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I observe the price of Hansen Natural stock symbol HANS increasing above the upper four month trading range price limit. Some people might interpret this as a upside breakout from a cup and handle formation...

If I am buying value stocks I wait until unemployment is over 10 % and the unemployment offices are full. Interest rates might be greater than 15 %. Truck drivers might be getting laid off because factories are closing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average might be more than 20 % less than the...

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There are times when a particular stock might be of interest to traders. I don't know how we can avoid pump and dump activity. I want to read about stocks and learn the reasoning behind the choice of stock. I learn a lot from EliteTrader.com members.

A long term trend following position trader might select stocks from a list that includes utilities, telecommunications, or home builders. If price increases and a buy signal appears then the trader buys. You are not interested in trading but you are interested in mean reversion? It does not...

In the futures market "margin" is not the same as the word "margin" used by stock brokers. In the futures market "margin" is a performance bond, something like a down payment. It is possible to lose more than all the money in a futures account.

One possible reason for Standard And Poors Index futures: I recall about 1987 there was no SPY index tracking stock. I do not remember any actively traded security representing the general market indexes. Index futures could be used by mutual funds for hedging or investing. I remember reading...

Jack Hershey has many good ideas and I appreciate his presence at EliteTrader.com.

I use software to back test my trading methods and learn if the idea is profitable. Software allows me to compare different trading methods. I prefer some methods over others. I believe software helps me avoid losses. The cost of software is less than one big loss. I think software is...

Bigcharts.com shows Standard and Poors 500 index value increasing since spring of year 2003. Your only experience is during a time of generally increasing prices. If general market average values decrease you might discover how easy it is to lose money. You might study price histories...

You might have to move to a place where such job opportunities exist. Alternatively you could develop your own trading methods and work whatever job that you want, or not work at all if you don't want to work. The things that you desire are likely within yourself.

I stop trading while I act out feelings of impatience for as long as it takes.

Follow the trend.

There might be lots of big independent traders. Traders might operate so privately and secretly that they remain unknown. Some traders might not appear to be wealthy. Consider Warren Buffett, living in a house in a average neighborhood and drives his own car. I recall reading that Warren Buffett...

Buy and hold strategy. Duplicate the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Performance history is attached. Buy and do nothing for 20 years shows a 27.21 % annual growth rate. Draw downs can be great (greatest draw down about 36 %). Is it really necessary to work hard at trading?

I enjoy independence and intellectual puzzles. I am self confident enough to quit my job and trade full time. I do not consider trading necessarily risky. Trading is risky if I do not manage risk. I remember finding working for the big company every day to be counterproductive. The study...

http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Enviro/envENV01122706.htm Associated Press BEIJING -- China's top environmental official is blaming corruption for frustrating environmental protection efforts and worsening the country's already severely polluted air and waterways...

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=123956&version=1&template_id=46&parent_id=26 Parts of the article: In addition to a host of thorny international issues Germany will be confronted with when it takes the EU chair from Finland on Jan. 1, Berlin faces the...

I have a fantasy that NYSE management told the big traders DO NOT cause panic DO NOT cause volatility until after this merger deal is complete. After the merger then you can have all the fun and games you want.

1)How easy is it to short stocks above $5 with mid to large daily trade volumes. I find short selling as easy as buying. With an internet web site trading interface I click on "sell short" instead of buy and enter the order. 2)how easy it is to acquire short stock shares? are some firms...