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    Trouble sleeping :(

    u are not alone... I got problem sleeping after an exciting day or a depressing day. I convince myself to sleep early at night because I need to be sharp the next day. Consider you have to battle the next day, it's a good idea to discipline yourself to a good sleeping habit.
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    Suggestions for Keeping Calm and Relaxed

    Well, everyday is different. I am interested in stocks with news (good or bad), earnings, upgrade/downgrade, etc... For tomorrow, the following stocks will have earnings: AMD (reported), BBT, BZH, COF, FCS, HDI, IGT, MER, NVS, PFE*, UNP, UNH, WB... and I will keep an eye on all of them...
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    Suggestions for Keeping Calm and Relaxed

    I am a NYSE and NASDAQ equity trader. I trade story stocks with crazy movement and volatility everyday. I am doing fine for the time being. However, I believed that if I can step down my excitment and save the energy for further analysis, I can do better. How would you guys stay calm...
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    Believe in yourself

    I read about all this complex and confusing methods for trading in this website. I believe in well-trained vision over technical indicators. By having my own vision over indicators, I am fast to react to good entry signals. In today's day trading environment, fraction of a second makes a big...
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    Where does everyone live/trade and how old.

    24 traded for 1 1/2 year with NYSE, NASDAQ, S/P futures
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    Mom & Pop gets suckered again....

    INTC and YHOO both should have higher than normal volume. There should be plenty of panic investors trying to get out. Panic investors = lots of free money$$ I am hopping on the train tomorrow.
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    Day Trading ES future vs. stocks

    I would like to consider trading ES futures for my day trading career. I am currently a stock trader and I use the ES as a leading indicator for stocks that follow closely with the ES. Is there any similarities in technical analysis for ES vesus stocks?
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    $420,000 for each of Goldman's 22,000 workers worldwide

    $420,000 x 22,000 = $9,900,000,000 Those GS workers especially the market makers must have pull quite a lot of head fakes to take trader's $$$.
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    difficult to trade not!

    I also feel frustrated during the slow lunch time trading hours when there is nothing to do. I would keep myself in front of the charts though, but I also would restrain myself from entering into iffy trades. I agree with a previous post saying trading is like fishing. I can recall from my...
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    7 tips to be a good trader

    Thank you for all the tips especially for the arbitrage between index future contracts at different time zone. I noted you mention buying high or low volatility. Is the instrument you mentioned considered a second derivative? and what would be the appropriate symbol for trading it? thanks
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    What's the dumbest thing you've done?

    The dumbest thing I did was longing MRK when MRK loses the first Vioxx trial. I got my shares way below the market and I thought I got a bargin. I have to take a point hit in less than 30 seconds.
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    Whats the fastest way to lose your money?

    Long oil during the head fake this morning during the 10:30am oil number.
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