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    How does one "find oneself"??

    a refreshingly different post. My suggestion TRAVEL...... ALONE. get out of the country..go somewhere completely different. Take a journal and record your thoughts and emotions. do it for a good 3 months+. ! year would be better Meet people, think, share..and suffer a bit. Learn what...
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    Self-sabotage. Why do we suffer and how to eliminate it.

    i am not sure "self sabatoge" is the correct phrase to describe why most people dont achieve their goals or the problems that people like Hitler had. I think everyone is imperfect, but that si different from self sabatoge. I think a very small number of people have the mental problems...
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    Is it true? That the smarter you are the worse the world looks?

    yeah..been to any 12 step programs lately? I say inteligence and optimisim have no correlation. like when people say "does money make you happy?" "money" and "happy" are relative and independent items. There are many more factors there. But...I have a 142 IQ, and the future of the...
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    What is the Mercedes Benz of trading software

    hmm...The lincoln town car is bloomberg...meaning everybody on the street uses it. Gets the job done with style. at $1600 a month...pros only. I love the backtesting, but it is a bit cumbersome with the strange navagation symbols. The Maserati (fast, fancy,overly complicated, unreliable...
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    Hermin Miller Aeron

    my old company did something very Stupid with Aerons....They bought a dozen fo rthe executive board room....Which is only used a few times a week at the most. $12,000..ouch. I think they are the best chair ever made...but they are expensive.
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    How long do keep a stock?

    one phrase "the trend is your friend until it ends". i use trendlines, when that trend line is broken, i sell. that is on the daily chart.
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    Raising Money for a Hedge Fund

    100% in agreeance. I started a fund a couple months ago with the help of a broker dealer (overseas..the the same princial applies anywhere, i do it overseas to attract big money in the form of a tax shelter, taxation issues are vital VITAL to growth and are a mian issue when people have...
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    Learned my weakness the hard way!

    I wanted to share an experience that may help someone. I have been managing a small fund of family and freinds for a few years and done pretty well (32% yoy). I do it in an extremely simple and hands off way. entering positions, setting stop losses and walking away....maybe i check...
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    Who is the HOTTIE on CNBC?????

    http://www.reportercaps.com/motd_2006_june_01/2006_06_07_rv3.jpg YES that is her thanks. a link for those who dont know. I think I am going to send her a valentine or something.
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    why does everyone knock CNBC?

    i have read people knocking CNBC....but lets be honest. It really is pretty entertaining as compared to the competition (bloomberg) which is so boring that i have often thought about putting a sharp stick in my eye just to add a little excitment. TV is meant to entertain...i think they...
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    Who is the HOTTIE on CNBC?????

    There is a girl I have seen lately on CNBC that is simply delicious. she is not one of the regular cast, she just does a quick 30 second comentary maybe a couple of times a day. She really stands out in the looks department. brown hair, with the supermodel lips. i cant find anything on the...
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    Today marks the Spx top

    1. the last several months have move REALLY quickly in a tight channel 2. October 3. hawkisk comments 4. Draw a channel (trend line top and bottom on the 1 year chart) and you will see that the SPX is at the VERY top of that channel today and has decent potential to fall for about a month...
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    realtick....really confusing

    i want a really simple screen setup. 1. Order screen..this is the easy one. 2. Charting...the studies and theway of setting it up is overly complicated. I just want a simple list of stocks and etfs...i click on them, and the cart somes up. 3. in that chart, jjust a simple candles...
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    realtick....really confusing

    i just moved to reatick becuse it is the platform my inst borker uses. I have been screwing with this silly thing all day. It really does not have to be this difficult...what a pain in the but. i can barely get it set up. I am switching ASAP, and i just installed it today.
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    best way to do a 3-5 day directional play

    I have read the books but i wanted some practical feedback please. I am not a very sophisticaed options trader, i would simply like to use them most effectively for 3 to 5...maybe as long as 10 days speculative directional moves. Traditionally i have been buying slightly in the money...
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    Why is it so BULL today?

    I agree with Don..just go with it, and try not to let your opinion interfere. I really got battered the last couple of months being a bear. it is better to just relax and go with the flow.
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    With Regard to RSI

    bingo. When I use RSI on the indices, i have to increase the noise a bit to create signals. Your setting will depend on the volatility of the instrument. I use bloomberg...so i cant say what brokers or software allow you to manipulate the settings.
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    Bond ETF...is there a catch here?

    right, i would assume the same thing on the coupon...but if you look at the other bond funds...IEF, TLT..they dont take that monthly drop. maybe if i contacted Ishares and asked for a prospectus?
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    Bond ETF...is there a catch here?

    Hi guys. I am starting to exclusively trade ETFs. I shouldnt advertise this...but it really sems to be too good to be true. Check out SHY. this is the lehman 1-3 year bond ETF. -what do you see there? on the last day of each month it takes a drop of between 20 and 75 cents before...
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    Cost of Trading ETFs

    Surdo, Thanks you confirmed what i have been thinking, i guess some of the articles i read were a bit confusing to me. Probably written by a mutual fund manager trying to justify his extistence. by the way i prefer "buy high..sell higher"...strangely, there is a big difference. suerte
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