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Forgot to mention. When volatility is high and options become expensive is better to be a seller. When volatility is low and and options become cheap is better to be a buyer.

These are three rules that could save you some money. 1. Stay away from deep in the money options. 2. Stay away from deep out of the money options. 3. Trade slightly out of the money, at the money, or slightly in the money options.

Cut my loses fast:D

I agree with you. People have to realize that competition is much tougher in stocks like GOOG or AAPL than in those stocks that are out of the spotlight. The best specialists and market makers are in these stocks, you also have to add that Merrill and Goldman also put their best traders...

find a mentor, learn from someone with a winning record.

The triumph has always belonged to the optimists.

Common people shouldn't get involved with stocks, a lot of talent, time and patience is required to be a good stock picker, something people don't have. On my opinion ETFs represent the best alternative for investors due to the diversifications they offer and the small commissions.

I hate HDI, I always get burned. :D

Patience Knowledge Guts

When a subject is important few people participate. Ask for solutions for isnomnia and you'll find a thousand replies. Billions and Billions in foreign investment have flown to Japan in the last years, billions that come from deep pockets, so maybe they won't let this crisis last for much...

The markets tend not to pay attention to personal opinions, they are contrarian by nature. Don't argue with the market or you'll get wiped out.

Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) It has returned more than 100% in one year and it seems that it hasn't reached the distribution point. IBD gives it an A+.

Melatonin is good and makes you have funny dreams. Sex and/or masturbation also helps a lot:D

After reading Fisher's book I decided to print some charts and sketched opening ranges and pivots, as suggested by Fisher. After making some back-testing I found that the method is not suitable for most stocks, but I found a small group that seems to bounce magically against the points...

I trade stocks using the Fisher's ACD with some variations of my own and with some filters I have added in only 3 stocks which I have found that bounce against the OR and the pivots. I am very happy with the results, this method has allowed me to churn less and have more profitable trades...

Some bigots say that Jesse Livermore is no longer interesting and that his philosophy no longer applies to these modern times. Maybe they are right, but my humble opinion is that those concepts related with human nature are timeless. People haven't evolved much since the Middle Ages. One of...

Greenspan has been worse and more damaging to the United States than Osama Bin Laden. Hopefully the departure of this overrated troll will add more power to this rising bull market.

Very good quote Illiquid, I really like it!:)

There is a game commonly played by Specialists which some people call "weak hands", in which they show big buying orders attracting people to later pull the orders making "weak hands" dump their stock at any given price. Should the Specialist be blamed for this evil procedure? I don't think so...