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  1. J

    Are 50 charts too many?

    Ive run 40 on quottracker and ib without a hiccup.... On top of very demanding programs... 3.0 Intel quad core 4gb ram... xp pro
  2. J

    I just want to trade profitabily

    Ask yourself if automation is a bad thing, whats more predictable, man or machine?
  3. J

    Best inverse x2 S&P500 ETF for hedge

    just short the UPRO, its 3x with plenty of liquidity.... It's what i use mostly. spxu is the ultra short, i dont use that so i am not familar with liquidity. SSO is 2x long... SDS is 2x short..
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    I just want to trade profitabily

    If your brain is able to understand patterns..... the simplest way is to have charts that interplay with each other. Spy, qqqq, vxx, uup, fxe, uso, xlf those all pretty much work in tandem/inverse to each other, one will effect the other. Watch them, study there movement, after a...
  5. J

    I always buy at the top!

    If this is not working for you, go into a practice account and do the exact opposite of what you would normally do, i know its sounds crazy and stupid but if your consistently losing it means you are consistently wrong in the same fashion, so do the exact opposite, most of the time it will...
  6. J

    What are things you can do to prepare yourself to trade after waking up?

    +1 for New York, I dont know if i could deal with 4AM for the rest of my life... A small jog or 20 mins on a machine to increase blood flow works wonders and a double espresso is mandatory.. In the end the best pre-market routine wont help if you not making money.How you get there i...
  7. J

    Taking 410K to 4million by Year End 2010

    Be wary of those who troll other peoples posts.... Like i said pop,sell off....
  8. J

    Taking 410K to 4million by Year End 2010

    Ohh relax..... Im not here to get you to invest money... More times than not... for the last year, appl jumps on any news then sells off, i am a contrarian trader so i would normally take the other side of that and say it wont pop but sell off... I dont have a clear opinion on it, so...
  9. J

    Taking 410K to 4million by Year End 2010

    AApl always pops on earnings regardless, so i will shave some off today, then pick a re entry tomorrow night/Wednesday....
  10. J

    hey HFT scum, yeah, you. Watch this

    I am all for quant, automated and HFT.... They have made markets much more predictable...... More volatile, but predictably volatile...
  11. J

    Scaling in/out: Crutch for the Weak

    I am going to have to disagree, I am mostly a short side trader. Thinking you can pick tops 90% of the time is suicide, especially in this market, you have to pick a target and feel it out.. I am trying to capture 20% Plus moves with as little pain as possible,only way to do that is to...
  12. J

    Scaling in/out: Crutch for the Weak

    I didn't read all responses so if this was said disregard... A. i Never average down.. B. I never hold losing positions, so scaling in is the only way i will take a position. I take a small position until the trade moves in my direction, if it starts to move against me a small...
  13. J

    Taking 410K to 4million by Year End 2010

    word, i have a large short aapl position.
  14. J

    Taking 410K to 4million by Year End 2010

    You def need to breath for a week or so. Sometimes you cant force things.
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