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    Automated Trading Seen Dominating Futures Markets by 2010

    UH....This was not a news item but a press release from a company in the business of automated trading. Nice schill advertisement. Maybe the moderators should have caught this one. Always consider the source.
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    No Such Thing As A Down Equities Market

    up 8% of buying power friday, doubled account in one single day. After 50% return over past week up until the day prior. Zero overnight risk. Now tell me, who says that there is no money in shorts. This is exactly the kind of condition and days I referred to in my earlier post. It's...
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    No Such Thing As A Down Equities Market

    So you wait until the market moves up to cover? I generally cover with the momentum on that current trade, and on the best trades I leave something at the end on the table. That way I get out of my huge position while it's still moving in my direction. When I have tried to hold on until...
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    No Such Thing As A Down Equities Market

    Well I somewhat disagree. When most people stop waiting for it to drop. I have been trading for a while and found that when I wait for the opportunity, and really act when it happens, it's fantastic. Shorts are my setups and best trades in my 8 year career. So....why I posted was I was...
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    No Such Thing As A Down Equities Market

    I can't wait for the market to drop, I feel like it should, but it doesn't. Why is my bias short when the overwhelming trend is long? My system picks off great shorts and lately I have not had much to do. Biggest mistake is forcing trades, not waiting for the scanned setup and just trading...
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    Just got a life insurance settlement, need a good investment plan

    Good plan you have. Why not forget grad school for now and focus on getting a job with a reputable trading firm. If your living expenses are so scaled down, you can probably live on that interest for a long time. Use this as a fantastic opportunity. Many, if not all, of the traders...
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    How a self made top 5% trader views the world (ME)

    But the rest of us might get it. So what is the source? Let us discover if we understand it.
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    How a self made top 5% trader views the world (ME)

    I don't think that anger is the inner fuel of success. Anger or too much of it (consistently) is a really great sign that you are not doing things that are moving you in the direction you say you want. Conversely, happiness as the fuel of success is something I agree with. This applies to...
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    How a self made top 5% trader views the world (ME)

    I don't think that anger is the inner fuel of success. Anger or too much of it (consistently) is a really great sign that you are not doing things that are moving you in the direction you say you want. Conversely, happiness as the fuel of success is something I agree with. This applies to...
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