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its funny ... even if one finds a way ( edge ... etc ) to make money as a trader ... how humbling the markets can be I never know how much money I will make (or lose ) in a given day ( or week) even if I "sense" over time based on my account size or volatility in the instruments...

hi ripley gosh ... I thought you were still a youngster say 18-20 yrs old are you older than that or just a smart kid able to whiz through school and get those degrees at an early age ? by the way ... can you program at all ? maybe you should apply for a "quant" position somewhere?

why don't you enter one of those "trading contests" using either "real" or "on paper" $$$ if you can finish in the top 5 ... maybe the media will pick up on the "whiz kid" trader

I used to notice BARRONS stocks "in play" either pre market on the following monday or even upon further analysis "in play" the prior friday after hours is there still some of this nonsense going on ?

yes ... forex markets open up again sunday night EST good luck !

I hardly ever go long equities ... I guess I could put some "spare cash" into equity exposure but only with some sort of hedge or downside protection or only if it were a percentage of my trading account that I was comfortable with in case the "shit hit the fan" just after I...

what about advance and decline ratios and high - low stats ?

mark cook ... I once met him ... he was giving a free seminar on short term bond trading I lost a few thousand $$$ trying to do what he did and gave up ... ( nothing against mr cook ... he is a gentleman and probably makes alot of money trading "his style" ) :p

forget this guy ... put all your assets including "pawning" your home into chinese stock market can miss making millions !!!!! ( ok ... I am only KIDDING ) but seriously ... son ... how the heck did you get to borrow so much money to begin with ? you better think about your...

doctor chen I wish to thank you for taking the time to reply to my question and wish you good luck in your success in trading and in making your "blog" a site that is viewed by millions :)

my broker is showing QM volume of 22K vs CL volume of 182K on globex today needless to say the 1/2 size QM can still be worth trading as with all the volatility in crude oil one need not "lose" as much if wrong on a spec position

made nice coin the last 9 trading days had to "regain my composure again" after a small blowup 10 trading days ago needless to say I made back what I lost on that day :)

funny how I never heard of "red kite" until today http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=afabKwEmj_cU&refer=home and this news did not help either for copper longs today http://www.cnbc.com/id/16945306

well "the dark side" ( or force ) tried to "jam me" in european trade today in metals well I hedged properly and the $%^#@&* did not make a DIME !! ha ha h aha ha h ah a ( ok ... I am not going mad ... ) :eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91eXcgai6Fo www.nypost.com ( from last month ) -HOT COMMODITY- TRADER'S NEW PIT: YOUTUBE -By ZACHERY KOUWE- -January 16, 2007 -- Nearly 24 years after he began trading silver in the rough and tumble pits of the New York Mercantile Exchange, electronic...

huh > ? go and tell that to the prop traders placing big bets or making them tomm as the numbers come out :)

hello doctor ... sorry if this has been asked before but do you ever trade the calls you make or are they "paper trades " ?

any volume so far in the softs ( either through NYBOT-ICE or NYMEX ) ?

spot gold high this am approx. $661 spot silver high this am approx $ 13.77

do you guys who blindly buy on margin without any risk management also drive without a steering wheel ? :eek: