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    Hourly Trendlines

    The market will tell you its direction just play your set ups. How is the 5 point stop working for you. It seems a little tight for 1 hr charts?
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    How much to bet when you have an edge

    Since the system only gives the direction not the magnitude of the move you'll have to have the same stop as your target. If you want to make 100K per year you will have to risk $2500 per trade. That is assuming 200 trades per year 120 winning trades and 80 lossing trades. You would...
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    I'm Looking for Traders to Invest With

    Bullshit I say Pure unadulterated Bullshit. There are only a handful of traders on ET who would be able to prove that they are consistently profitable. Even really stupid people would realize that good old Doug is looking for profitable traders. 180 replies. Not a chance. File as...
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    Learning Curve...

    I keep hearing I missed this entry. I thought that slowing down to a 5 or even 15 minute chart might help. You get the same set-ups eventually.
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    Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

    Yes we think we know what we know And We’re under the impression that we know what we don’t now But the problem is We don’t know what we don’t know. As far as the obvious goes Just look over your own shoulder and see if you can’t see what it is you are doing that is...
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    Trend Trading vs Non directional and ballance

    A little light reading for you http://www.blackstarfunds.com/files/Does_trendfollowing_work_on_stocks.pdf
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    Trend Trading vs Non directional and ballance

    Some things to consider about trend trading: The market only trends about 30% of the time; You make 90% of your money on 10% of your trades You don’t get in at the bottom or out at the top. Watching paint dry is exciting. Your call.
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    please help, I have a 99.9% winning system

    Get a margin account
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    please help, I have a 99.9% winning system

    Well first off you should figure out the law. any customer who executes 4 or more round-trip day trades within any 5 successive business days 4 trades a week: With that system you should be up to 25grand in no time. Then on to futures and your first million. Whats that you say...
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    Any good free screen capture programs?

    Print Screen button and Paint program.
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    Profit expectations

    And the alternative is?
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    Profit expectations

    You have to decide. You can take small bites out of the market every day or you can have a gourmet meal once a month. Keep your losers under control, not your winners.
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    Alexander Elder hates S&P index futures?

    Moronic?? Say What? I got the same problem; Big Snow and damned cold.:( Elder in his book was referring to the Pit traded S&P contracts as opposed to the e-mini ES. It's been a while since I read the book but I remember him saying that you'd need $250,000 to trade one contract and...
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    Alexander Elder hates S&P index futures?

    Not only size but also ease of execution.
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    Alexander Elder hates S&P index futures?

    I think Elder was referring to the Pit traded S&P not the electronically traded e-mini
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    Duref Mentors Lucky

    Even simpler would be to give the drugs away. Who ever wants them can have them for the asking. Then run your extensive ad campaign explaining the dangers and downside of drug use. If there is no money to be made from pushing drugs, who is going to push them? Look at the money that will...
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    Recommend Good Trading Coach

    If you really want help I'm willing to help No Cost The catch; You have to do all the work. You can start by telling me why you are not making the money you think you should.
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