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FWIW: If you want better boot time, I would suggest starting with a clean XLM file. Mine was at 6.5kb and I trimmed it down 3.5kb doing one what I was active in. I did not bother to debug. It improved boot time a lot.

Out last 5 at 3537 from the double bottom short term. ;) Now I cannot comment and many will be happy.

What is the bid and ask sizes in the example? Usually if there is liquidity, you can just hit the ask (bid) for a Buy (sell) and fill. Also there is the issue of who is in line before you on the LMT and MKT orders. MKT jumps ahead of LMTs. That is why some tactics call for MKT, while others...

This assumes that people want to follow your trades. Why would I do that unless I don't know how to do my own? And if I cannot, how do I know yours are based on valid reasoning. Do you do exit predictions also? Following others is, imo, like saying, try on my eye glasses, they work great...

OK Covered 20 of 25 ES at 3532.00 for 9 points. Not sticking around long.:)

There are some very good videos on this at IB. It goes through with examples on what happens when you have a base currency and buy an instrument based in another, and when you sell. Also they cover how multiple currencies are held in your account. And they cover how to convert using the...

Really? I thought it was paying money so you are committed to being more serious about learning. Akin to a Gym membership. But seriously, I think it depends on where you are at. If you have not been around the block 50 times, then yes. But there is a point of diminishing returns reviewing...

How could you not call this a Triple? Seems someone calling this a double does not really know the basics which seems very strange. Or maybe the first top was scrolled off the page? Also is someone implying they cannot comment unless they say they have a position? If that is the case, I...

And the corollary is longest loss streak. Mine was 8 days of loss-BE day in a row. I retired that system because it just did not have enough traction for the risk.

A lot of people do these rooms for about 3 months then quit. There is only so much one can see before moving on. That is pretty funny the 40% thing. Seems very non committal. That is a sure sign the goal is more about the room revenue than the savvy of actually doing trades. I think it is...

Volfix, I think everyone has there own path that suites their personality, educational background, and resource constraints. TomMorton is correct in that he is focused on the essentials. It might be helpful to step back and outline all the parts you need, and then tear them down to the most...

Thought this was interesting article. Sort of the tail wagging the dog story. I wonder how much of the more conservative money management was involved, if any. I always assumed the last line of the article was the correct perspective. “Betting markets,” Al-Hussainy said, “are 100% noise...

Consistency needs a context. Number of trades? Number of days? Dollar amount? Percentage amount? Interestingly for me, I was able to string together "streaks" and then down periods. After crunching the P/L numbers, it became clear, that the down periods needed to be less frequent and less...

I did sort of the same during election week, traded after hours because the volume was there, and actually very smooth. Went to bed about midnight PT, and got up at 9-10 AM to trade the "slow period" which corresponds to lunch time ET. When there are 5 point moves in 5 second bars, then...

It was the golden rule in the NNTP* forums we used to give to the newbies. We had numerous forums for discussion on pretty much every topic. And the rule was, never write anything you would not say face to face. It kept things civil and productive. The reason for this post in a trading forum...

Volpri is correct. It takes a lot of experience to break rules for the right reasons. People often want to jump to Master levels by mimicking the masters. Just skipping the basics, intermediate and advanced steps is so unwise for many reasons. Then they don't have the right reasons, in...

I think most "journal" software are really based on the roundtrip of when the entry-entry. That is how they do the tax reporting so it is the simplest to report and required. Last month I reviewed them, TradeMetria etc. I found them too heavy weight for what I wanted right now. Also too...

ES in the first hour is THUNDERDOME. Dealing with Master-Blaster, you better have some skills if you do not want to be a leaf floating down the river during a flood.

Seems to me that with rates so low, there has been a big flow into other vehicles. If there is more money moving around there will be more volatility. People place bets, remove bets etc. It really does not matter bull or bear, just that people are jockeying for positions and money is...

There is a saying the seasoned veterans say to the bright new people, "the issues is not a lack of good ideas, but deciding which ones to do"*. I think the same thing applies 3X here. After going through many profitable strategies, I am using only one. Sure I can make money swing trading...