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Don "You get in when the market is screaming at you "buy me now" or "sell me now'...and get out when things stop or start to reverse. " While I truly enjoy your posts and insights I must respectfully disagree. It has been my experience that the market very, very seldom screams at...

The discretionary aspect of trading is what I love. To me that is the true "edge". Once you got it, no one can take it away.:)

LelandC What is the average size of your loss? If you only want to lose 1 unit on a trade then I dont think it is reasonable to expect to make more than 2 or 3 units. You can't, imo, have both small losses and big winners, on average.

Newbie You have to have a very thick skin to participate on a message board for any length of time. There are many people out there who would argue with a fence post. Ignore them and do your thing. There are a lot of us who are interested in live results from anyone. I was in the room last...

I just found out about Marketsound at the CME. I thought the eminis were electronically traded. Are they also traded in a pit? The commentator is calling off trades. Is she just reading a tape like we are? If so, whats the point?

Cdntrader I guess you mean an offsetting trade. Would this require another broker or is it possible to do this through IB?

I said in another post that the quotes were different yesterday. I was gone before they shut down, fortunately. Did it shut down without notice? Does anybody know what happens in these situations? Could you get stuck in a trade?

Nihaba I looked at all the othernet rooms and could not find any Qchart rooms. Do you know the name of it? Airspeed That would be great. If we write down the exact time of any stalls we should be able to compare notes and pinpoint the cause but we would need a third party who is...

PKJR If you got in at 1160, watched it go to 1080, an 80 pt. gain, then climb back to 1130 without covering, you must need a wheelbarrow to tote your cajones around.:D

Lots of great input. Thanks guys. Elite rules...

PKJR "heck I am still short from 1160 added " Does this mean you rode out the 50 pt. rise in them back around the 30th ? What kind of stops do you use?

This morning the bid ask on the minis remained at whole numbers all morning. Up until today the quotes showed the ticks. Can somebody explain whats going on for me? I'm using IB.

Hmm..Seems most arent too crazy about Qcharts. AAA: I am mainly interested in futures data and am curious about your statement about their futures data being very reliable. Is that as opposed to equities data? How did you arrive at this conclusion? No I dont lose the program. It just sits...

I'm using Qcharts via Starband. Almost everyday I will get times when Qcharts will stall. Sometimes for a minute, sometimes for several moments. I don't want to lay the blame on Qcharts right away because I've noticed this happens at times on other program which I am pretty sure are caused by...

Funster said: "I was right on this trade in the first place and my price target was eventually reached, which would have made a small profit overall for a most frustrating day. But "would have" is not "did"." I am working very hard to eliminate this kind of thinking. Kicking yourself...

"Why is it that the large funds with all their information and resorces can not outperform the S&P?" For the same reason that the ex coaches and players on the sports shows can't pick the winners any better than you or me.

That doesnt beat IB's 4.80

Nitro I said "more power to you" and I meant it. I hope you accomplish something but I have been watching scandals come and go for many years and nothing changes but the names and faces. I just cant get worked up about it anymore.:)

I'm a fatalist and also a cynic, I guess. Life is not fair and thats a fact. Fraud, deception, et al have been going on forever and I don't think it will ever change. If you choose to charge the windmill, have at it. More power to you. My sister has lost a small fortune in her 401k and my heart...

Brandon Are you talking about a short/long spread or something else?