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sorry Robbie, I was directing that question to apissedoffgoy. Not that your market advice wouldn't be appreciated, but I think that apissedoffgoy has special insight.

Robbie, What do you think of the market right now, and what's a good trade? I'd like some insight.

Do you know how many gauss it would take to break a covalent bond? The standard ALINCO magnet certainly wouldn't do it, nor would any electro-magnets, short of the magnets in a cyclotron. You're just a believer of pseudoscience, or a mark.....as some on the streets would put it.

Actually, the water burning car engine scam has been around since the 20's. All of those free energy theories don't withstand the rigors of the scientific method. Please cite some credible sources that detail the physics of the whole thing. I've got an idea, I'll get a really efficient motor...

grain spreads are so much easier. Jeff

It really isn't hard to tell when the market is going from bid to offer in the pit. That's a helluva edge, and a person with an IQ of 80 could figure that one out. Still, most of those guys figured it out for themselves, as why would someone help someone out to cut into their own piece of the pie.

Some of the dumbest people I've ever known were scalpers in the wheat pit, yet they made a decent living. They weren't lucky, but were able to make a good measure of the market at that time. Still, they were dumb as rocks.

After 30 years in the futures markets, I still want to learn to trade also:)

One can only speculate what the actual gold trade(large bullion dealers) thinks about future price action, and that would be a good place to look for wisdom. Even though I trade grains for a living, I've found that the grain trade is remarkably accurate in it's forecasts. I would assume the...

A better question would be "What blogs do you fade?" I get a lot of good fade indicators from several different blogs. Jeff

After my pretty long run, I know I would be unemployable, and my clerks would be in deep shit if I ever went belly up. Oh well, someone's gotta be the hamster running the wheel to keep it going. Jeff :)

30 years of full time trading has taught me a few things: Take time off when needed. Keep a social life. Find a hobby. Don't take everything really seriously. Exercise your body. Jeff

Options on futures are best used for hedging a futures position where you have a nice profit and want to keep it. There are situations where, if done right, you can have a "free" long or short position. Jeff

I might like a piece of that "Million Action."

I'm a grain trader, and Cargill will teach uou how to trade, and pay you reasonably well to learn. I've known a dozen people who came from them and all make a decent buck trading grains. The grains ain't sexy, but people gotta eat, and grains won't go the way of some of the commercial paper...

Go up to Minneapolis and get a job at Cargill. They'll teach you everything you need to know to trade successfully. After about 10 years, you'll be ready to go out on your own with a reasonable expectation of trading profitably. Since you're just starting out, you might find yourself going...

I first learned a bunch of nuggets of wisdom starting as a runner. Later on, I learned how to trade from old guys who had been around since the 1930's. Although the grain business is pretty tough, the older grain crowd is usually willing to teach worthy young guys how to trade. I've passed...

PohPoh: What grains do you like to spread?

I've been a grain spreader for thirty years. Grain spreads behave very nicely.

In the pit, I've always tried to identify a newbie loser, and fade his bids and offers. The real trick is to identify a loser, which takes some talent in itself. One can get a good net return finding the right loser or combinations of losers. J