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Dear Canyon man 0 0, I've been doing some dictation with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 5.0 using my normal tone of voice, but this is what happens. As you can say, a test make a lot of mistakes. Sometimes, even after I train the program with specific words, it still has a hard time getting it...

Thanks canyonman00. Maybe I'll give it another try. I have Dragon Naturally Speaking 5.0 and I did just what you said - trying to pronounce more clearly when training, etc. I'll see if just talking normally all of the time will help.

vanilla2, Note that those numbers are for the cumulative volume of the 5 levels displayed in the depth of market. Also, that example was based on past observations of the ES. NQ may be different.

gms, I'm just curious how you're going to use this? If you're trading off of a daily chart, you still need to wait until the close to make sure it's a valid cross-over signal. In other words, if you calculate the crossover price and enter intra-day, the market could turn back around and...

J-Trader does total the depth of the market on each side. That is what the cumulative column on the right side is. Just look at the bottom numbers in each cumulative column for the total amount of bids and offers

I've used imbalances in the bid/offer volume to help in trading the ES. What I've found is that when there is a large imbalance (like 3:1 or more), the market will tend to trade in the direction of the imbalance. For example, if there was a total volume of 600 bids and 3000 offers, the...

Yes, medication has helped me! :D

I tried using voice recognition software to write journals and such, but found that it it wasn't very accurate. I spent more time "training" the software and correcting the errors than I did just typing it out. By the way, expect a lot of training the software since, as a trader, you will...

Another technique that may help you to exit with a wash when you're down on a trade and just want to get out as best you can is to "bracket" the price action with a stop and a limit order (This also works well for maximizing profits when trying to exit at target levels). Place a limit order...

If a trade goes against you, but doesn't hit your initial protective stop, and then begins to retrace in your direction, try trailing your stop just below the new pivot that was formed (if long, and vice-versa for shorts). I've also had a lot of trouble getting stopped out at break-even...

Try increasing your size in smaller increments, say 25 or 50 share increases at a time, and gradually work your way up to the larger size. It sounds like the 500 - 800 shares you're trying to trade is beyond your risk tolerance and confidence level right now, and you're getting shaken out of...

If they can have a pool for lottery tickets and such, why not stock?

Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares, which track the Class A shares are currently trading at $2,400 per share. Get together with some of your poor friends and you can all chip in together for a share or two.

When trading odd-lots in listed securities, make sure you use a stop w/ limit rather than just plain stop orders if using stops. I found out the hard way a couple of weeks ago that when trading odd-lots, if there is an unusually wide spread, the specialist can fill you at the bid (for sell...

I think it's OK to average down as long as you've planned ahead of time where you will add to your position and where you will exit the entire position if you're wrong. I've started using averaging down as a tool on some of my trades and it's been working well. The only drawback is that many...

Here's a more in depth article I just found: April 15, 2003 Many investors can beat the market, contrary to popular belief ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A new study at the University of Michigan Business School finds that a significant minority of investors can beat the stock market. "At...

Hi everyone. Here's something I found in Investor's Business Daily the other day that I found encouraging: Some Investors Can Beat Wall St. Some 20% consistently pick stocks that outpace the stock market as a whole, says an Ohio State University study. It looked at 113,000 accounts of...

A headline like that at the top of a bull market would certainly be cause for concern, but now, three years after the top, I think it could be bullish because it will encourage the public to get back in to equities. Also, IMHO, the market indices look like they've been basing for the last 6 -...

Hi tradersaavy, I live in Plantation. I trade futures and stocks.

Call the data vendor and ask them to fix the bad tick (unless you're using data that is stored on your computer). In that case, you would need to correct the bad tick manually.