where you can sleep. :cool: 3) Drink Hennessy instead of Boone's Farm. :D
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    Bill Clinton nails Obama at MLK event

    1) Obama is a lame duck. :p 2) Clinton is "campaigning" for his wife now. :eek:
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    You're Right About How Wall Street Treats Americans Like 'Costs'

    ?....you must be an only child .....born to over-educated, financial professionals ....mom and dad are at least 40 years older than you .....your first spoken word was "gwammpa"..... :D
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    VIX in the 1990s

    1) The VIX wasn't really a "tradable" instrument until several years ago. Because of that, especially during the 1990's until ~2004, the VIX didn't have to "behave predictability" as it does since ~2004. :) 2) During the 1990's, you had increased participation in options trading that would tend...
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    Oil & War

    1) The Broken Window Fallacy. :eek: :( 2) If you're the one supplying the "windows", it can be really good. :cool: :D
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    How the heck do i get these DD% down?

    1) Do you attend NIU or U-Dub? :confused: 2) The fact that you're using "indicators " will be a big "problem". :( 3) Traders tend to optimize an indicator(s) to recent market activity. When a some type of change occurs in the activity, "large" drawdowns can result if you're too slow to...
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    Toad79's TopstepTrader Combine Journal

    1) From Thursday, the 29th, an additional tick of slippage on a 3-lot of crude oil could have taken you from -$2975 to -$3005, triggering the daily limit! :eek: :( :mad: 2) At that point, I don't know if you can continue trading for the remainder of the day after you offset the open position...
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    failed signals

    1) It "works" some of the time, not ALL of the time. :( :mad: 2) What will you do if the trade turns into a loss and keeps getting "worse"? :confused: :eek:
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    Racist ESPN journalist

    Regarding the article, how does Stevie Wonder really know where he's performing at any time? Does he trust his manager(s) not to lead him astray? :confused:
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    When a Baby is Born, Who is Responsible?

    The adopting parents. :cool:
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    Toad79's TopstepTrader Combine Journal

    1) Regarding your profitable days, were there any where you were down "substantially" and managed to make a turnaround back to profitability? :confused: 2) If not, it may be beneficial to decrease your maximum daily drawdown threshold and preserve "money". :cool:
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    Joke.... "A Muslim Goes To The Doctor"

    I'll send some money to your PayPal account, ScatMan. :D :p :cool:
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    I'm not a stock trader but...

    You're "livin' the dream" and very "financially prudent". :cool: :D
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    C'mon, THIS must surely indicate the market top?

    1) If a billionaire loses 90% of his net worth, he can still buy a lots and lots and lots of "burgers". He can still "sustain" himself. :D :p 2) If a thousandaire loses 90% of his net worth, he can only buy a few burgers. It sucks to be him. :eek: :mad:
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    the1 TopstepTrader Combine Journal

    1) How many trade-days do you have remaining? :confused: 2) Are you going to "see it through" to the end? :confused:
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    These Charts Show How Fast Traders React To Carl Icahn Tweets

    1) More likely, it was only a handful of "digital reading" algorithms. :eek: :( :D 2) How is "this" any different than the "CNBC Effect" of the 1990's? :confused: :p
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