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atrader, do you mind explaining one common set-up that works for you? also in general what is your profit to loss raitio 3/1? i know it is different all the time, but just curious. i started by trading appl. made $1500 in first two days, then lost $4k. i just could not believe that a...

cyber, again thanks greatly!!! not sure if we should continue this in public thread or if u want to PM me, but can you give me advise on share size? when i started i was buying 1000 but now that i know better 1000 seems huge. i know it has to be enough to cover the broker fees. when i...

cyber, i was posting when you posted. thanks, that is solid insight and i will look into them. i have a question: do u use trailing stops?? they seem worthless to me. they guarantee that i get my trailing stop less than the highest price. i dont think i have made any extra money using...

jn, that is a good point. i am interested to know, how long have u been trading, and are u successful. do you play only the indicators? if so what are your stops (i know they are probably different all the time, but in general). also do u trade stocks, indexes, futures, or all of the...

lol, thanks oracle, and it shows how hard it is to daytrade. cause the market is definitely going down fri. lol. im kidding. about the definitely part. lets see.

this is a great post!! that is exactly what i thought 3 months ago. and i was even thinking aapl and goog. we are thinking the same. funny thin is i started DEC 10th made money the first two days the the market went down. even though i was only day trading i still lost big. there are a ton...

kassz, again i agree, but only to an extent. what i have found is that the past price movement has little relation to the earnings price jump. i.e. ibm spwra wmt to name a few. they all went down leading up to the announcement. also myl is an example of going up and when the...

kassz, your observation is 100% correct. i agree with what you say and your possible reasoning. i think one thing we both can agree on is that the stock price fell. in FSLR case i understand why, it is cut and dry. but in this case it is not as clear. we can guess at it, but it is not cut and...

agreed about the sample size. today was an interesting day. i have logged a bunch of experiences in my month using this play, but this is the first time i experienced this ESRX it hit the triple play, earnings, revs, guidance, this stock is supposed to go up. in after market it was...

thanks. very interesting articles

ok, i am totally new here. i have posted some questions in another thread, hopefully some of u will take time to help answer, but now i am here to contribute. 1st let me give u some background: i am 38 have an accounting degree, played poker for 6 years, plenty of business experience, been...

nodoji - thanks for being candid and helpful. this fake-out thing is what i am most interested in. it comes in many forms, from the after market, to the pre market to the futures, to this misreporting of news, to kramer, to every other thing. i am having a heard time deciphering all of this...

hello, i am new to the board. been reading the site on and off for 3 months, which is also how long i have been trading. i have a bunch of questions and was wondering if anyone could give me some insight. any help would be greatly appreciated. these are general observations: 1) why in...