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sorry dude, i spend most of my days communicating in bytes and english language becomes a challenge:) i'm just saying that comparing mini futures contracts with ETFs of the same corresponding index, until you get larger than 10,000 share lots or in the case of QQQQ, 20k lots (or even more)...

if this is circling the drain at 50+%, then this time last year George W had already sunk through your sperm coated hair ball and was playfully swimming in the sewer system as his job approval rating was less than half of that. technically, Obama seems to be showing support at 50 and despite...

depending on where you are at regarding bankroll and if you are keen on scaling in and out, stocks/etfs can give you more options as one ES is the equivalent of 500 SPY. it's an easy transition if you are already trading ES as their price action is basically the same. also, on that, if you...

either you haven't done it or more likely, you are doing it INCORRECTLY:D no holy gr-r-r-r-ail, but a technique with concepts that are simple to understand (unless you start jabbering in statisticsese), requires little to no honing of instincts, lets you sleep at night when holding overnights...

At least 34 ways to skin a cat, venerable Brother Bowlinsky and you may not have tried all the different slicing and dicing implements out there:D Regarding trading pairs of US equities, just because you may not know anyone that is making money scalping or swinging intraday, doesn't mean they...

IMO, if you are just starting out trading and have limited resources, best to go with with one of the "props" that have a vested interest in your success, i.e. the ones where you are trading with their money (perhaps w/ your small deposit). if you have an extra $25k laying around, then one of...

just in case you want to see a similar poll from a site that is perhaps not quite as fair and balanced as Rasmussen but... http://www.gallup.com/poll/122003/Political-Party-Affiliation-States-Blue-Red-Far.aspx good thing, for a second i thought the disgruntled dittoheads were actually...

he smiles, we think of santa claus with sacks of digi-loot, some ET clowns from sour grapes fling words of disrepute. for sure he's saved three thousand lives from Nam to Timbuktu, may all accounts prevail to thrive that follow in his shoes. dare to ask, who is Don Bright, but what...

absolutely, totally and most unequivocally in agreement with you on all points, dude :D

i would add bighog to the list as well as maverick74 if we can nominate real traders that posted lots of worthwhile material in the past. who knows the future, i mean the eagles got back together so maybe we will get encore appearances on here every now and then:D

but that would be a skinflute tune, for sure

i am with Shreddog in that I don't see its use in getting a job at a top prop as anyone they would consider would definitely pass it first time, no problem (not with shreddog regarding the props on ET not needing it as broker-dealers like echo and bright do). if you still want to get it out of...

yeah man, on the ones where the fundamentals are unfavorable, i only get in with 25% of the usual size (particularly the uber nervewracking market cap one in an industry where M&A is more common). just look at RTI's P/B, its assets are worth more than its current price. oh, i guess you did...

First off, look at stocks in the same industry and determine if they are correlated. some good sites for this are http://www.market-topology.com/, http://www.csidata.com/index.html and one that a lot of people have good luck with http://pairtradefinder.com/, check out the pair trading strategy...

good point on XLK-XLY. if you can scalp or swing a profit and be hedged, especially with inherently diversified ETFs, even if they have no sector correlation beyond generally moving with the markets, work it as long as it works. not sure if you were but no offense meant on my statement...

i am still trying to figure out how there would be a negative hedge ratio with a pair, i mean is it not generally just the % of long $ to short $ or vice versa? if so, it would be equal $ each way so a ratio of 1 regarding $. if you are referring to options with deltas and all that jazz...

i hear you, man. this thread seems generally for the folks that are trading using pairtradefinder.com or something similar that will alert you to a correlated pair's divergence without much concern for a bias based on fundamentals. all short term, no focus on intraday production and...

a couple of ideas: long ATI - RTI short BMS - SEE SEE got hammered on OK earnings and in line guidance yesterday and barclay's downgrade today. long term, ATI has been trending up against RTI. fundies are about neutral on both pairs, if anyone considers them.

i think you are asking something about pairs of stocks though your choice of words used to describe a trade of such is throwing me (my mind is somewhat antiqued and easily confused). i am sure you know this, but just in case you don't, the trade size of each stock in the pair is generally...

tough not to play with momentum in these momentum friendly, trending markets but if you can also take something out with these relatively stress free, market neutral strategies, tear it up, dude:D also, good to hear that you held onto some of it. i think to trade some and hold some for the...