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ND, your ES paper trading seems to be on fire. Despite what I may have mentioned to you before, I say go for it. You're not a trading noob, and you've shown your ability to read this market pretty damn well, imho. Ya just have to keep an eye on that volatility, cuz that's what'll get you if...

Ok, my last bump attempt. If no response, I'll assume no one here worries about having to put their nest egg and trading capital with the same broker in order to get good commissions on swing/position trades for their IRA. :)

We already made a double top, an almost perfect one, in Oct. '07. This has been the reversal off that to the tune of almost -60%. If we see that 1576 S&P level again, which I don't think we will any time soon, it will probably go on to make new highs. There will always be another stock...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Oqx2GqUvs4

Anyone? ..... Bueller?

That glaring H&S on the daily should make you feel all warm and fuzzy.:D Nice trade so far B1.

Anyone use IB for both intraday trading AND longer term 'active investing', accounting for a large portion of your overall assets? In other words, would/do you trust IB as an alternative to, say a Vanguard or Schwab, to hold a significant portion (>70%) of your total liquid assets, including...

A re-test of 75.00 would set up a nice potential IHS on the hourly (multi-day).

It can be very reasonable if your win rate is >80%.

Too obvious to work, perhaps?

In this case you are absolutely right ... I mistakenly disregarded that huge volume bar, going on price pattern alone. In ES though, I think you would rarely see such a volume shock without a corresponding price shock, which is what I was probably projecting here. I know you trade this stock...

Stocks may be different, but I find that I usually get killed entering on stops in ES (maybe it's my unique problem). On that chart you posted, if that were ES ... you'd have to be a little careful as the "support" below which you went short looks to me like a possible 1st p/b in a new...

Thanks.

Thanks for your insight. If I might ask, what do you consider a reliable timeframe to define "trend of the market" for this .... daily? weekly? ... or perhaps shorter? (hourly)

How I would look at is I would generally play for a continuation of a strong pre-open move ONLY if it pulled back into the open. Conversely, I would fade a significant straight run into/thru the open. You start by scalping and hope to catch a run on occasion. As to what is "common" behavior ...

I mostly trade index futures intraday and ETFs for swings. I also like to use ETFs (mainly SSO) intraday as a low-risk way to test the waters, especially early in the session. I plan to start using them more in my long-term investing as well. The thing I love about them is they're a great way...

Excellent stop B1S2.

Is it easy enough to find mounting options for wide screens if you want to tile say 4, 6, or 8 of 'em?

I'll excuse your comprehension impairment. I was referring to the short version (2nd link you posted) where they addressed the specific causes of the crisis. Again - equities/commodities/options trading was NOT mentioned as a CAUSE. Of course they can suggest slapping a tax on anything they...

Might be, might not be ... but that's just my opinion. I could never prove it nor could you disprove it. So what's your theory, chief?