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Draw down is just that when you acct equity falls. Acct equity is based on total cash and total open trades if they were all liquidated what your final acct value (balance) would be if you decided to close that acct at that moment. If you start out with 100K and when you close the acct only...

Maybe you should look at doing the same before you ask others to comment any more for your benefit. We have YET to see ANY answers of the questions you've been asked since you have been on ET. I think most people on here take you for a fool and do not want to waste their time educating the...

Huh? What do you mean by this comment?

Not sure about the clearing firm question but I suspect it has no bearing as the institution the acct is with would not have gone under in this case. As the FDIC site says it is "per BANK". See link below at the very top of the webpage. As for the unlimited insurance thing...they have...

How are you coming up with these and WHY would you want to ignore dividends? Dividends acct for about 50% of gains in most longterm portfolios when they are reinvested in the same stock. Also, if you look at many (I estimate ~50%) of those stocks that I looked at are in obvious downtrends...

It may have been a trade for you but SHE was speculating since she will profit later as you buy her that new purse, dress, and shoes she has been eyeing at the mall.

So I just looked it up. You are correct $250K MAX per acct. UNLESS it is a NON-interest bearing acct. in which case you are unlimited coverage. Looks like your best option is to divide the amount among acct at different institutions so that each one is insulated as much as possible. Your...

A somewhat intelligent chimp,...YES.

NO not gambling,....this is not luck. If it were luck then I WOULD have 70% drawdown. When I first started trading and didn't know anything I did lose 50%. I vowed never to have that happen again. That was 3.5 years ago and NO I will NOT have a 50% DD because I would cease trading LONG...

Are we using the same definition of DD? Draw down to me is actual loss in value of capital whether it is realized or unrealized. Utilizing capital in a trade is NOT draw down as long as if I liquidate all my positions I still have my original capital or close to it. So if after that...

I dont have to lose 50%. If trading is a business you need to take calculated risks with your money for a certain expected reward. If I have a $100K acct I would NEVER accept draw down to $50K and say that is acceptable. That is simply foolish. Sorry,..not ever going to get me to agree with...

I have thought of this as well. You may want to Google it but I believe IRA is up to $1 million.

If you know what you are doing you would not have a 50-70% DD.

This was my reaction to THAT when I saw her. <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5y8qwUThSCE/SGqr-g4j5lI/AAAAAAAAAOs/lf0jdNuLP88/s320/eyes_popping_out_of_their_sockets.jpg">

I use <img src="http://cdn.babble.com/famecrawler/files/2011/03/pi.jpg"> charts LOL,.....HaHaHa,....Thank you. I will be performing LIVE at the Comedy Spot from 10-11PM. See you there. 2 drink minimum.:D

Agreed. I do not trade off of them either but when I see these taking shape it sure gives me pause before I commit more capital to the long side. That was my point. If you see resistance on a trend channel you probably lighten your load or at least tighten stops on a long position. But when...

:eek: :mad: I have never seen such racist comments on a trading forum...even one focused on politics and religion. All I can say is...you better be happy that we will never meet and you have a computer to hide behind. You F...ING BIGOT. The only reason you say such BS is because you feel...

136 views so far and no comments? No one sees these taking shape on the weekly and even the daily charts?

Good to see that it seems the majority of ET uses TA in some fashion. I have been in other forums and all I ever see is ridicule for those of us that do use it. I use it as 95% of the basis for my trading.

I know what you are saying and have been watching these as well. I myself have been mostly short for the past 3 months. In fact I was short Thurs and Fri until stopped out in the morning yesterday. However, I do not think the entire recent rally was a short covering rally. I have a hard time...