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Wondering if anyone else has this problem and what they did about it. eg. Say I'm long with a small profit. I see a clear point to exit or even a clear reversal signal. But I ignore it and sit and hope. Sometimes I'll even say out loud "short signal here, resistance point here, if i was...

Yes, you are correct. And the answer to what happens is simple: No middle class = no corporate profits And one might also realize: No middle class = no government revenue Also... there is no major middle class employer on the horizon. Nanotech and biotech only need a bunch of PHDs and...

I agree... except the CEO won't want to wade through the millions of unemployed.

Well, I was thinking a program would be performing the import and clean it every time data was updated or added. The program would be updated with specific rules as time went on. Then add soundex for fuzzier searches. Clean data is critical as you grow into unanticipated needs. That's a...

A symbol lookup database isn't going to grow significantly, so Access or MySQL is probably fine. Personally, I'd use SQL Server or MSDE, but I already know those tools. It's up to you if you want to learn but Access/MySQL is easier and cheaper and you can always upgrade later. Rather than...

I know it's not scientific, but it's enough to show me their claim of being more "fair and orderly" was BS. Of course if I were smart, I'd join Don et al and profit. There is edge there. Maybe this thread should be about accepting the realities and adjusting yourself to the market.

Does securitization of debt remove it as a debt? It just shifts the income stream/asset to new hands. The guy still owes 150K on his mortgage.

I'm sick of this NYSE propaganda. Don needs to find another edge and let the specialist die. Specialists love panic sell offs. They simply wait for support or for selling to weaken, then they step in and buy. With their information, they KNOW where buying demand is. So... if there is...

Who's the dumb one?

I don't have your understanding of philosophy, but I do have more than a couple classes. Imagine your own psychology. You intuitively understand that at least some of your behaviors and emotional responses are rooted in environmental conditions. For an extreme example, let's say you were...

No more scientology please. Andrew Cohen seems close to what I'm thinking of. I'm looking for Karen Horney now. edit: Karen Horney understood this, but I don't think she ever figured out how to get there. Any more? Someone must be interested in NLP along these lines.

I'm unsure where to turn for this information and hoping someone on this board might point me in a direction. I'm interested in NLP, but more than that... The understanding that all thought is false. All beliefs are contrivances. That the identity we present to ourselves is based on a lie...

Bids on the plus/offers on the minus are more than a desperate buyer or seller. It also means the specialist does not want the stock and is standing aside. That's a strong signal coming from him. Of course, he knows we know this, so he'll also do it just to get daytraders to unload their...

other thoughts... - What about starting with a small base size and then adding once it appears you are on the correct side of the trade with a breakeven stop? - Wait until the stock is at the lowest range in the past x days. Start your program the next day. - Alternatively (or...

The key is locating situations with very few crosses but likely movement. What about news stocks? Take the morning's stocks from briefing.com and filter by volume/price. These will want to move with very few crosses. You might even skip the first trade and assume at least one fake. The...

I don't know. I hold it as a possibility that Bush et al. realize the consequences of what's happening and will try to protect their revenue source (or create new sources).

How can you do that day trading? Where do you add? It seems that when the trend gets established, it's about to reverse. Or are you breaking even/losing on 80% of your trades. The 20% pay?

Well... I'm tired of breaking even. Regardless of strategy I've broken exactly even after commissions for over a year now. Lately I'm focused on divergences: either CCI, or MACD and Stochs. 2-3 min for entry with 10-15 min trend. (Or similar tick charts). Divergences seem very clear to me...

I realize I'm doing it, yet I can't stop this endless jumping around from strategy to strategy. How did you decide to focus on just one strategy? What made you pick the particular strategy you did?