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PCs are cheap enough that you don't need to rent anything. Scrap together a couple grand and buy a decent core 2 duo machine. It'll last you a good 5 or 6 years. RoughTrader

The action since last friday has been somewhat whippy. Daily trends are clear by the end of the day but the way there twists and turns. It's hard to stay in sync. RoughTrader

It sounds like your display is ghosting. It happens to defective or damaged LCDs. RoughTrader

This is probably the most meaningful post I have seen on ET yet. This line of reasoning couldn't ring truer. Indeed, the ability to trade well does not correlate with steady profits in all markets and all setups that you see forming. Sometimes, the setups appear for moves that in hindsight...

Yeah, these kind of whippy days in the ER are somewhat frustrating. RoughTrader

I think we have far less time than that. It's good to be mindful of other things in life beyond trading. RoughTrader

I read in a very good book that those times where you feel most down in the dirt financially are the best times to give money to those in true need :). Not easy to do by any means, but there is strong reward to be had by doing so. RoughTrader

I don't use stops. I'm in the market all the time, and if I find myself on the wrong side of the market, I will simply reverse my position. Sometimes this way of trading leads to being chopped up, but overall I have found it to be the optimally profitable, at least for me. RoughTrader

1) Get your health back. Absolutely no trading until that's there. With poor health, the stress accompanied by a large drawdown will only amplify illness you are trying to recover from. 2) Get your life priorities straight. At least for me, that means God first, family second, money third. If...

I personally never understood this concept. The vast majority of moves (that are worth taking, at least) are worth much more than a handful of ticks. Once you get out, and the move is still valid, do you just get back in again? Or do you wait until the move becomes invalid and wait for the next...

Nice way to blow out your account. Thanks for the contribution. RoughTrader

My parents bought property in Shizuoka Prefecture towards the height of the bubble, unfortunately. They lost a substantial amount of money. I know first-hand how out of control that market became. I remember even as a little kid those 1-bedroom apartments in Shibuya and Shinjuku selling for the...

I'm not an economist, but I would probably regard those factors as negligible compared to the impact of mass-speculative activity. One should keep in mind that, although the birthrate is dismal in Japan, it still remains a country that is only slightly larger than California in geographical size...

This is one of the most common psychological problems in trading. At some point I came to the conclusion that day trading should not be viewed within the scope of a single day (or session). Even if you get to BE and decide to quit for the day, the next day's trading offers new risks and...

True dat. RoughTrader

Like most places in California, crime hotzones are usually located in close geographic proximity to high socioeconomic status areas. Don't ask me why, I don't know. You would think that urban sprawl would place a barrier, but that's not the case. If you live in La Jolla, San Diego is an...

Am I missing something? The ER2 has been selling off in a grind this afternoon... RoughTrader

I have the same feeling. I feel like we haven't really kicked off 2007 yet... RoughTrader

Where did you find this thing about TradeStation? I use TS and would like to hook up with SierraChart for free... RoughTrader

Please for the love of God, could you stop echoing yourself over and over and over again. I'm long over a few positions myself, but you're just irritating man.... RoughTrader