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    Jim Simons interview

    which makes me wonder ... what their average "hold time" is on a typical name they trade in their BOX 's model and also what type of commissions they pay on the street :)
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    gold: showdown time

    who is TB ? ( tokyo bank ) ?? I think the HF or MM or dealers dumped gold overnight ...took out some stops below $605 in spot and then had to cover as silver was very strong and oil firmed up
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    $ Silver $

    nice call ... what divergence macd or some other indicator ?
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    Who trade from Morroco ?

    wow ... do you mind me asking if you have ever felt "unsafe" or how the living standard compares and the customs are for you if you lived originally in western europe or usa ?
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    Best electronic gold contract for swing trading

    what time of day do you intend to put on or take off your positions in YG during the daytime ? ( i.e. 8:20 am - 1:30 pm EST and also from 2:00 pm EST - 4:00 pm EST ) are the most liquid ... during asian and european hours ... beware as the spreads can sometimes widen to $1.00 (...
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    $ Silver $

    ouch ... those were some nutty weeks for anyone trading silver in the late 70's-early 80's thanks optionpro ... :)
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    My Daily Trading Results

    hello first of all ... let me wish you good luck and health this yr I have a few questions ... feel free to answer any , all or none of them do you mind me asking if you have visited ET before and read some of what other stock index futures traders look at to trade these instruments...
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    5% per month

    perhaps a better way ... if you have the time to do so ... would be to start a blog ... so as to allow more people to gain insight from your thoughts than just us ET simple folks good luck in whatever you chose to do :)
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    Question for the old timers & experienced

    gosh .... for a young kid your sights are very high will you be able to live with yourself if later on in life you do not reach those lofty goals A: be humble ... B: control risk C: save as much money as you can and figure out how to make that money grow without too much risk while...
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    $ Silver $

    thanks for the info daddyeaux wow optionpro ... I did not realize silver prices in 1982- 1983 had such a wild ride ... I will have to look at the charts for gold in those years too now
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    $ Silver $

    have you considered selling the coins on ebay or finding out what % of silver content they have? there is a battle going on between the people who say the parabolic rise in metals was caused by to many hedge funds, CTA's and momentum players doing the carry trade ( i.e. borrowing...
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    The Perfect Trade

    I trade very actively in futures at this time once in a while I top - tick as the buyer or seller but my time frame is too short for me to hold on and see if the tick bought or sold was the top as a matter of fact ... many times I do not get in or out at a good price ... and do not...
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    Money can't buy happiness

    a yr or so ago ... I heard a story about a religious man with a large family who was poor and in bad health living in jerusalem a rich man from the USA went to visit him and left remarking ... he would give all his wealth away to be happy like the gentleman who had nothing but...
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    be humble ... giving back to society

    I am not at the level of the big guns in HF world but have been trying to give a little back to those in need ... even if it is 50 cents handed to a homeless person or an extra $1.00 to a taxi driver or waiter ... I guess I should focus on the big picture do some volunteer work or...
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    20% up in one month, can it be maintained ?

    hey kid ... you could be up 100 % or more in a month ... means nothing in the short term stay humble ... try to fine tune what works for you ... try not to have bad days or weeks be steady ... do not risk the whole kadoodle report back to us on ET on Dec 31. and give a few $ to...
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    $ Silver $

    speaking of a shell game ... some HF or large spec has been "spoofing" the market in silver in AH trading in the last few days shows size then --- whoops --- reduces size or goes away from the best bid - best offer shown just a few seconds before ... :p
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    many hedge funds had a bad month in MAY

    www.hedgeco.net excerpts ... -May has seen tough trading conditions that may mark the end of earning easy money. The $1.5 trillion hedge fund industry has seen a sell off in prices of precious metals prices in emerging markets and analysts blame fears of inflation and rising rates for the...
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    NYMEX - ACCESS down ?

    huh ? don't tell me ACCESS - nymex is down again for the 2nd day in a row in part of european session ? either that or my vendor is having problems again with the real time data feed :confused:
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    Gold Monthly Shooting Star

    thanks for letting us know now instead of when gold was above $700 an ounce by the way ... if this were to be the top ... is it the top for the yr or a multi yr top ? also ... what if one gets short here thats alot of room on the upside that the market could go against you if...
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    Longest winning streak?

    I have only had one losing week this yr and it was caused by one bad day I have had on occasion a bad day in the other weeks of the yr but have been able to make up for it and end up the week positive funny thing is each weekend I get a tad nervous about if my streak will end or if the...
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