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Thanks for the replies. We have a Starbucks about every other corner up here, so that's not going to be a problem. Also, $30 is pretty cheap. Do you have any other suggestions for wireless trading? I am not a day trader, so instantaneous and accurate prices aren't my concern. However, I...

Ok, I must first state I suffer from extreme tech ignorance. The extent of my computing knowledge went obsolete about two years ago. I am going to have to switch to a variable schedule throughout my days. This means I will not be at a computer most of the time and will have to move around...

I've answered this before, but I recently reconsidered the Wealthlab vs. Tradestation debate. And I still recommend Tradestation. With Tradestation, you get stock, option, futures, and forex data included in the subscription price (plus real-time fees). With Wealthlab, you have to purchase...

Ok I have finally had enough with your ego. You really need to stop bragging about your arms and bench press. Any time someone poses a question or comment you don't like/understand, you come back with your "19 arms." I have seen the pictures on your web site (the personal one). You don't look...

I feel your pain, Fan. I tried the day trading path a while back with no success.... After our daughter was born about a year ago, I decided to stay home with her for her first six months so we wouldn't have to put her into daycare too early. I decided during this time to try the ES day...

Sorry, the black and blue are hard to differentiate because of the crappy picture quality I had to use to make it fit.

Not sure if this will help anyone, but here's a one-hour chart using a paintbar study to identify the times in blocks to help visually identify the trendiness of different time frames. Red is from 3:00 to 11:00 pm PST. Black is 11:00 pm to 5:00 am. Blue is 5:00 am to 3:00 pm. Black is...

Here is a picture of the yen..... Makes me curious....anyone know where I cound find specific dates and amounts of the Japanese interventions?

Actually I was referring to the more recent numbers (seasonally adjusted); I'm sure your numbers are correct. The increase has been small over the last six months or so, with a substantial decrease in the seasonally adjusted M2. The picture shows what I was referring to; the money supply...

Inflation is generally attributed to the growth of the income and money supply. Our money supply hasn't increased much over the last year or so (it has been around an annual rate of 1% or so, though it did manage a monster increase in February). Income (GDP) has been slow until the last 6...

A current account deficit is not a big deal at all; in fact, it is actually a sign of national wealth. But our CA deficit is too high. It's not reallt the fault of the US in my opinion. The rest of the world has become dependant on the US importing foreign goods. Asia and Europe both need to...

I usually keep quiet and just observe; I rarely post unless something strikes a nerve.. But here we go.... I am amazed by the number of conspiracy theorists here on ET. I generally stereotype those associated with the financial markets as people with analytical minds. The comments by a few...

ATR = average( max( high-low, absolute value(close of yesterday - high), absolute vaue(close of yesterday - low)), number of days) Measures average volatility over specified time. Personally, I think TA works well with most timeframes. I don't think the traditional lagged indicators work...

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When I started out a few years ago, I read those same types of books swearing by stochastics, RSI, MACD, etc. I tested them both as systems on their own and with different kinds of filters and came to the conclusion that they are worthless (for the most part). In my opinion, all you need to...

DVB, I agree with what you are trying to do; I do the same thing in the forex markets. In the current issue of Futures there is an article discussing the futility of using economic indicators for trading; I havn't read it but I scanned it and it seems to be talking about using them for...

I haven't tried an intellegent model of the stock market, though I've played with some things like interest rates and so forth and didn't find anything to pique my interest. However, I've done a fair amount of modeling/research on exchange rates. I'll tell you this; conventional theory of...

I think you guys are being a little overly-harsh on Tradestation. Tradestation has some shortcomings, but so does WLD. However, for my money, Tradestation is a much better tool. The workspace is less cluttered with Tradestation. The drawing tools are more useful. The biggest difference...

With regards to unemployment levels, it has been said that we were actually running below our natural rate of unemployment through the late 1990's by about 1%. In an article in a recent issue of The Economist, the author mentioned that the level of jobs being lost overseas isn't actually that...

People insist we've entered a "new economy" about every two years. Any time the stock market declines or we hit a lull in the business cycle people who know nothing about economics proclaim a new economy. Occasionally an economic theory becomes obsolete, but many of the basics apply today...