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    China dumps 1 trillion in US reserves !!!

    I doubt it. The March 2007 US dollar index value is rising for about 10 days. February Gold future price is decreasing for 10 days. I believe the story is too secret to be authentic.
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    Computing Schedule D "Cost basis"?

    http://search.irs.gov/web/query.html?col=allirs&charset=utf-8&qp=&qs=-Wct%3A%22Internal+Revenue+Manual%22&qc=&qm=0&rf=0&oq=&qt=d&search.x=16&search.y=9 Depends on what your Form 1099-B says (your broker sends that form to you) but the schedule d instructions for 2006 say both buy and sell...
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    Halfway through Reminiscence of a Stock Operator. How does the

    I suspect everyone reads the tape differently. I can not figure out exactly what tape reading is. I think, after reading "Reminiscences Of A Stock Operator" many times that Jesse Livermore notices certain stocks are actively traded, that the trading shows significant size, and that the price is...
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    MBA after establishing your business...?

    I remember about years 1985 to 1995 I wanted to know what the MBA degree was. I recall figuring that since a MBA degree is a business degree then MBA degreed people must know a lot about business. I remember asking MBA degreed people and executives - some vice presidents - three questions that I...
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    25 Surprises for 2007

    You forgot to mention Paris Hilton Federline.
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    Stockcharts.com

    finance.google.com bigcharts.com www2.barchart.com finance.yahoo.com http://screen.finance.yahoo.com/stocks.html askresearch.com http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/finder/deluxestockscreen.aspx?query=New+52-Week+Highs&btnQryFrm=Go http://www.livecharts.co.uk/ nasdaq.com
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    US-China negotiations

    I recall reading that there was a time, perhaps about year 1940 when the USA was a creditor nation. The USA could ask another county for military help and in exchange forgive some of their debt. Forgiving debt has an instant positive effect on a debtor nation. Forgiving debt reduces the wealth...
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    Soros, ignorant in economic theory?

    I think through a possible scenario: Suppose the USA dollar / Japanese yen exchange rate is a historically high value. Japanese products, say cars appear to be attractively priced to USA buyers. Suppose USA people buy Japanese cars instead of USA produced cars. At the same time USA domestic...
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    how to select the most profitable strategy

    You might consider if profit is the only way to judge a system. Sometimes I choose a system that shows less profit but has lesser and shorter losing streaks. I read that software is available to study the performance of trading systems. You might wish to include slippage in any back...
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    What is a "sterilization bond"?

    My interpretation: A Chinese company sells goods to the USA in exchange for USA dollars. Chinese company then exchanges USA dollars for Chinese yuan. Chinese company then exchanges yuan for Chinese bonds ("sterilization bonds") from the Chinese government. Yuan is removed from the private...
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    Do You Want To See A Pretty Chart? Do You?

    Volatility can be great sometimes. If I can hold a stock for years then profit can be great. I recall my most profitable trades using smaller positions, wider stops and holding the position for years. Overall I estimate I lose 60 % of the time. Few big winners offset many losses. My method shows...
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    Charting software with "freehand" draw?

    I use Microsoft Works or Excel spreadsheets to graph data. Then I take a snapshot of the screen and paste it into paint to draw trend lines and add text.
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    Major Selloff Today!!!

    Why do you think selloff? Bbc.com reports FTSE-100 up 22 points (about 0.35 %) and cme.com reports the emini Standard and Poors futures contract trading up 25 points, up about 0.02 %.
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    Stupid newbie question: sold what I didn't buy

    Prices can gap at the opening. One big loss can offset all the small profits.
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    Friday is quadruple witching day

    I remember hearing on TV that some traders trade spreads. For example if the spread between a SPZ06 future contract and the underlying Standard And Poors index value is great then a trader might sell future contracts and buy a group of stocks that correlates closely with the price behavior of...
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    What does it mean...

    http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=CAT Price to earnings ratio is one measure of performance of a business. Closing price of Caterpillar (symbol CAT) stock is $ 62.12 / share. Diluted EPS (earnings per share) is $ 5.06 / share. 62.12 / 5.06 = 12.27 or price is 12.27 times earnings.
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    Cuban's idea how to screw Apple

    Apple might respond by giving music away and selling advertising also.
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    Firms Seek Edge Through Speed

    I wonder how much money Dave Cummings can manage this way.
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    HLYS the next UARM and CROX

    Bigcharts.com shows only four days of trading for HLYS. How do you trade a security with so short a history?
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    Problems with my ENTRY indicators

    Hi Jimclark, I keep a list (Microsoft Works or Excel spreadsheet) of stock symbols that appear on my scan. Occasionally I examine the indicators and charts to learn if my buy rules are met.
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