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Just wondering, what are the advantages of YM vs es/nq? thx in advance

Any news out? 10-yr dropped 1/2 a handle in about 2 seconds. God I need a news feed :)

That's definitely the key to not getting emotional over losses, learning not to feel too satisfied after a winning streak -- self-destructive trading needs a "self" to destroy. Stop fantasizing about the future and forget the past -- the present tense is where its all at. :)

I think "crowd" refers more to "crowd mentality" where people are buying or selling only because they believe everyone else is doing so. This more or less translates into momentum chasing or "train leaving the station" impulsiveness, which usually (at least from what I've seen) is proved wrong...

Thanks all! Will take a look into all those.:)

Haven't bought a new computer for 3 years, so a bit behind. Can anyone recommend a good notebook for basic website designing for up to 2k?

Does any quote service provide intraday charts dating back, say, a year?

Bingo! Isn't that the point? :) Tongue-in-cheek aside, the market has no clue whether you are trading 50 contracts with a 55k account or a 5mil account -- the trade is the same, just a matter of what you're personally comfortable with. In any case, getting back to the point of the...

Just started on a new "system", shooting for 10% a week, intraday trades only, avg 1 or 2 trades a day. Sounds like alot, but works out to just about 7-8 NQ points per contract a week at about 70% max intraday leverage. Don't bother with "avg" returns, imo systems either have a true edge...

This week I tried trading without any external information but the tape and charts (no cnbc, no news or trading sites, only one peek at the weekly data reports to know when to expect volatility). Just a few cd's playing, and a guitar in my lap trying to learn a few riffs. It was...

looks like limit orders frozen, probably cme issue, market orders still ok

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Chalk another one up to the contrarians :)

You get what you pay for. IB is all about executions -- don't you think def knows what he's talking about? :)

People actually trade using IB w/o a separate quote provider? :)

Several sectors and individual names gave a heads up on the gap failing.

Just curious -- bobcathy = The Cat in the old mirc chatroom made by arbi? :)

The point of the selling = how much more good news can come out via Iraq? Saddam dead? Not much difference as of now it would seem . . .

I would think that any kind of "war resolution rally" (and maybe monday morning was it?) already assumes the death or neutralization of Saddam and his family -- does it really matter much at this point if the guy is alive or dead or relaxing on some tropical island?

Thanks :)