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If all it took to win wars was to spend the most money, have the best technology and the best trained army we would all be Romans. Maybe the Romans messed up something along the way. Then, if all it took was the best technology, spending the most money and having the best army we would all...

yep, because everyone has not already bought calls for just that scenario :)

I think that what is probably more important is the quality of the posts. I mean if someone has come on with only five posts but they have been rock solid type stuff, I would pay much more attention to that person then to some one with 1000 mostly worthless posts. Brandon

The wheat contract on the KCBoT is the most important US type and has decent volume (4 to 6K a day usually). That particular market is really dominated by professionals (hedgers with commercial interest). I think that any time you can gain a unique and valid perspective about the market then you...

It is probably easier to think that Trader555 is not telling the truth with what he is posting. Most of me is inclined to not believe it, however there is a chance he is serious - we have no way of knowing with the internet- and I do think we should treat it as such. There are many examples of...

You sound like a dope fien. Sell the farm to get into rehab and go to Gamblers Anon. Seriously, if you are being honest with this post, this is what you did, this is what you felt like, you have a serious problem. You should not be trading. Its crack for you. Crack Kills. If you can't do this...

I have to get to a doctors atp, but will post reasons for trade when I return.

Still holding 1/4 of the APPB trade, also working a long in WMT. Brandon

Moving stops on APPB up to 24.35. Brandon

[11:30] <brandon> 11:30:57 DAY TRADE: (Based on daily and intraday setups. Hold = sev. min. to sev. hrs. Gen. Guide: Partials at S/R as risk zone is covered. B/E on rest until target at next S/R. Closed by EOD) SHORT SETUP NQ under 972. Stops above 975. Will watch this one cautiously...

Above is a chart of the trade given this morning in IBM. The stock gapped down nicely on the open and did not fill in its gap but instead continued to move lower. When this occurs the stock is sending a strong signal that it will remain weak. A stocks natural tendancy is to fill in its gap, when...

Should add a second section to this thread on multiple timeframes. To me it is really one of the keys to keeping losses small and gains bigger. Here is a chart from today Above is the chart of the Nasdaq100 from a short given. It was a short under 1007.5. As you can see on the 15 minute...

MER is not showing anything positive, so going to go ahead and close it. One of the good things about being short the weakest stocks is that even if you are proven wrong, you don't have to lose much. It really keeps the edge in your favor. Brandon

Looking for a short in MER on a new LOD (under 33.6). Brandon

Here is a trade I had this morning. This is just about the closest thing to a perfect short setup intraday that I think you would find. On the open C gapped down sharply and in the first several minutes of the day was a member of one of the weakest sectors and was one of the weaker...

This has likely changed as a lot of the volume has gone off the floor to the ISE, but in general people who are buying options (which is what most people try to do) are not going to win. Those who write options are assuming a large risk (unless they are hedging or using some market neutral...

True Story: In 2000 I made over 900% trading options. Also True: I dont know a damn thing about them and anyone who would listen to me about options is a fool. I made the money by doing things I would have never dreamed of it stocks. I could have just as easily gone broke, and I got very lucky...

One thing I have seen with some people who have not been able to make it is that they always fall back on the idea that they are too smart to fail. They hold onto opinions long after it has been proven false etc. This is just one many problems that can effect someone, but it is a big one...

I must be the resident dumb ass. I have an IQ of 105 and got a 22 on my ACT :eek: Brandon

People always complain. In 1999 and 2000 people wished for the glory days of 1998. Most traders will never make money and they don't want to take the blame themselves for not doing it-so to them its always an "impossible" market, and there are never a shortage of chatrooms and people on msg...