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Although I have had my share (or more) of problems with the connection, I have found that there has been an improvement lately. Specifically, there have been no disconnections on my watch for for at least a month now. I hope it continues. Best to all. Steve46

A while back I approached Manning's staff to talk about working with them. I was interested in presenting an approach to technical analysis that I thought would fit in nicely with their approach. My impression of the staff was not good. While they displayed an in depth understanding of the...

Hey! where did everyone go? Aren't we having fun anymore? Well I am going to close out my long position now at 1129. I think the bias is up (for the moment), however I would not advise anyone here to keep a long position overnight. Better to step in (on good buying) tomorrow. Take Care. Steve46

Hello Boys & Girls: I have been busy this morning, but wanted to look in on you again. I was long the market into the close yesterday, as I mentioned in my previous posts. My reason for posting was to show what the other side of T-Rex's "system" looked like. As I mentioned he is using a simple...

Yes boys; That is my point, he is using his brains. Use yours. A 40 MA trend following system will get its ass kicked in the chop. That is why you have to "use your brains". As Clint Eastwood once said, "a mans gotta learn his limitations". I hope you guys try to develop your own feel for the...

DBPhoenix: You are right. To test you have to have a static set of conditions. I am suggesting that new traders test what I see. A simple 40MA trend system. Use it as a starting point. Forget the rest. Thats how I would approach this. Best Regards, Steve46

I agree. There are many ways to trade profitably. I notice that you made a good call to short the market. One thing that new traders should learn is to jump on a trend early and get some breathing room (if they can). I simply caution traders not to take signals without thinking about what they...

To all posters: Checking back in, I see that you now (after all this time) have some idea of a systematic approach. It seems to be a simple moving average (trend) system. As a previous poster said before signing out "beware the chop", and I agree. Now it should be no problem for someone with...

To All Posters: I thought I would mention this for anyone who contemplates trying the Grisoft product. I was having some problems with virus attacks and I did as was suggested in Error's post. I uninstalled Norton and installed the free version of Grisoft's program. Sure enough it found 27...

To all posters: I am interested in this product and have started to look into it. As a writer, I had ocassion to contact the editors of TASC and Active Trader, and although I submitted many articles, none were selected for publication. I have to conclude that either A.) I am not that good a...

Acrary: Boy it has been one one of those days. Chalk it up to sleep deprivation please. What I am trying to say is, if a market fails to trend for one or more days, then resumes out to 30 or more days, do you still consider it to be a trending market (I would). Thanks, Steve46

Acrary: I should have been more detailed in my request. I see that you are looking for markets that stay in a trend for 30 or more days. What I would like to make clear is what constitutes trend for you. For instance, in an uptrend, is it simply a series of higher highs and higher lows? If so...

Hello Acrary: I am also doing the same. I try to determine what will make up my portfolio for the comming year (futures/commodities only). Thanks for sharing your work. Lkie "TheStudent", I would also like to know how you are defining "trend". I look forward to your reply. Best Regards, Steve46

Sorry Don, This was a response to an earlier post.

You've got to be kidding? Free. What charity did the guy say he worked for? Look, I don't know Don and he dosen't know me, but from experience, I know that good training won't get you to your goal unless you work at it and have at least some talent. The guy is a businessman trying to maintain...

As far as I know Sierracharts does not offer tick charts. Steve46

Hermit: I scalp quite often. In my opinion, scalping is about developing a feel for price action. There are several ways to do this. One is to obtain a trade report and scroll through a market day trade by trade. Another is to develop the skills (reading the level II display, reading volume...

Dpanic: Thanks for your reply. I think that there are some advantages to trading the holidays. With so many floor brokers away on holiday, the second string guys/gals are on watch, and that provides opportunity. For instance, if you are able to anticipate a late day reversal (common in the...

Sorry, the previous post was sent out before it was complete. I wanted to mention that this is what I understand from observation. I don't have specialized training in this field and am always willing to learn something new. Best Regards, STeve46

Intervention in general has failed miserably. Japan, Germany and Hong Kong have tried it this year (and will continue to do so). They have not been able stop the dollar's slide. Most experts think that this continued slide will not be a problem as long as it is orderly, and of course it has to...