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    The New Psychology of Trading

    MandelbrotSet. I like your sense of humor as evidenced by your participation in this very serious ET thread.I can't think of any other thread packed with such great trading information put in such a succinct manner.Would that other threads on ET were as productive.:D
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    Soon the grocery store will only be for top traders...

    The only thing I could possibly add to this fine well founded discussion is "That damn seat needs a cushion!"
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    Trader Myers-Briggs Personality Type

    ISTJ you can unconsiously bias this test or any so called personality test.Most of us have a flawed reality model both external and internal.A life long engineer who resisted management positions until forced by circumstances.Successful both ways. I personally like the KISS principal,the...
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    Soon Honda Civics and Corollas will only be for the rich

    I can see it now. With all the electric cars, hydrogen fuel cell cars,hybrid cars and other gas avoiding cars the Gumment will do one of 2 things.GPS all cars with automatic billing for road use or bring back the good ole toll roads. Happy motoring!
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    China will be the top economy in 20 years

    euro asia america's each having a large consumer base with lower income countries to do the low paying manufacturing jobs. finally africa begins to emerge as the new emerging markets to throw everything out of whack. euro---no guts america---no will asia---no self imposed shackles...
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    China will be the top economy in 20 years

    If China ever becomes the economic power it appears to want to be it will become a serious military threat to the Muslim Religions intent to conquer the world.Pay attention to what the Muslim radicals are saying.Most of the gentler kinder Muslims are fellow travelers. While we in the west are...
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    4 simple rules of successful trading

    Oh Hell. Trade anyway you want to. Although I recommend if it ain't going up don't buy it. Keep it simple.The only thing that keeps you in the game is good money management. Or you could have like start with a billion end with a million.Seriously your money management should keep you from...
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    guilt of all market participants from 401k investor to daytrader

    I would be surprised if any of the products shown on the discovery channel program were not scams or at least over hyped as to effectiveness . Con artists have been coming out of the woodwork for the last 75 years touting secret breakthroughs that violate some if not all of physics as we humans...
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    666, the Euro & the Antichrist to appear soon?

    Repent for the END TIMES ARE NIGH.
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    Total newbie options questions

    Be careful of that infomercial you are about to attend.Keep your wallet in your pocket.Free advice(?) is worth every penny you paid for it.
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    Am I diversified?

    How did you pick'em. Look at their 2 year charts. Bottom fishing or flat. Don't meet my basic criteria "If it aint going up.DON'T BUY IT. Short term maybe, but don't put them away in your safety deposit box.From an observer who never intends to hold blindly. I would watch these carefully. Just...
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    It is impossible

    Someone stated that there was an upward bias to the equity markets.This is a very commonly stated falsehood.All the commonly published charts are not adjusted for the fake gummint published inflation let alone a real inflation rate. I know you can argue that short term it doesn't matter. I...
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    Who wins with high Gas Prices?

    Tax the windfall profits of the corn growers.Cut off their subsidies. Also stop subsidizing ethanol.The various gummints collect much more monies than the oil companies profits. Better yet impeach any elected official that thinks higher taxes will solve the problem.Get them and the tree...
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    If you owe money on your home, are you really a 'homeowner?'

    You "own" your house as long as you can maintain possession against all comers. As soon as a contender comes along with a bigger stick ( the gummint for example) your going to lose your illusion of ownership.That said I think I own my paid up house as long as I pay tribute to the local mafia...
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    Social Security: How can it ever get exhausted??

    It's a Ponzi scheme. It was set up by Roosevelt during the Great Depression. Initial retirement age of the then predominantly male workers was 65. The average life span was under that. It has been a rip off from the get go.As they reduced the value of the dollar they increased the takeout. We...
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    An Excellent Article From the NY Times

    All I have to do is move my house to within walking distance of the nearest terminal that will allow me to travel easily to whatever destination I need to go to in a timely manner. Of course we could build regional massive high rise ,high cost cities. Force everyone to move into them,destroy all...
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    Lose vs. Loose

    If past is any predictor it will soon be accepted usage. We have a living language and the idiots are the ones that initiate change.
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    (For all you tape readers) I'm long 10000 shares of a

    SKY Are you sure you have the little arrows pointing in the right direction before you condemn?
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    Is contrarianism too mainstream?

    Be a herd animal and run with the crowd.In the jungle(grassy plains) the ones that stray or don't stay with the group are picked off by predators. More money is made with the trend albeit more slowly.The only way you make money is for someone else to make a trade in your expected direction.
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    Are you more intelligent than most people here?

    About 80/20 should be near where it ends up. Most things do.:p
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