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it was the arbs between the ND and the NQ having a good month :)

Hello Deb and welcome to ET. I know that most people do not want to hear this, but you are supposed to break even for awhile. It is part of the process. Probably the most frustrating part, but still part of it never the less. Even after you have been trading for several years, you will come...

They don't have them in yet. Toni took it just a few weeks ago. There is an add on thing you can take for them though. Brandon

Oneil says to sit out bear markets. Canslim is working great, your flat while the 95% of the rest of the world has flushed their money down the toilet. Brandon

I know a few Ivy Leaguers and none of them have been trust fund babies with great connections that got them in. They have all been very hard working, disciplined, intelligent people. Exactly what would make you a good trader. Brandon

Above 68 proved to be the true point, but I had to get up and stretch as things slowed down, so I just had the order in at 72. Whenever things get so slow and boring like that, its time to be ready for a pop. Its almost like the market can tell the amatures are done, then it moves. You could see...

Have been watching for the NQ to break above 1072 all day. Flip flop this morning, but the market could never go limit down, and on the second test of lows. If we get over 1072, should give us a nice pop to work with. Brandon

I think some common sense is a lot more important then intelligence. Most people actually dont have either, but of the two, in trading, common sense is needed I think. Brandon

Because it did not get that low :) Comstock had erronious data this morning. Brandon

I think it depends on what your goal is and where you live. For example if you live in Manhatten 100K a year is not too much. Where I live you can live like a king on 100K a year. Where my parents live you can live like a king on 50K a year, and where my grandparents are at you could live like a...

Eurex has already done that. Fee's there are around $0.40 I believe, and there is no difference between members and non members. It will never happen in Chicago though as long as the floor controls what happens. Brandon

Did one last trade for the month. I had not planned on doing anything today, but this mornings large gap convinced me to stick around and see if there would be any continuation to the upside as the statistics suggest there would be. After the econ numbers the market rested nicely just under...

\ SSFs are taxxed as stocks. They do not have 60/40 tax treatment. Brandon

The volume on the Mini Dow places it easily in the top 1/2 of all contracts listed. That said, you are not going to be able to scalp with 20 to 100 stuff, 100 is a challange in the NQ, its probably years away in the YM. If you want to trade the DOWs, your best off doing it with 1 to 5 lots...

I still play on news the same way. Its a very good strategy, but the thread ran its course. I like to start one that shows something, but once the relevent info is there, then I tend to not continue it. Brandon

Looks like this will be it. There was nothing at the open that turned me on, so I'm 90% certain that November is over for me. End result is 9.05% after commissions. Overall I think that is pretty good especially when considering I fought the market all month, and I did not capitalize on a single...

Cousin Balda!!! Thanks for the plug :D :p :) :eek: Brandon

Today did not produce too much. We did have the NR7 on friday, but over the last several weeks we have seen a higher level of volatility, so that was not something that had me thinking we would see a trend day. I was expecting it to be pretty choppy, which is what it was. Got one trade off...

Sorry for the delay in getting this up this week. Toni was gone so I was in charge of everything (both business and house) so I got behind on everything, including this. Tuesday ES Long 898.25. Out 895.25. Loss 2.5ES ES Long 902.50. Out 905.50. Gain 3.0ES Daily net. +0.50 ES or $25 per...

Hey guys, I'm alive. I was out in California for a few days, and then over the last several days my doctor had to readjust my migraine medication and it made me sick as a dog. Ill post the results from this week and catch up this weekend. Brandon