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Neo: Do you have a trading plan? By that i mean, do you have a specific set-up, with an entry trigger. Followed by a money management plan? Is it written down? Looking at some of your picks, it occurred to me that maybe you don't, as i did not recognize any repeated commonality among...

Sniper: I have read Tony's books, and look forward to his next. I have incorporated quite a few of his ideas into my trading. However, i find i am at a disadvantage -- being a thinly capitalized, small swing trader, i must be frugal. I can't afford the luxury of Realtick and the...

Seems to me we tend to find some "bashing" going on when the topic of seminars, books, tapes, or other commercial offerings is brought up on the board. The motives, character, and competence of all those offering these goods and services is invariably brought into question. Whether it is the...

Thanks dozu However, i was trying to sell into rallies the prints were always higher, as well as the Bids and Offers. Heck, he was filling orders outside the offer! I understand if i want to sell i "get in the que" of the specialist's book. But i was only trying to sell 100 shares! and...

I RARELY play NYSE issues, but the short sell set-ups are just too choice for this swing trader! On the NASDQ i am used to waiting for the up-bid and lifting that for an immediate fill. On the NYSE i tried to short AXP five freaking times! by hitting the up bid and it just sits there...

Speculative buying on the premise of infrastructure rebuild in NYC. My guess. Look at VZ and SBC too. regards/g

You know, one thing that i would like is to have a "home page" link at the bottom of each thread page. The forum jump does not take me to the Home Page like the "Home" link does at the top of each page on the green banner. I find i am always scrolling back to the top when the "back"...

I have used it exclusively as a charting and T&S platform, for over a year. It's free, and i'm cost conscious because i don't trade full-time for a living. I use the IB TWS as an order execution platform. Previous post was correct in saying that it is only as good as your data feed. I...

09/13 16:28 U.S. Stocks to Stay Closed Until Monday, Grasso Says (Update5) By Robert Dieterich New York, Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock markets will resume trading Monday, six days after a terrorist attack destroyed the World Trade Center, exchange officials and regulators said. The...

09/13 15:08 U.S. Stocks to Resume Trading Monday, Grasso Says (Update1) By Robert Dieterich and Josh P. Hamilton New York, Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock markets will remain closed for a fourth day tomorrow and resume trading Monday, New York Stock Exchange Chairman Richard Grasso...

09/12 16:46 U.S. Stock Markets Will Open By Monday, NYSE's Grasso Says By Monique Wise and Mark Lake New York, Sept. 12 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock markets will open for business by Monday, and may be able to restart Friday, said Richard Grasso, chairman of the New York Stock Exchange...

09/12 14:12 U.S. Markets, Closed for 2nd Day, May Reopen Tomorrow (Update4) By David Wilson New York, Sept. 12 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. government and financial market officials are working to end a two-day halt in stock, bond and commodity trading after the worst terrorist attack in the...

Commisso Do you then believe that oriental traders are better prepared, by virtue of their psychological heritage, to be successful traders? When you say 99% are "wired to lose", you must be referring to western traders, right? Conversely, are you suggesting that only 1% of oriental traders...

I read with interest both of your comments. "Zen in the Art of Archery" by Eugene Herrigel -- i read many years ago -- way before i started trading (i even took up archery because of it) These echo themes in some of the trading literature, especially "Trading in the Zone" by Mark Douglas...

tl: First: never read Murphy, so i can't comment on his "appraisal". I don't day trade -- i swing trade, but i believe that what happens technically on a daily basis is the same thing that happens on an intraday basis -- a chart is a chart -- the same patterns and set-ups apply. How i...

First: It is suggested by John, that if you drop the SMA below 20 periods, then you should narrow the range of the bands. His current suggestion is at a 10SMA the bands should be set to 1.9 std. devs. So, at 13 try 1.95? Second: The adaptive nature of the bands is a key componant of the...

You might even read John's book (i suggest buying it too) "Bollinger on Bollinger Bands" From your post it is very hard for me to understand how you are using the bands. I suggest that you stay in one time frame -- if you trade off of 5 minute bars, use bands constructed off of 5 minute...

To get a hold of them: email or call i find that calling is best for funding -- follow the phone tree prompts the rest of your questions...? i trade stocks i have no complaints with the response time on the phone -- however i have never been hung out to dry in a position, or experienced...

Hot keys: T = transmit C = cancel B = buy limit Shift B = buy market (only used on listed issues BTW) S = sell limit Shift S = sell market arrow up = increase price arrow down == decrease price I don't usually change size so that one is figured into my default order What i wish...

Back to the topic of a lobby: I think the brokers are already ahead of the curve on this one -- not many of them support this ruling; Even the NASD has proposed an alternative (they have lobbyists) Datek http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/ny9948/nicoll1.htm IB...