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    Housing Rolling Along 2

    $172,000 - those were the days. tallahasse has : 1) a major university and 2) State capitol "university towns" tend to be vibrant with strong underpinning for housing demand. State lesiglators may cut spending, but they always allocate dough for programs in the state capitol...
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    People like that steve tvardek. Where did you learn DAYtrading??

    im not in any of your leagues, but i understand your point. my buddy sits all day trading one ETF and might make 1 or 2 trades a day - he has high % winners, but many are $.05 -$.08/share gainers - he retired early and doesnt need the money for living expenses (probably irrelevant). now i...
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    Jack Hershey Method: Beginner Rockets

    best of luck on the 7th.
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    Housing Rolling Along 2

    when i bought our home, the payment was about $950-$1,000/month PI. we had two houses on the property and one rented for $450, which was low, so our PI was below gross potential income. if you look at mortgage IR at 6.5% and real inflation, one could argue that real rates are still negative. so...
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    Housing Rolling Along 2

    food for thought? dude, starter homes are not occupied by strong hands. try again.
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    Can't bring myself to leave my job.

    first, if you work for someone, you shouldnt be trading at work, thats not fair to your employer. not coincidentally, both your work & trading will suffer anyway. if you can follow an EOD swing trading strategy and allow for a check of positions at lunch, then that might work. i might also...
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    Larry Williams arrested in Sydney for tax evasion

    if you have plenty of assets, they can be tough and wait. i have a buddy who didnt have much and they cut him a really great deal. two problems to avoid 1) ex-wife 2) IRS of once-successful guys that i know who are still slaving away and in deep poop, all had either of these two...
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    How much would you pay for professional trading classes?

    i dont think the question is whether paying is worth it or not. the question should be "will i get what i pay for?" paying $36,000 for expertise to trade successfully would be pretty cheap if it works, dont you think? but this is clearly not a mentor, its a class. in other areas mentors...
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    This "edge" stuff

    for example: a system that can be utilized to provide 51 winners and 49 losers for every 100 games of craps, blackjack or whatever gives you an edge. once you have the edge, all you do is play as many games as possible that fall w/in the parameters of the system.
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    Cheapest real-time charts?

    Quotetracker has the best customer support, bar none... and its free if you click the adverts. as to IB - no comment :p
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    Trading the markets as a daytrader

    stock was moving up at yesterday's close. strong move in the morning. consolidation into lunch painting a small descending triangle with support around .63 as volume decreases during lunch hour.... i'm bias to long side given comments about reversal set-up on daily and intraday uptrend, so ill...
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    GM - what are the chances of bankruptcy?

    you think right, in fact govt funding will help any biz stay afloat.... im not buying it... what will also help these cos stay afloat is to go into BK, reorganize & come out leaner. the workers will be forced to pay for a portion otheir medical insurance & take pay cuts... if they think they...
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    Pictures of your trading stations

    im 50 yo now & am not involved with wheat futures.... just outta curiousity, how much would a position like that in wheat futures trade for today? approximately? TIA
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    Pictures of your trading stations

    i aint complaining
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    GM - what are the chances of bankruptcy?

    the co will demand huge concessions. the union, although they know concessions must be made, will lead a strike and eventually cave. the company will ask for larger than needed concessions, the union leasdership will keep their jobs by getting the workers a better deal than the company asked...
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    Pictures of your trading stations

    i can go as long as the extension cords last
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    Opening Range Breakout, for Futures and Equities

    how do you test to optimize the opening range time frame; 5-, 15- or 60-minute bar... also, do you use volatility to set the envelope to trigger a signal?
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    IB Suggestions & Improvements

    trading small lots & you wanna charge me exchange fees up the yazoo becuase i trade as a LP. not all brokers do that - im wondering why you do?
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