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Ohhh, I see. Are you guys part of some Blue Arrow Cult? Stick around folks. I'll be here all night. ;)

That sounds fantastic, but forgive me, because I've looked everywhere for this little blue down arrow and I cannot find it. I see little green sideways arrows on the homepage but that's it. Any idea why this may be? TIA

I didn’t explain myself properly. Almost everything I do is automated. I have specific rules for entry and exits dependent on different conditions. I only meant to convey that I assign weight to different inputs based on the market environment much like a system might be programmed for...

I agree and disagree. I think this absolutely true for new traders. From a system development perspective I'd also agree, at this time. For guys that have been around the block it seems to be a matter of preference. A lot of what I do has some very basic elements to it and I could explain...

Ahhh, but I've heard it said "Stochastics have more fun".

I spoke with the data people at the CME and my understanding is that the Mini’s will still be 6 months free, then $10 per month. The 1 min snap quotes apply to any data outside of the Mini. http://www.cme.com/market/fees/mdfees.html

I think settings on most indicators and timeframes are largely irrelevant. As you find those tools you prefer, overtime you will develop an understanding of their relationship to the market. I feel that what I do is relatively unique and offers me a decided advantage in the market. I would...

For what its worth, ditto.

I hope you didn’t take my story the wrong way. I’m not suggesting you get a fulltime job or that you do anything that requires a prohibitive amount of time away from learning how to trade. I’m not implying that you should have a backup plan either. I imagine you can realize your dream and...

I've used CQG forever. http://www.cqg.com If your interest is strickly in the Mini, they will not charge a reduced exhange fee, unlike most other providers. That's a bad thing.

That is an awful lot of pressure to put on yourself. When I started trading I had no additional income, although I had enough money live off of for a quite a while. Let me tell you that the pressure of watching money go out, predominantly in living expenses and trading costs, was very difficult...

What everybody else said. Obey thy stop.

I've been with IB for a long time now. I've never had any good experiences with stops. This topic keeps coming up and up and up and up again. It's pretty frustrating. It's gonna take a lot of good feedback before I ever trust an IB stop order again.

Hey, you spelled f%&@#$* all wrong. :)

At no time is being in the black pathetic.

No S/R. I have successfully used an indicator of my own design that would indicate when program buying/selling may be taking place. This is another leading indicator in addition to the original I mentioned. Top Secret Discovery makes it sound a lot more impressive than it really is. It’s...

Ahhh. I knew you were gonna ask that? Shoulda kept my mouth shut. I put it out there for any traders who might be searching for such an idea. All I can say is my partner trades stocks and he has found it only mildly useful, as he trades stocks that are uncorrelated and it is very short term...

Not for me. I couldn’t make shit on the Q’s. Poor fills. Actually, that’s not completely true. A lot of my problem revolved around my frustration with the fills or lack thereof. I’m sure some traders have no problems with them. I think that is definitely wise. I really worry about...

I trade off the 5 and 1 min charts. The 1 min can be very noisy when the locals are in control. I may find an opportunity on the 5 and drop to the 1 to fine tune an entry and an exit. I don’t imagine there is a best TF to trade off of. If you’re new, you are more likely to be scalped than...

Ordinary Income (OI) is taxed at a higher rate than Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG). If taxable income falls within 15% bracket then LTCG = 10% If taxable income falls within 28% bracket then LTCG = 20% Thereafter, regardless of your tax bracket LTCG = 20% Short Term Capital Gains...