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    Please help a struggling Index trader

    My 2c 1. You need a high winning %age 70% is a reasonable target. 2. Trade 1 instrument in minimum size until your can consistently win greater than 70%. 3. Never let a winning trade turn into a loser. 4. Don't waste your time paper trading or backtesting. 5. Once you are winning...
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    Weber Says Higher Rates May Be Needed After Recovery

    My take is the Weber is talking up the Euro as the ECB [or the other central banks] doesn't want any more rapid erosion of its value. COT's are massively short against the european currencies, if that really means anything.
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    Trading Down Under - SnP and others

    Long 1267.7 Closed 1273.9 + 6.2 Total +29.4
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    Trading Down Under - SnP and others

    Long 1264.7 Closed 1268.7 +4 Total +23.2
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    WHat's a great SP (ES) trader?

    Bison The quantum physicists do as good in the markets as they do with the weather. LOL. Seriously though, I have a couple of questions 1. Do you use non parametric stats on the data? My understanding is that market movements are not normally distributed. I have been using frequency...
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    Historical Index Prices - Confused

    What are you trying to do with the data??
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    U.S. Mint Suspends Sales of American Eagle Gold Coins

    Deifinitely time to short PM's, the retail bargain hunters are on the prowl. LOL.
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    Trading Down Under - SnP and others

    Long 1288.4 Closed 1288.8 + 0.4 [a small win is better than a loss I suppose] Total 19.2
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    Trading Down Under - SnP and others

    short 1270.8 closed 1268.9 +1.9 Total 18.8
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    Trading Down Under - SnP and others

    19/8/08 Long 1275.8 Closed 1278.3 Total 16.9pts Cheers
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    silver oversold in over night market!

    1. Strong dollar 2. Leveraged longs [aka weak hands] bottom fishing 3. Next will be a run from long only funds exiting. If it doesn;t bounce back.... Which IMO is unlikley. COT shows that commercials [strong hands] are short specs are long [waek hands]. There will be good buying shortly...
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    Trading Down Under - SnP and others

    15/8/08 Short 1298.5 Closed 1296.5 Total 14.4 Cheers
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    What is the significance on options expiration?

    There is a price trend towards maxpain on opex. It is only a trend and not a law of nature. It may be a self fulfilling prophecy or something else. Cheers
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    Tomorrow Black Friday?

    Black Friday for shorts. Futures up 7pts on thin air so far....
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    Wall Street and...

    SouthAmerica, you're completely right. There is a disconnect. The USD has increased in value on imrpoving interest rate and growth differential. It looks like FX traders and equity traders don't talk to each other. More likely the stock traders are seeing it will be all roses for the next...
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    any relationship between day range

    Which instruments are you analysing?
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    More proof, you idiots that think markets are not routinely rigged

    Haven't you guys heard of peak cotton.
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    Is today the day naked shorting is allowed again?

    I may go short tomorrow just before the retail numbers......
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    Is today the day naked shorting is allowed again?

    The emergency regulations expired today, does this mean the naked shorts will be back in business tomorrow? I'd watch out for any weakness in retail data to spark a sell off.
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    Trading Down Under - SnP and others

    11 Aug Closed 1293.0 +3.4 Total 12.4
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