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Opening orders on the opening orders thread. Did ok today, a scratch day but kept my patience, and didn't get wild. Well almost.. did take a flyer at the end on a possible breakout, but got off it as soon as it didn't go immediately. Those breakouts I want to see go RIGHT NOW or I lose...

Sort of a draw today.... ADP for +.12 SAP for +.18 SLB for -.19 WSM for -.25 Gap down days with little follow thru are tough, got out of most of these in the nick of time.

Opening orders on Don's thread. Did 2 trades after opening orders. Had a little help today from someone trying to calm my trading down. It worked, I was calmer. I sort of misplayed my VRTS trade, but we were going for the longer term gain. Progress is being made. :)

I said it would be worth $1000 to me. I didn't say it would be worth $1000 to the successful trader. :D Consider this.. If I pay $10,000 to the successful trader, and for whatever reason, it doesn't work out, I am REALLY screwed. I traded in the office for a while. There were...

secco, Take it easy. In fact, I am doing OK in opening orders. As you can see by some other posts here and about, there are several schools of thought on how to do them. I prefer wide envelopes with lots of orders in. Don prefers far fewer stocks and closer envelopes. In his case, I...

Thought I would jump in. I appreciate Don's comments, heck, I appreciate everybody's comments. Even the ones who call me an idiot. (some small element of truth there..??) Every once in a while, someone makes a comment or suggestion that lights another candle in the dark wilderness a newbie...

Tradesman, Had to smile at #4, I have often thought if I could only do the opposite of what I thought I should do, I would be fine. But it doesn't work that way.. cause the second I decide to do the opposite, then I have decided on a trade directin, and since I am nearly always wrong, this...

Thanks all for the input. secco, Sorry about the censorship. Just try stating your ideas a little less "descriptively". This is the reason I post... others can see more clearly what I am doing than I can. (except I can usually see clearly enough too...in hindsight) But the input is...

Chin up Huios, It is doggedly hard to jump into a trade just after you have been forced out of one. If I had all the money I lost by watching instead of acting, man I would have a pile. Tuesday is a new week, month, and by some accounts, a new trading season. Have you read Van Tharps...

meant to say had a SELL waiting for VZ. both fills were long.

Opening orders. Got .40 out of SBC, scratched VZ at .00. Had the buy waiting for VZ at +.30, but it didn't get that far and fell pretty quick. Actually, there was bad news on telecom, BLS, so the whole sector was weak. Lucky I didn't get scorched. Gotta watch that news.

Nihaba, I would certainly consider paying for a real honest to good mentor. I have paid good money in the past for what I thought was going to be something like that. But I was young and stupid then. (Now I am 2 years older and still stupid, and somewhat lighter in wallet to boot) I now...

NKNY, Thanks for the input. If I should ever actually get into a trade that goes profitable, I will endeavor with all my might to let my profits run. I agree that this is one of the tougher aspects of trading. Especially if one has had only marginal success to that point. You really...

Thanks, secco, I agree with you on what I need to do. My problem is more in the actual doing... IE, upon WHAT do I base my opinion. I have assuredly had a multitude of opinions about what the market might do. Unfortunately, the market uniformly has disagreed with my opinion. :( I...

Thanks Don, Doing OK in opening orders, still suck at anything else. Didn't go to the school. Had back surgery instead. :D Yep, got a lot of suggestion, all were appreciated, and some were useful. Not trading 500/1000 shares either. :eek: Still at 100. Will soon up my shares...

Perhaps you meant they took over the physical office inasmuch as ECHOtrade is moving to the former Van Burien. I trade remote now, so I am not sure, but this is what I heard.

Inandlong, I apologize, I had completely overlooked your reply. And when I used my Eudora mail program for a spell checker, I noticed your e-mail. Indeed I will look at what you wrote. That is exactly what I was referring to when I mentioned share. Thanks for both the reply and the...

secco, perhaps it would be more illuminating if you share your written rules. I have them. Pages of them. None are working right now. Buy breakouts, sell breakouts, fade breakdowns, sell breakdowns, buy retracements, never buy retracements. Buy the HOD.. NEVER buy the HOD. Don't sell...

Afternoon SPY trades.

Morning SPY trades.