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    Very scarce Darvas book

    Can you describe the system? Is the system different from the method described in the "How I made 2 Million Dollars In The Stock Market" book?
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    Optimization Paradox: Avg Trade vs. Number of Trades

    You might also consider the magnitude of the draw downs (losing streaks).
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    How can Nikkei 225 not recover after so many years?

    Perhaps the Japanese are competing with the Chinese and lots of work, jobs and production moved to China.
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    Strategy backtests well for ES but not for other index futures

    Your observations are consistent with mine.
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    How does one intelligently hedge against the risk of a US Dollar collapse?

    If I think the exchange rate of the dollar to something else is decreasing then I sell dollars and buy the something else.
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    I got SERIOUSLY robbed by Oanda

    Looks to me like a lot of slippage in a fast changing environment.
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    Mitt Romney Says, "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt"...

    Visteon Corporation (stock symbol VC) was once the parts division of Ford Motor Company. Nobody seems to be talking about Visteon but I notice VC stock price value decreased about 31 % today to USA $ 0.39 / share. Visteon may be another candidate for bankruptcy.
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    I Guess $10 will Eventually Be A High Price Stock ?

    I remember - maybe it was during the recession of year 1982 - reading the New York Stock Exchange listed stock prices in the newspaper and almost all were less than $ 10 / share.
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    Mitt Romney Says, "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt"...

    Delphi Corporation (symbol DPHIQ.PK) is the parts division of General Motors. According to http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=DPHIQ.PK, management of Delphi Corporation declared bankruptcy October 2005, they appear to still be working and have about 169,000 employees. So part of GM - the parts...
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    Jokes 2

    How come I never see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery Again"?
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    Jokes 2

    "Oooh, I have three kids and no money. Why can't I have no kids and three money? - Homer Simpson
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    Very newb excel question

    You can copy and paste the data from http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=IBM Down at the bottom of the page is a link that reads "Download To Spreadsheet". Try downloading and opening the file in Excel.
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    Initial Unemployment Claims Rise to Highest Level Since September, 2001

    Recession? What recession. Walmart.com CEO says sales grow despite downturn Reuters - 13 hours ago By Nicole Maestri NEW YORK (Reuters) - Just as Wal-Mart's (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) stores are benefiting from an economic downturn that has shoppers gravitating toward low...
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    Give me ONE rational explanation for Today's rally

    Whatever happened has broad effects. I notice 10 year USA Treasury note futures, USA Dollar index futures, gold futures, crude oil futures, SP index futures and maybe even corn futures all changing direction about 1:00 PM USA Eastern Standard Time.
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    Hedge Fund Chiefs to Testify Thursday

    Today 10 AM c-span. http://www.c-span.org/ I want to hear James Simons testify. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aDbT5U_aCCPM&refer=news Simons, 70, runs the $29 billion Renaissance Technologies LLC out of East Setauket, New York. The former academic makes money by...
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    Hedge Fund Chiefs to Testify Thursday

    This might be worth watching if broadcast on TV. I think testimony is scheduled for Thursday, 13 November 2008. http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/12/hedge-fund-executives-to-testify-before-congress/ Hedge Fund Chiefs to Testify in Washington November 12, 2008, 6:46 am...
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    The Learning Curve

    Anger is a feeling that communicates to me that limits are reached. Exhaustion is a feeling that communicates to me that it is time to rest. Worry is a feeling that focuses my attention on something. Frustration is a feeling that communicates to me that there is a difference between what I...
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    how to disable antivir update popup ?

    The next time the window pops up go to task manager (ctrl-alt-del) and write down the name of the program that is running. Look at processes. If you right click the program in task manager it shows the path to the program. Then find the program and rename it, maybe put the word "old" in front of...
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    Modeling Slippage

    I use two methods: 1) Suppose my system trades at the opening price of the next interval. I have a slippage parameter, say it is 0.5, my system calculates the difference between the high price of the interval and the opening price of the interval, multiplies by 0.5 and adds the opening price...
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    Buffett-style investing - a discussion

    Warren Buffett’s CORT buys Aaron Rents Bizjournals.com, NC - Nov 6, 2008 CORT, an office furniture and corporate relocation services company acquired by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway eight years ago, has acquired Aaron ...RNT - BRK.A http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=rnt shows RNT...
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