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    cramer calls market bottom+ new bull...market tanks

    Cramer gets my vote for "Biggest Douche in the Universe". He's right up there with John Edwards, Dr. Phil, and Paris Hilton.
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    PPT playing, crash soon

    This is a short covering rally. There were many shorts caught on the wrong side of the market and had to cover on Tuesday, with some small spec buying today ahead of the economic reports. We will begin moving down once again sometime soon.
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    Naked short rule to be applied across entire market

    This is a non-issue since you can sell one of the 856 single stock futures, construct an options position, or just do a bullet if your firm offers them. Thus, re-instating the uptick rule is a joke. Coming down on naked shorts is probably a good idea, but is a non-issue to anyone with even...
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    Negative Theta Options over Weekend

    You two need to get a room..
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    scalping

    Yield to broker is very high with scalping. If you pay 0.0085 cents, and you are trading in 5000 share lots (hopefully you are) for 5 cent gains, then you are looking at $85 a round trip, or 34% yield to broker for every SUCCESSFUL trade. Factor in the fact that you WILL have losing trades...
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    successful traders with no math or finance schooling?

    No prerequisite skills are necessary (except a heartbeat) to go out and immediately begin loosing money in the markets! Hooray!
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    Wachovia just shut down their Wholesale Lending Division

    Good call - WB off 58 centavos in AHR.
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    SPY vs Vanguard 500 index fund For IRA

    SPY is going to have tracking error at times, while the Vanguard fund will always trade at NAV. So, if you were to try and sell SPY during a sharp sell-off like we have seen lately, you may have to sell for a few percentage points below the NAV price. This works in opposite also, when the...
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    Low Risk/High Reward (60%+ per Year) Calendar Spread

    Whats your strategy for rolling the short position(s)? Are you going to avoid taking a position in earnings months? Risk management? In reference to your bid/ask question, i have always found that I get a nickel or dime better in pricing when I leg into a trade, rather than entering spread...
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    How many of you make over 100k/day regularly day trading?

    It's quite possible that this woman is dating Bob Bright. Maybe his goumada?
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    Man, Trading Is Depressing Now; No Energy

    CL up 4.5 bucks snuffed this rally
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    Let's talk about McClellan Oscillator and Summation index

    Post the screen shots then we'll talk.
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    Just bought puts on Shaw Group (SGR)

    I am guessing you are no Buzzy Schwartz and are a relatively new to trading. Do you have any idea what business SGR is in? For you to go out and buy puts on SGR in front of earnings was absolutely stupid. Buck up kid, you have alot to learn.
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    I'm 18, where should I start

    Never let a good lay pass you by and stay out of trouble.
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    Short strangles vs. short guts?

    Have you ever ralphed after putting one on?
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    Goldman Sachs seemingly rallies @ 2pm all July

    It's called the Paulson Protection Team, or PPT for short.
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    Ken Heebner: "We've passed the point of maximum (housing) distress."

    ..Hmm, I wonder if there is a mutual fund that i could buy to take advantage of such optimism...
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    Would you believe me if I said we Close Green?!

    Good call, OP - I hope you were on the take in size:cool:
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    Would you believe me if I said we Close Green?!

    I think you may be right. I think we close above 1252, anyways.. But then again, what do i or any of you folks know? I trade 'em as I see 'em.
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    Is it me or is the trend line on dow....

    What's the obsession with calling a top in oil? It's not just you, seems everyone is doing it..
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