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    BUSINESS PLAN-What do you think of it?

    "As far as stops are concerned, it makes no sense to adjust them based on what the stop was when you did your last trade. Your stops should be adjusted to give you the best possilbe profit/loss ratio. You should figure out what the best stop would be by looking at the charts, not at how your...
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    BUSINESS PLAN-What do you think of it?

    THERE WE GO! Thx, man thats the answer I have been looking for. Crystal clear...:cool: ! I have been looking to check if this is true as you stated in this post of yours but havent had a decent reply from IB, Datek, other brokers but also not from other members on this or other boards...
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    BUSINESS PLAN-What do you think of it?

    JS, I agree on IB but one thing sucks-BUYING POWER UPDATES!!! Originally I wanted to start out as a daytrader but than SEC "killed me". OK, I think to myself, I can still daytrade 3 times in 5 days or I can swingtrade but than IB announced T+3 rule (3 business days update. OK, im still...
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    BUSINESS PLAN-What do you think of it?

    :confused: Dear Traders! One thing that should be in the first place for everyone considering trading as anything more than a hobby- A Business plan. Well, here is mine (only the money management part) so if anyone would like to share some thoughts about it (like, weather I stand a chance...
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    Shorting to be outlawed?

    Magna, I couldn't agree more!!! The only reason I posted my original Q was because I am really a newbie and wanted to know how markets are/will be reacting to this awfull situation... just wanted some TRADING oppinions. Got a lot of political wiews :( :mad: Alex
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    Shorting to be outlawed?

    Guys, Im reading this and participating from like 5000 miles away and-well, to be honest- WHAT IS HAPPENING TO AMERICA? Land of the free and home of the brave? The symbol of democracy and peace and prosperity? With the land that gives an oppotrunity to everyone smart and brave enough to give...
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    America 2 war - and the markets?!

    Guys, guys, Please, peace! I started this thread JUST to see how other traders react to this situation as to learn from them, not to start a conflict of any kind! I love Croatia, I love America, man I love ANY country that has normal and honest people living in it. Peace to you all! :)...
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    America 2 war - and the markets?!

    Hello everybody! I am starting this thread as I would really like to know what all of you experienced guys think :confused: of this situation that the US (read : world) economy is in, and I dont only mean this horrendeus thing that has happened to newyorkers. OK, we probably all agree on...
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    Software with INTRADAY interday capanilities

    Hello! Does anybody know of a software that has intraday freq (say, 5 min) but interday (multiple days) charting feature? Yes, like Tradestation or Metastock, but the one that wouldnt "hurt" so much.... more like 30-70$/mo. Thanks! Alex
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    IB: The Party Is Over

    Actually, I have been LEARNING to daytrade for three years now. Only done some papertrades. i am going live next week or so. Cheers! Alex
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    IB: The Party Is Over

    Hello Stock optionist! I WANT you to sound like my grandpa :) ! As some of you may know, Im from Croatia....a country where 4k=yearly sallary!!! But, ive been learning to daytrade for like three years now but the new SEC rule kinda screwed me up! So I decided to go swing with nyse...
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    Please help newbies- How to trade w. indicastors

    BTW, theese are the stocks Im following (any advice if I shoul narrow or expand my selection?!) AMD AOL C GDT EMC GE GPS HAL HD HDI ICN JNJ JPM MO MRK MU NE PFE SGP SWY T TXN TYC WFC
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    Please help newbies- How to trade w. indicastors

    Dear friends, I cant thank you enough for the effort U put in this board. Especially Hitman, Praetorian and tymjr... not to ditch the rest of you! Hitman- guess U being Chineese (if I remember correctly) helps with an "open mind" approach Bundlemaker and Wareagle-Yeah, the toughest...
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    Please help newbies- How to trade w. indicastors

    "You’d be doin’ some puckerin’ as I’m aware of a number of simple systems that return a profit. They don’t work in all environments but that doesn’t invalidate their usefulness within a given context. " ---------------------------------------------- tymjr, mind sharing some with...
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    IB: The Party Is Over

    Hello Everyone! I am a new trader just starting out, presumably with IB and have a few Q's if anyone would help. My intended style would be swing trading for now (1-5 days) off of dailys at www.stockcharts.com. I have like 20ish listed stocks I follow. -if I start with 4K will I be able...
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    Please help newbies- How to trade w. indicastors

    Yeeehawww! As my friend Tack would say...:p Guys, we're all traders, professionals (I hope!) ; i started this thread as a help from more experienced guys to us newcomers. I mean, if they trade off of indicators -fine, if its gut feeling-fine too, if its the moon phases... well...:( I...
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    Please help newbies- How to trade w. indicastors

    P.S. If anyones interested in "working on it" with me, I ude stockcharts.com for EOD charting. -go to www.stockcharts.com -pull up a chart of any stock -underneath are a couple of underlined links; click Restore your ChartCode -left upper corner put in 9757779 thats it! just choose your...
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    Please help newbies- How to trade w. indicastors

    Helo everyone! Firstly Id like to thank all the members that have answered my posts in the past, Babak, Praetorian, j_medved, dkamp, rtharp ...sorry if I forgot someone. It is really to have you guys!!! I have been learning to daytrade for three years now, mostly internet articles. Been to...
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    Does anyone use Quote Tracker

    Jerry, I have a Q for U: Can I pay for lets say Telescan or Quicken.com quotes (realtime streaming) and incorporate it in QT? And would I get better bandwidth which is like 200-400 k/s (shown in that little rectangle in left upper corner)? Or does it have to do with my net connection? Mind...
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    Does anyone use Quote Tracker

    Dear Fellow traders! dkamp seems to me that for your style (action within seconds instead of minutes) you should be using Raven or esignal or TradeStation! I mean, QT IS my favourite program and thank you guys for making it, but I AM a swingtrader (1-5 days, yeah you guessed it I don't have...
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