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I have been swing trading a ES 65 min chart down channel for quite a while. I am really surprised on how it has been hitting top and bottom. I have been playing it both long and short. I went short early Friday at about $840. I am trading with options to control risk. The market felt really...

I know the feeling. I have also been taking profits quicker and I have left alot on the table at times but a small win is alot better than a loss. Stay alive to trade in better times. Keep up the good work!! Mike

gwnorth I found it helpful to watch the ES but trade the SPY. This helps get a feel for the ES with out the full risk. I will often trade the SPY with small size until I see a nice setup then I will take the trade on the ES. Its easy to over trade and trading the ES in chop will kill you...

I am running (1) 15" for my IB TWS and (3) 17" set at 1024 by 768 pixels for qcharts and sierra charts. This is very easy on the eyes and works great. I am running a Matrox G200 quad to drive the monitors. The best thing about the set up is I got 2 of my 17" monitors and my G200 on ebay for a...

arzoo I have found that on most days that don't have stock specific news or earnings affecting the market... the ES points the direction that the market is going. When you see the ES fade and roll over, the NQ and YM will soon follow. I trade the NQ sometimes and only watch the ES for my...

croc All your hard work on the FT is really appreciated. Also thanks for steering me to Woodie's group. I think reading your FT post was the best find I've made here on ET. :) :) :)

I'll play the long shot and say if we attack, it will be before Jan 31st. Jan 29th would do just fine :D

I would love to do some bottom fishing near the October lows but I don't think a war with Iraq will bring us back that low. Increasing weakness in the economy could over the next year. Lately every good pullback gets bought up and its driving me nuts. Could be that pension fund imbalances are...

Even the big boys are fighting for the scraps. We used to be able to pick up dollars blowing around in the streets now we are all fighting over the occasional nickel or dime. Today was terrible

Q-charts is ok for the price but they have some problems that really piss me off. Often lagging or else data flow dies completely. Switch servers and you are usually back in action. Another thing that drives me crazy is when me and another Qcharts user are looking at the same chart on the same...

Croc This looks really nice, I will download it and try it. I am just curious, did you do the programming for this yourself? And if so do you do programming for hire. Thanks Nas

I am very satisfied with IB and their option fills. I only do about 10 - 20 option trades a month and I sometimes trade somewhat illiquid contracts and love the fills I get. I've only had 1 bad experience. I once was day trading some contracts and had a stop loss protecting my position and got...

medi was halted awaiting flumist results from FDA. They received limited approval. stock should bounce on Wednesday however they do not have approval to use the product in the 50 to 64 age range which is the largest market. Approval for this age range could happen at a later date. There are...

I think as long as there are as many buyers as sellers Ebay will always be a success. I use ebay alot. I started out as a buyer but have become more of a seller, it was fun to search for neat stuff. I admit Ebay has alot of new cheap junk listed for sale every day but if you look deeper there...

Any one else watching the "Taken" series? It is definitely keeping my interest but it seems a bit scattered at times. For example, alot of the Alaskan segment seemed like it was just there to take up time. Overall I am enjoying it. Tonights part 6 was pretty good.

I used tradelog for 2001 with another broker. Does tradelog work with IB monthly trade records? Can you download the whole year at one time from IB or do you have to do it a month at a time. So far I have only used it for year end tax purposes but I should probably be keeping up on a monthly...

graeco I first played with the simulator but mostly I just keep reading and trying new things. I will admit that the learning curve is a little tougher than other trading software but it because it gives you lots of choices and it seems to be constantly improving with more neat stuff. Get...

It took me a couple days to get comfortable with the TWS. It is a little different but I have to admit that I really love it now. Hot keys work great and I love the custom layouts you can have. I use separate layouts for stocks, holdrs, options and futures and you can switch between them...

Three monitors helped me to buy three times as much Tenet last Friday. "Ouch" On a serious note ... I could not get along without 3 monitors. I watch alot of stuff and need the extra realestate.

It is legal to be long and short at the same time however the only reason to have this position would be to sell the long position on a down tick and that is illegal. If you become net short by selling any or all of your long side on a down tick you are breaking the law. I actually called the...