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This is a reason why auto exits are important IMO.

Right on. Of course. I'm also cautious of pairs play. Suppose you cancel XOM, it may be a good idea to take out CVX.

No, but I'm carefull. I might take some more risky ones out.

Took it off myself: "Analysts sees potential improvement for non-life insurers in the fourth quarter" Even if PRU is in life insurance I cut it. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090106/insurance_ahead_of_the_bell.html?.v=1

Read the thousands of posts from the years before. See the links at the begining of this thread. See this one in particular; http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1718522&highlight=predicted+and+opening#post1718522

1 fill, short, + 0.08 Could have been better.

Bla bla bla. PS: I'm loaded. But still, I think It's a useless thread.

Doable. You only need to really be ready to loose it all and already have some trading experience. Iron balls are required. Dont get cocky, take losses, dont overtrade, bla bla bla. Best of luck

December monthly review: Played 3 days! 3 longs, 4 shorts, 6 winners, 1 loser. +0.04 average. 2008 yearly review: Played from may (8 months). 240 longs, 196 shorts, 3.22 fills per day on average. 351 winners, 88 losers, 81% winner on average. Per share: +0.07$ on average, -0.44 min...

Slow day. 1 long fill, winner, +0.02 average. Could have been better but was red and decided to cut it fast. Expected more fills since I did not cancel many, odd.

4 fills, all shorts, 3 small winners, 1 loser. -0.04 average. All reds on the shoot, not much chance. Only managed to send half orders.

What was the probability that oil go from 147 down to 40 something straight? What was the possibility of a 100% retrace on the S&P from the after tech bubble? What was the possibility that LCTM fail? And on and on... In the financial world, 5-6 std dev happens. A 0.0025% event is a probable...

Or else, you can set the signal line faster to respond and therefore achieve the same results. Example, you want to trig on a MACD30 signal 20 for a curve reversal, you set MACD30 signal 28 or something.

I think it's doable, not that hard. If you use customised templates I dont think it's a problem, as long as you have the code, some .mq4 files.

No clue but have a look at: http://www.mql4.com/

I dont see what the problem is. Tools/MetaQuote language editor Get into the indicator code. Add somethink like that somehwere: if(StochasticBuffer[i]>SignalLevel1 && StochasticBuffer[i+1]<SignalLevel1) Alert("Stochastic alert",Symbol(),"!!!"); It require you to program...

2 long fills, both winners. +0.18 average.

Could you have sustained that up move not knowing it would go back down? We have to make decisons based on current info, no cristal ball.

We just said that sometimes it happens for no real reason. Play the numbers. Loss happens.

Don, What products your traders trade on FOMC? (ES, Forex, ...) Are the strategies mostly fading and trying to get in the long swings? Is there an avantage for retail traders to associate themselves with Bright for the FOMC? Thanks