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    RAM vs Processor vs # of Cores ... what matters most for a trading rig?

    Asus do a really cool machine where there's a main screen and a smaller secondary screen that flips out. I've got my eye on that. Cool for a portable machine. If your trading you could stick your scanners or maybe your order panel or watchlist in the 2nd screen part.
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    RAM vs Processor vs # of Cores ... what matters most for a trading rig?

    Ahaha I see. I'd just grab an Alienware 17" or Asus ROG cheapest one with 16GB/32gb ram. Only issue I've ever had with my XPS setup was it running a little hot - these days I was using it for trading, working and home media simultaneously. I have 3 screen setup for my lappy, I downgrade the...
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    RAM vs Processor vs # of Cores ... what matters most for a trading rig?

    I thi k your old machine specs were more than powerful enough. TWS is very bad. I don't think you can make it go any faster. I've tried. (Using a 6 year old laptop,16GB Ram, i7, with 3 screens total. - using more apps, more software than you x3 at least in parallel. Having zero issues, and...
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    Best Charting Software?

    TrendSpider is a great charting tool. Might even be better than trading view.
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    Selling short straddles is like printing free money convince me I'm wrong

    Would be much easier to follow this is you had some data? Also, how are you making the suggestion without the data? I run all strategies through a backtest and paper account forward test. I suggest the same for all new ideas.
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    What Exhange & Software to Daytrade Crypto & Altcoins?

    Ahhh, that's why lnididnt find anything then :-) I did have a good browse on the web before I came here.
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    What Exhange & Software to Daytrade Crypto & Altcoins?

    I want to be able to trade a lot of different Altcoins. The popular ones and the not so popular ones. Ideally I want access to trading any and all Altcoins that have volume.
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    What Exhange & Software to Daytrade Crypto & Altcoins?

    Hi All, What broker and software package do you reccommend for day trading crypto and altcoins? For equities, I currently use IB connected to either TWS or DAS. Is there a similar recommended suite for Cryptos and Altcoins? I checked a couple of online exchanges but they seem to be setup...
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    Selling short straddles is like printing free money convince me I'm wrong

    Yeah, I don't see how it can be too profitable. Would love to see some actual trade log examples. Each time you make a trade you loose some fees or some on the spread. So if you are opening a a position on both sides, then you have those fees associated with it. Then if it doesn't move, you...
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    Selling short straddles is like printing free money convince me I'm wrong

    @Saltynuts - Have you journalled your trades. Can you show some examples? Best winners and loosers....?
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    Fibonacci levels for intraday trading

    Not a fan of Fib Levels at all. There are some cases where one of the Fib levels absolutely coincides with a top/bottom tick, but I don't think its originates from people watching the fib levels. Its usually because of another area of support or resistance at the same level. Ie previous...
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    To scale out or not to scale out,

    I think it depends on the specific trade and your style. For a perfect swing if I take a great entry, and keep a very tight but realistic stop loss, with a realistic take profit... I'll go all in, and all out. In fact I'll have stops and limits and not touch it at all. For a 4 dollar pump...
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    Ross lost $150k this week

    I kinda like his strategy and his course. I do understand how he basically makes money on most of his trades. He has thousands of followers paying to watch him trade live. He buys, they buy. He basically sells into them, because hes 5 seconds ahead of them. Its not bad at all. I think its...
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    Finding a partner to split the profit with ftmo.com

    What!? Why are you asking for a parter to. Give you 10% whe you have the capital and The strategy.
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    What one thing did you learn this year that helped you improve your intraday trades?

    I would say optimise the MA's as per the chart. Ie 50 and 200 on daily, 9 on 5m and a 20 on a 1m are generally very good
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    Broker Comparisions?

    Ah, OK. And yes, I agree totally. Part of the reason I want to switch to another broker than IB is the disgraceful customer service. I'm kinda funny when it comes to poor customer service. I despise it. And I have extreme loyalty too - my Mrs asked me why I bought a mega expensive toothbrush...
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    Broker Comparisions?

    Not following you buddy. Looking for a spreadsheet that compares retail broker fees I'm not selling anything
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    Broker Comparisions?

    Ill do the list at weekend. Won't take too long. Seems it doesn't exist. :-)
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    Broker Comparisions?

    It would probably take a few hours only, there's only about 20 worthy brokers. I think TWS platform is decent. And it's free. Its not so complicated. I've been using it since March.
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    Broker Comparisions?

    Yes exactly. And generally the website doing the reviews has a really nice discount on their commissions. That's why I was wondering if anyone in the community had ever done a full side by side fee comparison. Just looking at the fees and commissions that we would pay as regular traders with...
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