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    Bond Futures

    after hours rally .... sometimes I fade the AH move ... but today I am scared :)
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    millionaire bonds traders

    gosh ... it hits me that there must be some really big hits and misses in P+L 's for those guys in the pits these days as well as hedge funds and CTA's who trade these instruments
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    New Book from IB

    it lists for $95 on amazon autographed by TP ( gosh )
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    RollingOver Gold

    Trader’s only need Dec and April. starting this week traders will only need DEC no short term trader is doing April or even FEB for that matter PS ... all mini YG Traders see your broker for rules on the rollover date ... it might be a few days before FND
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    Let's get real about returns

    ONLY Experienced Traders with proven methodology and results over time ( not paper trading or hypothetical ) should be doing so many contracts at a time in the SPOOS , or other big time futures contracts <Who trades 5 lots with a $100k account, not me for sure. More likely 10...
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    IB backfill for charts

    on giving us high / low ranges for european futures on our TWS screens .... one thing at a time please :)
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    Don Bright's OO YTD Results-WOW!

    but in the AUGUST TASC magazine Don Bright tells a person in his column that asks about the winning % of traders "WE LOOK FOR A 70 % Batting Average " is not this a little high? gosh ... would that make all bright traders millionaires? or do all prop firms get their traders...
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    Gold and Silver mini

    by the way ... gold futures , silver futures , and the precious metals stocks
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    Gold and Silver mini

    for gold futures the lead months during the year change but are always one of those in this list FEB , APR , JUN , AUG , DEC a good live broker, perhaps Futures Magazine or the CBOT or NYMEX websites should be able to tell you the rollover or First Notice Days for Gold...
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    Gold and Silver mini

    or go to the NYMEX website perhaps there is someone in marketing who can help you there ... I used to work with the brokers on the floor in Comex trust me ... people will trade Oct. but the Pro's trade DEC check the Volume next month in the YG you will see DEC doing mucho...
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    How Are You Supposed to Daytrade This?

    would 2 minute charts work ? gosh ... what the heck is driving Euro ? don't tell me its the Tour de France :)
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    Gold and Silver mini

    the next lead month starting on the rollover is DECEMBER ... not October ... gold is different than some other commodities as far as switching months goes trust me ... DEC is the one to trade after rollover
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    winning week turns into losing week

    and re read the latest issue of SFO magazine entitled " Trade Demons and your potential "
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    Do You Have A Trading Plan, and Do You Know It Inside and Out?

    I had a trading plan that I used to make 1200 % on my small trading acocunt in 2000 but the opp. for arb I found then has mostly disappeared it has truely been a struggle for me to find some other method that works for me and that keeps me disicplined. the 1200 % return was...
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    Bond Futures

    I have noticed bonds go higher after the USA close only to be slammed in our day session in recent weeks in our move down
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    Bond Futures

    it might have even been a C up day ? by the way ... what are the key round numbers in the 10 yr intraday between handles? I know numbers like 8 , 16 , 24 are sometimes important in the 30 yr intraday
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    winning week turns into losing week

    somewhere out there this has probably been discussed before but I find it increasingly frustrating that I have left alot of money on the table ( for others I guess ) by giving up my gains for certain weeks and then turning those weeks into bad weeks that take me weeks to recover...
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    Gold and Silver mini

    that the YG contract trades those hours and IB offers trading in those hours
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    Bond Futures

    Given the enormity of the recent mortgage-refinancing boom, which may exceed $2 trillion this year, and the fact that the market for mortgage-backed securities is the largest ($5 trillion) segment of the $20 trillion bond market, additional forced selling could easily occur and put upward...
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    Gold and Silver mini

    do some research at the CBOT website and nymex website know the hours your contract is open for trading know the most active months and when they rollover :)
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