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It is far to difficult IMO to trade illiquid micro futures on a short term basis. Maybe in a few years they will be better, if the volumes grow. Here's my free advice. Save more cash and allocate $20k per contract, as an ideal *minimum*. Don't trade for income, have another source of...

Maybe you're looking for a hardware VPN appliance?

Japanese Yen: I realize this will not be a popular view. Yes, it is countertrend. Yes, it is insane to try to fight this ridiculous one-way trend. But, from these levels, long futures (short USDJPY) could be something to *try*. Carefully. However if you do 'get lucky' on a long Yen...

Some thoughts for myself: Regarding the 30 Year: While we did reach 148 as anticipated (amazingly with a large degree of accuracy..), my original call had the stop too tight, as we approached 140.x back in early March. I failed to followup to the post in between then. I did not place this...

148 hit. New chart on the short term:

Did I just hear you say that you don't like ice cream? Did you even try it?? :D

Sorry, can you please explain the difference between 'add', and 'offer'? Aren't you also just adding more at 60? Just hoping to better understand your posts. Thanks.

Do whatever makes you happy, I am simply trying to give you solid advice. It makes absolutely no sense to get a top-end Core i7 and not use an SSD. In that eBay listing, the MB is kinda junky, btw, as another poster pointed out. You could build such a system yourself with better...

The prices have come down enough where it makes sense to pay the additional <$200 to get a modestly-sized and super-fast SSD for your primary (OS and Apps) drive. I think the Intel 520 180GB hits the sweet spot here. Once you get an SSD, you'll never go back. It's not a fancy hard drive; it...

Pony up for an SSD. There's no reason to get such a beast and not use an SSD for the primary drive. I recommend the Intel 520 series, or maybe you might like the Samsung line.

Ok, that makes sense. Thanks for your input.

I love reading your posts but wasn't sure what the advice was.. you're saying don't trade the Yen because it's a popular news item? And be a humble hobbit? Something about being too greedy? Sorry, a bit lost :)

This is for my own future reference, so please don't pay attention to this post. When witnessing a strong move like this *in what appears to be the early stages*, get in on the retraces. This puppy provided no less than SIX chances to get in with a very tight stop, offering a hugely...

I'm always afraid to be late to the party without realizing the guests have barely started to arrive. All this time I'm making a frelling chart to post on ET, thinking, "wow, if we could only get a pull back so I can get in safely". lol... edit: 1.0490 btw. wtf.. I suck :) edit: 1.0482...

Damn thing is just a falling knife... now 1.0526. I was doing some work and saw it start to drop, noticed around 1.0670 or so.. whoa. edit: 1.0514 edit: 1.0510 whoaa...

Now, if I can learn to trade *with* the trend, I might be able to make that elusive 5x ATR thingy I've read about in other threads. (just kidding around, of course). Green arrow is when I said to buy, red to sell. Ensuing drop is just..wow.

Hi, It appears that my system clock does not align properly with ET's clock. I am in HST and my computer's clock is properly sync'ed. But, we appear to be off by 3 minutes, plus one hour. 1) Maybe the hour differential is due to a bug in ET's software where my timezone difference is not...

I would not be completely uncomfortable with taking profits around the 1.0750 level at which the futures contract is currently trading. I am a bit cautious about opening trades in one direction or another at this level, just would be looking to take profits now due to channel resistance...

Yes, I think you've highlighted my concerns about accidentally having the trader be liable via joint account.