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I believe my edge increases when most long/short traders have puked out in very high volatility/volume events. Those that preserved capital and have no recent pain/fear tied to the move can clean up on others mistakes. The impatient crowd jumps in to soon and gets clobbered in violent...

Just curious. Double billed for what? Exchange fees? For the data feed fees - this is on the monthly statements under 'fees". In fairness to them it is "still under review" although I have been at this for weeks now. The phone call with the IB rep was not the fact based & resolution focused...

IB is by far the worst company in my many 56 years of life I have ever dealt with. They have taken $ from me in bogus back billing charges and are now blaming me. Even their customer service agrees I am getting robbed yet they try to put the blame back on me. My monthly statements prove they...

Thanks for the Italy info. I liked Intra - Milan was like any other gritty city - with a few models thrown in. Italy is cool, it's like anarchy & fashion combined. tutto bene grazie mille & aloha

The Roth IRA is 300% above the regular rate ($24,000 for ES) - at TDA it 50% above the regular rate or $6,039. IB - is a rin-tin-tin outfit - They hit me bogus back billing & will not do anything to fix it. First business I got mad enough over to report to the BBB.

I feel you man - psychologists say the trading buzz is more powerful than smack or crack based on brain cat scans of Dopamine levels when trading. Maybe keep a journal on your thoughts to keep it in check and harness this drive in a productive way. The best way to treat an addiction is to...

Weekend long position spanks this trader. A fool and their $ are soon parted.

Hey - dude from Milan -I traveled from Hawaii to spend a summer in Intra by the lake- just a hop from Milan. All expenses paid trip from an Internet stock tip I gave a friend, just good luck really (ELNK $20 -$140 in a few months). What a beautiful place - great people, food, festivities...

I am a big fan of classic TA - which is unreliable. It takes a lot more than finding chart patterns to succeed with it. Getting and staying profitable is not about finding some holy grail where you rarely ever lose, that's a novices folly - nobody wants to take losses, it goes against human...

Classic TA is centered on the closing price - these are the participants holding position with the most skin in the game. Obviously a pattern that took 10+ weeks to form has more weighting than a pattern that took 25 minutes to form. A 25 minute pattern is not going to send an index on a...

If you want a breakout mkt there are plenty on the CME. Not willing to pay the bloated ICE fees to trade FANG. Seems like a lot of people these days are a 1 trick pony trading only the lethargic ES anyway. Nikkie 225 in full on parabolic breakout - talk about momo!

Many traders keep on the 10 year (ZN) since stock prices are influenced by iit. The Fed & central banks are active at times in it. It i the most liquid instrument on the planet. I like the Ultra bond (UB) as well with it's big price ranges and lower cost to trade in relation to its price ranges.

In other words he used 'backtesting' to deceive his clients & himself. He will be 'backtested' often in prison.

These work real good - fits under my desk - holds a bunch of computers, easy to access the cables since you can roll it out, good for ventilation. IT geeks like them - so do I. Cheap < $40. Can be configured for any shelf height.

BUY1SELL2 - Of course most professional traders layer into positions - unlike the uninformed they use risk/trade mgmt. Among hedge fund traders/mgrs it is consider the height of arrogance to go all in at one time.

How does the greenest of the green retail trade/invest? They go all in with complete arrogance. Most professional traders layer in - adding only to winners. Layering in ensures you have your smallest size on when your wrong and your larger size on when you are right. Layering allows your avg...

Nobody gets out of life alive, so what if he shot himself at the age of 63, he had already lived beyond the avg male life span for that era. He is still the greatest speculator/trader of all times. He left behind $5M, in trusts and real-estate - inflation adjusted for 2017 that is $88M...

Getting called out by a gumby doll, that is harsh. "A fisherman will always see another fisherman from afar"

Your profile says your occupation is retired and you sure ask a lot of questions for a full on do or die trader with 7 years. I would think trading for a living implies its your only source of income and you have nobody like a spouse or rich parents supporting you.

Anyone actually make living from trading? Some of us older traders don't need to make much of a % gain due to our performance over the years and savings, just a bit every so often to top top off the tank from the living expenses - still aiming for big returns anyway. Currently I have a full...