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perhaps more like the woman behind the successful man... Natalie

Not quite sure what to make of that one. Now what could you be meaning I wonder......? :) Natalie

Well now - let me see - Just exactly what are the right qualities in a man for a girl like me? He needs to be strong, but quietly strong, not full of himself. He needs to be self confident, but not ott. Caring, yet motivated. He needs to have dreams and the ability to make them happen...

OK. I'll post a 'job description' for my perfect man later :D Natalie

Well, that question sort of goes both ways doesn't it? :) Being an ENFP, female daytrader. What sort of guy do I want? Interesting question :D Natalie

We are all programmed genetically to experience fear. It is a sudden adrenalin rush that causes the fight or flight response. Some, are paralysed by this rush, others are total Junkies for it and can't get enough. It's the same reason that 1 person will get halfway up a ladder and be...

The mind Boggles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh well - I suppose boys will be boys... :) Natalie

I agree entirely with the sentiments about staying. Your posts, Acrary, have already modified and enhanced my thinking tremendously. I've been reading through the archives of this list since I joined looking for gems of wisdom and ideas that work. Even taking a small sample and testing your...

This is reminiscent of the FTSE Futures during much of 2000 and the early part of 2001. All anyone can do is ride it out until the pattern changes. Not much fun watching paint dry though... :( Natalie

Firms get loads of people who want to be traders going to them, but only some of them are going to be any good. So lets say, as in this case, that you get them to prove themselves with their own money first and then think about hiring them. No risk strategy for the firm... So they end up...

I've often heard the term and it was all the rage a while ago, but I've absolutely no idea what it's about or even what it is. I look for patterns in the bars and rarely use anything more than the bars themselves, plus a couple of lines and maybe if I'm really pushed an MA. Yep - That basic...

Hi Dave, I can get a 2000i from my current feed provider and I can get a satelite feed from them, and they are one of the very few approved vendors in the UK (not least because the feed quality is very good.) As to markets, I'm really only interested in the main Futures anyway, and IF I do...

Hi, If I were to get hold of a tradestation 4 on e-bay for example, where would I get the data from? Strikes me as a tricky one... My existing supplier has the choice of Sat/internet and I use internet right now. I suppose I could go over to a sat feed, but then I'd lose the portability...

It struck me last night, while dozing off to sleep, that what you are calling an Edge, I'm looking at as probability. If I've got this right, the point is, Going long/short on the appearance of a particular set of circumstances carries a higher probability of success, than making the same...

Right now, I trade spread bets against the ftse and dow and sp futures. They operate in the same way, but the fees are in the spread. I trade intraday and do not keep overnight positions open. I use various strategies which work with varying degrees of success and are mostly based around...

Thanks for the replies. I think I will be steering clear of anything that involves downloading data. I've had those problems before and they are not fun at all. But what does tradestation actually do? I understand it to be a programmable tool for testing various strategies and when fed in to...

I'm soon going to a demonstration of Tradestation 2000i. I've read all the blurb on the internet, and I've also looked at the American site which is showing Tradestation 6. I've read the threads here, and I'm aware of the massive investment in time and study involved in trying to make it work as...

Thanks Acrary, Looks like I will be expanding my thinking considerably. Time to start building a statistical model I think... Thanks again :) Girlpower

Hi Acrary, I hope you won't mind answering a few questions. When you say within % of high low, are you refering to percentage of the move? So a 200 point move for example the 10% you refer to would be within 20 points of the open? (I'm thinking Dow here, but for S&P it would 1/10ths...

Hi OldTrader, My computer does P&F for me and I can easily play with the box/reversal sizes to get the best combination. I use a different feed and analytics from my trading platform ad don't use the analytics most brokers provide these days. I'd love to be able to programme in my rules...