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a couple points... to the poster who said she has on staff the best ta person alive. even if she did (which she prob doesn't) it doesn't matter b/c even the best trader in the world gets it wrong OFTEN. saying she made $105 million is less impressive if she ends up losing it all in one...

be careful using thinkback - IIRC you only see the EOD b/a.

you're kinda right - his strategy was to put a majority (like 90%) in t bills and use the rest for playing black swans. another point - now you get no interest from t-bills and it's going to be that way for a long time (at least the next 2 years).

there's no much you can do if you say you don't want to risk more than 1.5% and no position can be more than 5% of total port value. try just buying $5,000 of the stock and set a stop of 1.5%.

i have heard great things about deep discount trading from many traders on this site. the way howard responds back to your questions (even at night and on weekends) reminds me of how tom from the old TOS would respond back the exact same way - even to traders who didn't have an account w/ him...

i strongly suggest used tradelog for the investments then use turbotax premier for the actual return (file electronically and receive refund if you have one by direct deposit). unless you're doing something really complicated like buying a rice patty overseas through a Panamanian shell...

yes just on the daily but that's b/c i swing trade and that's the appropriate time frame for me. if i was position trading i would def use the sma (same ones 20, 50 and 200) on a weekly chart.

if your port is $10k USD spend about $500 USD buying a SPY MAR 140 PUT.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/?src=cb-dl-users use this one. a good rule of thumb when looking for add ons (well things in general) is to search by "most popular" on the left hand side and you'll see this is the one that is downloaded the most b/c it's the best.

like i said i don't use any other indicators besides sma's. the adx IMHO doesn't tell you anything you can't see from price and the sma's. for example, with AAPL, on 1/2/12 it rise to its declining 50 dma. i would short below this day's low. yes i know it's a cherry picked example of how...

download firefox http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/fx/ search for adblock and flashblock in the adds on section - you can use goog to find it. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ if i have convinced one more person to not to IE and use chrome or firefox instead i've done by job.

sma's are useful for me in setting stops. the only indicators i have on my charts are the 20, 50 and 200. for example, if i see a stock rose up to its falling 50 dma i'll short it w/ a tight stop (1 or 2 atr). and most times when the stock blows past my stop it keeps going. like the phrase from...

if you're time period is 1-10 days try using the front month contract with at least 10 trading days til expiry. consider putting 1-5% of your position in puts 5-10% otm. it obviously is much cheaper now to hedge w/ the vix in the low teens than when just after the market crashes and it's at...

this topic has been debated a lot before here but here's my 0.02 USD... firefox or chrome +adblock+noscript MSE cccleaner if you manage to mess up your computer using the above you deserve a virus.

i strongly suggest using tradelog. assuming your broker will provide all data and not make any mistakes is pushing it. check out the tradelog website - they talk about how you should NOT rely on your broker. trust me - paying a couple hundred usd is worth it to dramatically reduce your chances...

how much do you pay for ninja and zen/cqg or are they both included in the commission rate? what rate do you pay if you don't mind me asking? feel free to pm.

Some universities have bbg - you just have to either go to their website (they're usually proud to say they have a bbg) or call their library and ask. there is no other way to access bbg other than w/ a scrip.

have you tried craigslist? i'm being serious. here are some steps to prevent wasted money/time/frustration. confirm via email before agreeing to buy that laptop works. ask if they have original disks. meet in public place like sbux to test. if ok, pay cash. here's the important part -...

i don't mean to start a fight on Christmas eve but what are you doing that gets you so many viruses that pass through MSE and/or your browser? i've NEVER had a virus make it through my simple yet effective combo of firefox/adblock/noscript/MSE.

this fact can't be overstated. many traders put up tbills as collateral specifically to prevent what ended up happening anyways. it's like buying insurance and the insurance company arbitrarily changing the contract and not paying. the only way to prevent a total wipeout is to diversify...